For the past several weeks, there has been a rush among some Linux vendors to ink patent protection deals with Microsoft. But that may have spurred a backlash, as other Linux companies are asserting their independence by refusing to go along with what they see as knuckling under to Microsoft's legal threats.
- By Keith Ward
- June 21, 2007
Windows Vista, in its first half-year of life, has proven to be an exceptionally secure operating system -- much more secure, in fact, than competing desktop OSes, according to Microsoft.
- By Keith Ward
- June 21, 2007
BlackBerry handhelds have been called addictive, invasive, wonderful -- and now, a threat to French state secrets. That, at least, is the fear of French government defense experts, who have advised against their use by officials in France's corridors of power, reportedly to avoid snooping by U.S. intelligence agencies.
- By The Associated Press
- June 21, 2007
The Defense Department took as many as 1,500 computers off line because of a cyber attack, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- June 21, 2007
Microsoft has agreed to make changes to its search capabilities in Windows Vista, in response to federal anti-competitive charges leveled by Google. The changes will be part of Vista's service pack 1, which Microsoft said it hopes to have ready by the "end of the year."
- By Keith Ward
- June 20, 2007
A common spamming technique of sending unwanted e-mail pitches as image attachments rather than text is on the decline, as spammers continue adapting their methods for sneaking past e-mail filters.
- By The Associated Press
- June 20, 2007
Microsoft has done an about-face on virtualization licensing for Windows Vista and decided to maintain the status quo.
- By Keith Ward
- June 20, 2007
For sale: A technology security company. Which one? Pretty much any of them.
- By The Associated Press
- June 19, 2007
Microsoft Corp. has partnered with Israel-based GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd. to bundle the vendor's extreme transaction processing middleware with a Microsoft front-end and enterprise grid. The agreement is on the heels of GigaSpaces' announcement of version 6.0 of its flagship data grid and caching platform, expected in September.
- By Kathleen Richards
- June 19, 2007
Microsoft has verified that there will be an SP1 for Vista, although it's released precious few details about it.
- By Keith Ward
- June 19, 2007
Ohio has hired a computer security expert to determine the likelihood of someone getting access to the data on a stolen backup storage device, Gov. Ted Strickland said Sunday.
- By The Associated Press
- June 18, 2007
Unify Corp. is offering a product that lets companies switch their IBM Lotus Notes e-mail and collaboration applications to the Microsoft Office system.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 15, 2007
In a break with other Internet service providers, AT&T Inc. will work with Hollywood studios and recording labels to devise technology that identifies offshore content pirates who use its network to upload illegal copies of movies and music.
- By The Associated Press
- June 15, 2007
Smaller and newer businesses will now be able to get security certificates that trigger a green address bar in Microsoft browsers under new rules ratified this week.
- By The Associated Press
- June 14, 2007
Taiwan personal computer vendor Acer Inc. expects its computer shipments to increase 30 percent to 40 percent this year, a reduction from previous sales forecasts.
- By The Associated Press
- June 14, 2007