InformationWeek Stories by John Foley

Cloud Computing's Portability Gotcha

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Transfer fees can lead to lock-in as data stores grow.

NASA Space Technologies Go Mainstream

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:07:00 EST

In its annual report, the space agency identifies 49 technologies that are being repurposed in the private sector, including scheduling software for hospitals and a tuning circuit for 3G networks.

Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's Data Center Problem

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:33:00 EST

The number of data centers belonging to the U.S. government has more than doubled in the past 10 years. Can Federal CIO Vivek Kundra put a stop to the trend?

Q&A: CIO Ross Philo On 'Post Office' In Your Home

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

In a tough business environment, the U.S. Postal Service is delivering new capabilities for home PCs and smartphones and new services for high-volume mailers, says its top IT executive.

Amazon Offers MySQL Cloud Service, Cuts Server Fees

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:32:00 EDT

In a preemptive strike at Microsoft, Amazon Web Services offers a relational database in the cloud, high-memory configurations, and cuts hourly fees for its Windows and Linux servers.

Uncle Sam Mulls The Move To Windows 7

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:08:00 EDT

Many government agencies participated in the Windows 7 beta program, but the public sector is expected to trail businesses in adopting Microsoft's new operating system.

Government Technologist: Energy's $32 Million Cloud Experiment

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:44:00 EDT

The Department of Energy has embarked on an ambitious project to see how cloud computing can be used by scientists at its national labs. Is it taking on too much, too soon?

NATO Turns To Telepresence For Savings And Security

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:36:00 EDT

The alliance is using 'life size' video conferencing for communications and collaboration, project management, and emergency situations.

Photo Gallery: Google's Scenic Oregon Data Center

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 EDT

One of Google's newest data centers is nestled among the mountains, canyons, and waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge.

NASA's Next Mission: The Tweetup

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:34:00 EDT

The space agency plans to host 100 Twitter users at Kennedy Space Center for next month's launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Government Technologist: Silicon Valley Goes Opaque

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:57:00 EDT

TechAmerica's closed-door annual conference around the U.S. government's IT spending plans is out of step with the Obama administration's transparency push.

Q&A: Steve Ballmer On Windows 7 Enterprise Deployment

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:00:00 EDT

In interview, Microsoft's CEO encourages CIOs to "carve out" money for Windows 7, saying end users are going to demand it.

The Government CIO 50: Driving Change In The Public Sector

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:02:00 EDT

InformationWeek's first-ever compilation of top CIOs in federal, state, and local government, and how they're managing new expectations.

Obama Promotes National Innovation Strategy

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:40:00 EDT

The president unveils a three-pronged plan to spur technology and business innovation in the United States.

InformationWeek 500: 10 Government Organizations That Understand IT Innovation

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:01:00 EDT

Cheaper, faster, better isn't just the rallying cry of the private sector.

First Look At Amazon's Oregon Data Center

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EDT

See our photos of the e-commerce giant's new $100-million, 100,000-square-foot-plus site under construction along the Columbia River.

Gov 2.0: Obama Team Details 'Open Government' Progress

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:31:00 EDT

At the Gov 2.0 Summit, federal deputy CTO Beth Noveck detailed what is being done to make government data more widely available.

Gov 2.0: Open Government Directive Nearly Ready

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

At the Gov 2.0 Summit, federal CTO Aneesh Chopra says forthcoming directive will outline steps agencies can take to be 'hardwired' for open government.

Chrome OS Faces Integration Challenges Ahead

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:01:50 EDT

Google has only begun to solve problems getting client apps and Web apps to work together.

Tech Innovation USA: From Resilient Networks To Self-Scheduling Devices

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:02:00 EDT

U.S. agencies are driving government IT initiatives that could soon make their way to businesses.

How Government's Driving Cloud Computing Ahead

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 00:01:50 EDT

Federal agencies are testing use cases as well as pushing standards and definitions that could help the business world.

IBM Expands Cloud Computing Appliances, Services

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:25:00 EDT

New products and services will let companies deploy task-specific internal clouds, while also tapping into new public cloud services.

Startup City: Eucalyptus Systems Readies Enterprise Add-Ons

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

With a handful of customers, the private cloud startup is ramping up its services and software capabilities.

NASA Launches 'Nebula' Compute Cloud

Fri, 22 May 2009 18:15:00 EDT

The space agency's open source cloud project could be used in support of space missions and a more open Web strategy.

InformationWeek To Launch 'Anatomy Of The Cloud' Series

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:21:00 EDT

Technical analysis is aimed at helping IT pros evaluate new options in infrastructure, storage, and platforms as a service, as well as strategies for building internal private clouds.

Remaking Microsoft: Break Up The Company

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:01:55 EST

Microsoft needs a makeover from top to bottom.

10 Cloud Computing Predictions

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:01:10 EST

Vendors are rushing to join Amazon, EMC/VMware, IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce in the cloud, offering businesses new ways to do more with less.

10 Cloud Computing Predictions For 2009

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST

More players will join Amazon, EMC/VMware, IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce in the cloud this year, offering businesses ways to do more with less.

Startup Of The Week: Hiperwall

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Hiperwall, which was derived from technology developed at UC Irvine, specializes in video walls, giant displays comprised of a dozen or more LCD monitors assembled together.

Chief Of The Year: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:02:00 EST

Amazon's external-facing CTO is helping to devise a cloud computing architecture with customer requirements built-in.

Q&A: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:01:55 EST

InformationWeek's 2008 Chief of the Year discusses Web services architecture, cloud computing, and his changing role as CTO.

Startup Of The Week: RightScale

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:01 EST

IT pros need full-featured management tools to get cloud computing right. RightScale's platform can be used to deploy and manage virtual servers in Amazon's EC2 and other cloud services.

A How-To Guide To Cloud Computing

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 00:02:00 EST

Getting started in cloud computing is easy. But companies struggle with the details, from management and networking to data protection and contracts.

Startup Of The Week: Enomaly

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Enomaly makes it possible to create cloud-like environments in corporate data centers.

Photo Gallery: Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:08:00 EST

Get a glimpse of the conference where Microsoft allowed an early look at Windows 7, at its first Web-based Office applications, and at its new Azure platform for cloud computing.

Startup Of The Week: Arista Networks

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The company recently named Cisco veteran Jayshree Ullal as CEO, while co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim took on an expanded role as chairman and chief development officer.

Startup Of The Week: Alfresco Software

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The company's CEO expects open source software companies, because they're more open in product development, to be more appealing in the wake of the financial industry turmoil.

Startups Face A Tough Investment Environment

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:01:10 EDT

The already slow IPO environment has ground to a halt. Still, VCs remain optimistic that tech startups with the right products could still thrive under tough economic conditions.

Startup Of The Week: Ocarina Networks

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Ocarina, which got its start in photo storage optimization, is expanding its data-compression technology into other markets.

20 Cloud Computing Startups You Should Know

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:02:00 EDT

Young companies are emerging as software and service providers in the cloud. These newcomers can help you deploy and manage IT resources in new ways.

Startup Of The Week: Zuora

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The company's Z-Billing platform is aimed at the software-as-a-service market.

Startup Of The Week: Zscaler

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Promising to replace a hodgepodge of security applications and appliances, entrepreneur Jay Chaudhry's new company offers security as a service.

Private Clouds Take Shape

Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:00:50 EDT

Corporate data centers take a best-of-both-worlds approach, adopting technologies and practices of public cloud infrastructures from the likes of Amazon.com and Google.

Startup Of The Week: 3Tera

Sat, 2 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Its grid operating system is being used to by cloud computing providers, and IT departments can use it to create their own internal "clouds."

Vote For Your Favorite Startup

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Weigh in and tell us which startups you think have the most compelling technologies.

