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Microsoft Alters Price, Licensing

Microsoft Corp., reacting quickly to recent appeals court rulings on its antitrust case, is considering sweeping changes to its pricing models for hardware vendors...

XP Gets More of the Bugs Out

Windows XP Release Candidate 1, the next-to-last preshipping version of Microsoft Corp.s next-generation Windows client, boasts various bug fixes, speed enhancements and updates to...

Intel Chips Raise the Ante

Intel Corp. hopes to ignite sluggish summer sales by launching a slew of chips, but its efforts to turn up the heat may receive...

Compaq Scrambles to Cut Expenses

Compaq Computer Corp.s announcement last week that it was lowering revenue estimates and cutting more jobs was the latest example of a company desperate...

Microsoft Concessions Leave Much Unsaid

Microsofts surprise concessions on its browser and desktop real estate should finally give PC makers more control over how they package their products, but...

AMD Athlon Chip Set Rivals Intels Technology

With the release last month of the Athlon MP processor and accompanying 760 MP chip set, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has positioned itself to...

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy

I-managers say security is their top priority. And for good reason.Many companies have yet to hire high-powered expertise to secure their Internet resources. Meanwhile,...

Net Vigilance

Like any megalopolis, the internet hosts a diverse crime world — every day, there are countless acts of thievery, fraud, breaking and entering, and...

Russian Mafia Net Threat

Organized crime rings in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union are increasingly hacking into U.S. e-commerce and banking Web sites, posing...

The Buzz: July 16, 2001

Webvan Breaks DownWebvan, the most pro-minent online grocer, has made its last delivery.The company, which has been struggling financially for months after rapidly expanding...