Company wants Vista to include variety of search engines, but refuses to call Microsoft to the carpet officially. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 30, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Pirates selling illegal software in online auctions such as eBay taken to court worldwide.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 30, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Narus Inc., a maker of network technology to monitor phone and Internet traffic, or even help block certain communications like a Skype call, said Monday it has raised $30 million in new capital to fund development of next-generation products and expand overseas sales.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 30, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company attributes rise in earnings on strong server sales, cost-cutting. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 27, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first company to be convicted under Australia's tough anti-spamming laws was fined Friday 5.5 million Australian dollars for sending 280 million advertising e-mails.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 27, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A network administrator for a peer-to-peer Internet file-sharing system has been sentenced to five months in prison for copyright infringement.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 27, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Company quietly fixes screen freezing component flaw in several thousand machines used in Maryland.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 26, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft began shipping the final code for version 1 of its Windows Defender free anti-spyware tool on Monday.
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 26, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today acknowledged that one of two IE7 security flaws alleged by Denmark-based security firm Secunia could leave systems vulnerable.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
- October 26, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft announced this week that Beta 2 of its upcoming Certificate Lifecycle Manager, or CLM, is available for download. That puts the product on track to ship in final form during the first half of 2007, according to company officials
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
- October 25, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The government has launched investigations into fraud cases in which computer hackers apparently manipulated client accounts at two of the nation's largest electronic brokerages, stealing millions of dollars.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 25, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Counterpane co-founded by cryptologist Bruce Schneier
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 25, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hacker who cracked DVD copy-protection technology now claims to have done the same with iPods, iTunes. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 24, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hacking into client accounts being investigated by FBI; other brokerage houses also affected. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 24, 2006
 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft to allow OEMs to offer Vista upgrade for Vista-enabled PCs bought with most recent Windows OS installed.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
- October 24, 2006