Patrick Thibodeau

The White House essentially threw in the towel Wednesday on the government's ability to limit exports of high-performance computers, while also acknowledging that there's little the United States can do to prevent other nations from developing high-powered systems by harnessing computer power through networked clusters of machines.

Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday their selections for attorneys to represent them in the upcoming appeal of the breakup order issued last year against Microsoft.

The problem with last month's decision by the organization that manages the Internet domain name system to...

Wireless e-commerce was portrayed as both a devil and a saint at a workshop held here this week by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with some attendees saying the technology is capable of delivering pinpointed data and others warning that it also could be used by companies to build Big Brother-like profiles of individual users.

American firms are scrambling to make sense of a new law being introduced by their largest trade partner, say legal experts.

In a tight and competitive information technology labour market, a group of CIOs said last month that companies looking to attract and retain employees have to hire raw talent, invest heavily in training, and offer employment perks such as flexible hours, telecommuting and job sharing.

In a tight and competitive information technology labour market companies looking to attract and retain employees have to hire raw talent, invest heavily in training and offer employment perks such as flexible hours, telecommuting and job sharing, a group of CIOs said Wednesday.

In a tight and competitive information technology labour market companies looking to attract and retain employees have...