- Thu Oct 2 2008 Ballmer offers more on 'Windows Cloud'
In France, CEO Steve Ballmer offers a few more tidbits on the cloud-based development environment to be introduced in a few weeks.
- Fri Mar 24 2006 Homeland security group to meet away from public eye
Federal advisory committee that deals with protecting U.S. infrastructure is free to disregard law keeping meetings open.
- Wed Mar 17 1999 Microsoft launches Web-based phone
Microsoft, Alcatel, and Sun Microsystems are among those pushing the design envelope of the once-staid telephone.
- Tue Jan 9 2001 Hacker hits IRC network Undernet with denial-of-service attack
A hacker based in Romania launches a major distributed denial-of-service attack, forcing one of the largest Internet Relay Chat networks, Undernet, to shut down much of its service.
- Mon Sep 9 2002 Blocked Web surfers in China get detour
Net users trying to access blocked search engines are being routed to similar sites, in an escalating media clampdown ahead of November's Communist Party congress.
- Mon Feb 26 2001 CinemaNow appeases studios by locating Web surfers
The online movie service hooks up with a company that's able to track Web surfers based on where they live--a move aimed at preserving territorial-based controls of movie licenses.
- Thu Feb 5 2004 E-mail service vows to stop spam, spare the good
ZoEmail is using technology licensed from AT&T Labs to help customers stop spam dead in its tracks without blocking out potentially useful e-mails.
- Fri Nov 5 1999 PC makers seek telco, service providers' help with new products
Computer makers are arranging hasty marriages with Internet and communications companies to promote the adoption of new kinds of information devices, an indication that future products may not be as easy to market as PCs.
- Tue May 29 2001 Lucent's hits and misses
With Lucent still struggling to survive, the failure of a rumored merger with France's Alcatel is just the company's latest chapter in a storied but troubled history.
- Thu Feb 9 2006 New pledges for Liberty Alliance
Group dedicated to online ID verification pulls in 15 more supporters, including data broker ChoicePoint and Telecom Italia.




