Joris Evers

Two serious security flaws that could allow an attacker to take over a user's system exist in all current versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser, including the one that ships with Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft Corp. Monday announced the availability of the first beta version of BizTalk Server 2004, marking the first phase in its

Microsoft Corp. released two security bulletins on Wednesday, warning of security holes in its Web server software and in Windows Media Services affecting various versions of the Windows operating system.

Several major backers of Java have proposed changes to the Java Community Process (JCP), the Java standards body, in a move designed to speed the development of Java standards and increase the transparency of the process.

Microsoft Corp. hopes its initiative for simplifying the management of data centres will play with Unix and Linux as well as with Windows.

Admitting it arrived late to the game, Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday announced new low-cost blade servers based on Intel Corp. processors and a partnership with Linux vendor Red Hat Inc., following rivals such as Dell Computer Corp. and IBM Corp.

Microsoft Corp. released a guide recently designed to help systems administrators run Windows Server 2003 securely, and re-announced a similar guide for Windows 2000.

Visa USA Inc. and Visa International Service Association have been sued by two technology companies who claim that the credit card companies stole their patented technology for authenticating credit card holders in online transactions.