Thursday, February 3rd updated 7:25 pm ET

Microsoft battles pair of security bugs -- Microsoft has acknowledged that bugs in its Java virtual machine for the Internet Explorer browser and its Outlook Express mail reader for IE enable malicious hackers to look at more than they ought to be able to see on targets' computers.

Ford: A computer in every employee's home -- For $5 a month, Ford Motor Co. will offer all of its 350,000 workers worldwide a home computer, color printer and Internet access.

Windows 2000 at "core" of Microsoft strategy -- Microsoft will overhaul virtually its entire corporate software strategy starting with the Windows 2000 operating system, the company's new chief financial officer said today, and everything is on the line.

Judge Rags on DVD Hackers -- The distributors of the DeCSS program that allows for DVD copying have put on a poor case in the New York hearings, says the judge who ruled against them two weeks ago

Experts warn of vicious Web security threat -- Computer experts are warning of a serious new threat to Internet security allowing hackers to launch malicious programs on a victim's computer or capture information a person volunteers on a Web site, such as credit card numbers.

Microsoft Plays Smart Cards -- Upcoming cards will help run your mobile phone, hold your medical history, or do whatever else developers can dream up.

Intuit deal boosts online banking -- Intuit Inc. announced a deal Wednesday that could help define the way consumers will receive and pay their bills in the Internet age -- possibly leaving traditional banks on the sidelines.

Torvalds: New Version of Linux Expected by Midyear -- a new version of the upstart Linux operating system will be released by midyear,

Wednesday, February 2nd updated 6:40 pm ET

Microsoft Java bug threatens IE Users -- a newly uncovered security glitch in its Java Virtual Machine may allow an attacker to steal files from Web surfers

IBM to offer consumer PCs through DirectWeb -- IBM, which officially stopped offering its PCs in retail stores last month, is joining with a computer retailer to make a run at the consumer PC market.

Suit Alleges AOL Browser Interferes With Others -- A suburban Washington law firm sued America Online Inc., alleging Wednesday that AOL's new 5.0 Web browser puts rival Internet service providers at a disadvantage.

Expert`s view may influence MS ruling-- In a filing that is expected to weigh heavily in the judge`s final ruling in theMicrosoft antitrust case, a Harvard law professor Tuesday largely backed prosecutors on the ...

Intel confirms huge Pentium III chip shortage -- includes information about up and coming price cuts, the big shortage of Pentium IIIs in February, the move to FC-PGA and the shipping of Intel Pentium IIs to the channel.

Microsoft files response to government rebuttal -- additional briefs filed today in the Microsoft antitrust trial case cast the software maker's behavior in strikingly different lights.

Criticism for Company Offering Free Computers to Schools -- a company that gives free computers to schools and sells advertising on their screens, is facing an attack from a broad coalition of advocates...

Clinton eases computer export controls - easing export controls on high-performance computers, reaching out to an industry with vast resources and growing political clout.

Sources: Calif. probing computer makers -- "Whistleblower" alleges computer giants hid a defect; California's attorney general is investigating awhistleblower`s claim that International Business Machines Corp., To...

Tuesday, February 1st updated 12:30 pm ET

Industry groups line up in Microsoft case -- A pro-Microsoft Corp. industry group filed court papers Monday arguing that Microsoft engaged in the kind of vigorous competition envisioned in the nation's antitrust laws, rather than violating thoselaws. Keywords: Microsoft antitrust

Dell sells laptops with Linux -- Dell now has begun selling two models of its laptops with Linux preinstalled

CompUSA Loss Smaller Than Forecast, Margins Up -- CompUSA posted a smaller than expected loss for its fiscal second quarter despite continuing to pour millions into a new growth strategy.

Gates: No media mergers for Microsoft -- Bill Gates told world business leaders today that Microsoft will refrain from the trend of media mergers and stick to creating software.

Monday, January 31st

Outpost Data Unguarded -- Outpost.com lets you track your orders online -- and everyone else's too. A security glitch leaves names, purchases, email, and shipping address exposed

DVD group wins court order -- A DVD industry trade group won a court order temporarily barring dozens of Web site operators from posting a software program and other information that allows digital video discs t....