David Morgenstern

Following days of rumors, IBM late Tuesday made it official: The company said it is spinning off its personal computer business with the Lenovo Group, Chinas biggest maker of personal computers. In confirming almost a week of speculation, IBM and China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. announced an agreement Tuesday night in which Big Blue will sell […]

A bogus security bulletin and “patch” that circulated on the Internet late Friday marked the return of a phishing hoax aimed at Linux users. The fake security bulletin warned Linux users of a “critical-critical” security hole that could compromise systems and allow root access to a remote attacker. It claimed the vulnerability was found in […]

Adobe Systems Inc. looks to meld its document management platform more firmly into business workflows as the company on Monday announces the next version of its Acrobat document interchange solution. Version 7.0 expands the exchange capabilities of its reader application and features tighter integration with Microsoft Corp.s productivity and content applications. As with previous versions, […]

As Microsoft preps another version of its Office productivity suite, a small group of software vendors waits for an opening in the competitive landscape. However, analysts suggest that the greatest competition to Microsofts updated software remains older versions of Office. According to sources, Microsoft Corp. is briefing selected partners and customers about the forthcoming family […]

The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, aka Check 21, went into effect Thursday, moving another financial process into the digital age. The act creates a new financial instrument, called an IRD (image replacement document). The IRD is a substitute digital document based on the scanned, original paper version. A bank now can accept […]

SAN FRANCISCO—The tension between enterprise and consumer segments of the wireless market was evident at Mondays keynote addresses here at the CTIA Wireless conference and expo. While executives touted the productivity gains from wireless integration and mobility, most demonstrated streaming video but stressed that applications of such technology should benefit both consumer and business users. […]

The foremost companies of our industry this year look to be having trouble executing on plans to provide technologies promised in ballyhooed promotions. But as customers and partners complain about changes and failed strategies, the response from corporate executives remains the same: Trust us! That simple, dont-worry-be-happy message—so easy to give as well as to […]

Another candidate in the growing list of exploits on instant messaging clients and servers arrived in the wild. Called W32.Funner, the worm on Monday circulated to attack on the Windows Messenger platform. At the same time, Microsoft Corp.s MSN Messenger service was unavailable much of the day Monday and several online sites wondered if the […]

Apple Computer Inc. has released a security update for its Mac OS X client and server software, plugging vulnerabilities in a wide range of services, including file sharing, printing and QuickTime. The update is the third set of patches offered in the span of a month. Although dated on the cusp of September, Security Update […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft Corp. clued in hardware makers at the semiannual Intel Developer Forum here to the companys Windows Longhorn developer to-do list for connectivity and drivers. The initiatives will entail a major overhaul of Windows device driver technology for both programmers and users. During a Tuesday session on forthcoming driver issues, Microsoft focused on a […]

Just a few months back, the target date for Microsofts next-generation version of Windows, dubbed “Longhorn,” seemed to be moving into the distance faster than a skeet on a shooting range. Turning this situation on its head, company executives recently set a firm date—sometime in 2006—for the release of a Longhorn operating system. But now, […]

A coordinated online strike against Internet servers by terrorists, dubbed “electronic jihad,” may or may not strike this week, security experts said. One security researcher in Moscow warned that Thursday would be the day in question. But a recent string of attacks on primary Internet services and the unraveling of major encryption routines are raising […]