Susan Kuchinskas

Microsoft’s latest salvo in its Get the Facts on Windows and Linux campaign claims Windows Server 2003 is more reliable and easier to administer than the open source Red Hat Linux AS 3.0. The campaign is based on the release of research reports comparing things like the total cost of ownership or speed of a […]

Microsoft has put its mighty market weight behind integration between the desktop and the server, to culminate in the release of the Longhorn versions of Office and Windows in 2006. But it’s also betting on the server side of its business in order to wring more revenue from a saturated OS market; the high cost […]

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will meet on Thursday to ponder what it politely called “Recent Developments Involving the Security of Sensitive Consumer Information.” Those developments include unauthorized access of the personal records of 32,000 consumers stored by Seisint, a division of Reed Elsevier , revealed yesterday; fraudulent access of information on […]

Microsoft said it would expand its Windows Genuine Advantage program to 25 languages as part of an expanded anti-piracy engineering, education and enforcement initiative. “The goal of the program is to verify the authenticity of Windows software for customers, so they can avoid the risks associated with counterfeit software and take advantage of other benefits,” […]

MSN’s homegrown search technology will make its way into the broad range of products, a Microsoft executive said. But the company plans to avoid the bundling issue. MSN product manager Justin Osmer said the technology will be pervasive throughout Microsoft’s products. Osmer sat down with internetnews.com at the Search Engine Strategies conference in Chicago. MSN […]

IBM is widely expected to announce Tuesday that it is selling its PC division to Chinese computer maker Lenovo — after the PC maker confirmed it is “in confidential discussions with a major international company in the information technology industry in relation to a possible acquisition.” Lenovo’s statement came as it suspended trading in its […]

UPDATED: One of the last two companies standing against what it calls Microsoft’s anti-competitive behavior said it has smoking-gun proof that Redmond deliberately destroyed e-mail evidence in an antitrust case. Burst.com, creator of video and audio delivery software for IP networks, claims that Redmond stole technology and trade secrets acquired during two years of negotiations. […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Universities and health care organizations have led the way in Wi-Fi installations — and done the bleeding that takes place on the cutting edge. Now, U.S. corporations are learning from these leaders and evaluating how wireless LANs (WLANs) can benefit their companies. Corporate IT executives came to the Angelbeat Mobility, Security, […]

UPDATED: Two exploits launched last week victimized Citibank Australia and SunTrust Banks, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. While SurfControl warned of the exploit, the banks’ may have been compromised for days. Pishers typically send spam purporting to be from a legitimate business, asking recipients to go online to manage accounts or take care of problems. For […]

A day after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent out a missive pushing Redmond’s message that “free software isn’t free,” the UK’s Office of Government Commerce (OGC) said open source software is a viable desktop alternative for most government users. The report, released Thursday, is based on the results of several open source software pilots launched […]