Windows Vista could mark a turning point for Microsoft: it may be the first desktop operating system from Redmond that suffers on the sales side because its predecessor works so well.
While Oracle is set to ship its next-generation database server this month for Linux, the Windows version is not far behind and will offer significant improvements for .NET developers.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/20/2007
Ask.com became the first major search engine to promise users it won't store data on their queries, giving the privacy conscious the option of conducting research on the Internet in relative anonymity.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/20/2007
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. posted a second-quarter loss on heavy acquisition costs and lower microprocessor prices but gave investors hope with rising sales that beat Wall Street's expectations.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/20/2007
Taiwan's Acer Inc. said Friday it has filed a counterclaim in a U.S. court against a patent infringement lawsuit by Hewlett-Packard Co.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/20/2007
On-demand software pioneer Salesforce.com has unveiled Salesforce Summer '07, the 23rd upgrade to its customer relationship management solution, which brings with it Apex Code and the company's "Platform as a Service" approach.
Watchfire has released AppScan 7.6, the latest installment of its application vulnerability analysis tool, and has rolled out a debut of AppScan OnDemand, a service for checking the security exposure of Web applications.
PrismTech plans to launch the latest version of its quality of service (QoS) solution for service-oriented architectures (SOAs) on August 15. The solution, OpenSplice Version 3, is designed to ensure scalability and "real-time service delivery" in SOAs, according to an announcement issued by the company.
Google Inc.'s second-quarter profit climbed 28 percent, but it wasn't enough to fulfill Wall Street's high expectations for the Internet's search leader.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/19/2007
Dell, which has been expanding its distribution channels and offerings over the last several years, broadened its reach even further with the announcement that it's buying SilverBack Technologies.
Microsoft Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter profit edged up 7 percent, despite a hefty charge to cover the cost of defective Xbox 360 video game consoles.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/19/2007
Google Inc. is expanding a test program that lets online advertisers buy ad space in newspapers, as the publishing industry struggles to offset business that has moved to the Internet.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/19/2007
Exotechnic Corp., a business software provider based in London, is using CodeMesh's solution to convert .NET code into Java. The effort is associated with Exotechnic's classification solution for the financial industry, which is designed to help financial firms comply with a new European Union (EU) directive.
- By Lauren Y. Dresnick
- 07/19/2007
Intel Corp.'s second-quarter profit jumped 44 percent on strong sales of microprocessors, but the company's shares fell amid signs that fierce competition continues to push chip prices lower.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/19/2007
Worldwide shipments of personal computers rose strongly in the second quarter due to growing demand in Asia and unexpected strength in the U.S., two research companies reported Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/19/2007
There's growing confusion as to when Windows Vista SP1 is going to be released to the public, and even confusion about when it will be tested, and by whom.
Already on a tear lately, shares of International Business Machines Corp. got another bounce after the technology company reported a 12 percent jump in quarterly earnings and improved its outlook for the rest of the year.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/19/2007
Apple Inc.'s flashy new iPhones may be jamming parts of the wireless network at Duke University, where technology officials worked with the company Wednesday to fix problems before classes begin next month.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/19/2007
Windows Home Server, Microsoft's first foray into what it hopes will be a lucrative market for consumer-oriented servers, has been released to manufacturing.
Microsoft, long stuck in third place behind Google and Yahoo in the search wars, suddenly boosted its share of the market last month by playing a shrewd game of chicken.
- By The Associated Press
- 07/18/2007