Startup Of The Week: Elastra

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Company's Cloud Server and markup languages give software architects control over applications in the cloud

Startup Of The Week: SugarCRM

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

New data center edition of open source CRM application supports "multi-instance" deployments.

Startup Of The Week: MokaFive Can Be Used To Create And Manage Virtual PCs

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The company's product lets IT admins deploy virtual PCs that don't require a constant connection to a central server to work.

Startup Of The Week: SnapLogic Specializes In Data Integration At 'The Edge'

Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Its open source framework pulls documents and Web content into mashups and rich Internet applications.

Startup Of The Week: FastSoft Accelerates Video Streaming

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Its appliances employ a souped-up version of TCP that was developed in Cal Tech's networking lab.

Startup Of The Week: Truviso Offers Another Option For BI

Sat, 3 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The company's software performs continuous, real-time analysis on incoming data

Startup Of The Week: Marketcetera Takes Open Source To Wall Street

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Its automated-trading platform is an alternative to commercial software or in-house development.

Startup Of The Week: Attivio Offers A New Approach To Enterprise Search

Sat, 5 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The company's search engine combs through structured and unstructured data.

VC Funds Pour Into Commercial Open Source

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:05:00 EDT

Investment in open source startups hits an all-time high, but questions over what's next remain.

Startup Of The Week: Pentaho Offers Opens Source BI Alternative

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The commercial company "leads and sponsors" the open source projects that are core to its suite, giving it direct influence over software development.

Your Data And The P2P Peril

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:02:00 EDT

Usher, 10,000 BC, and your company's confidential spreadsheets could all out there for the world to grab. Here's how these data leaks happen and what you can do to prevent them.

Startup Of The Week: WaveMaker Tries To Simplify Web Apps

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

Development platform emphasizes ease and speed of assembly while adhering to corporate data policies.

Startup Of The Week: HiveLive Puts Buzz In Enterprise Social Networks

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

New social networking platform for business is based on the concept of user-configurable building blocks.

Startup Of The Week: Genius.com Lands A Blue Chip Account

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

E-mail-powered sales tool is aimed at individual users, yet broader adoption often follows.

Startup Of The Week: Xkoto's 'Active' Approach To Database Availability

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Load-balancing middleware distributes database workloads across commodity servers.

Photo Tour: Microsoft's Redmond HQ Gets Ready For Windows Server Launch

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:15:00 EST

A visit to the software giant's Redmond, Wash., campus reveals a crew working hard to get Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 out the door.

Startup Of The Week: Appcelerator Promises Faster RIA Development

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

With JBoss founder Marc Fleury as an adviser, new company offers tools for building rich Internet applications and SOAs.

Workday's Aneel Bhusri Has Big Software In His Sights

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:01:00 EST

He's ready to take the software-as-a-service company up against the likes of Oracle and SAP.

The Man Behind Ad-Supported Software

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:01:00 EST

Spiceworks CEO Scott Abel admits the approach was an afterthought but one that's reshaping the software industry.

Startup Of The Week: StackSafe Tackles Software Testing

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

Test Center will let IT departments assess upgrades, patches, and new apps before deploying them.

Startup Of The Week: Krugle

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

Krugle, which started as a searchable repository of publically available source code, has created a search appliance for the enterprise.

9 Questions To Ask A Tech Startup

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:02:00 EST

IT professionals need to vet new and unproven vendors. Here's a guide to getting to know them.

Evaluating Tech Startups: The Risks And Rewards

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:02:00 EST

Unwilling to take a chance on an emerging technology vendor? Your company could miss out on the next big breakthrough.

Startup Of The Week: The Art Of E-Mail Archiving

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

Mimosa Systems specializes in archiving Exchange-based e-mail. And once messages are stored, it helps you find them.

Startup Of The Week: Aveksa Brings Discipline To Data Access

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

New application lets security pros, compliance specialists, and business managers collaborate in roles-based governance.

Startups Offer Security Tools To Contain Insider Threats

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:35:00 EDT

Aveksa, SailPoint, and Sentrigo's technology gives IT departments greater control over, and insight into, who's accessing corporate data.

Startup Of The Week: Cleversafe Scatters Data For Safekeeping

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

A new release of the company's open source storage grid software is a precursor to a commercial offering next year.

Startup City: Mino Wireless Reduces The Hassle Of International Cell Calls

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Panel of judges at InformationWeek conference gives thumbs up to the company's VoIP-based alternative.

Startup City: DB4Objects Takes A Run At The Object Database Market

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:01:00 EDT

The success of its open source, embedded database will depend on high volume deployments

Sun CEO Hints At Growth Through Acquisition

Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:48:00 EDT

Revenue and profit growth have become the computer company's top priorities.

Bill Gates' Legacy: Tech Titan Or Tyrant?

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:02:00 EDT

Microsoft's co-founder and chairman has been a polarizing figure in the computer industry. As he eases out of day-to-day management, the debate begins on how he will be remembered.

Bill Gates' Legacy: Outmaneuvering The Competition

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

As he eases out of management, Microsoft's co-founder will be remembered as an inspiring leader and brilliant businessman.

Deferred Revenue From Vista Upgrades Boosts Microsoft's Earnings

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Concerns continue to be raised about application compatibility and hardware requirements

At NASA, Windows Vista Isn't Ready For Launch

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EDT

Space agency among the growing list of federal agencies that have put a temporary hold on Windows Vista rollouts.

New York Gets Googled

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

The Big Apple has become an epicenter of tech talent and innovation -- and Google's second home.

Windows Vista's Day Has Arrived

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

At launch event in New York, Bill Gates hosts a day-long extravaganza

Dancers, Broadway, And A Bill Gates Bash? It Can Only Mean One Thing

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:15:00 EST

The consumer launch of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system will be an all-day extravaganza in New York City.

Brief: Teradata To Split From NCR As HP Enters The Market

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Teradata has big growth plans on its own

CEO Designate: Teradata To Gain Speed And Focus

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:05:00 EST

A spin-off from parent company NCR should make the data warehousing specialist nimbler, but no big strategy shifts are planned.

NCR Spins Off Teradata To Face An Aggressive HP

Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:59:00 EST

NCR, Teradata, data warehousing, Hewlett-Packard

Nonstop Keeps Moving Along

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

It's been a circuitous route for the NonStop operating system and database. NonStop was developed at Tandem Computers, founded in 1974 by engineers who left Hewlett-Packard. In 1997, Tandem was acquired by Compaq, which was subsequently bought by HP. So NonStop is essentially back where it started.

Exclusive: Inside Hewlett-Packard's Data Warehouse Gamble

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

CEO Mark Hurd and CIO Randy Mott draw on past experience to take on IBM, Oracle, and Teradata.

In Child-Porn Aftermath, IT Staffer Faces A Decision

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:00:02 EST

She discovered child porn on a New York Law School professor's computer, got fired, then sued her employer for retaliation.

Tech Industry Reacts To Bill Gates' Exit Plan

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:11:00 EDT

As Bill Gates eases out of day-to-day management at Microsoft, it opens the door for new talent and ideas. But it also creates a hard-to-fill void.

Gates Transition Plan Shows He's Ready For A Change. Is His Company?

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:02:00 EDT

His departure is coming sooner than expected. But it's just the start of an era of change Microsoft must embrace.

The Medium, The Message

Mon, 1 May 2006 00:05:00 EDT

If we weren't bombarded enough with advertisements--on TV, radio, the Web, storefronts, and magazines like this--more are on the way. Marketers want to promote their messages on every electronic device we carry, every screen we view.

Gates Q&A: Changes Around The Office

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:30:00 EST

Microsoft's chairman sits down with us to preview the many updates to be made to Office.

