Microsoft Corp. released three security patches for Office and one for Windows on Tuesday, fixing holes that could let an outsider take control of an unwitting victim's computer.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/10/2007
By most measures, Apple Computer Inc.'s Steve Jobs famous
unveilings in front of staunch loyalists would be a tough act to
follow. Imagine then, going head-to-head with the legendary CEO.
That's what Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Inc. and a legend himself,
was up against Tuesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/10/2007
Microsoft announced this week it is previewing the next major release of its Dynamics CRM product, which is codenamed "Titan," with new features to help enable software-as-a-service (SaaS) scenarios.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 01/10/2007
A private investigator who had a role in HP's boardroom spying scandal was charged Wednesday with federal identity theft and conspiracy charges.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/10/2007
Microsoft plans to deliver a "universal" version of Office for the Mac in the second half of this year, the company announced Tuesday at Apple's Macworld Conference in San Francisco.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 01/09/2007
Microsoft Corp. started the new year by announcing four new patches that address not-so-new vulnerabilities in several flavors of its Office and Windows products.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 01/09/2007
Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows Vista operating system promises to make your computer desktop jazzier and easier to navigate, but some of the machines debuting with the new software will feature dramatic makeovers themselves.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/09/2007
At the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft announced that its Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) group has released its MSN Direct navigation services.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 01/09/2007
BPM software specialist Bluespring Software this month reported 277 percent revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2006, and company officials predict a strong 2007 in part from the coattails of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007.
- By Scott Bekker
- 01/09/2007
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs confirmed months of speculation Tuesday by unveiling a new mobile phone and a set-top box that allows people to stream video from their computers to their televisions.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/09/2007
Wim Elfrink's climb up the corporate ladder has taken him from Holland to France, Italy, Switzerland and the United States.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/09/2007
A 17-year-old has been detained by Venezuelan authorities after hacking into multiple government Web sites and posting playful photos of President Hugo Chavez and his close ally, Cuba's Fidel Castro.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/08/2007
A Singapore court charged a man for posting a bomb hoax online while illegally tapping into a wireless Internet network.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/08/2007
For more than a decade, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates and others in the tech industry have touted a vision of a connected lifestyle, in which digital content can move across devices throughout the home and be taken on the go. It's been a slow march. But as Gates kicked off the International Consumer Electronics Show late Sunday, the industry has come further than ever in delivering on that concept.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/08/2007
A University of Utah student who admitted hacking into a university computer system to change his grades was sentenced to four months in jail or a halfway house.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/08/2007
For more than a year, Intel Corp. and other chip makers have been selling the idea that two heads are better than one. Now, the world's largest semiconductor company is betting four heads -- actually, four computing engines -- will be better still.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/08/2007
A 17-year-old has been detained by Venezuelan authorities after hacking into multiple government Web sites.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/05/2007
A Singapore court charged a man for posting a bomb hoax online while illegally tapping into a wireless Internet network.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/05/2007
Computer security researchers said Wednesday they have discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software that allows cyber-intruders to attack personal computers through trusted Web links.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/04/2007
While Jan. 30 is the promised date for Windows Vista's and Office 2007's availability to consumers, the company is actually holding the launch gala in New York the day before on Jan. 29.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 01/04/2007