Joris Evers

The two flaws in the Web browser and e-mail client could let an attacker take control over a system with minimal action from the user, eEye said in two security alerts posted on its page of upcoming advisories. The company ranks the flaws "high" risk.

As part of its efforts to promote Tablet PCs, Microsoft Corp. on Monday will release a free Experience Pack of pen-enabled applications for the mobile PCs.

Microsoft Corp. plans to release the next version of its Exchange messaging server in 2006, a company executive said Tuesday. Exchange 12 succeeds Exchange Server 2003, which Microsoft released in October 2003. The product will aim to help users cut costs, bolster security, and improve the messaging experience.

Microsoft Corp. late Wednesday delivered several security enhancements for its server operating system with the release of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003. At the same time, the software maker said it has finished work on the code for the 64-bit Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and the Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions.

Two weeks after announcing plans to cut 600 service jobs and close two locations in Germany, IBM Corp. on Friday said it intends to eliminate 538 similar positions and shutter five sites in Sweden.

Researchers at Microsoft Corp. showed off some forward-looking technologies including new ways to protect systems against Internet worms and prevent hacker attacks.

A small German company is taking on U.S. Web conferencing heavyweights WebEx Communications Inc. and Microsoft Corp. with a new client application.

Shareholders are suing ChoicePoint Inc. and its top executives after the company's share price fell sharply following news that identity thieves had gained access to personal information about some U.S. residents that was held by the personal data vendor.