The FBI and Chinese police busted two software piracy gangs and seized programs worth an estimated $500 million, officials said Tuesday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- July 24, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Look for improvements in the way policies are set up in SQL Server 2008 when Microsoft releases the next community test preview (CTP) of the database server by month's end.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 24, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hackers could take control of an iPhone if its owner visits a doctored Web site or Internet hotspot, security researchers reported Monday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- July 24, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough. Now they want money.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- July 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Vista could mark a turning point for Microsoft: it may be the first desktop operating system from Redmond that suffers on the sales side because its predecessor works so well.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- July 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Vista has barely been in the hands of consumers six months, but its successor already has a ship date.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- July 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    While Oracle is set to ship its next-generation database server this month for Linux, the Windows version is not far behind and will offer significant improvements for .NET developers.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
- July 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Watchfire has released AppScan 7.6, the latest installment of its application vulnerability analysis tool,  and has rolled out a debut of AppScan OnDemand, a service for checking the security exposure of Web applications.
                    
			            - By David  Kopf
- July 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Ask.com became the first major search engine to promise users it won't store data on their queries, giving the privacy conscious the option of conducting research on the Internet in relative anonymity.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- July 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's growing confusion as to when Windows Vista SP1 is going to be released to the public, and even confusion about when it will be tested, and by whom.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- July 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Home Server, Microsoft's first foray into what it hopes will be a lucrative market for consumer-oriented servers, has been released to manufacturing.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- July 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tools vendor Infragistics today released NetAdvantage for .NET 2007 Volume 2, its latest set of presentation components for Windows Forms and ASP.NET.
                    
			            - By Chris  Kanaracus
- July 16, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In just a couple of weeks, developers will be able to get their hands on the release candidate of Silverlight 1.0, Microsoft's new cross-platform browser media plug-in.
                    
			            - By Chris  Kanaracus
- July 16, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Chris Pirillo leaned away from his webcam and pointed to his printer/scanner/fax machine, which stopped scanning and faxing after he installed Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- July 13, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft has jumped with both feet into the software plus services end of the pool, announcing the unveiling at its Worldwide Partner Conference this week of Microsoft Dynamics Live CRM.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- July 12, 2007