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Windows Vista Already Targeted by Virus Writers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Not unexpectedly, viruses already have begun to surface for Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) next operating system, Vista. Finnish security firm F-Secure has reported that an Austrian virus writer has published five proof-of-concept viruses to illustrate vulnerabilities in Vista's scripting shell, called Microsoft Command Shell, or MSH.
Microsoft Set To Release Six Updates for Patch Tuesday (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will be releasing six patches on Aug. 9 as part of its standard monthly security fix. At least one of the patches is rated "critical" and will require users to restart their systems.
Internet TV: Still Fuzzy, but Promising (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft teams with a variety of carriers to vie for bundled home entertainment services.
Microsoft Unwraps HoneyMonkey Detection Project (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft Research releases details on its Strider HoneyMonkey project, which combs the seedy side of the Web to find active exploits.
Microsoft Needs To Reissue Windows 2000 Rollup (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft will release an updated Update Rollup for Windows 2000 as soon as it's figured out fixes for glitches plaguing some users and preventing some third-party applications from working.
Six Windows Security Fixes Slated (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft says it has six security bulletins on deck for next Tuesday's monthly patch parade, twice the number released in July.
Microsoft to Reissue Windows 2000 Rollup (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Problems continue to dog users who have installed the collection of security and other patches and fixes for Windows 2000 that Microsoft released in late June.
Microsoft hires new COO Kevin Turner from Wal-Mart (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. appointed
Kevin Turner, a top executive at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ,
as its new Chief Operating Officer, the world's largest
software maker said on Thursday.
Microsoft Names Sam's Club Chief COO (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it had hired an executive who spent nearly 20 years in the upper ranks of Wal-Mart management to become the software maker's first chief operating officer in more than three years.
Microsoft hires new COO from Wal-Mart (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. appointed Kevin Turner,
a top executive at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., as its new Chief
Operating Officer, the world's largest software maker said on
Thursday.
FCC Eases High-Speed Internet Rules (AP)
AP - Beginning in about a year, phone companies won't have to lease their high-speed lines to competing Internet service providers at government-set rates, the Federal Communications Commission decided Friday.
Baidu Shares More Than Quadruple in Debut (AP)
AP - Baidu.com Inc., the maker of China's leading Internet search engine, mesmerized Wall Street Friday as its stock more than quadrupled — a dazzling debut driven by the company's connections to Google Inc. as much as its own tantalizing potential.
Calif. Auto Club Fires 27 for Web Posts (AP)
AP - A California automobile club has fired 27 workers for posting messages on a popular social networking Web site.
Internet Agency Reassigns Iraq Domain (AP)
AP - The Internet's key oversight agency has quietly authorized Iraq's new government to manage its own domain name, allowing for the restoration of Internet addresses ending in ".iq."
Amazon Said to Be Exploring Digital Music (AP)
AP - Amazon.com is exploring a possible entry into the music and video download business, music industry executives said Friday.
Ruling Gives Phone Firms Power Over Internet Access (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - The Federal Communications Commission ruled yesterday that big telephone companies no longer have to lease their high-speed Internet lines to competitors, giving the companies more power over the delivery of popular fast Internet services.
Copy-protected CDs iPod-incompatible but sell well (Reuters)
Reuters - Recent CDs by Foo Fighters and Dave
Matthews Band containing new anti-piracy technology are selling
well despite a backlash among some fans angry that the discs
are incompatible with iPods, experts said on Thursday.
Wide Area WiFi Tested in Michigan Towns (TechWeb)
TechWeb - In another demonstration of Wi-Fi for a wide area, the service is being rolled out in several hotspot demo areas in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, Mich.
Debian Common Core Alliance Gets Ready for Its Grand Unveiling (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Next week, the curtains rise and the new Debian Alliance will take the stage to challenge Red Hat and Novell for Linux supremacy.
CORRECTED: Copy-protected CDs iPod-incompatible but sell well (Reuters)
Reuters - Please read in third paragraph "...since Apple's Fairplay
software is incompatible with protected Windows Media Audio
files..." instead of "... since Apple's Fairplay software is
incompatible with Windows..." (Corrects to show that Fairplay
is not incompatible with the Windows operating system but
rather is incompatible with Windows digital rights management
Ruling Gives Phone Firms Power Over Internet Access (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - The Federal Communications Commission ruled yesterday that big telephone companies no longer have to lease their high-speed Internet lines to competitors, giving the companies more power over the delivery of popular fast Internet services.
Baidu Shares More Than Quadruple in Debut (AP)
AP - Baidu.com Inc., the maker of China's leading Internet search engine, mesmerized Wall Street Friday as its stock more than quadrupled — a dazzling debut driven by the company's connections to Google Inc. as much as its own tantalizing potential.
FCC Eases High-Speed Internet Rules (AP)
AP - Beginning in about a year, phone companies won't have to lease their high-speed lines to competing Internet service providers at government-set rates, the Federal Communications Commission decided Friday.
Internet Agency Reassigns Iraq Domain (TechWeb)
TechWeb - ICANN assigned the ".iq" domain to the country's new government. The previous manager, Texas-based InfoCom, lost control of the domain after it was convicted on charges of funneling funds to Hamas.
Amazon Rumored To Be Entering Online-Music Business (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Online retail goliath Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) seems quietly to be making plans to enter the digital-music arena and go head-to-head with Apple, Napster and RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) for a share of the online-music market.
AOL Acquires Online Storage Firm Xdrive (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - America Online, responding to demand from consumers who want better back-up options, has purchased privately held online storage company Xdrive.
NewsGator Puts RSS Feed Behind the Enterprise Firewall (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - NewsGator Technologies on Thursday introduced a version of its RSS reader that lets enterprise users bring content behind the corporate firewall. NewsGator's RSS Enterprise Server uses Windows Active Directory for authentication, letting I.T. administrators assign news access to individual workers or entire work groups.
Internet TV: Still Fuzzy, but Promising (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft teams with a variety of carriers to vie for bundled home entertainment services.
U.S. Passes the Buck on Identity Theft (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - One year ago, President George W. Bush signed into law the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act in response to the growing proliferation of Internet scams, such as phishing, pharming and other ploys aimed at stealing consumers' private information electronically. One year later, however, the evidence suggests that this new law has done nothing to reduce identity theft or fraud.
Chinese Search Engine Baidu Quadruples Stock Price In IPO (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Search engine Baidu.com, widely viewed as Google Inc.'s equivalent in China, more than quadrupled its stock price in its debut on the Nasdaq.
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