Derek Jacobs, among youngest in nation to achieve MCSE status when he was 12, killed in motorcycle accident.
- By The Associated Press
- 10/01/2006
A dusty gravel driveway leads to an old house once occupied by an Appalachian family. Next door is a little shack that sells hot dogs and ice cream, and a few miles away is a series of coal processing plants.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/25/2006
John Lauer, who headed Microsoft’s Small and Midsize Solutions & Partner Group, announced he is leaving the company to launch his own startup.
Gateway has rejected an unsolicited $450 million bid for its retail business from eMachines founder Lap Shun Hui.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/03/2006
Speculation is swirling that Intel will be cutting thousands of jobs in its latest restructuring effort.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/03/2006
Salaries have gone up for the third time in as many years, according to the 11th annual survey of compensation and benefits. So, are you getting what you deserve?
- By Michael Domingo
- 09/01/2006
Relocating and long commutes can be a waste of money and morale.
- By Barry McBride
- 09/01/2006
Several Microsoft execs received millions of dollars in stock awards as part of compensation program that the company rejiggered several years ago.
- By The Associated Press
- 09/01/2006
Microsoft hired 10,000 new employees in fiscal 2006, which ended on June 30 -- the most ever in a single year in the company's more than 31-year history.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/30/2006
Licensing behemoth and VAR combine services.
In a move that has shaken up the e-learning community, Blackboard Inc. has been awarded a patent establishing its claims to some of the basic features of the software that powers online education.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/28/2006
When Microsoft filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against braindump site Testking.com, many hailed the action. But the suit explores uncharted legal waters, with unpredictable results.
Microsoft has filed a federal lawsuit against testing materials vendor TestKing, alleging that the company is illegally selling the actual answers to its certification exams.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/17/2006
Although Carly Fiorina was sacked in one of the most humbling ousters in corporate America, her initial moves to reinvigorate Hewlett-Packard Co. are now paying off in HP's healthy profit and recent stock surge.
- By The Associated Press
- 08/17/2006
Microsoft hints at structure of Exchange Admin track of exams, currently in development phase.
- By Michael Domingo
- 08/16/2006
A recent high-profile Microsoft hire, brought onboard to work on Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's Windows Live vision, has suddenly announced his pending departure, citing a pullback on plans he had signed on to implement.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/10/2006
Microsoft continued its management reorganization this week as it moved to realign responsibilities within its operating systems group to reflect newly minted Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's growing influence.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 08/02/2006
When malware strikes Microsoft code, Stephen Toulouse and the MSRC team rush in to extinguish the fire.
- By Michael Desmond
- 08/01/2006
New management team must fill the void left by Gates.
From software packaging to lying users, the world can be an annoying place for IT admins.
- By Greg Shields
- 08/01/2006