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  • News

    HP to Shutter Some Offices to Cut Costs

    Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to close an undisclosed number of offices worldwide over the next four years to cut real estate costs. 07/06/2006

  • News

    Live Communications Exam Goes Live July 10

    Unified communications experts who pass Exam 70-262 will earn coveted MCTS title. 07/06/2006

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    Britain Approves U.S. Extradition of Accused Hacker

    Britain's top law enforcement official on Thursday approved the extradition to the United States of an alleged computer hacker accused of damaging U.S. military systems. 07/06/2006

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    Computer Consultant Hacked Secret Passwords of FBI Director, Others

    An FBI computer consultant gained access to the secret passwords of Director Robert Mueller and others using free software found on the Internet, the latest embarrassment in the bureau's long struggle to modernize its computers. 07/06/2006

  • You Win Some and You Lose Some

    Go Computer's antitrust claim against Microsoft thrown out due to staleness. 07/06/2006

  • Microsoft Says Yes/Maybe to Open Source

    The company finally can't beat 'em just yet, so it's joining them. 07/06/2006

  • News

    Altiris To Release ESS Security Package

    Altiris, Inc., last week announced the Altiris Endpoint Security Solution, a package meant to help IT set a balance between security and business productivity. 07/05/2006

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    Lucid8 Ships DigiVault Update

    Lucid8 LLC announced last week it is shipping the latest update to its DigiVault continuous data protection and disaster recovery package for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 2000 and 2003. 07/05/2006

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    South Korea Rejects Microsoft's Anti-Trust Request

    Seoul High Court shoots down request for a stay on sanction against the Redmond giant for antitrust. 07/04/2006

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    Judge Dismisses Microsoft Antitrust Case

    A federal judge has dismissed Go Computer Inc.'s antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. 07/03/2006

  • News

    EMC Shares Plunge on Word of $2.1B Deal

    Data storage provider EMC Corp. saw its stock dive Friday after announcing a $2.1 billion deal for RSA Security Inc. that represented a hefty premium for the computer authentication provider. 07/03/2006

  • News

    SCO Dealt Setback in IBM Linux Lawsuit

    A U.S. magistrate has struck down many of the SCO Group Inc.'s claims against IBM Corp., saying the Utah company failed to show its intellectual property was misappropriated when Big Blue donated software code to the freely distributed Linux operating system. 07/03/2006

  • News

    EU Regulators Support Fining Microsoft

    In a major step toward new penalties against Microsoft Corp., Europe's antitrust regulators voted unanimously Monday in favor of fining the world's largest software company for flouting a 2004 ruling, two people close to the case said. 07/03/2006

  • In-Depth

    High Anxiety: Microsoft Tech Support Survey

    How does the world's No. 1 software company deal with you when something goes wrong? Our readers speak out. 07/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    What Were They Thinking?

    An HP hardware troubleshooting guru shares some of the worst snafus he's experienced so you can learn from them. 07/01/2006

  • Time Machine

    An accidental power outage wreaks havoc in a data center. 07/01/2006

  • Pump Up Your Passwords

    Specops Password Policy creates and enforces multiple password policies within Active Directory. 07/01/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Gets Real About the Virtual

    Softricity acquisition fills in its virtualization portfolio. 07/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Beta Blowout

    A three-headed beta release lights the fuse on Office, Windows and Longhorn Server. 07/01/2006

  • Say It Ain't So, Bill

    After three decades as the heart and soul of Microsoft, Bill Gates calls it quits. 07/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Tour de SQL Finale, Part IV: Replication

    Our final sprint to the finish line stretches over replication: its limitations, high availability and the many improvements since the last version. 07/01/2006

  • Foley on Microsoft

    How to Fix Microsoft in Five (Not So) Easy Steps

    Mary Jo offers her tips on rectifying Microsoft's troubles. 07/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Living in a Virtual World

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

  • Exchange Lockdown

    Security is the focus of the latest Exchange 12 beta. 07/01/2006

  • Windows Insider

    Virtually Ending Conflicts

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

  • Security Advisor

    Security Myths Exposed

    Joern demystifies common misconceptions about SSL and complex passwords. 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

  • Shut Down, Already

    Use this script to shut down or reboot a group of computers. 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

    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

    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

    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

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