A New Day Dawns for Sun and Microsoft

By the end of this year, you'll be seeing something different in the market-Sun x64 servers bearing Windows Server 2003 stickers. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based giant announced in September that it will resell Windows, expanding on the 2004 alliance with Microsoft. The move represents a concession of sorts from Sun, which-particularly under former CEO Scott McNealy, who stepped down in 2006-held steadfast for years in its refusal to sell Windows on its servers. 12/01/2007

New Zealand Questions Top Cyber Suspect

Police questioned the suspected teenage kingpin of an international cyber crime network accused of infiltrating 1.3 million computers and skimming millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts, officials said. 11/30/2007

A Guide to PCs This Holiday Season

Computers outranked peace and happiness for the most desired gift this year in an annual U.S. survey by the consumer electronics industry's largest trade organization. 11/30/2007

Dell Turnaround Plan Gets Mixed Reviews

An ambitious plan to re-ignite Dell Inc.'s fortunes has met a mixed response among analysts and investors apparently split over how well _ and how quickly _ the computer maker can reinvent itself as an all-in-one technology juggernaut. 11/30/2007

Co-Worker, Not Cell Phone, Was Killer

A death originally thought to have been caused by an exploding cell phone is now being blamed on a co-worker, who confessed to making up the story after accidentally striking the victim with a drilling vehicle, South Korean police said Friday. 11/30/2007

Google To Bid for Wireless Spectrum

Google Inc. will apply to bid for wireless spectrum in an upcoming government auction, the company said Friday. 11/30/2007

The Microsoft Robot Is At Your Command

Can you program it to shout "Google stinks!"? 11/30/2007

Adobe, Yahoo Partner on Ads

Adobe Systems Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch a service Thursday allowing publishers to insert advertisements into many online newsletters or other electronic documents. 11/29/2007

Reller Lands at Microsoft's Platform and Services Division

Tami Reller, a Microsoft Business Solutions veteran, has a new job as CFO of Microsoft's Platform & Services Division. 11/29/2007

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Coming Friday

Microsoft on Friday launches its first major Exchange Server 2007 update, pushing Service Pack 1 out the door. 11/29/2007

News Web Sites Seek More Search Control

The desire for greater control over how search engines index and display Web sites is driving an effort by leading news organizations and other publishers to revise a 13-year-old technology for restricting access. 11/29/2007

Judge: Feds Must Release Telecom Records

An electronic privacy group challenging President Bush's domestic spying program scored a minor victory after a judge ordered the federal government to release information about lobbying efforts by telecommunications companies to protect them from prosecution. 11/29/2007

IT Pros Ask Santa for More People, Money

The Once and Future Champ: Windows XP

Ain't Nuthin' But a G-Drive

Big Companies Back Microsoft in Antitrust Case

How long will government oversee Redmond? 11/29/2007

Microsoft and Google California Dreamin'

Battle heralds the arrival of SaaS. 11/29/2007

Microsoft Mixed Up Vista Marketing, Lawyers Say

When is "Vista Capable" not "Vista Ready"? 11/29/2007

Affero General Public License V3 Released

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) recently published GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3), a derivative of GPL version 3. Unlike the standard GPL, Affero has an additional clause that allows users who interact with AGPLv3-licensed software over a network to receive the source code for that program. 11/28/2007

Google Expands Into Alternative Energy

Google Inc. is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company's voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers. 11/28/2007

Local Hackers Get Nailed

Mozilla Patches Holes in Firefox

Cyber Monday Racks Up Big Numbers

Google Gets Into Energy Biz

Microsoft and Autodesk Pay Up for Patent Poaching

Redmond hit with $140 million fine. 11/28/2007

Tests Show XP Outperforming Vista

Vista SP1 expected in Q1 2008; XP SP3 expected H1 2008. 11/28/2007

Redmond Tinkering with Windows Genuine Advantage

Revamped monitoring aims to predict and avoid blackouts. 11/28/2007

Smaller BI Vendors Still Alive and Kicking

Blink Logic keeps it simple. 11/28/2007

Exchange Server 2007: First-Class Mail

The ultimate killer app is e-mail and Microsoft's lastest version of Exchange taps into 64-bit power to drive a host of new capabilities. 11/27/2007

Verizon Wireless To Open Its Network

In a major shift by a large wireless network provider, Verizon Wireless will open its network next year to applications and devices not provided by the carrier. 11/27/2007

Intuit Buys Homestead for $170 Million

Intuit Inc. said Monday that it's buying Homestead Technologies Inc. for $170 million in a deal that will provide the financial management software maker with more online tools to sell to small businesses. 11/27/2007

Microsoft, Autodesk Lose Patent Appeal

Microsoft Corp. must pay more than $140 million for infringing on software patents owned by a Michigan-based technology company, a federal appeals court has ruled. 11/27/2007

EU Suspends Review Into IBM Deal

Antitrust regulators suspended their probe of IBM's bid for Swedish software provider Telelogic AB until they get more details on the deal, the European Commission said Tuesday. 11/27/2007

HP Unveils Automated Operations Suite

HP Software has further developed its business technology optimization (BTO) solutions. The company's bundle of BTO solutions just got easier to use with a new product integration milestone. The announcement came from the HP Software Universe users' conference in Barcelona, Spain. 11/27/2007

Cyber Monday Scores a Touchdown

Microsoft Loses $140 Million Patent Appeal

Amazon Gets Into the Gadget Business

Microsoft Acknowledges PRNG Bug in Windows XP

New Vulnerability Haunts Windows

QuickTime flaw could lead to machine control. 11/27/2007

With Windows 2008 Come New MCP Benefits

Microsoft Learning improves MCP benefits package with access to Microsoft Partner-level support articles and improved transcript and certification manager. 11/26/2007

Software Piracy Fight Makes Enemies

An analysis by The Associated Press reveals that targeting small businesses is a lucrative strategy for the Business Software Alliance, the main global copyright-enforcement watchdog for such companies as Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc. and Symantec Corp. 11/26/2007

Microsoft Not Giving Thanks for Vulnerabilities

Microsoft finds itself continuing to fend off two security threats, both coming about during the Thanksgiving holiday. 11/26/2007

Rails Yet To Make Dent in the Enterprise

The eardrum-rupturing buzz around Ruby on Rails (RoR or just "Rails") among Web developers is understandable. So why is this free, open, easy-to-use, passionately advocated Web-app framework having such a hard time gaining serious traction in the enterprise? 11/26/2007

Anti-Copying Programs May Slow Piracy

If the experience of the world's largest software vendor is any guide, the industry's best hope for reducing piracy rests with anti-copying technologies rather than in policing the legalistic user agreements that restrict how software can be used. 11/26/2007

How the BSA Nets Piracy Suspects

The Business Software Alliance collects tens of millions of dollars in settlements from companies it accuses of software piracy, but it doesn't have to file lawsuits to do it. Instead the BSA usually gets companies to convict themselves through a "self audit." 11/26/2007

Windows Server 2008 Version Overkill?

.NET and WebSphere Sitting in a Tree

Copy Protection Works

Virtually Valid

IBM and Mainsoft Ink Deal To Integrate .NET Apps

It just got a little easier for developers using Microsoft's .NET Framework technology and SharePoint to integrate their .NET applications with IBM's Java-based portal technology. In a global reseller deal, IBM agreed to sell Mainsoft Corp.'s .NET Extensions solution with the IBM WebSphere Portal solution. 11/21/2007