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L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Condemns Microsoft's Withdrawal of Support for Civil Rights Bill, Asks Company to Return Award (U.S. Newswire)
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In response to Microsoft's withdrawal of support for legislation that would have outlawed discrimination against gay and lesbian people in Washington, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, which presented Microsoft with its Corporate Vision Award in 2001, is asking the company to return the award.
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Microsoft Sued Over JPEG Patent (PC World)
PC World - Forgent Networks says the software giant is infringing on its patent for data compression.
Microsoft: Linux Is No Longer a Cancer (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Citing interoperability as a larger goal, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has promised that it will add Linux support to its Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1, due by the end of the year. It will be the first Microsoft product to get Linux support.
Steve Ballmer on Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer spoke to more than 2,600 attendees at the Microsoft Management Summit 2005 on Wednesday, describing how Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative will help customers achieve higher business value through automation, flexible resource use and knowledge-based processes.
Longhorn To Focus on Usability, Security (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - At Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas, the Longhorn floodgates opened, with executives from Steve Ballmer to Bill Gates talking about what users can expect from the new system.
Analysis: 64-bit Driver Support Still A Mixed Bag (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Will hardware vendors have 64-bit device drivers in place to support Microsoft's 64-bit Windows release? The answer is a definite maybe.
Microsoft Makes 'Huge Strides' in Systems Management (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - This year's Microsoft Management Summit features Visual Studio 2005 Team System, the first product to incorporate the company's Systems Definition Model; the new OS Feature Deployment Pack for SMS 2003; and discussions of the success and future of the Dynamic Systems Initiative.
Microsoft CRM: Heading for the Enterprise? (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - When Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) first announced it was going to introduce a CRM application some three years ago, it sent a minor shock wave through the industry.
Microsoft, RIM Team on BlackBerry (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Instant messaging began in the same way that many Internet tools did -- through grass-roots efforts among network users.
Microsoft CEO Gives Linux the Nod (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer spoke to more than 2,600 attendees at the Microsoft Management Summit on Wednesday, describing how Microsoft's Dynamic Systems Initiative can help customers achieve automation and better resource use.
Pope Receives More Than 56,000 E-Mails (AP)
AP - Father George, of Suceava City, Romania wrote simply "habemus papam!" — Latin for "we have a pope."
Dead Marine's E-Mail Raises Legal Issues (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. may have resolved its dispute with a family over accessing the e-mail account of a Marine killed in Iraq, but legal experts say such conflicts are bound to be more common as e-mail becomes a crucial component of our lives.
Inventor Creates Soundless Sound System (AP)
AP - Elwood "Woody" Norris pointed a metal frequency emitter at one of perhaps 30 people who had come to see his invention. The emitter — an aluminum square — was hooked up by a wire to a CD player. Norris switched on the CD player.
REVIEW: New Opera Browser Fails at Basics (AP)
AP - Opera's new Web browser responds to commands you speak into a microphone. It rearranges pages to fit narrower windows. It adds a security bar to help reduce the risk of fraud. All impressive features.
Sony, Toshiba Seek Unified DVD Format (AP)
AP - Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. said Thursday they are in negotiations about how to resolve their competing next-generation optical disk formats, aiming to give consumers a unified video technology.
Ratings System in Works for Wireless Content (Reuters)
Reuters - The wireless industry, through
its trade group, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Assn.
(CTIA), has begun defining a standardized content rating and
filtering system that eventually will be applied to all content
offered on their networks, including music.
Blinkx Smart Folders Get Smarter (PC World)
PC World - Users can create customizable folders on their PC that will automatically be populated with Web content.
Getty Acquires Digital Vision (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The company says it will explore subscription licensing and offer content for wireless platforms.
IBM, Israeli Ministry to Back Open-Source Startups (Reuters)
Reuters - IBM and the chief
scientist of Israel's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor on
Friday said they have agreed to a pact to foster development of
open-standards technology by Israeli start-ups.
Microsoft Sued Over JPEG Patent (PC World)
PC World - Forgent Networks says the software giant is infringing on its patent for data compression.
'Free' Chili Peppers Tickets Being Sold (AP)
AP - Officials are complaining that tickets given away for a city-sponsored centennial concert by the bands the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Weezer are being sold on the Internet.
Ratings System in Works for Wireless Content (Reuters)
Reuters - The wireless industry, through
its trade group, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Assn.
(CTIA), has begun defining a standardized content rating and
filtering system that eventually will be applied to all content
offered on their networks, including music.
Google's Stock Soars to New High (AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s earnings are growing so rapidly that not even the stock market bulls can keep up. Blown away by the online search engine leader's first-quarter profit, securities analysts raised their already high expectations for Google and investors scrambled Friday to buy a piece of a company that's drawing comparisons to some of high-technology's greatest growth stocks of the past.
Google Flirts with Highs After Earnings (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Google Inc.
flirted with new highs on Friday after the Web search leader's
quarterly results showed more of the dramatic advertising
growth that has made it a Wall Street darling.
US believes North Korea plans nuclear bomb test: US newspaper (AFP)
AFP - The United States believes North Korea is planning to test a nuclear weapon and has asked China to intervene to block the test, a US newspaper reported on its web site.
Marketing Group Warns of Spam Scam (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Pharming attacks are wreaking havoc among Internet users who are subjected to spam scams that use increasingly sophisticated methods to collect personal information to conduct online fraud, according to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and the National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA).
Apogee Debuts Self-Service App for Utilities' Biz Customers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apogee Interactive, Inc. on Thursday announced the release of a commercial suite of online, self-service applications designed to help utilities reach their business customers.
This Mouse Won't Hunt (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - Lawmakers from Augusta to Sacramento are locking and loading to shoot down a Web site that purports to let people hunt big game online. This topic has been heating up for more than a month after Texas-based Live-Shot.com opened for business, and is finally gaining front-burner status after a prominent Republican congressman introduced a bill to outlaw Internet hunting nationwide.
Sunbelt Scoops Up Google-like Spyware Sniffer (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The anti-spyware vendor calls the Web-crawling technology a "mini Google" for spyware and says it will enable researchers to identify new outbreaks more quickly.
EBay Launches Polish Web Site (AP)
AP - EBay Inc. said Friday that it launched a Web site to bring the online auctioneer's services to Poland.
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