Alexander Wolfe

The European Union’s long-running antitrust case against Microsoft moved another step closer to its conclusion, with the EU’s antitrust chief confirming that he has set a date for deciding the case. Notably, however, EU Commissioner Mario Monti left open the possibility that a settlement could still be reached with Microsoft. “Until the moment that a […]

As part of its quest to turn its mobile operating system software from an also-ran into a major player in the mobile market, Microsoft has added two cutting-edge Smartphones to its arsenal. The offerings come in the form of the new MPx and MPx100 Smartphones unveiled by Motorola at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, […]

NEW YORK — Web services are ripe for growth, now that the information technology industry is emerging from recession-inspired cost cutting and moving into revenue-generation mode, according to IBM . That’s the message of a worldwide survey of nearly 500 chief executive officers, just unveiled by IBM’s Business Consulting Services operation. The CEOs, who were […]

Saying its tough times are behind it, embedded software player Wind River is embracing Linux in a new bid to expand the use of open source on a wider array of computing devices. As part of its newly-enhanced embrace of Linux, the Alameda, Calif.-based Wind River is teaming up with number one Linux distributor Red […]

The legal troubles of desktop Linux vendor Lindows.com broadened today, with the news that Microsoft is taking action to prevent the company from using the Lindows name in Canada. Lindows.com said it has received legal papers filed by Microsoft last week in Canada, which specifically seek to stop the company from using “Lindows,” “Lindows.com,” and […]

Looking to gain converts among the millions of expected customers for Intel’s Centrino mobile technology, Lindows.com Thursday tipped plans to offer its Linux-based operating system as a preload on Centrino-equipped laptops. Lindows.com is touting its Centrino move in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) terms, rather than via $49.95 customer downloads off its Web site, which is […]

In a bid to extend its “adaptive enterprise” services strategy into the mobile arena, Hewlett-Packard is releasing a Web services tool and is hooking up with Ericsson on a mobile telecom platform. HP disclosed the news within a blizzard of press releases it is releasing in advance of next week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, […]

Traditional BIOS — the firmware that’s used to cold-start a PC before the operating system kicks in — could go the way of the 5-1/4-inch floppy, if Phoenix Technologies has its way. As part of the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) taking place in San Francisco this week, the company is touting its strategic plan, unveiled […]

The European Commission is staying mum about reports in the Financial Times and wire services that it has rejected an offer from Microsoft to settle its antitrust case by bundling competitors’ software on CD-ROMs with its computers. “We have no comment on the Financial Times report, just as we have not commented on previous reports,” […]

A federal judge at the U.S. District Court in Central Utah is expected to make a ruling Friday afternoon or early next week whether the SCO Group can amend its lawsuit against IBM to include copyright infringement. The case has come down to a question of discovery, the legal dance where each side tries to […]

UPDATE: Over half a million developers currently have at least some access to Microsoft source code. As Microsoft searches for sources of the illicit release of parts of its Windows 2000 and NT4 operating system code, its gaze may fall heavily upon those developers. In that regard, Web site

The speculation as to whether Microsoft intends to patent XML technology is over. Microsoft has been granted United States patent 6,687,897 for “XML script automation.” The patent, awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on February 3, appears to deal with basic XML functionality. Specifically, it describes a method for unpacking multiple scripts contained […]