Survey: Google Knocks Microsoft From Top Brand Perch

Google is now the world's most valuable brand, followed closely by GE, Microsoft and Coca-Cola, according to Millward Brown Optimor's 2007 Brandz survey. 04/23/2007

Microsoft Scrambles To Fill DNS Hole

A fix may come before the next Patch Tuesday. 04/23/2007

Google's Search for Profits Yields $1 Billion

The company reports revenues of $3.6 billion in the last quarter. 04/23/2007

Intel Crushes AMD Groove

AMD dropped $600 million last quarter. 04/23/2007

Dell XP Backtrack Not as Bad as It Seems

Don't count Vista out yet. 04/23/2007

Google 1Q Profit Rises 69 Percent

Just like its Internet-leading search engine has a knack for finding the information people ask for, Google Inc. keeps giving Wall Street what it wants -- scintillating earnings growth that eclipses analyst estimates quarter after quarter. 04/20/2007

Dell Once Again Offers Windows XP

Back by popular demand: Windows XP. PC maker Dell Inc. said on its Web site Thursday it will once again let home PC buyers choose between Microsoft Corp.'s older operating system and Windows Vista when they purchase certain new machines. 04/20/2007

Microsoft Preps DNS Mega-Patch

Don't look now, but Microsoft Corp. is prepping still another mega-patch, this time for the Windows DNS vulnerability it first disclosed last week. 04/20/2007

AMD Swings to First-Quarter Loss

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. reported a greater-than-expected loss in the first quarter as the chip maker continued to struggle amid a fierce price competition with larger rival Intel Corp. 04/20/2007

Microsoft, Unisys Team Up To Offer Exchange 2007 Test Drive

Those with a desire to see how well messaging runs on 64-bit power but without the infrastructure or money to put that kind of environment in place now have a way to take a free, week-long test drive. 04/20/2007

Redmond Releases 'Orcas' Beta, Plans More Developer Tools

A beta release of "Orcas," Microsoft's new integrated development environment is now available. 04/20/2007

Friday Feedback: Readers on Protecting IP, Microsoft Search and Vista, Vista, Vista

And don't forget to meet RCP's editors (June 19 in Boston). 04/20/2007

Microsoft Finds Home for Barcode Technology

Microsoft Corp. has finally found a taker for a colorful barcode technology the company shelved two years ago because it failed to catch on. 04/19/2007

Samsung, Microsoft Strike Patent Deal

Samsung Electronics Co. and Microsoft Corp. said Thursday they have entered into a patent licensing agreement focused on the technology companies' consumer electronics lines. 04/19/2007

Gates Visits China, Urges Tech Investment

Greater investment in technology to improve health care and education would help ease global economic inequality, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. 04/19/2007

State Department Got Mail -- and Hackers

A break-in targeting State Department computers worldwide last summer occurred after a department employee in Asia opened a mysterious e-mail that quietly allowed hackers inside the U.S. government's network. 04/19/2007

Microsoft Initiatives Target Next Billion Customers

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will build on existing efforts to bridge the digital divide worldwide and announced several new ventures, including a $3 software package for governments that subsidize student computers. 04/19/2007

Microsoft Settles Iowa Lawsuit

Microsoft Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay Iowans up to $180 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company had a monopoly that cost the state's citizens millions of dollars extra for software products. 04/19/2007

Microsoft Delivers First Public Beta of 'Orcas' and .NET 3.5

Visual Studio "Orcas" and the .NET 3.5 Framework are now in public beta. 04/19/2007

HP Keeps PC Market Lead Over Dell in 1Q

Hewlett-Packard Co. maintained its lead over Dell Inc. in the worldwide personal-computer market as industry shipments continued to grow in the first quarter, according to reports released Wednesday by two top technology research firms. 04/19/2007

Project 2007 Exam Beta Next Week

Microsoft to put Project exam through paces with beta testers for two weeks starting Tuesday. 04/19/2007

Yahoo Disappointing 1Q Drags Down Stock

Investors were falling in love with Yahoo Inc. again until the Internet icon's disheartening first-quarter results ruined the mood. 04/18/2007

BlackBerry Outage Felt Across N. America

Research in Motion confirmed the outage Wednesday morning, but disclosed no details about the cause. 04/18/2007

