Joris Evers

In addition to showing off its next-generation Longhorn operating system last month, Microsoft Corp. for the first time handed out code that underlies its closely watched Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB) security technology.

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay as much as US$89 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in North Carolina that alleged the vendor overcharged for its software.

Microsoft Corp. this week issued its first Critical Update for Office 2003, less than a month after the software was officially launched.

Stepping up its battle against computer viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp. has established a US$5-million fund to pay rewards for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for releasing malicious code, the company said.

A new Internet worm that steals information from users' computers and attempts to shut down two Web sites is spreading, antivirus vendors warned Friday.

A Dutch computer user group sued Dell Inc. last week, alleging parts of the sales terms and conditions that the world's largest PC maker uses violate Dutch consumer protection law.

Microsoft Corp. will share more details on the next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) this month. However, the company likely will keep the new user interface, dubbed Aero, under wraps.

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