- 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
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The executive who led Microsoft Corp.'s Web search division is leaving his post with the software maker to start his own business, Microsoft people aware of the situation said Wednesday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- March 08, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    System builders in the Microsoft Partner Program now have something tangible to offer consumers and small businesses that are looking for new computers running Windows Vista.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- March 08, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Wednesday announced it will release this month the public beta versions of Office Communications Server 2007, the company's Voice over IP and unified communications server, and Office Communicator 2007, Microsoft's unified communications client. 
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- March 08, 2007