Intel 1Q Profit Surges 19 Percent

After enduring a brutal year of plunging profits and massive job cuts, Intel Corp.'s first-quarter profit surge and sunnier financial forecast has analysts optimistic that the chipmaker's painful turnaround is working. 04/18/2007

Wireless Security Puts IRS Data at Risk

Internal Revenue Service offices across the nation that use wireless technology are still vulnerable to hackers, according to the latest assessment of the agency's security policies released Tuesday. 04/18/2007

Microsoft Settles Iowa Lawsuit

Microsoft Corp. agreed Wednesday to pay Iowans up to $180 million to settle a class-action lawsuit. 04/18/2007

Google Will Host Global Developer Event May 31

Search and Web tool provider Google Inc. has launched its inaugural Google Developer Day, which will host various events at Google offices across 10 nations on May 31. 04/18/2007

Oracle Unveils Content Management Plans

Oracle yesterday disclosed what it plans to do with Stellent, an enterprise content management (ECM) solution provider that Oracle acquired in December of last year for about $440 million in cash. 04/18/2007

BlackBerry Service Being Restored

BlackBerry service was being restored Wednesday morning after an overnight outage that left millions of users without mobile access to their e-mail on the popular device. 04/18/2007

Microsoft Offers SaaS Support to ISVs

Microsoft Corp. wants to provide support to independent software vendors (ISVs) that are plunging into the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry. 04/18/2007

State Department Got Mail -- and Hackers

A break-in targeting State Department computers worldwide last summer occurred after a department employee in Asia opened a mysterious e-mail. 04/18/2007

Google Expands Office Software

Google Inc. plans to launch software similar to Microsoft Corp.'s popular PowerPoint program as the two companies vie to dominate the online experience. 04/18/2007

Microsoft Plants Web Service Seeds in New Server Farm

Redmond sees a trend and pours money into growing a SaaS cash crop. 04/18/2007

Google Expands Office Software

Google Inc. plans to launch software similar to Microsoft Corp.'s popular PowerPoint program. 04/17/2007

Microsoft Warns of Google-DoubleClick Danger

Microsoft isn't taking Google's proposed purchase of DoubleClick lying down. 04/17/2007

Intel 1Q Profit Surges 19 Percent

The company said it earned $1.61 billion, or 27 cents per share, in the first three months of the year. 04/17/2007

EMC 1Q Profit Rises Nearly 15 Percent

EMC Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose nearly 15 percent as the data storage vendor reported surging growth in Asia and strong sales of software that helps companies manage information flow. 04/17/2007

IBM Meets 1Q Earnings Forecast

Vonage Message Mixed on Technology Patch

Vonage Holdings Corp. is delivering conflicting messages on its ability to deploy a substitute technology should the Internet phone provider lose its bid to overturn a jury's verdict that it infringed on Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents. 04/17/2007

Wireless Security Puts IRS Data at Risk

Internal Revenue Service offices across the nation that use wireless technology are still vulnerable to hackers 04/17/2007

Telligent Releases Community Server 2007

Looking to broaden the use of its software for developing online communities, Web consultancy Telligent Systems has released a new version of its Community Server platform. 04/17/2007

Microsoft, Adobe Competition Heats Up

It has not escaped Microsoft's attention that some of the coolest sites on the Web -- YouTube and MySpace included -- get much of their flash from Flash and other design programs sold by Adobe Systems Inc. 04/17/2007

Seagate 3Q Profit Falls

Microsoft Updates Action Packs

Microsoft has added several new messaging offerings to its latest Action Pack. 04/17/2007

Dell Hires Former Oracle Executive

A former Oracle Corp. executive has been named Dell Inc.'s chief marketing officer. 04/17/2007

Virtually Late

Microsoft virtualization tools face delays. 04/17/2007

DoubleClick Away Your Privacy

Microsoft voices fears of Google monopoly. 04/17/2007

Microsoft Aims for Richer Web

Silverlight debuts, poised to take on Adobe's Flash. 04/17/2007

Microsoft Goes Crying to the Government Over Google

Redmond complains that Google-DoubleClick deal runs afoul of U.S. antitrust law. 04/17/2007

WPF/E Becomes 'Silverlight'

Microsoft's forthcoming cross-platform browser plug-in for rich media content, known until now as Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E), has an official name: "Silverlight." 04/16/2007