Alan Nugent, Computer Associates

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

Nugent quit the technology business for two years in the mid-'90s to play professional poker, winning World Series of Poker bracelets in Limit and No Limit Texas Hold 'Em.

Office Live: An Option For Business?

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

At the same time Microsoft is trying to remake how companies dish up Office to employees on internal servers, it's working furiously to transition its hulking mass of application code so it can be offered as a service over the Web. The first fruits of that work, the OfficeLive.com site, are in beta testing now.

Inside Windows

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:02:00 EST

Microsoft presents its offer to reveal source code as a bold stroke to appease Europe. It may amount to far less.

Editor's Note: Innovation, Influence By Another Name

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:02:00 EST

As I look back on my calendar for 2005, I see a few appointments to get the car serviced, lots of Little League baseball and soccer games, tons of internal meetings, and industry events near and far.

Business Technology: Security Threats Galore, But No Worries Here

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:09 EST

The troubling state of IT security revealed last week by the SANS Institute's report on Internet vulnerabilities should be an eye opener to anyone responsible for computer systems in business. We learn that, despite all the resources that have gone into protecting IT systems, they're now susceptible to new kinds of threats. It's a reminder of just how precarious IT security has become. If only more people believed that.

Why 'Windows Live' Ain't Dead Yet

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:10:00 EST

Microsoft, Windows, Bill Gates, software services, Google

Selling Soap, Razors--And Collaboration

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:01:00 EST

Procter & Gamble recasts its strategy--and image--with new PC apps, predictive business intelligence, and virtualized processes

Editor's Note: Yesterday's Wonders, Tomorrow's Problems

Mon, 7 Nov 2005 00:04:00 EST

There's no shelter in size in the tech industry. Microsoft sits atop the software market, but its software-delivery model has lost favor.

Unisys Exits Hardware Assembly

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:16:00 EST

Following days of damage control, Unisys Corp. CEO Joe McGrath last week had something to be optimistic about: a deal with NEC Corp. that promises to reduce Unisys' manufacturing and research-and-development costs.

Editor's Note: Health-Care Costs Need A Shot Of IT

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:10 EDT

Last week began with an hour-long presentation by my company's HR department on health-plan options for the coming year. I learned that I have some decisions to make about which program to choose and that, if I stay with my current health plan, the costs are going up. Millions of employees in thousands of companies are going through the same drill. Spiraling health-care costs are being felt by employers and employees alike, creating a cost-of-living pain that ibuprofen won't help As companies try to rein in health-care costs, the best many can hope for is slowing the growth, not stopping it. We had to ask: What more can be done?

Microsoft Vs. Google: Beauty In The Eye Of The Beholder

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:56:00 EDT

Microsoft's big organizational shakeup, in which the company meshed several business units into three divisions, can be partly explained in one word: Google.

Siebel Will Be 'Centerpiece' Of Oracle CRM Strategy After $5.85 Billion Deal

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:23:00 EDT

Oracle's acquisition of Siebel is likely to send ripples through the application market, affecting competitors from Salesforce.com to IBM.

Editor's Note: How Secure Are You Really?

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:00:10 EDT

The question "Is your company more vulnerable?" is as much about perception as reality, John Foley says.

The Planning Begins For Windows Vista

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Now that Microsoft has released its Windows Vista operating system for beta testing, we decided to ask people when their companies will begin to deploy the finished product. One key finding: Only one in five respondents say they'll begin implementing the operating system within 12 months of general availability.

The Planning Begins For Windows Vista

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:50:00 EDT

Business Technology: Microsoft Vs. Google: A Rorschach Test

Mon, 1 Aug 2005 00:00:55 EDT

The growing battle between Microsoft and Google, besides being fun to watch, has got me thinking about the nature of competition in the tech industry and where things are headed. So I took the old ink-blot test. Here are my gut reactions:

Worst-Case Scenario

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:02:00 EDT

Federal investigators accuse a CEO of storing child porn on company computers. It's a situation no business wants to think about, but one for which every IT professional needs to be prepared.

For Future Software Innovation, The Bet's On Google

Wed, 6 Jul 2005 10:12:00 EDT

In a poll, more respondents say Google has an advantage over Microsoft when it comes to software innovation.

Steve Ballmer Delivers On A Security Promise

Thu, 9 Jun 2005 14:03:00 EDT

When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer disclosed this week that several new tools for software patch management are now available, he was delivering on a two-year-old promise to relieve one of the most acute pain points for many IT departments.

Editor's Note: The FBI Must Get It Right

Mon, 6 Jun 2005 00:02:00 EDT

It's probably not unusual for a newly hired CIO to walk into his or her office in the first days of a job, stroll through the data center

Google This, Microsoft: Cheap, Innovative Applications

Tue, 31 May 2005 12:08:00 EDT

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the company plans to put more of Google's Web-site capabilities into appliance devices that can be deployed in business environments. Schmidt seems less interested in the margins of hardware appliances than in the windfall to be made delivering ads to the world's most sophisticated computer users "- all those professionals glued to their PCs during the work day. And that's a philosophy Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer know well enough.

Microsoft Pitches Technology-For-Equity Licensing To Entrepreneurs

Wed, 4 May 2005 11:18:00 EDT

The new Microsoft Intellectual Property Ventures has a menu of 20 technologies available for licensing by small companies and startups.

Gates' 64-Bit Pitch

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:00:00 EDT

The performance benefits of 64-bit Windows are compelling, but companies must decide whether they're ready to take the plunge

Microsoft: Longhorn Is Still Compelling

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:50 EDT

Safety, security, and search improvements could make next-gen system worth the wait

Building A Case For Longhorn

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:35:00 EDT

Microsoft group VP Jim Allchin says security and new capabilities will set this operating system apart. But first, there's 64-bit Windows.

Businesses Slow To Deploy Windows XP SP2

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:01:45 EDT

One company that's forging ahead expects better security and easier patching

Tackling An SP2 Upgrade: How One Company Is Doing It

Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:20:00 EDT

Consumer-electronics retailer Crutchfield, hoping for improved PC security, is halfway through a Windows XP SP2 migration.

High-Performance Windows Delayed Until Next Year

Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:05:00 EDT

Windows Server 2003, Computer Cluster Edition, gets pushehd back, as Microsoft tunes the platform for 'personal' supercomputing.

JBoss Offers Increased Customer Protection

Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:32:00 EDT

In an atmosphere of intellectual-property worries, the open-source vendor wants to give customers peace of mind.

Business Adoption Of Windows XP SP2 Still Low, Survey Finds

Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:17:00 EDT

In a survey of 251 businesses, AssetMetrix finds Microsoft's most-secure operating system on fewer than 10% of PCs.

Microsoft's Two Tracks For Big Software Jobs

Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:01:35 EST

Longhorn stays on schedule, while Project Green gets pushed back

Teens Need To Use 'Filter Between Their Ears' On Web

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:31:00 EST

Parents are using software to monitor teenagers' Internet use, according to a new survey. But one expert says that's not enough.

One Company's Fight Against Spyware

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:50:00 EST

Groople's IT staff uses a variety of spyware-removal tools and says PC-user education must be part of the solution.

Toolkit Helps With Windows XP SP2 Compatibility

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:40:00 EST

Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit 4.0 addresses issues that have caused some companies to proceed slowly with Windows XP SP2 upgrades.

Middleware Delay Influenced Microsoft's New Business-Applications Road Map

Wed, 9 Mar 2005 07:51:00 EST

A software layer called the Microsoft Business Framework keeps getting pushed back and, with it, Microsoft's next-generation ERP suite.

Fired Google Blogger Lands A New Job

Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:30:00 EST

Mark Jen, the guy who lasted only a few weeks after a controversy over blogging at Google, has landed an engineering job at Plaxo.

