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Hackers Hit Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Genuine Advantage was supposed to block users from pirating Windows, but hackers defeated the program in a matter of days.
Microsoft stock cheap, poised - Barron's (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Microsoft Corp. are
cheap and poised for future growth, Barron's reported in its
latest edition.
Hackers Tinker With Microsoft Program (AP)
AP - Days after Microsoft Corp. launched a new anti-piracy program, hackers have found a way to get around it. The software company's new program, called Windows Genuine Advantage, requires computer users to go through a process validating that they're running a legitimate copy of the Windows operating system before downloading any software updates except for security patches.
Microsoft's New Antipiracy Program Hacked (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mere days after Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced plans to crack down on pirated versions of Windows with a new authentication program, hackers have published a way they say will defeat the antipiracy checks.
Microsoft Denies IE 7 Breaks Yahoo, Google Toolbars (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Corp., denies Internet rumors that the latest test version of Internet Explorer 7 caused toolbars from rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. to vanish.
Microsoft sends trial "Vista" operating system out for testing (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft has despatched copies of its new "Vista" operating system out for early testing by select users, the US-based software colossus said.
Windows Vista Release Pushed Back? (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft exec says the OS won't be available until the last quarter of 2006.
Ex-Microsoft Exec Barred From Google Job (AP)
AP - A judge has temporarily barred a former Microsoft executive from performing his job at Google, saying Microsoft has a well-grounded fear that leaked trade secrets could hurt its business.
Judge Bars Ex-Microsoft Exec From Google Job (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The judge temporarily blocked Kai-Fu Lee from doing work at Google similar to the work he did at Microsoft, until the case brought by Microsoft can go to trial. Microsoft is asking the court to enforce a non-compete clause in Lee's employment contract.
Judge puts hold on ex-Microsoft exec work at Google (Reuters)
Reuters - A Washington state judge on
Thursday temporarily blocked a former Microsoft Corp.
vice-president from heading up rival Google Inc.'s new research
center in China.
Ask Jeeves Launches Advertising Network (AP)
AP - Backed by a new owner known for shaking up the status quo, Ask Jeeves Inc. is launching an upstart advertising network powered by its own search engine — a move likely to rankle its longtime business partner, Google Inc.
Yahoo to Partner With CNN, ABC for Video (AP)
AP - ABC News and CNN.com plan to start providing video news feeds to Yahoo Inc.'s news site, the companies have announced. CNN.com will offer daily video clips and ABC will offer on-demand video content, Yahoo officials said in a statement late Sunday.
China Search Engine Baidu.com Set for IPO (AP)
AP - Baidu.com takes its name from a 900-year-old poem but its ambitions are ultramodern — to become the Chinese-language equivalent of Internet search giant Google Inc.
Al Gore Debuting TV for Web Generation (AP)
AP - Much of the talk around Al Gore's new Current TV network has been broadly philosophical, like the former vice president's statement that "we want to be the television home page for the Internet generation." With its debut Monday, Current TV will be judged by the same mundane standards as other networks — on whether its programming can hold a viewer's interest.
More Farmers Are Buying, Using Computers (AP)
AP - American farmers are buying computers and using them for business, but at a much slower pace than they did just two years ago, a new federal study shows.
Propsed DSL Rules Threaten Small ISPs (PC World)
PC World - FCC may release phone companies from obligation to let other ISPs lease DSL lines.
Copyright Crackdown (PC World)
PC World - New technology on music CDs limits the number of copies you can make--and gets in the way of putting tunes on an IPod.
Mobile phone antenna tax might prove a goldmine for Austrian province (AFP)
AFP - Mobile phone users in Austria's biggest province are up in arms over a new tax on telephone antennae, saying they are being milked for cash by the local authorities.
Scalix Takes Linux Messaging Mobile (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Users of the Linux-based enterprise e-mail platform can now synchronize data with BlackBerries, smart phones and more.
Hackers Hit Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Genuine Advantage was supposed to block users from pirating Windows, but hackers defeated the program in a matter of days.
Propsed DSL Rules Threaten Small ISPs (PC World)
PC World - FCC may release phone companies from obligation to let other ISPs lease DSL lines.
IAC's Ask Jeeves changes search ad price program (Reuters)
Reuters - Web search company Ask Jeeves
Inc., recently acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp , on
Monday said it would let advertisers bid for ad placement, a
system similar to ones used by Google Inc. and Yahoo
Inc.
Ask Jeeves Launches Advertising Network (AP)
AP - Backed by a new owner known for shaking up the status quo, Ask Jeeves Inc. is launching an upstart advertising network powered by its own search engine — a move likely to rankle its longtime business partner, Google Inc.
China Search Engine Baidu.com Set for IPO (AP)
AP - Baidu.com takes its name from a 900-year-old poem but its ambitions are ultramodern — to become the Chinese-language equivalent of Internet search giant Google Inc.
Internet Ad Pioneer Now Shunning Pop-Ups (AP)
AP - A pioneer of software that tailors pop-up ads to Internet users' browsing habits is beginning to shun a practice that has invited much derision and plenty of lawsuits. A new service Claria Corp. is launching this month will still deliver advertising to the computer desktops of Web surfers. Only this time, they won't be annoying pop-ups.
Hackers race to expose Cisco Internet flaw (Reuters)
Reuters - Computer hackers worked through the
weekend to expose a flaw that could allow an attacker to take
control of the Cisco Systems Inc. routers that direct
traffic across much of the Internet.
Baidu.com Ready for Stock Market Debut (AP)
AP - Baidu.com takes its name from a 900-year-old poem but its ambitions are ultramodern — to become the Chinese-language equivalent of Internet search giant Google Inc. Little known abroad, 5-year-old Baidu.com says it already is the world's sixth most-visited Internet site, thanks to a strong following from China's 100 million-plus Web surfers.
Fifteen arrested in multinational 'phishing' scam (AFP)
AFP - Argentine authorities have detained 15 people, including a Spanish national, in connection with a multi-million euro (dollar) online banking fraud, the Spanish interior ministry said.
Cisco Threatens Web Site That Leaked Exploit Presentation (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Cisco steps up its legal fight against the exploit technique demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference
Waiting for Electrifying Internet Access (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Hanging from utility poles or buried in underground conduits in communities across America are power lines that feed electricity to homes and businesses. This same electrical grid might soon provide subscribers the ability to surf the Internet with greater speed and efficiency than is now available from cable and DSL service, according to industry watchers.
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