Bill Gates' prediction of January 2004 that spam would be "a thing of the past" within two years has virtually no chance of coming true, according to security company Sophos this week.
One-third of business users blame Microsoft for the recent worm outbreak, despite the company's security efforts, according to a poll.
The market for database server software, seen as a barometer of overall software market health, grew slightly last year fueled in part by sales of Linux.
Microsoft's AntiSpyware product is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details.
America Online said Thursday that it will not support a Microsoft-backed antispam technology called Sender ID.
Top ranking executives are rarely heard promoting a rival's product, which is why it seemed odd that Microsoft would offer an iPod as a prize.
Teenager sentenced to 18 months for writing a MSBlast worm got his just deserts, according to a Web poll. What's your take?
It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.
Microsoft and IBM are in a fight to the death in Asia-Pacific but Oracle might end up the loser.
Companies using Microsoft Office XP and Internet Explorer 5 have been warned that documents containing personal information could be sent to Microsoft along with debugging information in the event of a program crash.
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