Software Industry

Google's new Web browser is widely viewed as keen competition for Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Here's another thought: Chrome, which debuted Tuesday, takes computer users a step closer to an environment where they may no longer need an operating...

It's called "Chrome," but it isn't part of any automobile. Chrome is the name of the new Google Web browser made available starting Tuesday in beta test form by the giant search-engine company that is seeking to compete more directly with Microsoft,...

In simple terms, a browser is your on-ramp to the Internet, and the announcement by Google that it will launch its own browser, Chrome, threatens to shake up traffic on the Web. Specifically, a browser is the piece of software that displays content...

Google Inc. reignited the Web browser wars Tuesday, releasing a competitor to Internet Explorer nearly a decade after Microsoft Corp. used its monopoly powers to win control of the market. When Microsoft crushed Netscape, it wasn't a fair fight. But this...

Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, will offer its own free Web browsing software to challenge Microsoft Corp. The browser, known as Chrome, will be available as a test version for download Tuesday in more than 100 countries,...

Bidding to dominate not only what people do on the Web but how they get from site to site, Google Inc. plans to release a browser today to compete with the likes of Internet Explorer and Firefox. It's yet another salvo in the company's intensifying...

Most computer users don't think much about their Web browser. The lion's share just click on the small blue "e" (for Microsoft's Internet Explorer) on their computer screen and off they go into cyberspace. Google's challenge in releasing a competing...

Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, introduced a free Web browser to challenge Microsoft Corp.'s decade-long dominance of the market. The program, known as Chrome, shows a series of links to a user's most visited Web pages on...

The new Web browser that Google Inc. released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.'s imprint on personal computers. The free browser, called "Chrome," is being promoted as a sleeker, faster,...

Modus Operandi Inc. has landed a $730,000 small-business contract from the Army to provide software technology for advanced intelligence and reconnaissance systems, the company said this week. Terms of the deal call for Modus to provide the Army a...

Think black screens and green letters. That's how old this city's computer software is — circa 1980. That's why a report suggested officials invest in a new system to streamline services and make information more available to officials, staff and...

Microsoft's new $300 million advertising campaign is set to feature Jerry Seinfeld as one of the key celebrity pitchmen, say sources close to the situation. Seinfeld will appear with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates in ads and receive about $10 million for...