Founder extends goodwill gesture in hopes of promoting use of genuine versions of Windows software.
- By The Associated Press
- April 11, 2006
MySpace.com said Tuesday it has tapped a former federal prosecutor and Microsoft Corp. executive to be its online safety chief, the latest move by the social networking site to shore up security.
- By The Associated Press
- April 11, 2006
As Microsoft works on delivering new tools for creating and maintaining Web sites, it also plans to quietly kill off FrontPage at the end of the year.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 11, 2006
Microsoft this week released the April Community Technology Preview (CTP) of ASP.NET, code-named "Atlas."
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 11, 2006
Microsoft on Tuesday released five security bulletins as promised. All five addressed vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system. Three of the bulletins were rated critical, and one addressed a high-profile, zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 11, 2006
Texas software company alleges that Best Buy's Geek Squad subsidiary is using unlicensed copies of Winternals' diagnosis tools.
- By The Associated Press
- April 11, 2006
Not since blackouts rolled across California before Enron's collapse has the IT industry been so obsessed with power use in the data center. In recent conferences, a month apart, the industry's biggest chipmakers held up power management as a major concern of IT, and a central feature of their roadmaps.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 10, 2006
NetLib releases data encryption software for SQL Server backup tapes.
- By Dan Hong
- April 10, 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Wojtek Felendzer held a mobile phone to his ear as he walked across the room, the call automatically switching behind the scenes from a Wi-Fi wireless hotspot to the regular cellular network.
- By The Associated Press
- April 09, 2006
The Norwegian government on Friday said it will step up use of open-source software to reduce its dependency on computer giants like Microsoft.
- By The Associated Press
- April 09, 2006
In an effort to boost the level of data security on portable computers, cell phones and other gadgets, IBM Corp. is unveiling a method for injecting encryption capabilities into the heart of the machines' circuitry.
- By The Associated Press
- April 09, 2006
Claims tighter security with new encryption chip
- By The Associated Press
- April 09, 2006
From the business wires this week: a NFS server, network and computer monitoring tools, an asset discovery solution, and more.
- By Dan Hong
- April 07, 2006
Microsoft plans to release at least five security bulletins next Tuesday in its monthly patching cycle. One of the bulletins will address a high-profile Internet Explorer vulnerability.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 06, 2006
Microsoft gave customers a status check on a range of SQL Server-oriented plans on Thursday, including the intention to ship the long-awaited database mirroring technology for SQL Server 2005 this month.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- April 06, 2006