Microsoft plans to release at least five security bulletins next Tuesday in its monthly patching cycle. One of the bulletins will address a high-profile Internet Explorer vulnerability.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 06, 2006
Microsoft will begin beta testing Speech Server 2007, the latest version of its interactive voice response platform for call centers, in May and plans final release before the end of the year.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 06, 2006
Microsoft gave customers a status check on a range of SQL Server-oriented plans on Thursday, including the intention to ship the long-awaited database mirroring technology for SQL Server 2005 this month.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 06, 2006
Microsoft Corp.'s MSN search engine stopped working for about four hours Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- April 06, 2006
Xbox tries to make headway by growing to 80 game titles, as Sony Playstation 3 is delayed.
- By The Associated Press
- April 06, 2006
Data leaks, file sharing among top reasons companies cite for increased monitoring of PC activities.
- By The Associated Press
- April 06, 2006
As PC growth increases, consumers and environmental groups demand manufacturers do more to properly dispose of resulting, rising e-waste.
- By The Associated Press
- April 06, 2006
There are now more than 80 million web sites on the Internet, double the number three years ago, according to the latest survey of the Web by Internet research firm Netcraft.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 06, 2006
Verizon Communications Inc. is proposing refunds to Internet customers who found legitimate e-mail from friends and businesses blocked by the company's spam filters, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit settlement.
- By The Associated Press
- April 05, 2006
Microsoft announced this week the availability of Windows Storage Server 2003 Release 2, the second iteration of its dedicated file and print server, right on schedule.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 05, 2006
Microsoft is introducing two new wireless desktop mice, one optical and one laser, and has updated its best selling optical mouse, too.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 05, 2006
Shares in Apple Computer Inc. surged Wednesday after the computer maker unveiled software to help owners of its new Intel-based Macs run not only its own operating system but also Microsoft Corp.'s rival Windows XP system.
- By The Associated Press
- April 05, 2006
Company beta tests new software that bypasses kludgy emulation software and allows installation of Windows XP directly onto Intel-based Macs.
- By The Associated Press
- April 05, 2006
New York's attorney general sued another Internet pop-up advertising company Tuesday, accusing it of secretly installing malicious programs on personal computers and sending ads through "spyware" that is already installed.
- By The Associated Press
- April 04, 2006
Face-off with VMware intensifies.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 04, 2006
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who hopes to distribute
$100 laptops to the world's children dismissed recent criticisms Tuesday and
said his project could begin distributing the computers by early next year.
- By The Associated Press
- April 04, 2006
Computer Sciences Corp. on Tuesday said it plans to cut about 5,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its work force, over two years and is considering selling the company, a provider of information technology services.
- By The Associated Press
- April 04, 2006
Echopass to offer Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 as a hosted solution.
- By Dan Hong
- April 03, 2006
When Microsoft Corp. researchers learned recently that a software flaw had been made public and could prompt Internet attacks, the company ordered a team to devote all its time to fixing the flaw and making the repair work with other products.
- By The Associated Press
- April 03, 2006
Microsoft said Monday it will acquire a small Boise, Idaho firm that specializes in business intelligence tools built on top of Microsoft’s business intelligence platform.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 03, 2006