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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Justice Department is demanding internal files from dozens of Internet service providers and other technology firms as it seeks to defend a controversial Internet child protection law.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 31, 2006
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    From the business wires this week: Idera gets Front Runner status, BizTalk and NAP supporters, and recent Microsoft product delays. 
                    
			            - By Dan  Hong
- March 31, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft lawyers maintain that company has complied more than necessary, but still faces major fines if found in violation of 2004 antitrust order.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 31, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Third-party vendors come to customers' rescue, but what are the risks of using a fix that isn't Microsoft approved? 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 31, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Demand for Web access may not be as limitless as it once seemed, at least for the time being, according to a new survey of worldwide Internet usage.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 30, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will license to third parties technologies previously unavailable to competitors in the input hardware marketplace.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 30, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Registration for Microsoft's 2006 MCT program opens up Monday, April 3.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
- March 30, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Surf’s up at Microsoft, and partners had better be ready to catch some waves.
                    
			            - By Lee  Pender
- March 30, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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