New Mac Office Due

The universal version is scheduled to come later this year. 01/15/2007

Microsoft Has a New Grid Friend

SGI makes Windows an option. 01/15/2007

A Wise Way To Upgrade

Moving to Vista? Altiris can help. 01/15/2007

Altiris Tool Creates Vista Installations

Altiris announced it is shipping Wise Installation Studio 7.0, an updated tool designed for creating installations for Windows Vista, 64-bit Windows operating systems and Windows Mobile 5 devices. 01/11/2007

Developers Get Exam Discounts Assist

Microsoft is pushing to get more developers with MCAD and MCSD.NET titles to upgrade their certifications to the new-generation MCPD, by providing discounts on the MCPD upgrade exams. 01/11/2007

First Windows Vista Exam Now Live

Exam 70-620 now available, as well as two new-generation exams for SharePoint implementers. 01/11/2007

SGI To Resell Windows in Grid Computing Systems

Microsoft and SGI announced Thursday that they have inked a deal that makes Redmond's high-performance computing (HPC) server an option for the hardware maker's grid computing systems. 01/11/2007

NY AG Probes Intel Marketing Practices

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating possible violations of state and federal antitrust laws by Intel Corp. 01/10/2007

AutomatedQA Adds Vista Support

AutomatedQA, the Las Vegas-based testing-tools maker, has upgraded its flagship TestComplete product to include support for Windows Vista applications. The newly released TestComplete 5 also supports Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 Web testing. 01/10/2007

UPDATED: Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of iPhone Name

Apple Inc.'s much-ballyhooed iPhone was unveiled this week after 30 months and millions of dollars in top-secret development. But the sleek new iPod-cell phone combination could wind up costing the company a lot more. 01/10/2007

Laplink's PCmover To Aid Vista Migration

Data portability stalwart Laplink says it will ship its PCmover for Windows Vista package in time for commercial availability of Vista later this month. 01/10/2007

Defense Workers Warned About Spy Coins

EDITOR'S NOTE: After this story was published, the DOD issued a statement saying that the report about the spy coins was flawed and the incidents never happened. 01/10/2007

Impressive Growth Ahead for Application Server Market

SED Becomes Full-Fledged Microsoft OEM Distributor

SED International Inc., a distributor of computer systems, consumer electronics and wireless devices, on Wednesday announced its jump in status among Microsoft's exclusive group of U.S. distributors. 01/10/2007

Microsoft Patches 4 Holes, 3 Critical

Microsoft Corp. released three security patches for Office and one for Windows on Tuesday, fixing holes that could let an outsider take control of an unwitting victim's computer. 01/10/2007

Jobs vs. Dell in Dueling Trade Show Keynotes

By most measures, Apple Computer Inc.'s Steve Jobs famous unveilings in front of staunch loyalists would be a tough act to follow. Imagine then, going head-to-head with the legendary CEO. That's what Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Inc. and a legend himself, was up against Tuesday. 01/10/2007

Dynamics CRM 'Titan' Goes to TAP Partners

Microsoft announced this week it is previewing the next major release of its Dynamics CRM product, which is codenamed "Titan," with new features to help enable software-as-a-service (SaaS) scenarios. 01/10/2007

Investigator Faces Charges in HP Spying Probe

A private investigator who had a role in HP's boardroom spying scandal was charged Wednesday with federal identity theft and conspiracy charges. 01/10/2007

Time To Patch, You're Already a Day Late!

Better hop to it. 01/10/2007

Gates Foundation Cheap Shot or Deserved Blow?

Reporters smell something funny about the foundation's investments. 01/10/2007

Teflon Steve

Guilty or not, the world needs Steve Jobs. 01/10/2007

Macworld: Big on Consumer, Light on Enterprise

Wasted opportunity? 01/10/2007

Universal Version of Mac Office Coming

Microsoft plans to deliver a "universal" version of Office for the Mac in the second half of this year, the company announced Tuesday at Apple's Macworld Conference in San Francisco. 01/09/2007

Microsoft Issues Critical Patches for Office, Windows

Microsoft Corp. started the new year by announcing four new patches that address not-so-new vulnerabilities in several flavors of its Office and Windows products. 01/09/2007

PCs Spiffed Up for Vista

Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows Vista operating system promises to make your computer desktop jazzier and easier to navigate, but some of the machines debuting with the new software will feature dramatic makeovers themselves. 01/09/2007