Microsoft And The Martha Stewart Touch

Mon, 7 Mar 2005 00:00:06 EST

Bill Gates knows all about software, and Martha Stewart knows all about housewares. What would happen if they combined forces?

Survey Finds Patch Management An Ongoing Challenge For Many Companies

Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:40:00 EST

Spyware and viruses are among the top concerns, and user downtime is a worrisome consequence when viruses spread.

Guilty Pleas Represent 'Final Phase' In Dismantling Of Online Child-Porn Operation

Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:55:00 EST

Three employees of an Internet billing company in Belarus now face sentencing, folling a two-year international investigation.

What's Next For Explorer 7.0?

Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:40 EST

Gates says Microsoft will ship a test version of the browser this summer, but details remain sketchy

Firefox Patch Fixes Vulnerabilities And Prevents Crashing

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:00:00 EST

Mozilla Foundation's browser fix covers "moderately critical" and other security vulnerabilities, and addresses dozens of performance issues.

Microsoft Brings Software Know-How To HIV Research

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:15:00 EST

Some of the graphical-modeling capabilities being applied to medical research will ship with its SQL Server 2005 database later this year.

What's Next For Internet Explorer 7.0?

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:05:00 EST

Bill Gates says Microsoft will ship a beta version of its new browser this summer, but the details remain sketchy.

Lessons Learned From Google Blogger Who Got Fired

Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:29:00 EST

Two weeks after getting canned, Mark Jen talks about what went wrong and how others can avoid his mistakes.

You Call This Trustworthy Computing?

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:03:00 EST

Three years into Microsoft's security initiative, the bugs keep coming

Technology And The Fight Against Child Porn

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:02:00 EST

Online child pornography is a growing problem that the I.T. industry can't ignore.

Picture This: Should Google Filter Its Image Database?

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:01:40 EST

Google doesn't filter pornographic images from getting into its index, nor does it monitor the images in the index. -- Sidebar to: Technology And The Fight Against Child Porn

The Weblog Question

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:03:00 EST

People are starting Weblogs in growing numbers, but the owner of the content isn't always clear

Fine Lines: Copyright Complexities

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST

When dealing with RSS, you give up some of your copyrights, Scoble says.

Oracle Aims To Reassure PeopleSoft Users

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:19:00 EST

Oracle is on a mission to satisfy wary PeopleSoft customers following the drawn-out takeover, says president Charles Phillips.

SAP Delivers Portal Tool For Windows Developers

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:06:00 EST

It's one of the first deliverables in a joint-development agreement reached last year between SAP and Microsoft.

Reports Of Child Pornography Continue To Climb

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:56:00 EST

Reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's hot line grew for the seventh consecutive year.

New Law Aims At Counterfeit Computer Products

Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:24:00 EST

Microsoft quickly endorses the amendment after taking its own steps to stem the problem.

It's The End Of The Road For Windows NT

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:59:00 EST

After Dec. 31, Microsoft will no longer provide general support for Windows NT Server 4.0, marking the end of an era.

IT Confidential: Bid NT Farewell, Say Hello To AMD's Chips

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:00:09 EST

What will 2005 bring? Advanced Micro Devices expects to ring in the New Year with the first deals to embed its processors in routers and other types of network equipment.

Symantec To Acquire Veritas For $13.5 Billion

Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:30:00 EST

Deal will combine Symantec's security products with Veritas' storage software, resulting in reach from PCs to data centers.

Microsoft Courts PeopleSoft Customers

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:21:00 EST

A pitch to switch to Microsoft's own ERP applications is a shot across Oracle's bow.

Opening The Desktop

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:02:00 EST

Mozilla's open-source Web browser is a hit, and a new E-mail client promises to put more pressure on Microsoft

Thunderbird 1.0 Takes Aim At Microsoft's Outlook Express

Tue, 7 Dec 2004 00:15:00 EST

Following the launch of its Firefox browser, Mozilla delivers an E-mail client. A calendaring application may be next.

A Windows World?

Mon, 6 Dec 2004 00:01:55 EST

The battle between Windows and Linux is shaping up, and it's Microsoft's fight to lose

The Linux Kernel's Fuzzy Future

Mon, 6 Dec 2004 00:00:06 EST

Linus Torvalds and his open-source colleagues keep adding new features, but there's no technical road map leading the way.

Outsider On Top

Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:02:00 EST

Computer Associates' CEO-elect must reconcile product strategy and customer satisfaction.

Computer Associates' Next CEO Gets To Work

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:27:00 EST

Hired from IBM, CEO-elect John Swainson plans to move fast, without mimicking the software or services strategy of his former employer.

ERP On Windows Makes Strides

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:00:40 EST

Some businesses find that moving their ERP applications from Unix to Windows servers has its advantages

Oracle President Talks PeopleSoft, Product Plans

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:58:00 EST

Former Wall Street analyst Phillips was back in New York to drum up support for Oracle's $9.2 billion bid.

Firefox Could Give IE A Run For The Money

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:00:01 EST

Free browser aims for consumers with pop-up blockers; more admin tools are coming

Microsoft Extends Legal Protection To All Customers

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:01 EST

The company will shield all customers from legal costs and damages involving patent, copyright, trademark, or trade-secret disputes.

Microsoft Extends IP Legal Coverage

Tue, 9 Nov 2004 05:44:00 EST

The company says it will shield all customers from legal costs and damages involving patent, copyright, trademark, or trade-secret disputes.

Microsoft Appeases Novell And CCIA

Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:03:00 EST

In separate agreements, Microsoft settles two major disputes, further diffusing its legal challenges.

Microsoft Deepens IP Indemnity Coverage

Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:26:00 EST

A barrage of lawsuits has the company considering ways to expand legal coverage to business users and possibly to consumers.

Ballmer's Linux Spin

Mon, 1 Nov 2004 20:34:00 EST

Microsoft's CEO argues that Windows is cheaper and more secure than its open-source rival. Do the facts support him?

Ballmer's Linux Spin

Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:05:00 EST

Microsoft's CEO argues that Windows is cheaper and more secure than its open-source rival. Do the facts support him?

Microsoft Deepens Indemnity

Mon, 1 Nov 2004 00:00:40 EST

Barrage of lawsuits has vendor considering ways to provide coverage to more business users and possibly consumers

Ballmer Confronts Linux Challlenge

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:28:00 EDT

The Microsoft CEO argues the case for Windows vs. Linux in an email to customers and partners.

Ballmer Confronts Linux Head On

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:00:00 EDT

Microsoft CEO tells customers that Windows carries lower total costs and is more secure than the open-source operating system.

Real-Time People Tracking Planned

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:01:30 EDT

Sprint to offer location-based services using Microsoft's MapPoint app

Microsoft To Smooth Long, Hard Road To SP2

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:30 EDT

Windows XP upgrade needs tools to automate the process, and Microsoft agrees

Windows XP SP2 Distribution Surpasses 100 Million

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:09:00 EDT

Microsoft's big Windows patch gets snapped up by consumers, but many businesses are still testing it.

Microsoft-Cisco Team

Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:55:00 EDT

The vendors will collaborate on their approaches to PC quarantines, but Microsoft's Network Access Protection gets delayed by more than a year.

Microsoft And Cisco Partner On Network-Access Security

Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:55:00 EDT

The vendors will collaborate on their approaches to PC quarantines, but Microsoft's Network Access Protection gets delayed by more than a year.

Computer Associates' Interim CEO Outlines Growth Plans

Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:42:00 EDT

Product development, international expansion, and channel distribution will help drive growth.

Symantec Wants To Be Security's Microsoft

Mon, 4 Oct 2004 00:00:50 EDT

In its quest to be a one-stop shop, vendor expands its backup-and-recovery lineup.

Microsoft Expands Lower-Cost Windows XP Program To India

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:52:00 EDT

The 12-month program is aimed at first-time PC users in developing technology markets.

