David Morgenstern

Despite reports saying that Microsoft and the W3C have Eolas Technologies on the ropes in their patent battle over basic browser technology, Eolas sounded an upbeat note Thursday. The companys lawyers on Thursday received an “office action” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and they say the notice may have only reset the clock […]

Apple Computer Inc. on Monday released an update to its Mac OS X client software, called “Panther,” as well as a security fix for the recently revealed hole in a graphics library used by Unix-based operating system such as Linux and Panther. The files were delivered through the companys Software Update service. Security Update 2004-08-09 […]

Microsoft on Monday offered its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) for download by IT professionals and developers. The Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers weighs in at about 272MB. Microsoft Corp. said the package is “intended for IT professionals and developers downloading and installing on multiple computers […]

Change came at a furious clip recently for both the Unix and open-source communities at August trade shows. Customers of The SCO Group Inc.s Unix found reasons to stay the course with its longstanding platform at its annual gathering in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, adherents of open-source development and Linux packed the aisles of the LinuxWorld […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Few places offer as clear a view into the evolving “digital divide” of the computer industry than the floor of the LinuxWorld expo here. This divide isnt between the haves and have-nots of our society, but rather between the hard-core coders holding high the banner of open-source software and the rest of the community […]

Intel Corp. keeps struggling with its product roadmap. The company says it will delay by at least a quarter the release of a 4GHz version of the Pentium 4 processor. The high-speed chip was scheduled for release this fall or by the end of the year. Intel on Thursday informed computer manufacturers that the processor […]

Microsoft officials say the company is prepping a patch for its Internet Explorer browser to plug the vulnerability exploited by the Download.Ject attacks in June. The patch is expected sometime next week, several weeks before the next scheduled batch release of security fixes. In late June, security concerns over IE were raised following several serious […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Analyst concerns about the recovery of the technology market were echoed by attendees on the floor of the Semicon West 2004 show, which covers the technologies and services used to produce computer chips. While exhibits packed the venue here to capacity, there looked to be more vendors than potential customers strolling the aisles. With […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Following the unveiling of Mac OS X 10.4 client and server, a k a “Tiger,” vendors and enterprise analysts were upbeat on the forthcoming operating system, which is due in the first half of 2005. Apple Computer Inc.s updated platform will open new possibilities for third-party products, they said. Apple on Monday previewed the […]

Microsofts had a rocky time getting its “Software Assurance” (SA) licensing program on the right path. Since the Redmond software vendor initially launched SA, part of its Licensing 6.0 plan unveiled back in 2001, it has tweaked the program several times to try to appease customers who complained they didnt feel they were getting adequate […]

After facing a virtual mob of outraged Webloggers following his abrupt shutdown of the weblogs.com service, Dave Winer says he has a transition plan for former users of the free Weblog site. In an online posting Thursday, Winer said the weblogs.com sites will be transferred to a new domain, buzzword.com, which will be run by […]

After a week of fevered speculation by Mac fans, Apple on Wednesday updated its Power Mac G5 series of desktop computers with three new dual-processor models. The new lineup marks a return to Apples “all-dual” strategy first introduced with the second generation of Power Mac G4s. The companys line now includes a machine featuring two […]