Microsoft this week took another shot at nemesis Google as it released the first beta test copy of its own academic search system.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/13/2006
Chinese computer manufacturer Founder Technology Group Corp. signed an agreement Wednesday with Microsoft Corp. as part of an overall effort to crack down on widespread software piracy in China.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/13/2006
A Briton accused of mounting the largest ever successful hack of U.S. government computer networks could face prosecution under U.S. anti-terror laws, despite assurances he will not, his lawyer told an extradition hearing Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/12/2006
Microsoft late last week did something longtime industry watchers thought they'd never see: The company announced it has set up a Web site specifically aimed at improving communications with Linux and the rest of the open source world.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/12/2006
Microsoft Learning Group also plans to launch multi-language versions of SQL Server exams in April.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/12/2006
Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt on Wednesday defended the search engine's cooperation with Chinese censorship as he announced the creation of a Beijing research center and unveiled a Chinese-language brand name.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/12/2006
A Texas software company sued Best Buy Co. Inc. in federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer was using unlicensed versions of its diagnostic equipment.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/12/2006
Chief technical officer Ray Ozzie has only been at Microsoft a year but he has already started making an important impact on the company's technology directions, especially in the area of the software giant's online services play.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/12/2006
As Microsoft works on delivering new tools for creating and maintaining Web sites, it also plans to quietly kill off FrontPage at the end of the year.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/11/2006
Microsoft this week released the April Community Technology Preview (CTP) of ASP.NET, code-named "Atlas."
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/11/2006
Microsoft on Tuesday released five security bulletins as promised. All five addressed vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system. Three of the bulletins were rated critical, and one addressed a high-profile, zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/11/2006
Texas software company alleges that Best Buy's Geek Squad subsidiary is using unlicensed copies of Winternals' diagnosis tools.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/11/2006
MySpace.com said Tuesday it has tapped a former federal prosecutor and Microsoft Corp. executive to be its online safety chief, the latest move by the social networking site to shore up security.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/11/2006
Founder extends goodwill gesture in hopes of promoting use of genuine versions of Windows software.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/11/2006
NetLib releases data encryption software for SQL Server backup tapes.
In an effort to boost the level of data security on portable computers, cell phones and other gadgets, IBM Corp. is unveiling a method for injecting encryption capabilities into the heart of the machines' circuitry.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/09/2006
LAS VEGAS -- Wojtek Felendzer held a mobile phone to his ear as he walked across the room, the call automatically switching behind the scenes from a Wi-Fi wireless hotspot to the regular cellular network.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/09/2006
The Norwegian government on Friday said it will step up use of open-source software to reduce its dependency on computer giants like Microsoft.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/09/2006
Claims tighter security with new encryption chip
- By The Associated Press
- 04/09/2006
From the business wires this week: a NFS server, network and computer monitoring tools, an asset discovery solution, and more.