Matt Berger

Hewlett-Packard Co. once again defended its plans to acquire Compaq Computer Corp., filing papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Friday in response to the latest move in a proxy battle being waged by an heir of the company's cofounder.

Microsoft Corp. issued a security bulletin Thursday to users of its Windows operating systems, warning of three "critical" holes in the software that leave a Windows PC vulnerable to hackers when it is logged on to the Internet.

Microsoft Corp. has issued a security bulletin to users of its Windows operating systems, warning of three "critical" holes in the software that leave a Windows PC vulnerable to hackers when it is logged on to the Internet.

Microsoft on Tuesday gave its strongest signal yet that it may join the Liberty Alliance Project, a broad effort to create a common technology for identifying users on the Internet.

Microsoft on Tuesday gave its strongest signal yet that it may join the Liberty Alliance Project, a broad effort to create a common technology for identifying users on the Internet.

A group of consumer privacy groups launched an online guide for protecting security and privacy on the Internet, hoping to reach consumers making purchases online as the busy holiday shopping season comes to a close.

Sun Microsystems Inc. Monday brought its Java enterprise server platform up to speed with emerging Web services standards, releasing a set of extensions that allow developers to build and run XML (Extensible Markup Language) applications on the Java platform.

Sun Microsystems released a set of extensions that allow Web developers to build and run XML applications on Sun