Visual FoxPro 9 will be the end of the line for Microsoft's under-appreciated desktop database developer tool, the company formally told third-party developers Tuesday.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/13/2007
Microsoft and F5 Networks announced Tuesday they have signed an OEM deal that will put Redmond’s System Center Operations Manager 2007 on F5’s management appliances.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/13/2007
U.S. regulators filed civil fraud charges Monday against four former Nortel Networks executives, including ex-CEO Frank Dunn, alleging they repeatedly altered the telecom equipment maker's revenue to meet Wall Street expectations.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/13/2007
Printers with data drives used for storing, reproducing copied documents can be security weak link if not protected.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/13/2007
A leading analyst, who recently joined Microsoft to become a technology evangelist, quietly went back to his old job last week.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/13/2007
At its annual Convergence conference this week, Microsoft will put into place the final pieces of its Dynamics ERP strategy by announcing a handful of new applications and partner programs aimed largely at small and medium-size companies (SMBs).
In an effort to deepen its relationship with small-business customers, Dallas-based retailer CompUSA Inc. is looking to partner with Microsoft Small Business Specialists near its stores.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/12/2007
Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cell phone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract -- with Cox Communications Inc., his cable TV operator.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/12/2007
The high-flying Advanced Micro Devices Inc. of 2006 has given way to a company in financial peril, saddled with debt and bleeding from a brutal price battle with its larger and suddenly resurgent Silicon Valley archrival, Intel Corp.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/09/2007
Japanese electronics maker Hitachi said Friday it will sell personal computers made by Hewlett-Packard Co. that are designed for businesses under the Hitachi brand in Japan.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/09/2007
Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/09/2007
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday suspended trading in 35 companies whose shares were touted in e-mail spam campaigns.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/09/2007
Microsoft plans to retest two Vista exams, 70-621 and 70-622, that were originally beta tested in January and February this year.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/08/2007
DST scramble is on as daylight savings time change occurs this weekend.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/08/2007
Microsoft later this month will launch a program in the United States to identify partners who influence sales of Microsoft software licenses.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/08/2007
Under threat of new multimillion fines, Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that it had signed up its first licensee for a scheme EU regulators told it to set up three years ago to share code that helps servers work with the Windows operating platform.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/08/2007
The executive who led Microsoft Corp.'s Web search division is leaving his post with the software maker to start his own business, Microsoft people aware of the situation said Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/08/2007
Literally just in time, Microsoft is shipping a patch for its Dynamics CRM 3.0 package that adjusts for the Daylight Saving Time (DST) changeover coming this weekend.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/08/2007
Microsoft Wednesday announced it will release this month the public beta versions of Office Communications Server 2007, the company's Voice over IP and unified communications server, and Office Communicator 2007, Microsoft's unified communications client.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/08/2007
Sweden's government presented plan to allow defense intelligence agency to monitor e-mail traffic and phone calls crossing the nation's borders.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/08/2007