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Ballmer Courts India

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other top officials Wednesday as part of the company's efforts to boost its presence here.

Company That Sued BlackBerry Files Against Palm

NTP Inc., which successfully sued the maker of BlackBerry devices for infringement of wireless e-mail patents, said Monday it is suing Palm Inc., maker of the Treo smart phone.

Microsoft and VMware Debut New Virtualization Offerings

The virtualization marketplace heated up this week with announcements from both Microsoft and chief competitor VMware. Both announcements came at VMware's VMworld conference in Los Angeles.

Microsoft Looks To Upstage Google with 3-D Maps

Microsoft Corp. has upgraded its online mapping service to include three-dimensional tours of 15 U.S. cities, marking another step in its dogged pursuit of Internet search leader Google Inc.

Adobe Donates Code To Mozilla

Adobe Systems Inc. is contributing some of the computer code behind its widely used Flash player to the Mozilla Foundation so that it can be improved upon and blended into an upcoming version of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser.

Security Software Moves Toward Blocking Sites

For years, computer security software lurked in the background and tried to stop viruses and other malicious programs as they attack your computer. Newer products are trying to keep users from reaching Web sites before the programs can even launch an attack, essentially stopping threats at the source.

Chile Arrests 4 'Byond' Hackers

Police in Chile arrested four suspected computer hackers for allegedly belonging to a group accused of breaking into thousands of government Web sites around the globe, including NASA's.

Office 2007 Code Goes RTM

Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has wrapped up work on its delayed Office 2007 suite and released the code to manufacturing.

Chile Arrests 4 Alleged Hackers

Police nab suspects responsible for hacking into goverment sites in South America, Asia and United States.

McAfee Aims to Block Problem Problem Sites

Security vendor, as well as competitors, will offer ways to defend against phishing sites and other Internet attacks.

IT News: 'Crackberry' Gets Webster Stamp of Approval

Plus, researchers track a new trend in spamming; Microsoft spearheads the Math Partnership initiative; new products.

Office 2007 Code Finished, Microsoft Says

Microsoft's newest suite released to manufacturing, with delivery to coincide with Windows Vista.

FTC Fines Adware Firm $3M

An online media and advertising company accused of unfairly and deceptively downloading its software onto consumers' computers has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission.

Microsoft’s Novell Deal -- What’s It All About

Analysis: Once bitter rivals now working on a peaceful relationship in business and desktop realms.

Former CA CEO Gets 12 Years

Ex-CEO of Computer Associates sentenced to 12 years in prison in accounting fraud.

Chip Sales Up in Sept.

Worldwide semiconductor sales reached a new high in September as electronics manufacturers geared up for the holiday season, an industry group said Thursday.

Microsoft, Novell Join Forces

Longtime rivals will work to make Windows and Linux work more smoothly for business customers.

Microsoft Reveals Vista Volume Licensing Plans

With the corporate delivery of Windows Vista imminent, Microsoft is also rolling out a new volume licensing scheme for business customers.

Old Foes Microsoft, Novell Join Forces

Microsoft Corp. has embraced Novell Inc.'s open-source software platform, forming a technological truce between two longtime antagonists who want to make it easier for the still-dominant Windows operating system and the increasingly popular Linux system to work together.

Windows Vista for Biz Will Be Out Nov. 30

Consumer version will hit shelves at end of January.

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