EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has written to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer to outline EU concerns that the new Vista operating system could break antitrust rules, EU spokesman Jonathan Todd said Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- March 30, 2006
Microsoft Corp. is releasing new versions of its software packages for safeguarding and archiving e-mails and other corporate messages.
- By The Associated Press
- March 30, 2006
Microsoft confirmed this week that Service Pack 1 for Virtual Server 2005 R2 will arrive in early 2007 instead of late this year, although the company says it doesn’t categorize the change as a “slip.” Instead, according to a spokesperson, Microsoft is merely able to be more precise about a delivery date as it gets closer to testing the update.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 29, 2006
Investigation not pending, but commission wonders about integration of new features that can put Microsoft back into antitrust violation.
- By The Associated Press
- March 29, 2006
Microsoft’s Business Solutions group this week made a flurry of small but substantial announcements regarding upgrades and additions to the company’s Dynamics branded line of CRM and ERP applications.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 29, 2006
The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
The United States has regained the lead in exploiting information and communication technology, overtaking Singapore, said a study released Tuesday.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
Microsoft officially launched BizTalk Server 2006, the latest version of its integration and business process automation server, for the second time this week.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 28, 2006
BMC Software Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy diagnostic software maker Identify Software Ltd. for $150 million in cash.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
In the heart of potato country, a high-tech boom is taking place. Technology giants Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are planning to build massive data storage centers amid the sagebrush and farm fields of rural central Washington.
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
Singapore slides from first to second in World Economic Forum's "network readiness index"
- By The Associated Press
- March 28, 2006
The personal computer market's rapid growth will slow in the next few years because a recent rebound in computer replacements has left many customers with systems that won't soon need replacing, according to a forecast Monday from a technology research firm.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
European Union turing to the Internet to get public debate rolling on defining EU's future direction.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
An Internet marketing company that offered free movie tickets in exchange for friends' e-mail addresses agreed to pay a $900,000 fine to settle charges it violated federal anti-spam laws, authorities said Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
Microsoft Corp. wants to sell smaller businesses on the idea that its products can offer the traditional benefits of desktop computer software while taking advantage of growing Web-based tools.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
Increase sought on H-1B visas for high-tech workers from cap of 65,000 per year to 115,000 per year.
- By The Associated Press
- March 27, 2006
New innovations, Gates' trusted computing initiative of 2002 continue to keep Vista developers on their collective toes.
- By The Associated Press
- March 24, 2006
This week security researchers announced that exploit code taking advantage of an unpatched IE flaw has been published on the Web.
- By Becky Nagel
- March 24, 2006
Microsoft gave official word this week that the next version of Office will coincide with the general availability of Windows Vista in January 2007.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 24, 2006
Microsoft Corp. is working with Brown University to develop software that will recognize complex handwriting and gestures.
- By The Associated Press
- March 23, 2006