The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet. Examples abound of countries that have faster and cheaper broadband connections, and more of their population connected to them.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 31, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A federal judge extends timeframe for considering several states' arguments for five additional years of oversight of Microsoft's competitive practices.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 31, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google Inc. is setting up a distribution network for social networking applications, adding a new twist in the Internet search leader's brewing rivalry with rapidly maturing startup Facebook Inc.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 31, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    McAfee Inc., a leading maker of computer antivirus software, said Tuesday it is buying ScanAlert Inc. for $51 million, adding to its Internet security offerings a service intended to help consumers feel safer shopping online.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 30, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A bill to extend a moratorium on Internet access taxes for seven years was approved 402-0 by the House Tuesday, less than two days before it was set to expire.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 30, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Tech industry lawyer Mark Bohannon frequently taps a group of searchable databases called Whois to figure out who may be behind a Web site that distributes pirated software or tricks visitors into revealing passwords.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Colleges and universities have done little over the last three years to improve information security, according to report.
                    
			            - By David  Nagel
- October 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Seagate Technology, the world's largest maker of hard drives, said Monday it is shuttering one of two manufacturing facilities in Northern Ireland, resulting in a cut of 780 employees, about 1.5 percent of the company's global work force.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Apple Inc.'s delayed update to the Mac OS X operating system is hitting store shelves as consumers are increasingly snapping up Macintosh computers to complement their iPods and iPhones.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp., seeking to expand in the medical sector, has agreed to acquire the assets of a privately held, Thailand-based health information system company, the software company said Monday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 29, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The software giant attributes strong first quarter to sales of Halo 3, Windows and Office.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 26, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    BEA Systems said Thursday it is prepared to discuss a sale of the company to Oracle Corp. and other potential suitors at a price of $21 per share.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Plan on very warm weather -- and very hot food.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Systems Integrators: MSPP offers new QuickStart program for systems integrators. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- October 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Q&A: Small Business Specialist Arlin Sorensen says today's SMBs represent a whole new breed -- but still offer plenty of opportunities for partners. 
                    
			            - By Anne  Stuart
- October 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows Live OneCare could be among the root causes of Microsoft's ongoing problems with unwanted automatic updates.
                    
			            - By Jabulani  Leffall
- October 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Channel News: Managed services, product pep talks and new partner benefits top the agenda at SMB Nation 2007.
                    
			            - By Rich  Freeman
- October 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The management of services by IT departments is the subject of an August 2007 report by the Aberdeen Group.  The report focuses on companies that use IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)-based approaches, which is a  set of best practices for IT. The report specifically hones in on an ITIL discipline  called IT Service Management (ITSM).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
- October 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's hard to determine what's more surprising about Microsoft Corp.'s investment in Facebook Inc. -- the appraisal that valued a 3 1/2-year-old Internet hangout at $15 billion or the rare snub of online search leader Google Inc.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 25, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft added a new server to its lineup today, this one aimed at the growing mobile technology market.
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- October 23, 2007