George A. Chidi Jr

Microsoft has abandoned plans to strip MCSEs (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers) of certification for Windows NT 4.0 as of Dec. 31.

After a blizzard of critical postings hit the Web site of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the standards body Monday evening extended the deadline until Oct. 11 for public comment on its proposal to allow patented technology to be incorporated in Web standards.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into whether someone with knowledge of the World Trade Center attacks sent a warning to employees of an instant messaging company two hours before terrorists smashed into the New York landmarks with hijacked airplanes, an Odigo Inc. executive confirmed Friday.

Sony Electronics Inc. announced Monday its fall lineup of Vaio notebook computers will have faster microprocessors and larger displays than previous models.

A survey of mid-size telecommunication carriers released this month shows that despite curtailed spending habits from the economic slowdown, price remains at the bottom of the priority list when assessing network equipment purchases. Instead, mid-size carriers still place more importance on products' reliability, scalability and quality.

Compaq Computer Corp. will offer free upgrades to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Home Edition operating system for most Presario computers purchased in North America on or after Sept. 1, the company has announced.

IBM Corp. and eBay Inc. announced an agreement Thursday for IBM to expand its sales of software, servers and PCs on the eBay auction site. IBM will link directly to eBay on the IBM.com homepage, and the two companies will explore a joint marketing campaign for print and television.

A U.S. federal court recently ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reveal technology it used to track the computer keystrokes of a suspect