Microsoft's vision of dishing up its software as a Web-based service moved closer to reality through two major advancements that were highlighted at this week's Internet World Spring conference in Los Angeles: .NET development tools and its Web-based

Microsoft and eBay Monday united to jointly expand their global online presence while streamlining the online buying process. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Product development and joint integration, however, are key factors of the new

While most physicians have pagers or traditional answering services to keep them connected while in the office or at home, as a group, they have been slow to adopt new technology tools such as standard hand-held wireless devices. Today's deal between

Microsoft's vision of dishing up its software as a Web-based service moved closer to reality through two major advancements that were highlighted at this week's Internet World Spring conference in Los Angeles: .NET development tools and its Web-based

Though the public beta of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 6.0 was not released to the Web Wednesday as some rumors had suggested, a beta version will be made available to the public this quarter, according to a Microsoft spokesperson. The rumors

Sometimes it seems a week can't go by without another security flaw turning up in Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook and Outlook Express (OE) e-mail clients. This week is no exception. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker Friday warned of a flawed OE component

Manugistics Group, Inc. is joining Microsoft Corp., and KPMG Consulting, Inc. in a joint initiative to provide supply chain solutions for Global 2000 customers. The companies will integrate Manugistics' supply chain offerings with Microsoft's family

A new worm, dubbed "Onthefly" by Helsinki-based security provider F-Secure Corp., began making its rounds on the Net Monday and appeared to be vying with last year's LoveLetter virus for the title of most infectious bug. The worm's Visual Basic Script