Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it will acquire computer services firm EDS for US$25 per share, or US$13.9 billion, in a deal intended to boost HP's services revenue.
Microsoft has said it will only further extended the life of Windows XP Home Edition, and only for low-end computers that have no chance of running Vista.
Microsoft went public on Friday with a US$44.6 billion cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo.
IBM yesterday announced plans to buy business intelligence software company Cognos in a US$5 billion all-cash transaction.
Looking to dethrone Adobe's Web video tool, Redmond to unveil a browser plug-in called Silverlight.
When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years.
An emerging Web development technique promises to shake up the status quo in PC software and blur the line between desktop and Web applications.
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It's high time for a better way to protect my identity online, CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says. I'm sick of yellow stickies.
Tech giants' newfound respect for consumer power is their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers, says CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti.
The new version of Microsoft's widespread Office software package won't likely spur immediate mass upgrades among businesses upon its release, analysts said, due in part to a complex set of added features.
Microsoft this week gave customers a look at forthcoming development and management tools that are part of the company's long-term plans for the product.
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