Matthew Hicks

The FBI has shut down an e-mail system it uses to communicate with the public as it investigates a potential security breach, according to multiple media reports Friday. Citing FBI officials, The Associated Press reported that the e-mail system is run by a private company and is used for sharing non-sensitive information with the public. […]

A week after entering the remote-access market, WebEx Communications has sued one of its top competitors for allegedly cyber-squatting. WebEx Communications Inc. announced Thursday that it has filed a federal lawsuit against Citrix Systems Inc., accusing the competitor of intentionally registering a series of Internet domain names that contain the name of WebExs new service. […]

In its latest move to expand the reach of its search results, Yahoo Inc. released a service late Wednesday that provides related search results within the context of a Web page. Yahoo launched a beta test of the service called Y!Q in an attempt to automatically provide users with relevant search results without requiring them […]

BURLINGAME, Calif.—Utility computing holds promise because of its basis in lower-cost hardware and software, but enterprises require better ways to manage and provision their computing resources before they can fully take advantage of the model, said panelists at a Linux conference here on Wednesday. To a large extent, enterprises have moved into utility computing by […]

Microsoft has reached its first major milestone in Web search with the release of its algorithmic search engine, which will compete against Google and Yahoo. The company on Tuesday completed its transition away from Yahoos search results with the introduction of its own search technology on the MSN Search site, MSN executives said. The entry […]

Profits and revenues continued to soar for Google as it posted its second quarterly earnings report since becoming a public company. The search company reported Tuesday that its revenue doubled both for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 and for the 2004 calendar year. Revenue reached $1.03 billion in the fourth quarter and $3.19 billion […]

Google Inc. is continuing to expand its Internet aspiration, this time by adding the title “domain-name registrar” to its list of roles. Google on Friday officially became a registrar after completing a contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the nonprofit body that oversees the Domain Name System, ICANN officials confirmed. ICANNs […]

After a year of promises and rising expectations, Microsoft Corp. appears ready to jump headlong into the search-engine market. But dont expect the entry of Microsofts MSN division into Web search to immediately shift the balance of power in the search industry, say search-engine analysts. While the search results MSN has previewed so far are […]

Polycom Inc. is expanding its line of conferencing products with a focus on supporting a key voice-over-IP standard. The Pleasanton, Calif., videoconference vendor this week announced its first conferencing phone that supports SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), a communications standard used in VOIP, and a new videoconferencing system for smaller conference rooms. The new conference phone, […]

Google Inc. on Thursday launched a program that gives developers greater access to its search-based advertising system. Google, of Mountain View, Calif., introduced a beta of an API (Application Programming Interface) for its AdWords program. AdWords is Googles pay-per-click advertising program where advertisers bid on the keywords that trigger the displaying of sponsored links in […]