News


Negroponte Hits Back at Gates, Other $100 Laptop Critics

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who hopes to distribute $100 laptops to the world's children dismissed recent criticisms Tuesday and said his project could begin distributing the computers by early next year.

Computer Sciences Corp. Cuts Jobs, Considers Sale

Computer Sciences Corp. on Tuesday said it plans to cut about 5,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its work force, over two years and is considering selling the company, a provider of information technology services.

N.Y. Sues Another Alleged Spyware Company

New York's attorney general sued another Internet pop-up advertising company Tuesday, accusing it of secretly installing malicious programs on personal computers and sending ads through "spyware" that is already installed.

Microsoft Makes Virtual Server Free, Releases Linux Plug-ins

Face-off with VMware intensifies.

Microsoft Acquires BI Software Maker ProClarity

Microsoft said Monday it will acquire a small Boise, Idaho firm that specializes in business intelligence tools built on top of Microsoft’s business intelligence platform.

Partner Watch, April 3

Echopass to offer Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 as a hosted solution.

Third-Party Patches Released for IE Flaw

When Microsoft Corp. researchers learned recently that a software flaw had been made public and could prompt Internet attacks, the company ordered a team to devote all its time to fixing the flaw and making the repair work with other products.

A Delicate Balance?

U.S. Internet service firms face ethical questions in China.

IT Weekly Roundup, March 31

From the business wires this week: Idera gets Front Runner status, BizTalk and NAP supporters, and recent Microsoft product delays.

Microsoft 'Optimistic' After Start of EU Trial

Microsoft lawyers maintain that company has complied more than necessary, but still faces major fines if found in violation of 2004 antitrust order.

U.S. Demands Files From ISPs, Tech Firms

The Justice Department is demanding internal files from dozens of Internet service providers and other technology firms as it seeks to defend a controversial Internet child protection law.

Outside Programmers Fix Microsoft Flaws

Third-party vendors come to customers' rescue, but what are the risks of using a fix that isn't Microsoft approved?

2006 MCT Program Reg Opens April 3

Registration for Microsoft's 2006 MCT program opens up Monday, April 3.

Ipsos: Global Internet Growth Slowed in 2005

Demand for Web access may not be as limitless as it once seemed, at least for the time being, according to a new survey of worldwide Internet usage.

EU: Vista May Violate Antitrust Rules

EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has written to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer to outline EU concerns that the new Vista operating system could break antitrust rules, EU spokesman Jonathan Todd said Wednesday.

Microsoft Updates, Renames FrontBridge

Microsoft Corp. is releasing new versions of its software packages for safeguarding and archiving e-mails and other corporate messages.

Microsoft to License Mouse Technologies

Microsoft will license to third parties technologies previously unavailable to competitors in the input hardware marketplace.

Microsoft Convergence Wrap-up

Surf’s up at Microsoft, and partners had better be ready to catch some waves.

EU Concerned Windows Vista Could Break Antitrust Rules

Investigation not pending, but commission wonders about integration of new features that can put Microsoft back into antitrust violation.

Virtual Server Service Pack Skates into 2007

Microsoft confirmed this week that Service Pack 1 for Virtual Server 2005 R2 will arrive in early 2007 instead of late this year, although the company says it doesn’t categorize the change as a “slip.” Instead, according to a spokesperson, Microsoft is merely able to be more precise about a delivery date as it gets closer to testing the update.

Subscribe on YouTube