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  • News

    Cisco, Apple, Ready for iPhone Truce?

    Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are apparently suspending their court battle over the iPhone to return to the negotiations table. 02/02/2007

  • News

    Apple: ITunes Users Should Wait on Vista

    Apple is urging some iPod/iTunes users to hold off on upgrading computers to Windows Vista. 02/02/2007

  • News

    Zune Executive To Leave Microsoft

    A Microsoft Corp. executive responsible for its newly launched Zune digital music player will leave the company. 02/02/2007

  • News

    VA Hard Drive With Personal Data Missing

    A portable hard drive that may contain the personal information of up to 48,000 veterans may have been stolen. 02/02/2007

  • News

    Apple Revs Up Ad Attacks on PCs, Vista

    "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ad campaign that takes swipes at Windows Vista goes into overdrive. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    Running Effective Meetings

    Business meetings do not have to be the most despised activity in your work day. 02/01/2007

  • Who Will Not Wear the Ribbon?

    Protecting the Office 2007 UI might just cause a schism in the market. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    Laying the Groundwork for Vista

    Vista will be a complex installation, but there are a handful of tools that can help ease your pain. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    Will Vista's New Look Attract Developers?

    Adoption of Windows Presentation Foundation key to delivery of 3-D applications. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    Honesty in the Workplace

    You can influence the honesty of those around you, or at least understand the causes that lead people to be less than truthful. 02/01/2007

  • Members Only

    Skip the Group Policy administration -- here's a free and simple way to set a unique policy for multiple computers. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Michael Dell Replaces Rollins as CEO

    In the biggest executive shake-up yet after a string of disappointing earnings, eroding market share and an ongoing federal accounting probe, Michael Dell has returned to his role as chief executive officer of Dell Inc. -- the company he created in his college dorm room nearly 25 years ago. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Time Extended in Cisco-Apple iPhone Suit

    Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to extend the time Apple has to respond to Cisco's lawsuit surrounding the iPhone, in order to discuss trademark rights and interoperability, the companies said late Wednesday. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    Vista Not Quite Compelling Enough -- Yet

    Early users like Vista's new interface and security improvements, but most are taking a "wait and see" approach. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Standing Up to MOM

    Argent not shy to take on Microsoft. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Head of Zune to Depart

    Executive who oversaw Zune development plans to leave Microsoft. 02/01/2007

  • Reach Out and Watch Your Network

    Longitude's agent-less architecture gives you a flexible solution for network monitoring. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    It's 10 O'Clock. Do You Know Where Your Hacker Is?

    IT pros have reservations, but ethical hackers are becoming a fact of life. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    Web-Filtering: Deal or No Deal?

    It's a Web-savvy world out there, so getting the most out of any solution will require vigilance on your part. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Google 4Q Earnings Nearly Triple

    Google Inc. has grown into a financial juggernaut so quickly its extraordinary growth is starting to look routine -- a phenomenon making it more difficult for the online search leader to impress investors. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Microsoft's NAP Hits the Century Mark with Partners

    Microsoft has signed up more than 100 partners who say they will support its Network Access Protection, or NAP, technology for protecting the network from edge devices such as roaming laptops through quarantine and remediation, the company said Thursday. 02/01/2007

  • Windows Insider

    Vista's ADMX Marks the Spot

    Getting to know XML. 02/01/2007

  • Security Advisor

    Does Vista Matter?

    A look at Vista's security enhancements and just how much they can help your network. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Gates Inaugurates Bucharest Center

    Microsoft chairman in Romania to help open up new technical support center that will emply 600 to provide support to European customers, particularly in France and Germany. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Microsoft Ships Intelligent Apps Gateway 2007

    Microsoft said Thursday it is shipping Intelligent Applications Gateway (IAG) 2007, a combination of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server with Whale Communication's virtual private networking software. 02/01/2007

  • Foley on Microsoft

    Windows Vista Down; On to Windows 7?

