Following Office 2007 suite, Microsoft officially launches Business Certification Program that tests information worker skills.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/21/2007
A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc.'s prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on users' computers to data thieves. Google fixed the defect within weeks of being informed about it and says it has no evidence the vulnerability was exploited.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/21/2007
A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/20/2007
Microsoft announced Monday it is shipping Service Pack 2, or SP2, of SQL Server 2005 -- an update that brings its premier database server current with features in Windows Vista and Office 2007.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/20/2007
Cuba's communist government is trying to shake off the yoke of at least one capitalist empire -- Microsoft Corp. -- by joining with socialist Venezuela in converting its computers to open-source software.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/20/2007
Apple Inc. has another week to respond to Cisco Systems Inc.'s trademark infringement lawsuit that threatens to keep Apple from using the name "iPhone" on its much-hyped cell phone-music player.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/20/2007
Microsoft Corp. might have patched the most glaring vulnerabilities in its Word productivity program, but that doesn't mean Word is now airtight. Redmond last week warned of still another Word zero-day vulnerability that affects Office 2000 and Office XP.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 02/20/2007
More than 1,700 state workers recently learned that some of their personal information, including their names and Social Security numbers, had been inadvertently posted on the Internet.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/20/2007
A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc.'s prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on users' computers to data thieves.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/20/2007
The company said it earned $1.55 billion, or 55 cents per share, for the quarter ended Jan. 31.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/20/2007
A leading Microsoft analyst announced last Thursday he has switched sides and is now a Microsoft employee and professional company booster.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/20/2007
More than 1,700 state workers recently learned that some of their personal information had been inadvertently posted on the Internet.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/19/2007
Malaysian authorities have begun raiding computer retail outlets offering pirated software amid concerns that illegal copies of Windows Vista are already on sale.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/16/2007
Mom, they're arguing again.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/15/2007
For those who are interested in Microsoft's plans for software as a service (SaaS), the company has published a sample application illustrating how it's done.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/15/2007
Quantum computing is such an elusive goal that even the company claiming to have the "world's first commercial quantum computer" acknowledged it isn't entirely sure the machine is performing true quantum calculations.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/15/2007
A Russian court on Thursday threw out a criminal case against a school principal accused of installing pirated Microsoft software in school computers, calling the prosecution's case "trivial," a court official said.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/15/2007
Worms being identified on systems based on speed of proliferation, which in turn is allowing easier containment, say university researchers.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/14/2007
Nagging antitrust case in Iowa draws to a predictable close. Settlement details will be ironed out in a different court hearing.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/14/2007
Microsoft delays release of some of its new-generation MCP exams for Vista in favor of retesting; exam 70-624 gets a Valentine's Day debut.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/14/2007