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There's been a lot of discussion recently about pop-up ads on Web pages -- you know, those browser windows that spring up (or under...

A developing technology known as Power over Ethernet is catching on with organizations looking to cut costs on wireless LAN deployments. It also can keep IP phone users talking even if the lights go out.

Pivotal Corp. held its long-delayed shareholders' meeting Monday, giving its investors a chance to ratify at last the company's plans to sell itself. Pivotal closed Wednesday on its acquisition by Chinadotcom Corp. unit CDC Software, according to a Pivotal spokesman.

European Commissioner for competition Mario Monti may demand that Microsoft Corp. sell two versions of its ubiquitous operating system, Windows, in Europe: one with Media Player inside as it does at present, and another with the music and video playing software stripped out and sold separately, people close to the case said on Tuesday.

Enterasys Networks Inc. embarked on a campaign this week to win customers with a message and new products centred around network security.

The ongoing IT platform debate boils down to a strict total cost of ownership comparison, according to one Microsoft Corp. exec.

For Sasha Puric, the IT director responsible for Toronto's Air Canada Centre (ACC), setting up its new Wi-Fi infrastructure was a virtual slam dunk....

Dell Inc. has joined IBM Corp., NEC Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. to put its faith in InfiniBand and give the high-speed technology a kiss of life after it nearly drowned in 2002.