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In a move that could end an era by eliminating a pioneer from the personal computer industry, IBM has reportedly put its PC business up for sale and might already have at least one prospective buyer for the unit, which analysts say could fetch as much as US$2 billion. Big Blue has refused to comment...

Some people have the erroneous idea that a small business cannot effectively compete against larger competitors. This concept is quite far from the truth. For example, if someone were to ask you, "What is a major source of job formations in America today?," what would you answer? If you said small b...

Microsoft today announced it has filed seven lawsuits against defendants who allegedly sent spam e-mail that violated the federal Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) anti-spam law. The suits are just the latest in a Microsoft legal barrage. The company has ...

Worldwide mobile phone sales surged in the third quarter and some vendors took more advantage of the uptick than others, with Nokia solidifying its hold on first place and onetime market leader Motorola slumping from second to third place as Samsung became No. 2. According to a report from Gartner, ...

In the not-too-distant past, search toolbars were risky specialty add-ons offered by Internet marketing mavens. Users who installed search toolbars often were granting permission without knowing it to intruders harvesting data on addresses and surfing habits and opening the backdoor to their compute...

Three holiday shopping indices are reporting a sluggish start to the giving season, with some analysts trimming holiday sales forecasts after a disappointing Thanksgiving weekend in brick and mortar stores. Meanwhile, online data crunchers are reporting a much different story for e-commerce stores.

In a record-breaking spree, over 5 million domain names were registered in the third quarter of 2004, according to a report from VeriSign. The registrar said that this is the fourth quarter to produce record registrations, suggesting that the online sector is continuing to grow steadily after a "sli...

Singingfish.com is fine-tuning its image with the launch today of a revamped multimedia search engine on its Web site that specializes in finding audio and video content. This marks the AOL property's transformation from developer and marketer of multimedia search services to companies like RealNetw...

Bidding to solidify and expand its new role as market leader in the wake of its merger with AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless has announced plans to roll out faster wireless service and more broadband-dependent services nationwide. Cingular said its completion of the US$41 billion merger with AT&...

How will this holiday season pan out for online retailers? That depends on whom you ask. An NPD Group survey of consumer holiday buying intentions reveals that the 2004 holiday shopping season could be challenging for retailers. Nearly nine out of 10 consumers say they are planning to spend the same...

Is this the dawning of the age of branding or just another black hole? The term "Le Branding" started out in the Dark Ages, where marks were burned onto cattle. On ever-so-slowly-evolving minds of the Homo sapiens, this word also made a solid impression and provides a daily dose of comfort. Belongin...

Microsoft will not produce a fifth service pack for Windows 2000, opting instead to provide a less extensive "rollup" of patches as the software giant phases out support for the aging operating system. Microsoft had previously announced it would end free technical support for Windows 2000 in June of...

Microsoft has filed its first eight lawsuits against defendants who allegedly distributed counterfeit Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels in an attempt to authenticate software that was unlicensed. Yesterday's filings are the first fruits of the software giant's effort to identify and target co...

Will consumers have a safe and secure holiday shopping season? Or will identity thieves walk away with the lion's share of the profits? According to VeriSign's latest Internet Security Intelligence Briefing, which covers the period from July through September, the number of security attacks has decl...

Research firms are predicting gangbuster sales for antivirus software vendors over the next few years. IDC forecasts the antivirus software market will increase to reach US$4.4 billion by 2007, with significant market share from corporate customers, and customers in North America and Western Europe....