Microsoft continues to collect Linux development and distribution companies under its promise not to sue them for patent infringement. Following on the controversial recent deal with Novell, the company announced Monday at its TechEd conference in Orlando that it has reached a similar agreement with Xandros Inc.
Microsoft has added another "core" product, one that will make Web hosting companies and Web farm administrators happy: Internet Information Services 7.0 is now available as a server core installation on Windows Server 2008.
Search terms related to music and technology are most likely to return sites with spyware and other malicious code, a new study finds.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/04/2007
Microsoft on Monday unveiled its new "Dynamic IT for the People-Ready Business" strategy.
- By Chris Kanaracus
- 06/04/2007
Oracle is giving its .NET tools an upgrade and adding a new one to the portfolio.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 06/04/2007
Microsoft announced release of the first community technology preview of SQL Server 2008 at the Microsoft TechEd Conference in Orlando.
- By Chris Kanaracus
- 06/04/2007
Microsoft has done its part to contribute to security sprawl by releasing 10 new security and access products, under the umbrella designation of "Stirling."
Presentation component vendor Infragistics on Monday announced it is developing tools for Microsoft's Silverlight cross-platform browser plug-in, as well as a new set of server controls that will work on both ASP.NET 2.0 and the upcoming ASP.NET 3.5.
- By Chris Kanaracus
- 06/04/2007
Ozzie offers a peek at the next-generation Web development tools.
- By Michael Domingo
- 06/01/2007
Open source software (OSS) is poised for strong growth through the next half-decade, and some of that growth will come at the expense of proprietary software -- like the kind Microsoft makes -- according to a new study.
Online search leader Google Inc. said Friday it purchased FeedBurner, which helps bloggers and podcasters syndicate and make money from their online content, for an undisclosed sum.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/01/2007
Google Inc. has hired a former Justice Department official to lobby the federal government on its proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., which is being reviewed by antitrust regulators.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/01/2007
When Google announced its latest foray into an area of software in which Microsoft holds dominance, it was hard to miss the swipes aimed at Redmond. The search giant has decided that it will no longer confine itself to online-only technologies, but wants to live in the offline world and compete with Microsoft there as well.
A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/31/2007
Microsoft Product Manager Nick White announced betas for Windows Live Messenger 8.5, Windows Live Mail, and Windows Live Writer.
Yahoo Inc.'s chief technology officer is resigning after nearly a decade on the job, creating a management void as the Internet icon tries to mine more profits from a recent upgrade to its system for delivering online ads.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/31/2007
IT admins are justifiably excited by the idea of a "server core" in Windows Server 2008, formerly code-named Longhorn Server. The technology, which strips out extraneous functionality to allow just the services needed to run a server in a specific role, promises easier installation and a smaller footprint once set up. It even has implications for security.
Dell Inc. said Thursday that earnings rose 8 percent in preliminary first-quarter results, but the computer maker planned to lay off about 8,000 employees over the next year as part of an ongoing restructuring.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/31/2007
Legendary technology rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs made a rare joint appearance Wednesday and wasted no time making nice.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/31/2007
Malmo, Sweden- and Irvine, Calif.-based Telelogic has enhanced its solutions for service-oriented architectures (SOAs). The provider of enterprise lifecycle management products is now offering its new System Architect for SOA product, along with a new version of its Tau model-driven development solution.