A "secure boot" feature that Microsoft will require of computer makers with Windows 8 continues to draw controversy.
The global launch of IPv6 has been set by the Internet Society for June 6.
- By William Jackson
- 01/20/2012
Microsoft's financials stayed positive during its fiscal second-quarter, based on earnings results published today.
After Facebook released the names of those responsible for a malware ring targeting the social network's users, the group's central command and control (C&C) server went offline.
Hewlett-Packard has named Bill Veghte, the current executive vice president of HP Software and the former senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows business, as the new chief strategy officer.
In what the "hacktivism" group Anonymous is calling the largest operation in the group's history, it is targeting government and multimedia sites in response to today's arrests and shut down of the file-sharing site Megauploads.
Along with Microsoft, Intel, Google and IBM announced fourth quarter and year-end earning results yesterday.
On Wednesday Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a new database service that will let customers store and modify unstructured content while proving rapid access to data.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/18/2012
Microsoft's mobile business intelligence (BI) support strategy for the Apple iPad inched forward slightly for those using SharePoint 2010.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the availability of all eight System Center 2012 solutions as release candidates available for testing.
Jerry Yang is cutting all ties with the company he helped put on the map almost 20 years ago.
Microsoft has outlined details of its next-generation file system, which will make its debut in Windows Server 8.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/17/2012
Research by Alienvault Labs has found a variant of the Sykipot Trojan that can be used to compromise the Defense Department's Common Access Cards.
- By Kevin McCaney
- 01/17/2012
Many Web sites will shut down Wednesday in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), currently under consideration by the U.S. Congress.
Smartphone maker LG and Microsoft agreed upon a patent deal on Thursday.
In celebration of Bill Gates' Trustworthy Computing's (TwC) decade of operation, Microsoft released a retrospective of the company's quality assurance strategy.
NEC Corp. broke an ultra-long haul Internet speed record when it successfully transmitted data at 1.15 terabits/sec over 6,213 miles.
- By Kathleen Hickey
- 01/13/2012
For the first time in Microsoft's search business history, the company has claimed a higher U.S. market share than Yahoo, according to a market analysis by comScore.
Microsoft may be contemplating a new plan to restructure its marketing organization, which could involve cutting hundreds of jobs, according to an article by Bloomberg.
According to Microsoft officials, sales of PCs may have fallen more drastically than analyst predictions and that the decline will continue in the coming quarters.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/12/2012