Susan Kuchinskas

CHICAGO -- Ask Jeeves entered the desktop search competition with a beta version of its own service that scours users' computers. Ask Jeeves Desktop

CHICAGO -- Search engines are now recognized as full-fledged media companies and search engine marketing is no longer a cottage industry, according to

Search software vendor Groxis announced Tuesday the launch of Grokker E.D.U., a search-and-research software platform that adds a new dimension to

Google on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to bring information locked away in print form in libraries into its searchable index. As previously reported

Marketers and technologists will converge on Chicago next week for Search Engine Strategies, a trade show focused on the intensely competitive search

Late Wednesday night, Yahoo unveiled plans to debut a beta version of Yahoo Desktop Search in the coming weeks. At the same time, Ask Jeeves confirmed to

Google may have found a way to make money from its still-in-beta News service without alienating publishers, as indicated by a patent application on file

Microsoft will face a panel of U.S. Circuit Court judges Thursday and try once again to overturn a ruling that the ActiveX technology used in its Internet

UPDATED: Banks, ISPs and software companies formed a high-profile coalition to go after phishers, those increasingly sophisticated identity thieves.

The global nanosensor market will grow to $17.2 billion by 2012, according to research firm NanoMarkets, but it must overcome technical barriers to

IBM is widely expected to announce Tuesday that it is selling its PC division to Chinese computer maker Lenovo -- after the PC maker confirmed it is "in

Despite a scathing critique by the American Civil Liberties Union, a U.S. State Department official promised his agency was taking measures to protect