Microsoft, Amazon Slam Spammers

Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:00:00 EDT

Companies file joint lawsuit and several individual ones against alleged perpetrators of E-mail fraud.

It's Never Business As Usual

Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

229-year-old Bowne, not content to rest on past successes, has changed itself repeatedly to meet customer demands for new services

Avnet Greases Supply Chain

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:01:40 EDT

A new software architecture speeds this distributor's global supply chain.

Distribution: Distributors Learn Global Supply Ropes

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:00:15 EDT

Companies must align global supply chains with diverse customers, while holding costs down.

For Businesses, It's Slow Going With Windows XP's SP2

Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:05:00 EDT

It could take months for many businesses to test and deploy Microsoft's most-secure operating system.

Subscription Software Licenses Grow Slowly

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:00:30 EDT

The software industry's move toward subscription-based licenses and hosted applications inched ahead in the second quarter, according to Merrill Lynch's new index for measuring how software companies license their products.

Virtual Server 2005 Fills Gap In Microsoft Line

Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:39:00 EDT

New virtual-machine technology can be used to test software patches and migrate aging Windows NT applications.

Subscription-Style Software Licenses Continue Upward Trend

Wed, 8 Sep 2004 16:30:00 EDT

Merrill Lynch's On-Demand Index shows a slight increase in subscription and hosted software in the second quarter.

Autodesk Aims for More China Licensees

Mon, 6 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT

It hopes new functionality in its Civil 3D app will convince Chinese users to buy

Business Technology: Bugaboos Or No, It Seems Microsoft's Fine

Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:00:09 EDT

Microsoft makes its hacker-resistant, pop-up-blocking, firewall-protected operating system, Windows XP Service Pack 2, available for download this week, and you can almost hear the sigh of relief in Redmond

Work/Life: When Things Go Wrong

Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Editor-at-large John Foley catches up with two IT pros who got fired after taking action. Work/Life is a column on some of the interesting people we meet.

Windows XP SP 2 Finally Ships To Manufacturing

Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:00:00 EDT

The much-anticipated service pack promises to bolster Windows security.

Microsoft Details Servers, Search Plans

Mon, 2 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Moderate predictions belie aggressive moves into new areas, including patents

Gates: Microsoft To Increase Patent Filing

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:00:00 EDT

In annual meeting with financial analysts, Microsoft's chairman puts the focus on R&D and intellectual property.

Microsoft Delays Three Windows Upgrades

Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:00:00 EDT

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and 64-bit "extended" versions of Windows are pushed back to next year.

Sitting Pretty

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:05:00 EDT

Despite security flaws, Linux threats, and being labeled a 'mature company,' Microsoft keeps growing, with fourth-quarter sales and earnings up. So what's next?

Looking East: Growing With Offshore Outsourcers

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:04:00 EDT

Microsoft is helping Indian outsourcers develop service offerings, devise marketing strategies, and find customers, most of which turn out to be U.S.-based companies.

Amazon CTO: 'We've Just Scratched The Surface'

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EDT

If more of the information and processes that businesses have were exposed via Web services so developers could integrate them, 'people would do incredible things,' Vermeulen says.

Microsoft Courts Offshore Outsourcers

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 18:00:00 EDT

As IT companies in India and China grow, Microsoft wants its software to be pulled in their wake.

Microsoft Tries To Buddy Up To ISVs

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EDT

New program aims to match partners with execs--including Gates

Applying Pressure

Mon, 5 Jul 2004 00:05:00 EDT

Companies are banding together to push IT vendors into making their products more secure

Appeals Court OK's Microsoft Antitrust Settlement

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:00:00 EDT

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled 6-0 that the settlement was "in its entirety" in the public's interest.

Microsoft Targets Nonprofessional Programmers

Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:00:00 EDT

New stripped-down versions of Visual Studio and SQL Server can be used to write simple Web applications.

Work/Life: At Reuters, Mr. How-To Hits The Road

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:00:06 EDT

From 'nyet' to .Net, Bill Evjen travels the world to talk about software architectures.

Millions Of NT 4.0 Systems Face Phaseout

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:00:00 EDT

Support for the operating system is ending, leaving computers potentially vulnerable

Microsoft To Develop 'High Performance' Windows

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:00:00 EDT

New version of Windows Server 2003 for parallel computing will target the most demanding applications.

UPDATE: Microsoft Sets Terms For Windows NT Custom Support

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:00:00 EDT

The vendor says pricing has been established, but it won't reveal the details

Microsoft To Clarify Business-Applications Strategy

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:00:00 EDT

Four ERP suites to be upgraded over the next 12 months, starting with a major revamp of Great Plains software.

Challenging Oracle

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 00:05:00 EDT

As the Justice Department and Oracle face off, the competitive landscape for business applications takes an unexpected shift

Microsoft And SAP Say They Talked Merger Last Year

Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:00:00 EDT

Citing disclosure of confidential information in the Oracle-PeopleSoft trial, Microsoft acknowledges it initiated merger talks with SAP.

As Microsoft Ramps Up, Oracle Heads To Court

Mon, 7 Jun 2004 00:01:35 EDT

Microsoft's increasing clout in enterprise apps could factor into the PeopleSoft case

Microsoft Realigns Business Apps Strategy Team

Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:00:00 EDT

Senior VP Doug Burgum will report directly to CEO Steve Ballmer, while Orlando Ayala will take on the role of chief operating officer of Microsoft Business Solutions.

Microsoft Extends Service Periods

Mon, 31 May 2004 00:01:35 EDT

Windows 2000, XP, SQL Server 2000 get a few more years of support added on.

Strategy Shift

Mon, 31 May 2004 00:00:10 EDT

Microsoft is looking at how companies do business--and writing software products to support those processes

Microsoft Extends Product Support To 10 Years

Tue, 25 May 2004 12:00:00 EDT

Extra three years of extended support is an acknowledgement of tighter IT budgets and longer product life cycles

Ballmer: IT's Potenial Untapped, New MS Tools On Tap

Mon, 24 May 2004 14:00:00 EDT

Opening the annual TechEd conference, Microsoft;s CEO urged attendees to realize technology's full potential and detailed new development tool products, including Web services middleware.

Gates: Make Upgrades Easy

Mon, 24 May 2004 00:00:13 EDT

Microsoft is experimenting with better ways to deliver updated versions of its products, Bill Gates told a gathering of CEOs last week

Bill Gates Pitches Vision To CEO Audience

Thu, 20 May 2004 16:00:00 EDT

Microsoft is experimenting with new approaches to software upgrades; Weblogs and RFID among promising new tools cited

Microsoft Cutting $100 Million From Internal IT Budget

Thu, 20 May 2004 10:00:00 EDT

While other companies fill its coffers with licensing fees, Microsoft scrimps with its own IT spending.

Microsoft Puts Date On Longhorn Server

Mon, 17 May 2004 00:01:25 EDT

'Update releases' will add functionality at intervals; first up: quarantine capability

Microsoft Outlines Windows Server Road Map

Thu, 13 May 2004 18:00:00 EDT

Longhorn is pegged for availability in 2007 under new two-year product-development cycle.

Microsoft Maps Its Future

Mon, 10 May 2004 00:00:04 EDT

Microsoft's operating-system road map got a little clearer last week at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference

Public Health Watch

Mon, 10 May 2004 00:00:00 EDT

MedStar project will provide real-time view of an entire region's health status

Microsoft Names A New CIO

Fri, 7 May 2004 16:00:00 EDT

Six-year veteran Ron Markezich takes over from VP Rick Devenuti, who had been serving a dual role.

Microsoft's Business Framework Gets Pushed Back

Wed, 5 May 2004 16:00:00 EDT

The applications-development layer gets bumped from Visual Studio 2005 and into the Longhorn time frame.

