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With its release of the Google Search Appliance last year, the long-time leader of consumer Web search turned its attention to the needs of complex, data-intensive enterprises. Its device -- which includes hardware, software and support -- interacts with an organization's datacenter to search either...

Google has selected two high-profile investment banks, Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley, to underwrite its initial public offering, fueling rampant speculation that the search-engine leader will file to go public sometime this week. The IPO is expected to be the largest and most sought-...

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched its most comprehensive attack to date on software, music and movie piracy, conducting more than 100 raids in 10 countries and seizing scores of computers. Authorities said the computers and servers they confiscated contain nearly $50 million worth of illeg...

Underscoring the long-term potential it sees in applying technology advances to home entertainment, Intel has said it will dip into its $200 million home-technology fund to back several startups in the space. The company's announcement came at its annual developers forum in Barcelona, Spain. "These ...

Algorithms -- or, in layman's terms, defined procedures for accomplishing a task or solving a problem -- abound throughout the computing industry. These protocols have shaped the ways in which people communicate, transact business and even pursue recreation using computers. Certain algorithms, such ...

Halting in mid-trial the only state-level antitrust case to make it to court, Microsoft and consumers in the state of Minnesota have reached a tentative agreement to settle all claims against the computer software giant. Terms of the settlement will not be announced until details are finalized and a...

Recently, a seemingly endless string of worms and viruses has focused attention on the sometimes-questionable security of firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs) and even the Internet itself. Amid this onslaught, network security software provider StillSecure aims to tackle the security issue at ...

Saying it wants to help advance the "digital revolution" in the entertainment industry, Hewlett-Packard has announced alliances with DreamWorks and Warner Brothers. The deals call for HP to help the studios create and distribute digital content. The company made the announcements at the National Ass...

IBM met Wall Street forecasts today when the company announced that it has shown first-quarter profits of 16 percent. The company earned US$1.6 billion in the first three months of 2004, in comparison to the $1.38 billion it earned in the same time period last year. Market analysts have pointed to a...

Dell expanded its market share and grabbed back the title of worldwide sales leader from rival Hewlett-Packard as revived business buying helped boost computer sales in the first quarter, according to two reports. Both Gartner and IDC put Dell at the top of the PC heap during the first quarter of 20...

Wireless networks aren't just popular with computer users on the go. Hackers are finding them an easy target to snoop on consumers' laptop PCs and, eventually, their employers' networks. "All the money you've spent to protect your corporate network is moot if someone hacks your laptop at a wireless ...

With global e-commerce revenue expected to approach $2 trillion this year, it is hardly surprising that online stores are investing heavily in technologies that can convince potential customers to become repeat clients. Search engines are one such "killer" technology because they play a crucial role...

Just six months after establishing a Silicon Valley spinoff to develop a search product, Amazon.com has launched A9.com, a tool that allows users to scour both the Amazon store and the Web for products and information. Eventually, it will let users search other merchants' sites as well, according to...

Intel said its first-quarter revenue hit a record of $8.1 billion and profit nearly doubled as faster sales of high-end servers augmented its booming mobile-chip business. Even so, the bellwether technology company, whose earnings are scrutinized for hints of how the overall tech sector is faring, ...

In the Internet's early days, linking was considered to be unsophisticated, grassroots Web marketing, best left to hobbyists. Then Google came along, and people began to realize links were one way to the top of its rankings. Instant experts were created. Theories on how to "beat" Google with links g...