Microsoft and Garmin Aim To Hit the SPOT

At the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft announced that its Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) group has released its MSN Direct navigation services. 01/09/2007

Bluespring Hopes To Ride SharePoint Coattails to Further Growth

BPM software specialist Bluespring Software this month reported 277 percent revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2006, and company officials predict a strong 2007 in part from the coattails of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. 01/09/2007

Jobs Unveils Long-Awaited Apple Phone, TV Box

Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs confirmed months of speculation Tuesday by unveiling a new mobile phone and a set-top box that allows people to stream video from their computers to their televisions. 01/09/2007

Cisco Shifts Senior Executives to India's Tech Hub

Wim Elfrink's climb up the corporate ladder has taken him from Holland to France, Italy, Switzerland and the United States. 01/09/2007

Information at Your Fingerprints, Take 17

A vision of the future, version Gates. 01/09/2007

Virtual PC 2007 Virtually Here

...if it's release-candidate status is any indication. 01/09/2007

New Longhorn Beta Bows

But good luck getting your hands on this test. 01/09/2007

Hard Flash Drives

A couple of big-leaguers are pushing hybrid technology to speed up computers. 01/09/2007

Venezuelan Teen Detained in Hacking Case

A 17-year-old has been detained by Venezuelan authorities after hacking into multiple government Web sites and posting playful photos of President Hugo Chavez and his close ally, Cuba's Fidel Castro. 01/08/2007

Singapore Charges Alleged Hacker with Online Bomb Hoax

A Singapore court charged a man for posting a bomb hoax online while illegally tapping into a wireless Internet network. 01/08/2007

Gates Pushes for Wired Homes

For more than a decade, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates and others in the tech industry have touted a vision of a connected lifestyle, in which digital content can move across devices throughout the home and be taken on the go. It's been a slow march. But as Gates kicked off the International Consumer Electronics Show late Sunday, the industry has come further than ever in delivering on that concept. 01/08/2007

Utah Student Gets 4 Months for Hacking Grades

A University of Utah student who admitted hacking into a university computer system to change his grades was sentenced to four months in jail or a halfway house. 01/08/2007

Intel Launches New Quad Processors

For more than a year, Intel Corp. and other chip makers have been selling the idea that two heads are better than one. Now, the world's largest semiconductor company is betting four heads -- actually, four computing engines -- will be better still. 01/08/2007

Beware Adobe PDFs

Researchers have found a flaw in the ubiquitous program. 01/08/2007

An Order of Vista with a Side of Security

A new version of OneCare is scheduled for a timely release. 01/08/2007

When Will Cisco and Microsoft Collide?

Because at the rate they're going, it's bound to happen. 01/08/2007

Venezuelan Teen Detained in Hacking Case

A 17-year-old has been detained by Venezuelan authorities after hacking into multiple government Web sites. 01/05/2007

Singaporean Charged for Online Bomb Hoax

A Singapore court charged a man for posting a bomb hoax online while illegally tapping into a wireless Internet network. 01/05/2007

Adobe PDF Software Flaw Found

Computer security researchers said Wednesday they have discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software that allows cyber-intruders to attack personal computers through trusted Web links. 01/04/2007

Windows Vista To Launch a Day Early

While Jan. 30 is the promised date for Windows Vista's and Office 2007's availability to consumers, the company is actually holding the launch gala in New York the day before on Jan. 29. 01/04/2007

Cisco To Pay $830M for IronPort

Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to pay $830 million in cash and stock to acquire privately held IronPort Systems Inc., a maker of anti-spam and antivirus security products. 01/04/2007

Seagate, Others Push Hybrid Technology for Laptops

Patience may be a virtue, but when it comes to getting faster boot-up times for computers, no one will complain. That is why a new industry alliance is promoting a hybrid technology to speed the start-up process for laptops. 01/04/2007

OneCare 1.5 Goes to Manufacturing

Microsoft quietly announced this week that it has released version 1.5 of its Windows Live OneCare security and antivirus offering to manufacturing. 01/04/2007

New Year, New Vista Exam Beta

Microsoft releases another exam for Vista-related MCTS title. 01/04/2007

This Is Almost Painful

Dilbert, this ain't. 01/04/2007