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  • In-Depth

    Living in a Virtual World

    Virtualization is here to stay, so make sure you're using the right tool. 07/01/2006

  • Security Advisor

    Security Myths Exposed

    Joern demystifies common misconceptions about SSL and complex passwords. 07/01/2006

  • Windows Insider

    Virtually Ending Conflicts

    Microsoft seeks to end system software conflicts with SoftGrid. 07/01/2006

  • Shut Down, Already

    Use this script to shut down or reboot a group of computers. 07/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    The 800-Pound Code Gorilla

    Visual Studio 2005 is packed with features, but is it too much? 07/01/2006

  • News

    Go vs. Microsoft Antitrust Suit Dismissed

    A federal judge has dismissed Go Computer Inc.'s antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. 06/30/2006

  • News

    Microsoft To Trim Sales Work Force

    Redmond cutting 148 total U.S. sales jobs, as part of efforts to be more efficient. 06/30/2006

  • News

    SCO Dealt Setback in IBM Linux Lawsuit

    U.S. magistrate strikes down many of SCO Group's claims against IBM, saying SCO failed to show intellectual property was misappropriated when IBM donated code to Linux operating system project. 06/30/2006

  • Last-Minute Deal Tips

    About to sign on the dotted line with Microsoft? You still have time to get the best deal possible. 06/30/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Looks to Academia for Talent

    Microsoft's sponsorship of technology contests and its partnerships with university research centers hopes to bear altruistic benefits, as well as loyalty to company's products. 06/29/2006

  • News

    Microsoft To Trim Sales Work Force

    Microsoft Corp. is cutting 148 total U.S. sales jobs, as part of efforts to be more efficient, the company said Thursday. 06/29/2006

  • News

    Performance Issues Delay Office 2007

    Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it has, at least slightly, delayed delivery of Office 2007, primarily for performance issues. 06/29/2006

  • News

    New IE 7 Beta 3 Features Drag-and-Drop Browser Tabs

    Microsoft quietly began shipping Beta 3 of Internet Explorer 7 on Thursday. 06/29/2006

  • News

    Lawmakers Question Two-Year, $577,000 Contract for Bush Cybersecurity Chief

    The Bush administration's cybersecurity chief is being paid $577,000 under a two-year agreement with the university that employs him and also does extensive business with the federal office he manages. 06/28/2006

  • News

    Dell Launches IT Service Plan

    Dell seeks to expand in the lucrative business of maintaining other companies' computers, plans to launch a new service plan that uses Google mapping technology. 06/28/2006

  • News

    CA To Ship Configuration Management Database

    Computer Associates will ship in August a new database for storing configuration management information for its CA Service Management Accelerator product. 06/28/2006

  • News

    IBM Integrates Sametime with MS Office

    IBM is readying a major update to its Lotus Sametime collaboration software that the company says will include ties into Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Outlook. 06/28/2006

  • News

    Watson Promoted to Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Partner Group

    Allison Watson, the former vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner and Small Business Group, has been promoted to corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group, according to information posted on the Microsoft Web site on Wednesday. 06/28/2006

  • News

    Western Digital Settles HD Capacity Dispute

    Western Digital Corp. is offering free software to about 1 million consumers to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging that its computer hard drives stored less material than promised -- a discrepancy stemming from high-tech's different standards for sizing up digital data. 06/28/2006

  • News

    Research Center To Focus on ID Theft

    An alliance of businesses, colleges and federal crime fighters will combine their expertise at a new research center that will study the problems of identity theft and fraud. 06/28/2006

  • News

    Finnish, British Police Arrest Suspected Virus Spammers

    Police in Britain and Finland have arrested three men suspected of conspiring to spread computer viruses through spamming, Metropolitan Police said. 06/27/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Launches Online Office Preview

    Microsoft Corp. has launched an online preview of its new Office business software, as part of efforts to drum up more interest in the coming set of releases. 06/27/2006

  • News

    Intel Introduces Server Chip

    Intel Corp. introduced its latest microprocessor for server computers Monday, one of a trio of new chips the world's biggest semiconductor maker is counting on to regain market share lost to Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 06/27/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Repurposes WinFS for Future Products

    Microsoft quietly announced Friday that its long-promised next-generation universal file system is either dead or just emerging from its pupa to take wing as a butterfly. 06/27/2006

  • News

    N.Y. Lawmaker Drops Google Porn Lawsuit

    A Long Island politician has dropped a federal lawsuit that had claimed the search engine company Google Inc. profits from child pornography. 06/26/2006

  • News

    Web-Based Services Under Attack

    As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data, security researchers said. 06/26/2006

