In the late 1990s, Sun Microsystems Inc. promoted itself as "the dot in dot-com" -- a strategy that proved painful when the technology bubble burst.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Spammers have tweaked legitimate e-mail and sent them through normal spam channels.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The state will likely drop criminal charges against a low-level investigator in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom spying scandal because he already pleaded guilty to similar crimes in federal court, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The state will likely drop criminal charges against an investigator in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom spying scandal because he already pleaded guilty to similar crimes in federal court.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft expected to put another Vista exam in front of beta testers next week. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Apple Inc. on Wednesday posted a record profit in its fiscal first quarter, beating Wall Street estimates as earnings rose 78 percent amid strong holiday sales of its iPod music players and Macintosh computers.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft Corp. will make Windows Vista available for sale and download online. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    TJX Cos., operator of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls discount stores, said Wednesday its computer systems were hacked late last year and customer data has been stolen.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 18, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Intel's Q4 profit plunged 39 percent, reversing a painful price war with much-smaller rival AMD. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 17, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    It's official. Well, sort of. Windows enthusiast site ActiveWin.com reported this week that an unnamed Microsoft official has confirmed the final name for "Longhorn" server.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 17, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Electronics makers on Wednesday urged Germany to press ahead with cutting copyright fees levied on consumer devices such as computers, printers and scanners.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 17, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Don Ferguson, whom some observers refer to as the "Father of WebSphere," has joined Redmond as a Technical Fellow in Platforms and Strategy in the Office of the CTO, according to statements posted online.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 17, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft recently announced that, as of January 8, 100 million users have installed Internet Explorer 7.0. 
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 16, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider an appeal brought by a group of IBM Corp. employees who accused the company of age discrimination when it altered its pension plan. The lawsuit could have cost the company $1.4 billion.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 16, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft and NCR’s Teradata division announced Monday an alliance meant to optimize interoperability between Microsoft’s business intelligence solutions and Teradata’s Enterprise Data Warehouse product.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 16, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell more than 9.5 percent Friday, a day after the world's No. 2 microprocessor maker said plunging computer-chip prices hacked into the company's fourth-quarter results.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 15, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    So far, when it comes to making money, the online video explosion is mostly about potential. Studios selling TV shows and movies for download, and Web sites like YouTube that link ads to user-generated content, stand to reap billions from the Internet's hottest trend.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 15, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The United Nations will not try to take the lead in determining the future of the Internet, the head of the U.N. telecommunications agency said Friday.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 15, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Web site of Belgium's Defense Ministry was hacked Sunday by a group of Turkish nationalists, news reports said.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- January 15, 2007
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Synnex Corp., a global IT supply chain services company, reported financial results for fiscal 2006 this month that included 12.5 percent revenue growth and 29.7 percent growth in net income from continuing operations.
                    
			            - By Scott  Bekker
- January 15, 2007