With Windows XP, antipiracy measures were a bit of an afterthought. But with Windows Vista, Microsoft had pirates in its sights from the get-go.

SAN FRANCISCO--Intel on Wednesday confirmed plans to integrate critical system components and reintroduce hyperthreading technology in 2008, when it unveils a new chip blueprint.

Forrester Research published a report this week with a classic good news-bad news conclusion for Web 2.0 start-ups: corporate buyers want Web 2.0 technologies, but they'd rather buy from bigger vendors.

The European Union's top antitrust official, Neelie Kroes, told the European Parliament on Thursday that Microsoft continues to gain market share through "abusive behaviour".

Microsoft said late on Wednesday that it has inked a patent swap deal with Fuji Xerox that paves the way for the companies to use each other's technology.

The world's top mobile phone maker, Nokia, said on Monday it had filed complaints against Qualcomm patents in Germany and the Netherlands in the latest case between the two technology giants.

Acquisition of Adscape Media provides software and developers in interactive video game ads and statistics.

Skype Ltd. has released a new version of its Internet telephony and instant messaging software that adds a feature to let users create business reviews, and another one to sell expertise, as the eBay Inc. subsidiary promotes interaction among its users.

While many investors have knocked Microsoft for not moving as quickly as Google, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer suggested that his chief rival may be trying to grow too fast.

The latest software from the Luxembourg-based Internet telephony specialist, acquired by the online-auction king in 2005, enables users to offer services over the company's Internet voice and video network.

One of the big themes at CeBIT 2007 will be geographical information systems, including the controversial Galileo project — the European equivalent of the US satellite-based Global Positioning System.

Microsoft announced Wednesday that it is buying privately held speech recognition maker Tellme Networks in a deal believed to be in the range of $800 million.

One of the highlights of the European tech calendar, CeBIT, the world's largest technology fair, kicks off on Wednesday.

Software giant introduces first in a series of online communities for its Dynamics apps users.

Internet phone provider Vonage has been ordered to pay $58m to Verizon Communications for infringing on three of the company's patents.

The Microsoft executive in charge of closing the gap on web search leader Google is leaving the company, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

VMware president questions wisdom of integrating virtualization functionality into operating systems.

Web search leader Google and its top rival in China, Baidu.com, are racing to build their online library services as they battle for a slice of the world's second-largest internet market.

IBM has made its Viper engine available on mainframes, and the company predicts a bright future for Viper in driving through service-oriented architecture environments.

SugarCRM is opening an office in Dublin as part of a push into Europe.

Google and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have been in dispute since March over "various issues" including the way in which Google accounts for income tax, the search giant revealed on Friday.