Initially rolled out by Microsoft in 2006, the Zune was positioned as a wannabe iPod killer – and was promptly squashed by Apple’s popular system. Now the Zune HD, a redesigned, flashier version of the system, is hitting retail shelves.

Exploiting weaknesses in online ad systems is an increasingly common approach for computer criminals around the globe who hope to make a quick buck from the audiences of the sites they attack.

Uncertainty about Sun Microsystems' future appears to have contributed to serious erosion in the company's market share for computer servers in the latest quarter, according to new data being released Wednesday.

The back-to-school shopping season has begun and although spending is expected to decrease in most categories, industry analysts anticipate seeing growth in PCs and consumer electronics.

Microsoft posted a steeper-than-expected 17 percent drop in quarterly revenue and said its business continued to be hurt by the weak global PC and server markets, sending its shares tumbling.

Microsoft says it is now sending computer makers the final programming code for Windows 7, its new operating system.

For more than 40 years, the NASA Innovative Partnerships Program has helped transfer of NASA technology to the private sector, benefiting global competition and the economy.

International Business Machines reported second-quarter earnings that blew past what analysts were forecasting, and the company's shares rose in late trading.

As the Markey-Waxman bill on carbon emissions cap-and-trade makes it way through the Senate, a new carbon-counting reality may soon be here for American businesses.

The two leading makers of computer security software, Symantec and McAfee, are like preachers who conduct dueling tent revivals.

SolarWinds shares rose Monday after several analysts began covering the network management software maker, one of which called it "one of the strongest growth stories in software over the last three years."

Oracle reported earnings above expectations as its profit margin hit a record and software sales fell less than analysts had projected.

Few companies, indeed, are more secretive than Apple, or as punitive to those who dare violate the company’s rules on keeping tight control over information. Employees have been fired for leaking news tidbits to outsiders, and the company has been known to spread disinformation about product plans to its own workers.

Microsoft is holding its quarterly dividend steady and is backing a proposal allowing large shareholders to call special shareholder meetings.

Chip designer Analog Devices posted sharply lower profit and sales for its fiscal second quarter Tuesday amid the economic turmoil that has dampened global chip demand.