The rocky ride for the U.S.stock market looked set to intensify this week, as investorsworried there could be more victims of the global credit crisisafter JPMorgan Chase bailed out Bear Stearns .

MicrosoftCorp's offer to buy Yahoo Inc will likelysucceed, but it may not be the best use of the company's amplecash reserves, according to a poll of analysts by Reuters.

Microsoft's support for Web standards in IE 8 could hurt apps built to work with the company's own protocols, the research firm says.

Equinox will give Java developers a lightweight runtime capable of executing their Java and Ajax programs across a wide variety of devices, from servers to cell phones.

Motorola intends to provide integrated mobile access to e-mail, calendar, and other apps, as well as ways to extend PBX functionality to wireless devices.

The $99 AirPort Express works with both Macs and PCs, connects wirelessly with printers, and can handle up to 10 simultaneous users.

BladeLogic offers software that automates the management, control, and enforcement of configuration changes to servers and other hardware typically found in corporate IT environments.

The issue centered on claims that a subcontractor used an open source program called BusyBox in Verizon's wireless routers.

It's expected that a number of retailers in addition to Amazon will start offering Vista SP1 this week.

Silverlight 1.0 for Windows Mobile 6 won't be available until the second quarter, Microsoft has said.

In violation of privacy rules, UCLA Health System employees reportedly accessed the pop star's medical records without authorization.

The appeals court said the trial judge had improperly prevented the introduction of expert testimony and classified information as part of Nacchio's defense.

Soloway could receive up to 20 years in prison and over half a million dollars in fines for mail, e-mail, and tax violations.

Intel is looking to attract game developers to its Larrabee processor with a more easily programmable platform than rivals Nvidia and AMD's ATI.

If signed, the proposed law would apply to all forms of the technology, whether it is embedded in credit cards or television sets.

Investment bank hopes to quickly get new products to market on foreign exchange platform

With new products and initiatives, executive Sujai Hajela predicts that his division will impress the enterprise in the transition to faster 802.11n networks.

Networking vendor says a richer interplay of desktop phones, PCs, and mobile handsets will improve efficiency and decision making.

Once an inventor, designer, and researcher, Bill Foster is unlikely to refer to the Internet as a series of tubes.

Previously, EMC had offered $3.25 a share, or $178.1 million, for the storage device maker.