Cuba's communist government is trying to shake off the yoke of at least one capitalist empire -- Microsoft Corp. -- by joining with socialist Venezuela in converting its computers to open-source software.
- By The Associated Press
- February 20, 2007
More than 1,700 state workers recently learned that some of their personal information had been inadvertently posted on the Internet.
- By The Associated Press
- February 19, 2007
Malaysian authorities have begun raiding computer retail outlets offering pirated software amid concerns that illegal copies of Windows Vista are already on sale.
- By The Associated Press
- February 16, 2007
How secure is your AJAX? This book can help you avoid the security pitfalls.
- By Rita Zurcher
- February 15, 2007
For those who are interested in Microsoft's plans for software as a service (SaaS), the company has published a sample application illustrating how it's done.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 15, 2007
Mom, they're arguing again.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 15, 2007
Quantum computing is such an elusive goal that even the company claiming to have the "world's first commercial quantum computer" acknowledged it isn't entirely sure the machine is performing true quantum calculations.
- By The Associated Press
- February 15, 2007
A Russian court on Thursday threw out a criminal case against a school principal accused of installing pirated Microsoft software in school computers, calling the prosecution's case "trivial," a court official said.
- By The Associated Press
- February 15, 2007
Microsoft delays release of some of its new-generation MCP exams for Vista in favor of retesting; exam 70-624 gets a Valentine's Day debut.
- By Michael Domingo
- February 14, 2007
Consumer advocates on Tuesday said federal regulators need to increase oversight of telephone and cable companies that offer Internet access to ensure they aren't discriminating against certain providers of video and other Web content.
- By The Associated Press
- February 14, 2007
Worms being identified on systems based on speed of proliferation, which in turn is allowing easier containment, say university researchers.
- By The Associated Press
- February 14, 2007
There isn't much data yet on early sales of Windows Vista, but from what there is it appears that the new system is off and running.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- February 14, 2007
For three weeks this March and April, Microsoft Corp. warns that users of its calendar programs "should view any appointments ... as suspect until they communicate with all meeting invitees." Wow, that's sort of jarring -- is something treacherous afoot?
- By The Associated Press
- February 14, 2007
IBM has devised a way to triple the amount of memory stored on computer chips and double the performance of data-hungry processors by replacing a problematic type of memory with a variety that uses much less space on the slice of silicon.
- By The Associated Press
- February 14, 2007
Nagging antitrust case in Iowa draws to a predictable close. Settlement details will be ironed out in a different court hearing.
- By The Associated Press
- February 14, 2007