Microsoft Outlines Plans For Longhorn, Demos Home Technology

Tue, 4 May 2004 17:00:00 EDT

User profiles will help in the operating system's design, but no delivery date has been set.

Dell And SAP Team To Lower Customer Costs

Mon, 3 May 2004 00:00:20 EDT

SAP needs to fulfill a promise it made to customers, CEO Kagermann says

Power Shift

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 00:01:50 EDT

Users gain flexibility and influence with new software pricing models.

Superpower: China's Choices Echo Around The World

Mon, 5 Apr 2004 00:01:00 EDT

When the Chinese government makes technology decisions, it impacts businesses around the world.

Up For A Fight

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:02:00 EST

The European Union, product delays, and Linux momentum test Microsoft, but they also may drive its competitive spirit.

Q&A: Micrososft CEO Steve Ballmer On Windows, Longhorn, And The EU's Ruling

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:01:50 EST

Micrososft CEO Steve Ballmer talks with InformationWeek editors about the European Union's ruling regarding additions to Windows, Longhorn's release schedule, and it's vertical-industry strategy. -- Sidebar to: Up For A Fight

Microsoft Hopes Appeal Will Blunt EU Decision

Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:00:00 EST

It says it will comply with European law, but will seek an injunction to put off the Competition Directorate decision's fine and sanctions while the case is on appeal--proceedings that could take years to resolve.

Microsoft Patch-Management Product Delayed By Windows XP Work

Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:00:00 EST

Windows Update Services falls behind schedule as resources get shifted to Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Get Set For Delays

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:10 EST

Key upgrades to Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net development environment and SQL Server database that had been scheduled for release this year are being postponed until 2005

Microsoft Delays Toolset And Database

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:05 EST

Interim releases of Windows may precede next major upgrade

Center Of Creativity

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST

Whirlpool initiative has led to better exchange of ideas, more patents, and higher revenue

Microsoft's Yukon Database And Whidbey Tools Delayed Till 2005

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:00:00 EST

Key product upgrades on the path to Longhorn operating system get pushed back.

Microsoft And SCO Group: What's So Secret?

Mon, 8 Mar 2004 00:00:06 EST

Microsoft last year signed two deals, worth $16 million, for SCO Group technology and rights, but it's still vague on how it will use them, John Foley says.

Microsoft Plans Follow-On To Windows Server 2003

Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:00:00 EST

With Longhorn's release date unclear, interim versions of Windows seem to be the new strategy.

Professor Convicted In Child-Porn Case Released From Jail

Mon, 1 Mar 2004 17:00:00 EST

Illicit images were discovered by two IT staffers during routine help-desk service.

Army Begins Active Directory Rollout

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:00:00 EST

The project, which will support up to 500,000 PCs, should result ina more secure IT infrastructure

Love, Commitment, And Windows Server 2003

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:00:00 EST

Match.com creates more hitches with fewer glitches using Microsoft's newest operating system and tools.

Modern Marvels

Mon, 9 Feb 2004 00:01:00 EST

Break-the-mold diversification is taking on a new urgency as companies look to serve the needs of their customers

Retail Plus: FedEx Buys Kinko's

Mon, 9 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST

More than a quarter of the documents handled by Kinko's 1,200 copy outlets arrive in digital format.

Tag Line: International Paper Offers RFID Experience

Mon, 9 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST

'The first piece of this is, you have to understand how the technology can change your business,' says Alan Clark, general manager of Smart Packaging for International Paper.

Gates' Grand Vision

Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:01:00 EST

A seamless computing environment would help businesses move ahead with innovative projects

Redefining What You Are

Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:01:00 EST

Management is key to transformation at FedEx, CEO Smith says.

Bill Gates, The Honorary Knight

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:00:00 EST

It was his contribution to U.K. business and education that prompted the Queen of England to give Gates an honorary knighthood.

Blueprint For Change

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:02:00 EST

Collaboration is coming to the building industry. It's a monumental shift that promises speed and efficiency.

Windows Tool Is Free

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:01:45 EST

Microsoft drops licensing fee for new version of Linux interoperability software

Microsoft Offers Linux-Interoperability Software For Free

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:00:00 EST

Services For Unix 3.5 also features improved performance and broader support for Posix APIs.

FedEx Success Doesn't Come With Big IT Budget Increase

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:01:00 EST

The FedEx IT team's budget won't rise in the next few years. But the expectations certainly will.

On Track: People And Technology Keep Packages Moving

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:00:00 EST

The automated sorting facility where midsize boxes are handled is a cacophony of moving vehicles, busy people, flying packages, and whirling conveyor belts.

Opening New Windows

Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:01:10 EST

Microsoft is reorganizing its Windows group to improve quality and agility.

Spammer Face Suits

Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:00:20 EST

State of New York and Microsoft file lawsuits against companies accused of spamming

Microsoft, New York Slam Spam

Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:00:13 EST

The New York attorney general's office and Microsoft, working together, have filed lawsuits against what they describe as a ring of companies responsible for distributing millions of deceptive E-mail messages

Microsoft, Spitzer Crack Down On Spammers

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:00:00 EST

Lawsuits are filed in New York and Washington against a "ring" of companies, following Microsoft's use of spam traps.

Microsoft Reorganizes Its Windows Groups

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:00:00 EST

A new "core" operating system division is created and several senior managers get new assignments.

A Web-Site Makeover That's More Than Cosmetic

Tue, 9 Dec 2003 12:00:00 EST

Direct-sell cosmetics maker Mary Kay upgrades its 20-server site to Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0.

Microsoft Opens Up Software

Mon, 8 Dec 2003 00:00:10 EST

Microsoft plans to make it easier for other software companies, developers, academic researchers, and even competitors to use its software for their own purposes.

Microsoft Broadens Its Licensing Efforts

Mon, 8 Dec 2003 00:00:00 EST

Vendor to make code available to technology companies, schools, and others

Microsoft Pushes Its Intellectual Property

Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:00:00 EST

The company gets serious about licensing its 4,000 patents and other technologies after years of tight-fisted control.

From Here To Longhorn

Mon, 1 Dec 2003 00:01:00 EST

Microsoft moves to address user concerns with new products and strategies due over the coming year

You May Be Next

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 00:02:30 EST

SCO Group is taking its Linux fight directly to users. Will your company face a lawsuit?

At Last, The Final Level

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 00:01:30 EST

What comes next? Computing for seamless connectivity, Gates says.

Java Pickup

Mon, 24 Nov 2003 00:00:08 EST

Sun Microsystems last week disclosed a contract to sell up to 1 million Java Desktop Systems to China Standard Software Co.

Gates Sets Timetable For Security Improvements

Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:00:00 EST

By mid-2004, even critics will be impressed by the improvements, Microsoft's chairman predicts.

Big Deals For Sun

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:00:00 EST

At Comdex, it disclosed a product-development partnership with AMD and a contract to sell as many as 1 million copies of its new desktop software environment to a Chinese tech company.

Gates Thinks Seamless And Secure

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:00:00 EST

The Microsoft chairman outlined for Comdex attendees the software needed to access and share information across a variety of devices, and said security continues to be a pressing issue.

Who Owns Gartner?

Mon, 3 Nov 2003 00:00:25 EST

The firm insists that an influential VC's 38% stake won't compromise its objectivity

Gartner's Backers

Mon, 3 Nov 2003 00:00:19 EST

Gartner has a strong reputation for providing top-notch analysis of IT trends and helping companies develop successful business-technology plans

Sybase Sees Database Rebound, But Overall Sales Are Down

Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:00:00 EST

Application-integration products are drag on an otherwise improving picture for the software company.

