Joris Evers

Microsoft Corp. on has released a public beta version of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, moving closer to the final release of the product.

Little-known Chinese software maker Evermore Software Ltd. next month plans to step up its challenge to Microsoft Corp.'s Office dominance with the release of its Evermore Integrated Office 2004.

A new e-mail worm is spreading rapidly on the Internet, clogging e-mail servers and staging an attack on the Web site of Unix vendor The SCO Group Inc., antivirus software vendors said.

Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Office System products released in October can expect the first service pack for the software in late June, Microsoft said Friday.

Citing concerns over security, four computer experts are urging the U.S. government to drop plans to allow U.S. civilians who reside oversees to cast their votes online.

Microsoft Corp. on Friday plans to announce changes to a licensing program for software communications protocols it created as part of its landmark antitrust settlement with the U.S. government, the company said Wednesday.

Salesforce.com Inc. has created a plug-in for Microsoft Corp.'s Office that allows users to import data from the Salesforce.com online CRM (customer relationship management) service into Word, Excel and Outlook, the company said Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday made broadly available a beta version of its Windows Server 2003 for systems using the Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) 64-bit Opteron processor.