Dell Inc.'s fourth-quarter profits plunged 33 percent because of weak sales of laptops and notebooks, and the computer maker still faces an unresolved federal accounting probe, customer service complaints, several shareholder lawsuits and stiff competition from rivals.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/02/2007
Steelray Software announced it is shipping two add-ins -- one updated and one new -- for Microsoft Project.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/01/2007
For the first time in 22 years, daylight saving time starts three weeks sooner and ends one week later than normal. Although the consequences from an earlier "spring forward" and later "fall back" doesn’t represent the level of threat imagined with Y2K, there are enough little snafus and "gotchas" to keep any IT manager busy for the next couple of weeks.
- By Chris DeVoney
- 03/01/2007
Desktop Authority exerts the maximum level of control with a minimal amount of effort.
- By Greg Shields
- 03/01/2007
Even if you never have to use these, it's good just to know they're there.
- By J. Peter Bruzzese
- 03/01/2007
The European Union threatened Microsoft Corp. on Thursday with fines as high as $4 million a day, claiming the software company was still not offering a fair deal to rivals seeking to make their products more compatible with Windows.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/01/2007
There's nothing otherworldly about Vista's OS imaging tool -- just some command-line craziness.
- By Greg Shields
- 03/01/2007
Analysts wonder how choppy the waters will be.
- By Scott Bekker and Ed Scannell
- 03/01/2007
Ray Ozzie says Microsoft will answer with plans that more than mimic its rivals successes.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/28/2007
Watching Google Inc. rake in advertising revenue "was a wake-up call within Microsoft," the company's top technical executive, Ray Ozzie, said Tuesday. But he said Microsoft plans to do more than simply mimic Google by rolling out Web-based versions of desktop programs or following its particular search and advertising model.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/28/2007
Microsoft says it is wrapping up the beta test code for its first service pack for Exchange Server 2007, and plans to begin testing the update in April.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/28/2007
Knowing what you have (and having the ability to prove it) is key to saving money on your licensing fees.
- By Scott Braden
- 02/28/2007
Why the change of course?
- By Carolyn April
- 02/22/2007
Three weeks after the launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft has updated the list of applications that have passed its "Certified for Windows Vista" logo program testing requirements.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/22/2007
After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft Corp. would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system. Yet Microsoft is making it hard for Mac owners and other potentially influential customers to adopt the software.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/22/2007