Lenovo Group Ltd. became the first computer maker to agree to pre-load Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live toolbar
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 14, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Wednesday acquired Tellme Networks, Inc., which specializes in speech recognition and the integration of voice and data, technologies that may play a central role in Microsoft's Unified Communications and collaboration initiatives. 
                    
			            - By Ed  Scannell
- March 14, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Lenovo Group Ltd. became the first computer maker to agree to pre-load Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live toolbar and make its search portal the main service on all new computers worldwide. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 14, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 14, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Intel Corp. has received approval to build a $2.5 billion chip plant in China amid booming Chinese demand for chips used in personal computers and mobile phones, the government said Tuesday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 14, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Visual FoxPro 9 will be the end of the line for Microsoft's under-appreciated desktop database developer tool, the company formally told third-party developers Tuesday.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 13, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A leading analyst, who recently joined Microsoft to become a technology evangelist, quietly went back to his old job last week.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 13, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    U.S. regulators filed civil fraud charges Monday against four former Nortel Networks executives, including ex-CEO Frank Dunn, alleging they repeatedly altered the telecom equipment maker's revenue to meet Wall Street expectations.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 13, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and F5 Networks announced Tuesday they have signed an OEM deal that will put Redmond’s System Center Operations Manager 2007 on F5’s management appliances.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 13, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Printers with data drives used for storing, reproducing copied documents can be security weak link if not protected. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 13, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    MTV owner Viacom Inc. sued the popular video-sharing site YouTube and its corporate parent, Google Inc., on Tuesday, seeking more than $1 billion in damages on claims of widespread copyright infringement.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 13, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In an effort to deepen its relationship with small-business customers, Dallas-based retailer CompUSA Inc. is looking to partner with Microsoft Small Business Specialists near its  stores.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- March 12, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    At its annual Convergence conference this week, Microsoft will put into place the final pieces of its Dynamics ERP strategy by announcing a handful of new applications and partner programs aimed largely at small and medium-size companies (SMBs). 
                    
			            - By Ed  Scannell
- March 12, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cell phone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract -- with Cox Communications Inc., his cable TV operator.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 12, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday suspended trading in 35 companies whose shares were touted in e-mail spam campaigns.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 09, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The high-flying Advanced Micro Devices Inc. of 2006 has given way to a company in financial peril, saddled with debt and bleeding from a brutal price battle with its larger and suddenly resurgent Silicon Valley archrival, Intel Corp.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 09, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 09, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Japanese electronics maker Hitachi said Friday it will sell personal computers made by Hewlett-Packard Co. that are designed for businesses under the Hitachi brand in Japan.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 09, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Sweden's government presented plan to allow defense intelligence agency to monitor e-mail traffic and phone calls crossing the nation's borders.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 08, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Get ready for an anti-climactic Patch Tuesday. Following on the heels of last month’s gonzo Patch Tuesday event -- wherein Microsoft Corp. released 12 new patches – Redmond this month doesn’t plan to patch any security-related flaws.
                    
			            - By Stephen  Swoyer
- March 08, 2007