  • News

    Clairia To End Pop-Up Network

    Say goodbye soon to those pop-up ads from Claria Corp.'s oft-vilified ad-targeting technology. On July 1, Claria will stop running ads generated by its pioneering but highly criticized "adware" programs that monitor where people surf. 06/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft to Downsize Training Division

    Microsoft Corp. is eliminating 14 jobs in its Microsoft Learning division, and will instead have an outside vendor perform that work. 06/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft To Showcase Business Technology

    Microsoft Corp.'s best-known business software is for creating spreadsheets, documents and presentations, but the company is hoping to convince corporations that it also can be the one-stop shop for sophisticated communications technology. 06/26/2006

  • News

    Audit Blames Funding, IT Priorities for University's Lax Security

    Ohio University's Computer Services department was running seven-figure surpluses and spending on generous benefits for employees while it was failing to make adequate investments in firewalls and other computer security measures, according to an outside consultant's report. 06/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Launches Online Office Preview

    Company's online preview of its new Office business software is part of efforts to drum up more interest in the coming set of releases. 06/26/2006

  • Microsoft's Europroblems Just Won't Go Away

    Antitrust problems from the other side of the pond continue to vex the Redmond giant. 06/26/2006

  • Jimmy Buffett to Chip in Shaker of Salt, If He Can Find It

    A foundation doubles up its billionaire backing. 06/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft to Showcase Business Technology

    Microsoft throws off the shroud on its unified communication strategy. 06/25/2006

  • News

    Exit Interview: A Q&A with outgoing U.S. Partner VP Margo Day.

    Margo Day, who has run the U.S. Partner Group for five years, and Robert Deshaies, U.S. V.P. for SMS&P, swap responsibilities, beginning in July. 06/23/2006

  • News

    Microsoft To Downsize Training Division

    Microsoft Corp. is eliminating 14 jobs in its Microsoft Learning division, and will instead have an outside vendor perform that work. 06/23/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Live Exec Quits Amid Live Messenger Launch

    VP Martin Taylor resigns abruptly just as Live gets off the ground. Also: search tools for Exchange and SharePoint, a BPEL .NET server and an analysis tool for monitoring servers. 06/23/2006

  • News

    Anatomy of the Deal: EMC Buys Interlink, May 11, 2006

    Info storage leader goes deep with latest acquisition. 06/23/2006

  • News

    Government Hit by Rash of Data Breaches

    The government agency charged with fighting identity theft said Thursday it had lost two government laptops containing sensitive personal data, the latest in a series of breaches encompassing millions of people. 06/23/2006

  • News

    Novell Dumps CEO, CFO

    Novell this morning announced that its Board of Directors has ousted the company's CEO and CFO. 06/22/2006

  • News

    Adobe Signs Dist. Deal with Google

    Publishing software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Wednesday it signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Web search engine Google Inc. 06/22/2006

  • News

    Best Buy Dips into Macs -- Again

    The nation's largest consumer electronics retailer is testing the possibility of selling Apple Computer Inc.'s full line of computers in its stores. Currently, Best Buy carries only Apple's iPod music player and accessories. 06/22/2006

  • News

    EU: No Adobe Complaint Against Microsoft

    Adobe has made no complaints against Microsoft is shipping Office without Adobe's PDF file reader, and Adobe so far hasn't filed a complaint with the EU, says the Euro Commission. 06/22/2006

  • News

    Updated Fortran for 64-bit Windows Bows

    Absoft Corp. announced it is shipping its Fortran compiler for 64-bit Windows XP and Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. 06/22/2006

  • News

    Hacker Breaks into U.S. Agriculture Dept.

    A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security identification numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said. 06/22/2006

  • News

    Best Buy Tests Mac Sales

    The nation's largest consumer electronics retailer is testing the possibility of selling Apple Computer Inc.'s full line of computers in its stores. 06/22/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Teams with Creative Commons

    Microsoft announced this week it has teamed up with nonprofit licensing organization Creative Commons to provide users with a copyright licensing tool that works in the Office productivity applications suite. 06/22/2006

  • News

    Windows Live Exec Leaves Suddenly

    Microsoft Corporate Vice President Martin Taylor, who was a key lieutenant of CEO Steve Ballmer’s and who was at the center of some of Microsoft’s most high-profile efforts, has left the company suddenly. 06/21/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Rebrands WinFX

    Lost in the hubbub last week over the pending retirement of Chairman Bill Gates, Microsoft quietly changed the name of a key set of technologies coming with Windows Vista. 06/21/2006

  • News

    New IBM, Georgia Tech Chip Shatters Speed Records

    Georgia Tech and IBM Corp. announced Tuesday they shattered a microchip speed record in a development that could lead to advances in cell phones, radar technology and space exploration. 06/21/2006

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