- Fri Nov 20 11:01 AM PST 2009 Microsoft's embrace of MySQL could kill it
Microsoft is now offering support for MySQL, which should give pause to every open-source company that expects to make money through support subscriptions.
- Fri Nov 20 9:00 AM PST 2009 Browser security features compared
The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, though they implement these features in very different ways.
- Wed Nov 18 3:02 PM PST 2009 With IE 9, Microsoft fights back in browser wars
By showing its first glimpses of technology in Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft also is showing it's serious about building a competitive browser.
- Tue Nov 10 3:00 PM PST 2009 Google hopes to remake programming with Go
A Unix co-creator is among those behind a language Google hopes will speed computers and programming. Today, Go becomes open-source software.
- Tue Nov 10 1:15 PM PST 2009 When open source isn't (open enough)
It's very possible to be completely open-source without being completely open, but this may fade as more companies learn to use open source effectively.
- Mon Nov 9 3:13 PM PST 2009 EC formally objects to Oracle buying Sun
European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.
- Thu Nov 5 4:00 AM PST 2009 Google tries its own take on customer service
Not surprisingly, the search giant thinks automation and innovation are important. But as CEO Eric Schmidt says, everyone wants to wring a neck when things go wrong.
- Mon Nov 2 10:11 AM PST 2009 Google: The open-source savior we deserve
Google's open-source business model may not be the ideal for which we've waited, but it's the one that we deserve given the values of our market.
- Fri Oct 30 7:00 PM PDT 2009 Executive charged in Galleon case leaves IBM
A high-ranking IBM executive charged with insider trading connected to the Galleon Group has left the company.
- Tue Oct 27 7:05 AM PDT 2009 Amazon's in-cloud database gets MySQL option
The Net retailer's cloud-computing effort is getting more sophisticated with the arrival of a database service with which more people will be familiar.




