Mobile e-mail developer Visto said on Thursday that it has sued technology giant Microsoft for infringing on several of its patents.
Several open source luminaries have issued a warning over the implications of software patents, and the possibility of Microsoft unleashing 'patent WMDs' when it realises its business model is no longer viable.
Microsoft is delighted that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is swapping Linux for Windows - but the open source community insist it doesn't prove that Windows is superior to Linux.
The snowballing success of Linux has attracted involvement from all corners of the computing realm - but the breadth of that interest is expected to complicate a revision of the software's legal underpinnings.
Handheld-computer maker PalmOne is considering moves that would take it beyond the operating system that helped make the company a household name.
Microsoft has added disaster recovery aid to its Software Assurance maintenance plan but analysts question the sincerity of the offering.
Is Web services pure hype peddled by software vendors desperate to create new revenue streams or is the technology quietly yielding returns to Australian businesses?
In an exclusive interview, Microsoft's chairman says the decision to remove WinFS means "the glass is three-quarters full."
The MSBlast worm supports the view that patches, while necessary to increase the security of specific computers, can't be relied upon to protect large networks.
After its top-secret merger talks with SAP were revealed, Microsoft's motivation for the deal was quickly identified: its interest in the German company was sparked by growth limits in the business software market.
The software giant is phasing out standalone versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser, according to statements attributed to IE's program manager on its Web site.
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