As keystroke dynamics-based authentication finally begins to gain market traction, one company is poised to make a successful run with it. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 24, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 platform got a boost on Monday when Research in Motion announced a new software suite that will provide phones running on WM6 with a "virtual" BlackBerry experience.
                    
			            - By Chris  Kanaracus
- April 24, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Excerpts from a conversation with Microsoft's U.S. channel chief Robert Deshaies. 
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- April 24, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hoping to appeal to corporate IT shops looking to do their first implementation of virtualization technology, SWsoft on Wednesday will introduce an entry-level turnkey solution of its flagship product that will be priced below $1,200.
                    
			            - By Ed  Scannell
- April 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Fort Worth, Texas-based application system developer Vertical Computer Systems Inc. announced Friday that last week it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- April 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is introducing a software application that can make Palm Treos and other Windows-based mobile devices made by rivals work like a BlackBerry
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Google is now the world's most valuable brand, followed closely by GE, Microsoft and Coca-Cola, according to Millward Brown Optimor's 2007 Brandz survey.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- April 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft responded Monday to European Union allegations that it is overcharging rivals for information that would make their products work better with Windows. The software maker also repeated its request for more guidance on what regulators consider to be an acceptable price. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's director for SaaS architecture, Gianpaolo Carraro, wasn't talking miracles in his April SaaScon 2007 presentation, "Anatomy of a SaaS Application."
                    
			            - By Lee  Thé
- April 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A consumer group asked the Federal Trade Commission Friday to investigate and block Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising firm DoubleClick Inc. unless the companies improve consumer privacy protections.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 23, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Don't look now, but Microsoft Corp. is prepping still another mega-patch, this time for the Windows DNS vulnerability it first disclosed last week.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- April 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Just like its Internet-leading search engine has a knack for finding the information people ask for, Google Inc. keeps giving Wall Street what it wants -- scintillating earnings growth that eclipses analyst estimates quarter after quarter. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Those with a desire to see how well messaging runs on 64-bit power but without the infrastructure or money to put that kind of environment in place now have a way to take a free, week-long test drive. 
                    
			            - By Keith  Ward
- April 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Advanced Micro Devices Inc. reported a greater-than-expected loss in the first quarter as the chip maker continued to struggle amid a fierce price competition with larger rival Intel Corp.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 20, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay Iowans up to $180 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company had a monopoly that cost the state's citizens millions of dollars extra for software products.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                 
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft to put Project exam through paces with beta testers for two weeks starting Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
- April 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will build on existing efforts to bridge the digital divide worldwide and announced several new ventures, including a $3 software package for governments that subsidize student computers.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A break-in targeting State Department computers worldwide last summer occurred after a department employee in Asia opened a mysterious e-mail that quietly allowed hackers inside the U.S. government's network.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 19, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hewlett-Packard Co. maintained its lead over Dell Inc. in the worldwide personal-computer market as industry shipments continued to grow in the first quarter, according to reports released Wednesday by two top technology research firms.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- April 19, 2007