Here Come The Office Apps

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 00:00:05 EST

After months of testing and advance marketing, Microsoft formally launched its new Office System products, involving personal-productivity applications, server software, and related services centered on the company's refreshed desktop suite, Office 2003.

Consumers Help Microsoft

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 00:00:04 EST

Back-to-school PC sales did what corporate IT spending couldn't in lifting Microsoft's sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30.

Not One To Mince Words

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 00:00:00 EST

Napier played a key role in the HP-Compaq merger transition before losing his battle with cancer

Server Sales Boost Microsoft's 1Q Results

Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:00:00 EDT

Revenue grew 6% in the first fiscal quarter of 2004, but security concerns held back business spending.

Microsoft Launches Software Barrage

Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:00:00 EDT

Bill Gates calls Office System the biggest product blitz in the company's history.

Office Apps Get An Ambitious Overhaul

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:00:01 EDT

Digital-rights management and support for XML schemas added to Microsoft's software

Fiorina Reflects On CIO Napier's Contributions

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:00:00 EDT

Before he died of cancer, the IT veteran helped pull off one of the biggest integration projects ever.

Hewlett-Packard CIO Napier Succumbs To Cancer

Tue, 14 Oct 2003 17:00:00 EDT

The 25-year IT veteran held the top business-technology job at Compaq, Lucent, and other large companies.

Windows And Linux Gain Ground

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:00:00 EDT

The server operating systems both increased market share in 2002, but Windows expanded even more.

Staring Down Linux

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:02:00 EDT

Everyone talks about Linux gaining ground. Redmond doesn't take threats lightly.

Skills The Biggest Challenge Where Windows, Linux Coexist

Tue, 7 Oct 2003 10:00:00 EDT

New survey finds other obstacles include incompatible apps, different management tools, and lack of vendor cooperation.

Microsoft Is Keen On Green

Mon, 6 Oct 2003 00:00:10 EDT

Little-known project has hundreds of developers writing a new set of business apps from scratch

Small Business Server To Ship

Mon, 6 Oct 2003 00:00:05 EDT

Microsoft's newest, cheapest, and easiest-to-deploy server operating system is ready to ship

Will Windows For Small Businesses Be A Big Business?

Wed, 1 Oct 2003 18:00:00 EDT

Microsoft says its newest and cheapest server operating system can be deployed in about the time it takes for a coffee break.

Microsoft Names Early Adopters Of Speech Server

Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:00:00 EDT

Emerging technology will let companies blend speech-enabled Web applications with call-center operations.

Microsoft Is Keen On Green

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:00:00 EDT

A little-known project involves hundreds of developers, writing a new set of business applications from scratch

Company Profile: New Ideas Pay Off In Long-Term Returns

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:01:04 EDT

Brokerage rethinks processes as budgets shrink and workloads expand

Banking & Financial Services: Financial Firms Invest For Growth

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:21 EDT

Industry tackles ambitious strategies that others have been putting off

Next Level Of Services

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

IBM and Microsoft demonstrate new security and reliability specifications

IBM, Microsoft Show Beefed-Up Web Services

Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:00:00 EDT

Security, messaging, and transactions are the subject of a year-long development effort.

Fix-It Fatigue

Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:02:00 EDT

Long after Bill Gates began the Trustworthy Computing campaign, the bugs keep coming

Windows Security Flaw

Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:16 EDT

Microsoft issued a security bulletin last week warning of three new critical vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system

Cognos Supports Web Reports

Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:08 EDT

Cognos Inc. CEO Ron Zambonini last week introduced a business-intelligence reporting platform that was developed from scratch to support the creation and distribution of informational reports over the Web.

In-House Innovation

Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Custom code is alive and well and playing a strategic role at many companies

Tool Time: Features Boost Developers' Productivity

Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:00:00 EDT

What more can be done to improve the productivity of in-house application developers?

Cognos Unveils Web-Savvy Reporting Software

Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:00:00 EDT

ReportNet product combines number crunching with online distribution.

Five Flaws Found

Mon, 8 Sep 2003 00:00:09 EDT

Microsoft last week issued security bulletins and patches for five new software vulnerabilities.

Microsoft Issues Five New Security Warnings

Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:00:00 EDT

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Microsoft Office 2003 Readied For Release

Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:00:00 EDT

Applications 'system' is set for New York launch in late October.

BEA Systems Emphasizes Integration In WebLogic 8.1

Mon, 4 Aug 2003 16:00:00 EDT

The popular application server gets tight with portal, integration, and security layers.

New Look At Visual Studio

Mon, 4 Aug 2003 00:00:04 EDT

Microsoft last week outlined some of the features to be delivered as part of the next release of Visual Studio .Net, due next year and in a subsequent release.

Closer Look At Linux

Mon, 4 Aug 2003 00:00:03 EDT

Microsoft has deployed Linux and other open-source software in a test center that's typically used by its business customers to experiment with Microsoft's own products.

Microsoft's Web Site Brought Down By Attack

Fri, 1 Aug 2003 19:00:00 EDT

Denial of service is blamed for outage that lasted more than an hour.

Microsoft Takes Linux For A Test Drive

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:00:00 EDT

Vendor plans to do side-by-side comparisons between Linux and Windows in lab environment.

Review: Tablet PCs

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Do you need a $2,000 writing pad? InformationWeek's John Foley says tablet PCs are worth the money for those who do a lot of note-taking.

Microsoft Outlines Visual Studio .Net Upgrade

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:00:00 EDT

The focus will be on developer productivity, scalability, and tie-ins to Yukon database.

Microsoft Touts R&D Plans And Taps CFOs

Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:01:03 EDT

One wild card: IT spending; and what about that $50 billion in cash?

Microsoft's Hopper Is Full

Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:11 EDT

At its financial-analysts meeting last week, Microsoft gave an overview of its development projects, which will be fueled in this fiscal year by $6.9 billion in research and development spending.

Microsoft Details Product Plans But Keeps Mum On Dividends And Buybacks

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:00:00 EDT

Bill Gates and other execs outline plans for $6.8 billion research and development budget, but the company won't say what it plans to do with its $50 billion in reserves.

Server Software Drives Microsoft's 4Q Gains

Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:00:00 EDT

Windows Server, SQL Server, and Exchange revenue grow more than 20%, pulled along by enterprise agreements.

Two Oracle Departures And One Arrival

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:00:00 EDT

The company's chief marketing officer and a former sales exec resign, while a former Army officer will promote homeland security systems.

SCO Group Seeks Consensus

Mon, 7 Jul 2003 00:00:11 EDT

To lift the threat of legal liability hanging over Linux may require a coordinated agreement involving multiple vendors.

Adobe Adopts Activation

Mon, 7 Jul 2003 00:00:10 EDT

In a move to stem the illegal distribution of its software, Adobe Systems Inc. has begun testing online activation of its Photoshop 7.0 application in Australia.

Small Business Server Closer

Mon, 7 Jul 2003 00:00:06 EDT

Microsoft is one step closer to delivering the next version of its Small Business Server, a software package that's aimed at companies with up to 50 PCs.

SCO Group Seeks Multiparty Solution

Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:00:00 EDT

The company says an industrywide effort may be required to satisfy its intellectual-property concerns.

Adobe Tests Anti-Piracy Technique

Wed, 2 Jul 2003 19:00:00 EDT

If online-activation trial works in Australia, a rollout in the United States will follow.

Windows Small Business Server 2003 Approaches Release

Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:00:00 EDT

The Windows Server 2003 software bundle is aimed at companies with up to 50 PCs.

6 Myths

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:00:20 EDT

Reports of the demise of business technology have been greatly exaggerated. Sure, companies have become more tightfisted, and that's affected technology vendors, stock prices, and the job market. But it's misleading to focus only on frugality and the fallout from past mistakes. The industry may be better off than many people think. Here's our take on some common misconceptions.

