Stories by: John Fontana

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Computer hacking charge leveled against disgraced Tour de France cyclist 17/02/2010 09:36:00

Cyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after a positive drug test, is now being labeled a computer hacker by France, which has issued a warrant for his arrest.
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Microsoft exceeds goal of 5000 layoffs 02/02/2010 03:03:00

Microsoft has more than made good on its plan from a year ago to eliminate 5,000 positions by the middle of June 2010, the company reported as part of its quarterly 10Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Apple iPad could give Microsoft fits 29/01/2010 10:50:00

Microsoft shouldn't be shaking in its boots after this week's unveiling of the Apple iPad, but the tablet computer could give the software giant fits in the future with its potential to define important device form factors as well as shape user attitudes toward alternative operating systems and cloud-based application adoption.
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Free not such a bad description of software, CIOs say 28/01/2010 10:45:00

Free is becoming a popular form of software for CIOs, with nearly two-thirds of companies using it on their desktops and with applications, according to a new survey.
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Facebook joins Apache foundation 13/01/2010 09:47:00

Facebook Tuesday joined the Apache Software Foundation as a Gold sponsor, looking to cement its commitment to open source and pledging to help drive the group into the future.
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VMware to buy Zimbra to bolster cloud computing push 13/01/2010 05:30:00

VMware is poised Tuesday to further redefine its cloud strategy by buying Yahoo's Zimbra open source messaging business in order to expand its stake in the platform-as-a-service market.
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Microsoft admits mobile missteps, but fights on 09/01/2010 07:59:00

Microsoft doesn't have a business model problem in the mobile market, but its phones are skewed toward business users at the expense of consumers and are not as modern as they need to be, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, told financial analysts Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Microsoft's history with the Tablet PC 08/01/2010 12:10:00

Microsoft's demonstration Wednesday of "Slate PCs" made by HP, Pegatron, and Archos is by no means its first attempt to help develop such a form factor. The Slate PC seems to be identical to a Tablet with only the name changed. In fact, the Tablet PC has long been a pet project for Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who showed the first Tablet PC prototype in 2000 at the now-defunct Comdex trade show in Las Vegas.
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Novell, MSI team on first SUSE Moblin-based netbook 08/01/2010 09:46:00

MSI and Novell will ship in February the first netbook based on the SUSE Moblin open-source Linux operating system. The pair is showing the device at this week's CES event in Las Vegas.
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Microsoft's 2010 task: Make the cloud clear 21/12/2009 17:34:00

For Microsoft, 2010 is a platform building and marketing year with no less than the future success of its cloud strategy hanging in the balance, according to observers.
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Is Windows 7 the last major chapter in Windows story? 17/12/2009 08:40:00

Microsoft Windows 7 may represent the last ever, large in-mass upgrade of the Windows client environment and define the line where the desktop PC was no longer the center of the end-user universe, according to IDC.