Microsoft will pump $500 million into marketing Windows Vista and Office 2007, the latest versions of the company's dominant desktop PC operating system and suite of clerical programs.
 
That's part of the message Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered to senior executives of 500 companies who traveled to New York to hear

US Internet search giant Google said it expects to spend "significantly" more this year to continue to innovate and resist competition from the likes of Microsoft and Yahoo.

Revenue growth will continue to decline amid increasing competition, and the larger revenue base will also mean a slower rate of growth, Google said

Microsoft is slated to release its long-awaited Team Foundation Server to manufacturing on Friday and begin posting pieces of the software on the Microsoft Developer Network next week.

Team Foundation Server is the last component of the Visual Studio Team System that Microsoft shipped in November. The server software adds an assortment

Following the path of Symantec, Microsoft and 3Com, SonicWall has become the latest security vendor to add e-mail security to its portfolio. VARs catering to the security needs of SMB customers should pay special attention.

To wit, recent research reports from vendor Trend Micro, market researcher Ferris Research and others have said

Kingston Technology Company Inc. has unveiled a USB flash drive said to secure data on the fly via password and 128-bit hardware-based AES encryption.

USB drives have become very popular media, particularly among mobile users, for physically exchanging files. But the act of transferring files in this manner can present severe security

The wireless mesh network that began in Tempe, Ariz., and initially produced the largest Wi-Fi network in the U.S. continues to spread to neighboring communities, according to an announcement Thursday from the network's equipment supplier, Strix Systems. The firm said the new deployment in Gilbert will create a 187-square-mile network when it's completed. Read More...   Category: Wireless Mobile

Adobe Systems Inc. has patched a number of critical vulnerabilities in its Flash media player that could be used by attackers to take over an affected system. The bugs are severe enough that Microsoft Corp., which distributes the Flash software with its Windows operating system, has also warned its customers of the issue. Read More...   Category: Apple Mac

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Interest in model-driven software development and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is high, but plenty of room for improvement remains for both technologies, according to speakers and attendees at the SD West 2006 conference on Wednesday.

Separate sessions at the conference focused on the two topics. During one

KFAR SABA, Israel — Startup EPOS Technologies has unveiled a smart pen based on USB Flash Drive technology.
The mobile product enables users to capture and store handwritten notes wirelessly using a digital pen with flash memory capabilities.

EPOS, based here, claims its digital pen and USB Flash drive could

Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday it is deepening its portfolio of Advanced Micro Systems-based systems with a thin client and new servers running processors made by Intel's chief rival.

HP is rolling out the HP t5720, a thin client based on AMD's Geode NX 1500 chip. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer maker also said