New Whistle-Blower Law

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:00:11 EDT

New York State Sen. John Sampson, D-19th district, said last week that he plans to introduce a statute to New York's existing whistle-blower law that would protect employees who report child pornography

A New Legacy

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:00:10 EDT

Ailing Fingerhut threw out its old systems and developed new software in just six weeks. The result was twofold: a second chance for the catalog retailer and a new software company

More Myths About Business Technology

Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Another six assumptions about the IT industry that can lead you to the wrong conclusions.

Law Professor Sentenced In Child-Porn Case

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:00:00 EDT

Samuels gets six months in jail in controversial case that began when IT workers found illicit images on his office PC.

Worried Yet?

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:01:05 EDT

Consolidation. Litigation. Forced migration. Is this any way to run an industry?

SCO Group: Who Are These Guys?

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:01:04 EDT

The company taking on IBM and the Linux community in an intellectual-property dispute over Unix source code sounds like the same company that developed a version of Unix for Intel's 8086 and 8088 processors 20 years ago, but it's not.

Industry Watch: Phillips: Analyst To Exec

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:00:01 EDT

In April, Charles Phillips was a software-industry analyst at Morgan Stanley, where he covered Oracle, PeopleSoft, and J.D. Edwards. In May, he took a job as an executive VP with Oracle

Oracle Exec Tries To Reassure PeopleSoft Customers

Wed, 18 Jun 2003 18:00:00 EDT

Executive VP Chuck Phillips says customers will "get to keep doing what they're doing" if Oracle's bid to take over PeopleSoft succeeds.

SCO-Novell Deal Was Confusing From The Start

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 01:00:00 EDT

The intellectual-property dispute over the Unix operating system has roots in a 1995 deal that was murky even then.

Microsoft Coy About Unix Code

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 00:00:10 EDT

If Windows acts more like Unix, and Linux is a variant of Unix, is Windows about to become Linux?

Ballmer Lays Down The Law

Mon, 9 Jun 2003 00:00:15 EDT

In an E-mail to employees titled simply "The Microsoft Business Plan," CEO Steve Ballmer last week presented a six-point plan for "operationalizing" the company's priorities

Novell Pings, SCO Pongs

Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:00:00 EDT

A seven-year-old document appears to bolster SCO Group's claim of Unix copyright ownership.

First Analyst Impressed By SCO's 'Proof'

Thu, 5 Jun 2003 18:00:00 EDT

An analyst says it appears that some parts of SCO Unix and Linux are indeed cut from the same mold.

UPDATE: Ballmer's Business Plan

Wed, 4 Jun 2003 18:00:00 EDT

In an internal E-mail, Microsoft's CEO outlines a six-point plan of attack.

SCO Shows Code

Wed, 4 Jun 2003 18:00:00 EDT

Software vendor tries to make its case that Linux violates its rights to license Unix.

Red Hat Stands Pat In SCO Controversy

Wed, 4 Jun 2003 16:00:00 EDT

The leading Linux vendor says its business has been unaffected by all the source-code mud slinging.

Miles To Go

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 00:02:00 EDT

These CEOs say IT can go much further in helping them solve their business problems

A Day In My Life, By Bill Gates

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 00:00:01 EDT

Gates recently gave some execs a demo of his own desktop system and some of the applications he uses in his daily work.

5 Steps To Take To Raise Productivity

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 00:00:01 EDT

CIOs know the boss is depending on them to help pull the bottom line up. Here's how some are doing it.

Microsoft Co-Opts Open Source On Its Terms

Mon, 26 May 2003 00:01:02 EDT

SCO license deal highlights Microsoft's endorsement of for-profit development

Industry Watch: What A CEO Wants

Mon, 26 May 2003 00:00:01 EDT

To hear some CEOs tell it, their companies haven't begun to master the challenges or, in many cases, the opportunities presented by IT.

Microsoft Likes Open Source. Kind Of

Fri, 23 May 2003 12:00:00 EDT

The peace and love of Linux is wearing thin just as Microsoft puts its own twist on the open-source concept.

Microsoft Licenses SCO Unix

Mon, 19 May 2003 13:56:02 EDT

The vendor licensed the source code and an unspecified patent, and indicated it would use the technology in Microsoft products that support Windows-to-Unix interoperability.

Data Debate

Mon, 19 May 2003 00:02:01 EDT

Security or privacy? Darpa's Total Information Awareness program tests the boundaries.

Public Sector Gets In The Groove

Fri, 16 May 2003 15:59:50 EDT

A company official says Groove Networks is negotiating with numerous police departments that want to use its collaboration software in homeland security efforts.

Reporters' Notebook

Mon, 12 May 2003 00:02:00 EDT

Events surrounding the IT-child pornography story are developing rapidly. Here's a list of late-breaking snippets of news developments.

Troubling Discovery

Mon, 12 May 2003 00:02:00 EDT

They found child porn and reported it. Later, they got fired. What happened?

Gates Lays Out Reasons To Buy IT Again

Tue, 6 May 2003 18:03:45 EDT

He talked about everything from a more-affordable Microsoft's Windows CE to an ambitious plan for data-center automation that could take five years to realize.

HP, One Year Later

Mon, 5 May 2003 00:00:29 EDT

Hewlett-Packard, which this week will mark the one-year anniversary of its merger with Compaq, said last week it's bringing its Unix, Windows, OpenVMS, and NonStop servers and StorageWorks storage systems into a single business unit, called Enterprise Storage and Servers.

Microsoft And HP Team On PC

Mon, 5 May 2003 00:00:29 EDT

Bill Gates will unveil a PC prototype, developed with Hewlett-Packard and code-named Athens, as a platform for collaboration and communication.

PARC Gets Privacy Project

Mon, 5 May 2003 00:00:09 EDT

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $3.5 million contract to Xerox Corp.'s Palo Alto Research Center to create a privacy-protection system as part of its Total Information Awareness program, under which Darpa envisions collecting transactional data from private-sector databases.

HP Hopes Restructuring Will Accelerate Growth

Fri, 2 May 2003 15:32:32 EDT

Hewlett-Packard is combining the three hardware units in its Enterprise Systems Group into one.

Microsoft To Unveil 'Advanced' Communication PC

Thu, 1 May 2003 18:36:44 EDT

'Athens' is one of several products expected to be introduced at next week's WinHEC confab.

Putting Controls On Fed's Automated Intelligence Gathering

Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:29:33 EDT

Xerox PARC is working with Darpa to create a privacy-protection system as part of the government's controversial Total Information Awareness program.

Microsoft's Web-Services Products A Success--Execs Think

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:25:40 EDT

Execs admit they can't quantify how many customers are implementing Web-services products the company is building a strategy around.

Microsoft Serves Up A New Operating System

Mon, 28 Apr 2003 00:01:06 EDT

Windows Server 2003 promises more speed and better reliability

A Sit-Down With Steve Ballmer

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:22:09 EDT

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer talks with InformationWeek about the launch of Windows Server 2003.

In The Wings: Future Features

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:00:16 EDT

Some of Windows Server 2003's most talked-about new capabilities aren't quite ready. They'll come a few months from now.

Unix Unity Foundering?

Mon, 18 Dec 1995 12:00:00 EST

HP, SCO, split on fundamental issues

Future Unix: The Devil's In The Details

Mon, 6 Nov 1995 12:00:00 EST

SCO, HP, Novell work out complex agreement

SCO To Take Novell's Unix Business

Mon, 2 Oct 1995 01:00:00 EDT

Reaction is mixed as Novell's Frankenberg tells of deal involving technology-for-stock swap

Novell Seeks Help To Develop Unix

Mon, 18 Sep 1995 01:00:00 EDT

Talk are underway with major vendors about sharing development of Unix System 4.2