Matt Berger

Microsoft Corp. has acquired a small maker of security software, strengthening its arsenal as it works to improve the security and reliability of its products, the company confirmed Tuesday.

Microsoft Corp. is clearing the fog around its move into 64-bit computing. At the Windows .Net Server DevCon conference in Seattle last week, Microsoft devoted much of its time to a new 64-bit Windows release and accompanying applications, which are due to reach customers early next year.

In an attempt to prevent the Java application market from fracturing, Sun Microsystems Inc. has announced a Java Verification Program for testing enterprise applications to ensure their compatibility with all application server software products that comply with the J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) standard.

The impending update to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system is expected to give end users more control over applications that launch by default on PCs as well as more advanced wireless connectivity.

PeopleSoft Inc. announced a partnership Monday with IBM Corp.'s mid-sized business division to offer pre-configured servers running IBM's DB2 database and middleware products and business software from PeopleSoft to Canadian customers.

Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. on August 6 reported an increase in earnings and revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2002, exceeding Wall Street profit, but not revenue, expectations.

The next version of Sybase Inc.'s enterprise portal software is set to reach beta testers in the near future and promises new tools that enable enterprise developers and end users to build advanced applications that run inside a portal.

A flaw has been discovered in the newest version of the Apache Web server that could allow an attacker to take control of a user's system, prompting the release Friday of an upgrade to the software.