    Looking ahead to a whole new breed of Windows. 02/01/2007

  • In-Depth

    Google's Descendants

    Innovative Web 2.0 firms are storming the next IT battleground. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Google Takes Aim at the Desktop

    Company to fortify Apps Domain platform. 02/01/2007

  • News

    Cisco Workers Pushed on Video Conference

    Cisco Systems Inc. rolled out its real-time video conference system for 50,000 employees worldwide in January, inviting them to test equipment with far-flung friends, family and co-workers. 01/31/2007

  • News

    U.S. Companies Urge Action Against Internet Censorship

    American technology giants urged the U.S. government Tuesday to do more to confront China and other countries about Internet censorship. 01/31/2007

  • Dealing with Multiple Microsoft Licensing Agreements

    You can almost always bring these together -- and save money in the process. Our licensing guru Scott Braden shows you how. 01/31/2007

  • News

    Dell Ousts Rollins, Returns to CEO Role

    Michael Dell, founder and chairman, returns to CEO role at Dell; warns of 4Q shortfall 01/31/2007

  • News

    Microsoft Readies Live Services Platform

    Microsoft has said that getting third-party developers to build their own applications on top of its Web services will help push its Windows Live initiative over the top. So far, however, despite some interesting applications mashups, the Live community has been a little murky on the details. 01/31/2007

  • News

    New Apps Compatibility Toolkit for Vista

    To accompany the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft yesterday announced the final release of a toolkit for assuring that applications will run correctly under the new system. 01/31/2007

  • Vista's No PS3, It's Not Even a Wii!

    On the upside, no one got shot while waiting in line. 01/31/2007

  • Tech Hero Lost at Sea

    Searchers are combing the Northern California coastline for missing MS researcher. 01/31/2007

  • Virtual Iron Pushes Prepacked Apps

    Virtual appliances, now ready for download. 01/31/2007

  • Bill Says TV Is So Last Year

    A television revolution might be in the works. 01/31/2007

  • News

    Gates Promotes Vista on 'The Daily Show'

    Bill Gates took some ribbing from "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, who opened the interview by noting the last major release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system came in 2001. 01/30/2007

  • News

    Sony BMG Settles CD Rootkit Charges

    U.S. regulators said Tuesday that Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damage to their computers from CDs with hidden anti-piracy software. 01/30/2007

  • News

    No Huge Crowds for Midnight Vista Launch

    Retailers around the world stayed open through the wee hours of Tuesday morning to sell the long-awaited Windows Vista operating system, even though most knew customers wouldn't be lining up out the door. 01/30/2007

  • News

    Vermont State Computer Hacked

    A state computer containing names, Social Security numbers and bank account information for 70,000 Vermont residents was hacked into by a remote user sometime before early December, the state said Monday. 01/30/2007

  • News

    Retailer Takes Out Ads To Buffer Fallout from Customer Data Hack

    TJX Cos. took a month to make public a computer security breach because it was trying to prevent further damage, the company's chairman said in an online message and full-page advertisement in Boston newspapers. 01/30/2007

  • News

    Vista's Rolling Start Is Now Official

    NEW YORK -- The five-year run-up to Windows Vista culminated on Tuesday with the official consumer general availability of Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. The event was the second-step in the two-tier release, which included the volume licensing release in Nov. 30. 01/30/2007

  • Apple Bigger than Microsoft?

    One large slice of humble pie, to go, please.... 01/30/2007

  • Symantec Snaps Up Altiris

    To the the tune of $830 million. 01/30/2007

  • St. Bernard Comes to SMB Rescue

    Hosted solutions for the little guys. 01/30/2007

  • The Billy Show

    Gates smiles for the camera, makes a quick exit. 01/30/2007

  • Word Meets Zero-Day Exploit Number Four

    Stay tuned for patches. 01/30/2007

  • News

    Yet Another Word 'Zero-Day' Exploit Surfaces

    Don't look now, but word surfaced last week of still another Word zero-day attack. That brings the tally of unpatched Word zero-day attacks up to four. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday on Jan. 9 was conspicuously bereft of patches for any of then-extant Word exploits, and -- with a fourth one in the wild, and with proof-of-concept code possibly circulating -- it looks like Microsoft Corp.'s next Patch Tuesday can't come fast enough. 01/29/2007

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