In a direct challenge to computer giants IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. , data storage firm EMC Corp. of Hopkinton has allied with Cisco Systems Inc. , the world’s leading computer networking company. (Page B7, 524 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 4, 2009

Windows 7 launch could give economy boost Microsoft Corp. says it won’t be the only one to benefit from sales of its new Windows 7 software. The local economy could see a lift, too. (Page B7, 722 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 3, 2009

EMC Corp. of Hopkinton has found a new ally in its bid to buy Data Domain Inc. Attorneys for the Police & Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit have filed suit against the Data Domain board in a Delaware court, saying it was wrong to reject EMC’s $1.8 billion, all-cash bid for the company. (Page B6, 178 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jun 17, 2009

Massachusetts is seeking $105 million in federal economic stimulus funds to improve broadband access in the western part of the state, and to draw an accurate map of available broadband services statewide. (Page B9, 140 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 25, 2009

Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system is snappy, stable, and a pleasure to use. Sadly, you won’t be able to get your hands on it until Oct. 22, when it goes on sale. If you’re buying a machine today, you’ll have to put up with Windows 7’s despised predecessor, Vista; but most computer makers will give you a free upgrade ... (Page B7, 731 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 20, 2009

IBasis Inc., of Burlington, a wholesale carrier of international long-distance calls, has filed a lawsuit in US District Court for the Southern District of New York against the telephone company Royal KPN NV of the Netherlands. (Page B6, 130 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 19, 2009

Hub to get early look at next-level Web link Before the year is out, Boston residents will have a new way to get high-speed Internet service: with their cellphones. (Page A1, 930 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 13, 2009

Congratulations - you’re off to college in a few weeks. But you had better make sure your computer can pass the entrance exam. (Page B5, 827 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 6, 2009

Google uses billboards to attract new clients In its increasingly ferocious war with Microsoft Corp. , the search engine giant Google Inc. has opened a new front: Allston. (Page B5, 580 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 4, 2009

For digital technology firms, a sector considered to be one of the most important to the future of the Massachusetts economy, the worst of the recession just might be over. (Page B5, 853 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 1, 2009

AOL, the troubled Internet company that is being spun off by parent company Time Warner Inc. , is buying itself a parting gift. It is acquiring a pair of start-ups, including one in Boston, that run websites featuring neighborhood news. (Page B5, 335 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jun 12, 2009

One day after it rebuffed a $1.8 billion takeover bid from data storage goliath EMC Corp. of Hopkinton, the board of Data Domain Inc. has had second thoughts. (Page B5, 717 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jun 5, 2009

Palm Pre is good, but it's no iPhone Nearly a week with a Palm Pre cellphone, and I've only placed a couple of calls. I've been too busy taking photos, reading the news, listening to music, playing games, watching videos, and reading the instructions. (Page B7, 876 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jun 11, 2009

Data storage company EMC Corp. of Hopkinton may sweeten its $1.8 billion offer to buy Data Domain Inc., according to a published report. (Page B5, 414 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jun 13, 2009

It’s easy to take thumb drives for granted. These cheap little chunks of flash memory, which plug into a computer’s USB port, are almost as plentiful as popcorn. I’ve got a plastic bag full of them at home, sent out as electronic press releases by various technology companies. (Page B7, 778 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jun 18, 2009

Computers are relatively cheap these days, but thanks to the recession, lots of us are relatively broke. So you might consider buying something used. After all, a two- or three-year-old computer in good repair can handle just about any common task - Web surfing, writing letters, downloading music files. And you can save a couple hundred dollars or more by ... (Page G2, 553 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 30, 2009

E-mail inquiry yields 2d computer Boston officials acknowledged yesterday that they have discovered a second computer used by chief mayoral aide Michael J. Kineavy, a hard drive tucked away in a sixth-floor office that may contain the bulk of the e-mail subpoenaed by federal authorities and formally requested by the Globe. (Page A1, 1001 words)By: Donovan Slack and Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 6, 2009

Nikon is projector and camera in one My wife takes pictures of everything. Then she immediately shoves her camera under my nose to demand I admire the digital view. Drives me nuts. (Page B7, 738 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 8, 2009

Two years after being hired by Microsoft Corp. to head a laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts tech industry veteran Reed Sturtevant has left the company, as Microsoft restructures its research operations. (Page B7, 421 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 9, 2009

Raytheon Co. has struck an agreement to buy BBN Technologies, a privately held Cambridge firm that played a vital role in the creation of the Internet. (Page B5, 350 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Sep 2, 2009

Boylston Street sold - on online Monopoly game For decades, fans of the real estate board game Monopoly have squabbled over ownership of Park Place or Virginia Avenue. But a new Internet version of the game lets players bid for control of such familiar streets as Boston’s Massachusetts Avenue, Chicago’s State Street, or New York City’s Broadway. The game uses Google Inc.’s Internet mapping service Google Maps to ... (Page B5, 331 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Sep 9, 2009

Novell’s claim on Unix in jeopardy A bankrupt Utah software company has been given a new lease on life, at the expense of Linux software vendor Novell Inc. of Waltham. (Page B5, 387 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Aug 26, 2009

Elegant new Zune HD just a little late to the game If someone had handed me Microsoft Corp.’s new Zune HD back in 2006, he would have had to mug me to get it back. Thin, elegant, stuffed with advanced features, the new Zune is one of the best portable media devices yet. It’s certainly far better than Apple Inc.’s 2006 line of iPod media players. (Page B5, 752 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Sep 17, 2009

Ready for more football? FOXBOROUGH - They play a lot of football in this town - and not just in Gillette Stadium. A couple of miles away, at a company called Quick Hit Inc., a team of software developers oversees hundreds of games a day, played in virtual stadiums on the Internet. They hope to soon grow that number into the millions, as they ... (Page B5, 864 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Sep 22, 2009

The world around us is getting something it’s needed for a long time: captions. Yes, captions - the explanatory text that accompanies images in newspapers and magazines, and on Web pages. (Page B7, 791 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Sep 24, 2009