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Microsoft to Pull the Plug on Virtual PC for Macs

After months of hedging, Microsoft is finally acknowledging what many had expected: It plans to discontinue support for Virtual PC on Macs. Microsoft is...

Microsoft Readies Vista RC1

Looks like calls for Microsoft to add another beta to the Windows Vista timeline are falling on deaf ears. Microsoft has begun testing internally...

Microsoft Fixes a Dozen Security Flaws, Nine Critical

Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins on Aug. 8 in an effort to patch a variety of security issues affecting Windows and Office, including...

IBM Pensions Ruled Legal, Age-Neutral

A federal appeals court ruled Aug. 7 that IBM did not commit age discrimination when it changed its pension coverage in 1999. The 7th District...

Apples Leopard Hails Ruby on Rails

Owing to its increasing popularity, the Ruby on Rails application development environment will be included in the release of Apple Computers upcoming server offering,...

No Surprises, No Disappointments for Apple

Although industry watchers have speculated for months about new video iPods and the possibility that the company may offer movie rentals, Apple CEO Steven...

Analysts: Synergies Are Good for Brocade-McData Union

Analysts say that the synergies between data storage equipment maker Brocade Communications Systems and rival McData—which Brocade said Aug. 8 it will acquire for...

Researchers Warn of Serious BlackBerry Vulnerability

Businesses that use gateway security appliances to protect Research In Motions BlackBerry communications servers could be subject to attacks based on the planned release...

Pharma RFID: FDA Prods, IBM Cheers

The Food and Drug Administration offered a reminder to the pharmaceutical industry that by December companies will be required to provide pedigree tracking for...

Microsoft to Pay Reparations for Vista, Office Delays

Microsoft is working on a new reparations strategy, known internally as a customer incentive program, for those customers with volume licensing programs who will...