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In a move that helps it keep pace and push ahead of rivals such as Google and could help it take on pure voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) companies such as Skype and even traditional telecom companies, Microsoft said it would buy privately held Teleo for an undisclosed sum. San Francisco-based Te...
Google has formally launched its 3D mapping and imagery technology, contained in a service called Google Earth, a name that seems to fit the search company's global ambitions. Based on the Keyhole technology Google acquired earlier this year, Google Earth uses satellite-based maps to create three-di...
At the time of its passage in 2002, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the sweeping piece of legislation meant to make publicly traded companies more accountable, rolled through Congress. The reaction to the WorldCom and Enron accounting scandals became law so quickly, in fact, that it took time for both the com...
IBM announced today that it will work with one of the leading human intelligence researchers in the world to map how the brain works, a project that Big Blue said emphasizes the continued importance of supercomputers and could produce advances in both medicine and technology. IBM said it will give a...
Google rolled out yet another search product today, turning its focus back to corporate users again as it unveiled an enterprise version of its desktop search tool, one that features enhanced security and other features. Google Desktop Search for Enterprise creates a single interface from which a bu...
In a move that is seen hastening the alignment of the Internet into deep vertical segments based on relatively narrow content parameters, the Web's governing body has cleared the way for two new top-level domains exclusively for jobs and travel information. The International Corporation for Assigned...
Microsoft and its customers got no holiday break from security concerns as Symantec said it had confirmed three more yet-to-be-patched vulnerabilities in Windows, some of which can be used to launch denial-of-service attacks. Symantec said all three of the flaws are considered serious, and Denmark-b...
A host of trends in the technology industry could lead to a sharp increase in licensing fees next year and beyond, and enterprises should consider renegotiating existing deals now, research firm Gartner says in a new report. The firm said that even if per-unit software prices change little, as expec...
Broadcom has rolled out a new line of local area network (LAN) chipsets that it says can increase the range of existing WiFi networks by as much as 50 percent in both office and home settings. Broadcom said its Broadrange 54g chipsets rely on advanced signal processing technology to boost the range ...
Muscling into territory previously controlled by rising competitor AMD, Intel has struck a broad cross-licensing agreement with graphics chip maker nVidia. The result of the multi-year deal will be that nVidia can design its graphics chipsets to work with Intel processors. NVidia has seen its market...
Dell and Microsoft have struck a partnership aimed at making it easier and faster for enterprises to update their server software with security patches and new releases. The companies said they will work to merge Dell's OpenManage 4 systems management software and Microsoft's Systems Management Serv...
Verizon Wireless said it has reached an agreement to buy all the spectrum licenses held by NextWave Telecom for US$3 billion in cash, just the latest instance of consolidation in the wireless industry and one that ends a years-old legal dispute with regulators. Verizon, the second-largest wireless c...
A group of tech heavyweights have joined forces to push a mobile security specification they say will clear the way for a boom in m-commerce. Wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo, chipmaker Intel and IBM said the spec they call "Trusted Mobile Platform" will protect mobile devices against viruses and other a...
Aiming to keep all-important software developers eager to work on its platform and to stay ahead of Java-based rivals, Microsoft is laying the foundation for what it sees becoming "software factories" where specific applications can be quickly customized from a base of existing code. The software gi...
Intel plans to use novel materials and manufacturing processes in order to continue to develop smaller and faster computer chips once current technologies no longer do the trick. The leading chipmaker, which has been stung recently by some near-term product retreats and operational hiccups, laid out...
Microsoft and Cisco Systems today announced they would share security and network health technologies in an effort to better stop, isolate and eliminate viruses and other malicious codes on Windows-based networks. The agreement calls for Cisco and Microsoft to share key information about their respe...
The fate of the controversial Induce Act that would restrict file-sharing technology that can be used to illegally download and share copyrighted material was in question today after negotiations between the music and electronics industries broke down as the current Congressional session nears an en...
Hewlett-Packard announced the firing of three top executives after reporting a dismal quarter and acknowledging that the company’s failure to execute on its own internal computing initiatives left it vulnerable to competitors. HP, which released earnings a week before they were expected, fell ...
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