Elizabeth Montalbano

Verizon Wireless Inc. and Cingular Wireless LLC sued private investigators used by Hewlett-Packard Co. to obtain phone records in the pretexting scam.

In a move aimed at making it easier for customers to purchase advertising from Microsoft Corp., the company unveiled an organization that aligns all of its advertising sales, research and planning efforts.

Security researchers and experts this week cautioned network administrators to consider carefully whether they need to implement network access control (NAC) technology in their security infrastructure before buying in to the current hype surrounding it.

The first Microsoft Corp. Zune products will hit U.S. retailers in time for the busy Christmas holiday season, with a 30G-byte digital media player and a Zune Marketplace online service the first to reach consumers, Microsoft said.

In a surprise move, the leader of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Doug Burgum said Tuesday he plans to leave Microsoft Corp. at the end of June 2007. Satya Nadella replaces Burgum as senior vice president of MBS effective immediately.

After several delays, it appears Microsoft Corp. may get the next version of its Windows client operating system to customers according to its current schedule. The company made Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 available.

Microsoft Tuesday filed three lawsuits against so-called "cybersquatters" that have purchased Web site domain names that contain names that are Microsoft's registered trademarks so they can lure Web browsers to sites of pay-per-click advertisements.

Microsoft Corp. has begun showing how it will integrate its Windows Live online services into Windows Vista in recent test builds of the operating system, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.