Intel Corp. is moving up the planned shipment date of a computer chip that will compete against one from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/09/2006
From the business wires this week: database backup tools, a virtualization suite and Windows Vista beta.
Microsoft has released its high-performance computing (HPC) platform -- dubbed Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 -- to manufacturing, meaning it will be available to customers in August, the company said Friday. However, evaluation copies will be distributed at Microsoft's TechEd 2006 developers conference in Boston the week of June 11.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/09/2006
Palo Alto, Calif.-based VMware is rolling out this month a new suite of its virtualization tools that bundles both existing and new products into a package meant to more closely reflect what customers say they need as their deployments become more complex. High on that list, say company officials, is the ability to manage a lot of virtual machines from one centralized view.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/08/2006
Microsoft Corp. acknowledged Wednesday that it needs to better inform users when its piracy monitoring tool is reporting to Microsoft.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/08/2006
Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. said Chief Executive John T. Chambers will become chairman of the company when current Chairman John P. Morgridge steps aside on Nov. 15.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/08/2006
Finally. Wednesday night, Microsoft released the broad public beta, also called the Customer Preview Program (CPP), opening up testing floodgates for the long-awaited replacement for Windows XP to literally millions of consumers.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/08/2006
Microsoft clarified the roadmap for its business intelligence products Tuesday, and also announced that it is working on a new business intelligence tool aimed at performance management.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/07/2006
AOL is releasing free software to automatically check whether you have the latest security protection on your Windows computer.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/07/2006
Dell Inc. said Tuesday it had reached a deal to supply Google Inc. with customized computer servers the search engine company will sell to corporate customers.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/07/2006
Hewlett-Packard Co., a maker of computers and printers, raised its second-quarter profit by $443 million Tuesday and boosted its income forecast for the remainder of the year to reflect a tax settlement with the U.S. government.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/07/2006
After months of speculation, the Computing Technology Industry Association unveiled a new structure for its flagship A+ hardware technician certification.
Microsoft will ship the first branded versions of its Antigen products beginning July 1, the company announced on Tuesday.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/06/2006
Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledged Tuesday the dominant Internet company has compromised its principles by accommodating Chinese censorship demands. He said Google is wrestling to make the deal work before deciding whether to reverse course.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/06/2006
Microsoft this week disclosed new features coming in BizTalk Server 2006 Release 2 (R2), including integrated support for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/06/2006
A major wrestling match in Congress over control of the Internet features some strange tag teams -- rockers and evangelists vs. phone companies and the Bells' usually biggest adversary, cable TV companies.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/06/2006
Google Inc. will introduce a spreadsheet program Tuesday, continuing the Internet search leader's expansion into territory long dominated by Microsoft Corp.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/06/2006
Microsoft Corp. said Monday that its Internet security software will be included with Qwest's high-speed Internet service.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/06/2006
One of the world's most notorious spammers has settled lawsuits with the state of Texas and Microsoft Corp. that cost him at least $1 million, took away most of his assets and forced him to stop sending the nuisance e-mails.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/05/2006
Hundreds of people waving picket signs and skull-and-crossbones pirate flags demonstrated in Stockholm on Saturday against a police crackdown on a popular file-sharing Web site that had millions of users worldwide.
- By The Associated Press
- 06/05/2006