The record antitrust fine levied against Microsoft Corp. by the European Commission should be tossed out, or at least greatly reduced, because the punishment outweighed the infraction, company lawyers said Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/01/2006
Shares of Microsoft Corp. tumbled 11 percent Friday, after the world's largest software maker reported third-quarter profit that missed Wall Street expectations and lowered its earnings guidance.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/01/2006
Benjamin Daines was browsing the Web when he clicked on a series of links that promised pictures of an unreleased update to his computer's operating system.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/01/2006
Field report from the Microsoft Management Summit in San Diego
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/01/2006
An intruder gained access to a Defense Department computer server and compromised confidential health care insurance information for more than 14,000 people, the department said Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/01/2006
The CEO and two other executives at Comverse Technology Inc. resigned Monday amid a company probe of the timing of stock-option grants at the maker of telecommunications systems and software.
- By The Associated Press
- 05/01/2006
Microsoft lawyers contend that EU fines don't fit the infraction; seek reduction or outright end to EU suit.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/28/2006
Intel Corp. will undergo a broad restructuring that will focus on every aspect of the chip-maker's operations, Chief Executive Paul Otellini told analysts Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/27/2006
Software prices could fall as companies develop subscription sales and other alternative ways of marketing applications over smarter Web browsers, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/27/2006
Hoping to expand the market for its signature piece of hardware, IBM Corp. is rolling out a less expensive version of its top mainframe computer Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/27/2006
Microsoft Corp. sparred Thursday with its rivals about how much information it should give them to make servers more compatible as judges questioned both sides in the European Commission's antitrust fight over what code could be divulged without giving away trade secrets.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/27/2006
Intel Corp. has waded into the debate over the future of the Internet, joining major Web companies in supporting legislation that would force Internet service providers to treat all traffic equally.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/26/2006
NetIQ is shipping version 5 of its Group Policy Administrator package, an update that includes support for after-hours Group Policy Object (GPO) deployment as well as cross-trust management.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/26/2006
Besides changing Systems Management Server’s name this week, Microsoft opened the veil on new features coming in the next major release, dubbed "Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007."
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/26/2006
Microsoft to release two more next-generation MCP exams for SQL Server experts, Windows developers.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/26/2006
The other shoe finally dropped. Microsoft admitted this week that Windows Longhorn Server will ship in the second half of 2007 rather than in early 2007 as the company, many customers and analysts had hoped.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/26/2006
At its management show, Microsoft unveils a new System Center service desk product, renames MOM and SMS and makes Exchange Server 2007 official.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/26/2006
Wall Street's tepid reaction to Scott McNealy's exit as CEO of Sun Microsystems Inc. underscored a question on many investors' minds: Can Jonathan Schwartz, the ex-chief's ponytailed protege and hand-picked successor, reverse the company's long slide?
- By The Associated Press
- 04/25/2006
Microsoft on Monday evening released Beta 2 for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2, an overhaul of the browser featuring enhanced security and a redesigned user interface.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 04/25/2006
Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of Computer Associates International Inc., pleaded guilty on Monday to obstruction of justice and securities fraud charges in a massive accounting scandal at the Long Island-based software company.
- By The Associated Press
- 04/25/2006