EMC subsidiary VMware could raise as much as $100 million in its initial public offering of stock, the virtualization specialist said in a regulatory filing.

In the first quarter to include consumer sales of Windows Vista and Office 2007, Microsoft reported earnings that topped Wall Street estimates.

Microsoft is to "up the ante" on tackling unlicensed business software after its latest figures showed one-third of customers still run counterfeit software.

Security software maker McAfee on Thursday posted higher first-quarter profit and revenue that topped Wall Street forecasts as demand rose worldwide.

San Diego-based Websense said on Thursday it had offered to buy U.K.-based rival SurfControl in a deal valued at about $400 million in cash. Both companies sell products designed to protect organizations from Internet threats, such as Web sites that attempt to install malicious software.

In the first quarter to include consumer sales of Windows Vista and Office 2007, Microsoft reported earnings that topped Wall Street estimates.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--MySQL, purveyor of the open-source database of the same name, is on the road to becoming a publicly traded company, bolstered by $50 million in revenue in 2006.

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft may be older and bigger than Google, but it's Microsoft nipping at Google's heels and not the other way around, according to two Gartner analysts who closely follow the moves of the companies.

Marrying technology from opposite poles of the computer industry, IBM and a multiplayer online game company are working to integrate the Cell game console processor with Big Blue's mainframe computers.

Intel is injecting some of Google's famous ad magic into its "Intel Inside" campaign.

IT security professionals, policemen and politicians will all be flocking to the largest annual security event in Europe this week. On Tuesday, Infosecurity Europe 2007 will kick off at the exhibition hall at London's Kensington Olympia. With over 330 exhibitors, 150 of whom will be showcasing new products, this year's show promises to be as lively as ever.

Google has knocked Microsoft off the top spot and been named the most powerful global brand of 2007.

Asia will increasingly become a source of technological innovation, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Saturday.

President's Identity Theft Task Force will release its findings Monday.

Texas software developer claims Microsoft's .Net framework infringes on its patent for SiteFlash product.

Swedish firm's software will be used internally, Google says.

Following Google's announcement to buy DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, the search giant told the L.A. Times that it hopes to eventually merge the non-personally identifiable information from its own servers and those of the ad-serving giant DoubleClick. That way, Google would be able to better target ads to Web surfers, according to the search company.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Vertical Computer Systems said Friday that it has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft. Vertical filed its suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Texas, claiming Microsoft's .Net technology infringes on its patent.

Google has acquired the videoconferencing software company Marratech.

Three public interest groups are expected to file a joint complaint Friday with the Federal Trade Commission calling for an investigation into the potential threat to consumer privacy posed by Google's planned acquisition of DoubleClick.

IBM, the world's largest technology services company, reported higher first-quarter earnings on Tuesday as sales of software and computer services increased.

Microsoft says it won't resell the fuel-cell battery rechargers it is buying from Medis Technologies.

In its largest acquisition yet, Google has agreed to pay $3.1 billion in cash for online ad company DoubleClick, the companies announced Friday.

My early take on Google's $3.1 billion snatch of DoubleClick:

Google has made its online payment service available to retailers in the UK.

Yahoo, which has been criticized for providing information to the Chinese government that landed a journalist in prison for 10 years, is giving $1 million to Georgetown University to establish a fellowship fund to research the link between international values and Internet technologies.

Qualcomm rejected a $20 million payment from Nokia for royalties on patented Qualcomm technology.

Software giant Microsoft said on Tuesday that it expects its China sales to rise more than 20 percent this year, boosted by new products and a national crackdown on unlicensed software.

For those keeping an antitrust scorecard in the IT industry, it is increasingly difficult to keep track of all the players.

Academics get a share of $1.1 million in grants to develop applications using Microsoft's Virtual Earth and SensorMap.

Top google executives also the lowest paid--but stock holdings make them billionaires.

Agence France-Presse has settled its 2-year-old lawsuit against Google that alleged copyright infringement.

Companies have been warned not to rush into adopting virtualisation technology as hurrying could leave them at risk of security threats.

Solyndra, a somewhat secretive developer of solar cells made from copper indium gallium selenium, or CIGS, has raised $79 million, according to London-based clean tech industry analyst New Energy Finance. Investors include CMEA Ventures and Redpoint Ventures.

SAN JOSE, Calif--Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore wants a new generation of engineers to see climate crisis as an opportunity.

Analysts expect online advertising to beat previous estimates and overtake radio next year.

Microsoft on Monday said that it is taking action against groups that sold copies of Windows and Office discounted for academic use to regular users.

After months of speculation, Google has officially jumped into the television business.

Google has emerged along with Microsoft as a contender to buy DoubleClick, presenting competition that stands to increase the final sale price of the online-advertising company, people familiar with the situation said in The Wall Street Journal.