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Sun, Microsoft Join Forces on ID Management (AP)
AP - Former archenemies Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. marked the first anniversary of their historic detente by unveiling a series of measures to improve how their products work together.
Microsoft's Share of Browser Market Slips (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s share of the U.S. browser market has slipped below 90 percent as the Firefox browser continues to grow in popularity, according to independent tracking by WebSideStory.
Microsoft Tests Version of Tuneup Service (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a test version of an all-in-one subscription service that aims to protect computer users from viruses and spyware and give them tools to make machines speedier.
Microsoft's Xbox Unveiling: Game Is On (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The battle to dominate the next generation of video game consoles has officially begun.
Microsoft, Sun, pursue gap-bridging product plans (Reuters)
Reuters - Former bitter rivals Microsoft Corp.
and Sun Microsystems Inc. on Friday said they were nearly ready
to release products that help bridge the gap between their
operating systems, a result of their legal settlement more than
a year ago.
Microsoft, Sun Update Their Technical Cooperation Work (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The companies say the new series of measures is intended to enhance product interoperability, including the development of new specifications that enable Web single sign-on between systems that use Liberty and WS-* Web service architectures.
Microsoft, Toshiba Share Technology (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Toshiba have struck a deal to use some of each other's patents for personal computers and digital electric home appliances, without payment.
Microsoft, Philips Partner on Digital Content Access (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) have announced a set of long-term agreements to improve the flow of digital entertainment content between Windows-based PCs and products equipped with Philips' Nexperia family of semiconductors.
Microsoft To Offer PC Health Service Called OneCare (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In an ongoing effort to reassure Windows users who are under attack from an array nasty cyber threats, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is launching a PC "health service" that promises to deliver automated protection, maintenance and machine tune-ups in a single package.
Microsoft to offer anti-virus software, service (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. , the world's
largest software maker, unveiled on Thursday plans to launch a
computer subscription service that would include anti-virus and
security updates for personal computers.
Microsoft Tests Version of Tuneup Service (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a test version of an all-in-one subscription service that aims to protect computer users from viruses and spyware and give them tools to make machines speedier.
Interactive 'Clickers' Changing Classrooms (AP)
AP - Professor Ross Cheit put it to the students in his "Ethics and Public Policy" class at Brown University: Are you morally obliged to report cheating if you know about it? The room began to hum, but no one so much as raised a hand.
Xfire Helps PC Gamers Round Up Players (AP)
AP - For many PC gamers, getting a group of friends together to engage in online battles in such multiplayer games as "Unreal Tournament 2004" or "Battlefield 1942" has always been a major problem. The issue was simple but annoying: Short of putting all your pals on a conference call, there was no easy way to muster them.
Tech Firms Owe Debt to 'Star Wars' Creator (AP)
AP - After filming the first "Star Wars" movie with special effects far from special, George Lucas spent millions to develop a complete digital editing system to populate his sequels with armies of X-wing fighters and Gungan warriors. Then, he virtually gave it away.
Microsoft Touts Graphics on New Xbox 360 (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. says its next version of Xbox will thrill hard-core gamers with mind-blowing graphics and lure in newcomers with free online games, slideshows, music and video chats with friends.
Risky Business? Web Gambling Calls On Advertising Agencies (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - It's a category that has put new-business executives at odds with their own "you've-got-to-play-to-win" philosophies. Online gambling companies are looking for a bigger cut of the poker-crazed U.S. market, where the pastime remains illegal, and are asking agencies to help pave the way. But in pursuit of $20 million payouts, shops must navigate the murky legal waters surrounding such off-shore clients.
Nintendo to launch new game console in 2006-paper (Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co. (7974.OS) will launch its
new video game console sometime next year, missing the key 2005
holiday shopping season and putting it a step behind Microsoft
Corp. in the battle for the next-generation game
machine, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Saturday.
Sony's New Vaio Laptops Open Up New Possibilities (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony's (NYSE: SNE) announcement that it will roll out a new laptop in its Vaio line this summer -- one that includes connectivity to Cingular's Edge wireless network -- brings with it the possibility that laptop users really will be able to connect to the Internet anywhere, anytime.
Zend making PHP development easier for Oracle users (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Oracle and PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) tools maker Zend Technologies on Monday will announce plans to enhance open source PHP development on Oracle databases via a free package called Zend Core for Oracle.
Oracle Agrees to $8M Whistleblower Deal (AP)
AP - Oracle Corp. has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming the business software maker fraudulently billed federal agencies for training from 1997 through 2003.
Xfire Helps PC Gamers Round Up Players (AP)
AP - For many PC gamers, getting a group of friends together to engage in online battles in such multiplayer games as "Unreal Tournament 2004" or "Battlefield 1942" has always been a major problem. The issue was simple but annoying: Short of putting all your pals on a conference call, there was no easy way to muster them.
Risky Business? Web Gambling Calls On Advertising Agencies (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - It's a category that has put new-business executives at odds with their own "you've-got-to-play-to-win" philosophies. Online gambling companies are looking for a bigger cut of the poker-crazed U.S. market, where the pastime remains illegal, and are asking agencies to help pave the way. But in pursuit of $20 million payouts, shops must navigate the murky legal waters surrounding such off-shore clients.
Sabre Buys Lastminute.com for Travelocity (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sabre Holdings (NYSE: TSG), owner of travel site Travelocity, is buying Britain's Lastminute.com for US$1.1 billion to create Europe's largest online travel retailer.
Sony's New Vaio Laptops Open Up New Possibilities (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony's (NYSE: SNE) announcement that it will roll out a new laptop in its Vaio line this summer -- one that includes connectivity to Cingular's Edge wireless network -- brings with it the possibility that laptop users really will be able to connect to the Internet anywhere, anytime.
Nordics surf to top of Europe's Internet wave (AFP)
AFP - People in Nordic countries are Europe's biggest users of the Internet with some three in four surfing the web regularly, the European Union's statistical office said.
Asked about splitting its stock, Google responds: Not now (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Internet search leader Google, whose stock is trading well north of $200 a share, has no immediate plans to split its stock, company executives said in their first shareholders meeting Thursday.
Microsoft Touts Graphics on New Xbox 360 (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. says its next version of Xbox will thrill hard-core gamers with mind-blowing graphics and lure in newcomers with free online games, slideshows, music and video chats with friends.
IT managers are ringing up VoIP (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - IT managers have phoned home with their interest in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). According to Infonetics Research, North American VoIP service revenue rang up $1.3 billion in 2004. Sales are expected to continue ringing up to $19.9 billion in 2009, according to the report.
Gaming hits next level with Xbox 360 (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Microsoft fired the opening salvo in the war of the next-generation videogames Thursday by unveiling the successor to the Xbox on an MTV special. Sleek and off-white, the new Xbox 360 system looks like an iPod on steroids. Scheduled to arrive before the holiday season (no price set), the Xbox 360 will usher players into what Microsoft calls the "third stage" in the evolution of games - one of high-definition images and larger environments to be explored through greatly expanded multiplayer and online games.
Ameritrade declines E-Trade purchase offer (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Online brokerage Ameritrade Holding (AMTD) said Thursday that it is not for sale. Hours later, E-Trade Financial (ET) confirmed that it had made an unsuccessful stock and cash bid for rival Ameritrade.
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