DOJ to continue keeping an eye on Microsoft's business practices for two more years.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Rivals Symantec and McAfee band together to bust eBay software pirates.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Windows Live Search, competitor to Google Search, offered as a free download.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Ten years ago, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates told CEOs attending the keynote of his first CEO Summit that the exponential changes being brought about by technology would continue unabated.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 17, 2006
Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new laptop rebate program to encourage system builders in the Microsoft Partner Program to focus on mobile systems.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 17, 2006
In a post-keynote press conference with Microsoft executives and Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani, Microsoft pushed its vision for the next version of SharePoint Server, scheduled to ship to business customers in October.
- By Michael Desmond
- May 17, 2006
Intel chips sweep through the Mac landscape; what's left to complete the transition are high-end Macs.
- By The Associated Press
- May 17, 2006
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates on Monday touted the capabilities of the company's upcoming Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 16, 2006
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.'s biggest rival in personal computer microprocessors, plans to unveil chips Tuesday it says will lead to more power-efficient PCs that are smaller and more stylish.
- By The Associated Press
- May 16, 2006
HP bests Wall Street estimate of 49 cents per share by a nickel.
- By The Associated Press
- May 16, 2006
Researchers at International Business Machines Corp. say a new method for cramming data onto magnetic tape will increase storage capacity at least 15 times, enough to squeeze the text from 8 million books onto a cartridge half the size of a VHS tape.
- By The Associated Press
- May 16, 2006
Microsoft has released the first community technology preview (CTP) of its Expression Web Designer tool targeted for designers producing professional Web sites.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 16, 2006
EMC Corp. acquires IT professional services firm Interlink.
Margo Day, the leader of the U.S. Partner Group since September 2001, is moving into an alternate role in the Small and Mid-Market Solutions and Partners organization.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 15, 2006
Citing Microsoft Corp.'s lapses under part of a landmark antitrust settlement, the Justice Department said Friday it wants to extend by two years its oversight of some of the company's business practices until at least November 2009.
- By The Associated Press
- May 12, 2006
In Europe on Monday, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the IEC jointly announced they have ratified the OpenDocument Format (ODF) as a standard meant to enable documents from various desktop applications to be interchangeable.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 11, 2006
The company behind the BlackBerry on Thursday said it will launch its mobile e-mail service in China, where it already has homegrown competition: the Redberry.
- By The Associated Press
- May 11, 2006
DataCore says it is shipping an entry-level version of its enterprise resource analysis, monitoring and reporting tool for Windows and storage area networks (SAN).
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 11, 2006
Microsoft said this week that it's shipping the first beta test version of Speech Server 2007 on schedule, and plans to release the final code this fall.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- May 10, 2006
Cisco Systems Inc., a leading maker of networking gear, is working to temper Wall Street's expectations for its current quarter.
- By The Associated Press
- May 10, 2006