Microsoft Corp. plans to give users a first look at its Office Live hosted service on Wednesday, according to the company. Microsoft plans to offer the service in three versions, one of which will be advertising-supported and free of charge to customers.

A Nokia és a Sanyo megállapodott, hogy CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobiltelefonos üzletágaikat egyesítve egy új vállalatot hoznak létre. Nem titkolt szándékuk, hogy közösen első helyre kerülhetnek a CDMA piaci ranglistán.

The integration of Siebel Systems Inc. into Oracle Corp. will result in a reduction of 2,000 in the total workforce of the combined companies, but a majority of the layoffs will affect Oracle employees, Oracle said Thursday.

If you use a Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB mobile phone, you may want to disable the Bluetooth function, the French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT) warned this week, saying a security vulnerability potentially puts the phones at risk to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.

Sales and profits at Trend Micro Inc. reached record levels in 2005 despite the company incurring millions of dollars in costs after releasing a faulty update to its antivirus software early in the year.

History buffs can search George Washington's manuscripts online today for terms like "revolution," but only thanks to the tireless workers who transcribed the hand-written documents into digital form.

Though the new head of Microsoft Corp.'s MSN division has been calling the company's MSN portal "MSN Media Network" internally, Microsoft has no formal plans to rebrand the site, a Microsoft spokeswoman said Thursday.

Plextor, perhaps best known to Mac users for its external optical drives and personal video recorder (PVR) devices, has entered the Network Attached Storage (NAS) market with the introduction of its PX-EH line. Prices start at US$299.

The first cell phone to make use of Sony Corp.'s new Memory Stick Micro memory card format was unveiled by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB on Monday.

Google Inc. is tightening the link between Gmail and Google Talk by allowing users to conduct instant messaging text chat sessions from within the Webmail service's interface, the Mountain View, California, company plans to announce on Tuesday.

Kis és közepes vállalatok, magánszemélyek, egyesületek, alapítványok a legfőbb célközönsége az IBM Magyarország által február 7-től kínált, ingyenes DB2 adatbázis-kezelőnek, a DB2 UDB Express-C Edition-nek. Az IBM ingyenes alkalmazásszerverével kiegészítve teljes értékű, ingyenes webes környezet hozható létre.

Google Inc. and Skype Ltd. have teamed up with two venture capital firms, Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital, to invest ?18 million (US$21.6 million) in Fon Technology SL, a Madrid-based startup that wants to build a global network of Wi-Fi hotspots.

DataViz Inc. planned to release a new version of its RoadSync 2 software on Monday that will let users of certain Symbian smart phones receive push e-email from corporate Microsoft Outlook accounts.

IDC reported on Thursday that high-end devices helped contribute to the shipment of 825 million mobile phones in 2005.

An Azusa, Calif., man was arrested on federal charges Thursday after allegedly using fake e-mail accounts to trick America Online Inc. users into sending him their personal and credit card information so he could make illegal purchases with their information.

Business application vendor SAP AG is adding a new support service targeting customers who want more than the company's standard offering, but not its pricier high-end service product.

Google Inc. plans to release on Monday an improved test version of its browser toolbar whose functionality can be extended with custom buttons.

Computer Associates International Inc. on Monday will announce a suite of software tools for merging IT asset management functions ranging from hardware inventory to contract management.

Google Inc. attorneys will square off against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) at a Feb. 27 hearing over the issue of providing the government with information about searches for pornography on the company's site.

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday reported the highest quarterly revenue in company history for its fiscal 2006 second quarter on the strength of its Windows OS and a series of highly anticipated product releases. Still, the company fell slightly shy of analysts' revenue expectations.