SEATTLE, May 14- Microsoft Corp's forthcoming update to its personal computer operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers, the marketing chief for the Windows unit said on Tuesday.
SEATTLE, May 14- Microsoft Corp executive Tami Reller said on Tuesday the company's forthcoming update to its Windows operating system will be called Windows 8.1 and will be available later this year free to existing Windows 8 customers.
HELSINKI, May 6- Intel Corp's security software division McAfee said it plans to buy Finland's network firewall maker Stonesoft Oyj for around $389 million in cash, a 128 percent premium to the company's stock market value at Friday's close.
April 30- Shares of security software maker Symantec Corp dropped some 10 percent in a span of a few seconds on the Nasdaq on Tuesday before being halted. "Pre-HFT dominance, even back in 2003, a series of market makers would have filled this mistake with substantially less carnage," said Sal Arnuk, co-manager of trading at Themis Trading in Chatham, New Jersey.
By Ryan Vlastelica and Sruthi Ramakrishnan. April 30- Shares of security software maker Symantec Corp dropped some 10 percent in a span of a few seconds on the Nasdaq on Tuesday before being halted. Symantec spokesman Cris Paden said he could not immediately comment on the unusual movement in the stock price.
April 30- Shares of security software maker Symantec Corp dropped around 10 percent in less than a minute on the Nasdaq on Tuesday, prompting a trading halt. The shares dropped to a low of $21.93 around 10:11 a.m. Eastern. Symantec spokesman Cris Paden said he could not immediately comment on the unusual movement in the stock price.
April 29- Honda Motor Co Ltd is recalling almost 46,000 Fit small cars in the United States and Canada to fix a problem with the electronic stability control system software. About 2,000 cars are affected by the recall in Canada and another 43,782 in the United States, Honda said.
April 29- Honda Motor Co Ltd is recalling almost 46,000 Fit small cars in the United States and Canada to fix a problem with the electronic stability control system software. About 2,000 cars are affected by the recall in Canada and another 43,782 in the United States, Honda said.
April 25- Data-integration software maker Informatica Corp reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue, helped by its services business. Net income fell to $17.9 million, or 16 cents per share, from $26.5 million, or 24 cents per share, a year earlier.
SEATTLE, April 18- Microsoft Corp said on Thursday Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein was leaving the company, as it struggles with sharply declining personal computer sales and a lukewarm reception for its new Windows 8 operating system.
MADRID, March 26- A Spanish association representing open-source software users has filed a complaint against Microsoft Corp to the European Commission, in a new challenge to the Windows developer following a hefty fine earlier this month.
MADRID, March 26- A Spanish association representing open-source software users has filed a complaint against Microsoft Corp to the European Commission, in a new challenge to the Windows developer following a hefty fine earlier this month.
Feb 28- Security software maker Palo Alto Networks reported second-quarter revenue and earnings per share that beat expectations amid strong demand for products that offer protection from cyberattacks. In the current quarter it expects revenue in a range of $100 million to $104 million with earnings per share of around 5 cents, the company said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 25- Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday it will sell the webOS operating system to South Korea's LG Electronics Inc, unloading the smartphone software it acquired through a $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm in 2010..
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 25- Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Monday that it is selling its webOS operating system to LG Electronics Inc..
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 25- Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday it will sell the webOS operating system to South Korea's LG Electronics Inc, unloading the smartphone software it acquired through a $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm in 2010.. LG will use the operating software, used in now-defunct Palm smartphones years ago, for its "smart" or Internet-connected TVs.