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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.
Internet Scammers Keep Working in Nigeria (AP)
AP - In Festac Town, an entire community of scammers overnights on the Internet. By day they flaunt their smart clothes and cars and hang around the Internet cafes, trading stories about successful cons and near misses, and hatching new plots.
Virtual Reality Helps Calm 9/11 Anxiety (AP)
AP - For months after Sept. 11, 2001, Fire Chief Stephen King had the same haunting dream: an endless wooden staircase spiraling into the clouds, his friends climbing ever skyward, always beyond his reach.
Colo. Bans Young Drivers' Cell Phones (AP)
AP - Beginning Monday, Colorado is banning young drivers from talking on cellular phones while they're behind the wheel — a small step more states are taking in hopes of promoting safety without upsetting voters who can't live without the convenience.
Chemist Tries to Solve World's Energy Woes (AP)
AP - A U.S. chemist is trying to determine how the world will produce enough energy to supply 9 billion people by mid-century — and whether that can be done without pumping off-the-charts amounts of carbon dioxide into the air.
FCC Eases High-Speed Internet Rules (AP)
AP - Federal regulators on Friday eased rules governing high-speed Internet services offered by phone companies, saying they hope it will speed Internet growth.
Would-be Chinese Google 'Baidu' makes a splash on Wall Street (AFP)
AFP - Chinese search engine Baidu.com has made a big splash on arrival on the US stock market, surging a spectacular 354 percent, recalling the heady days of the dot-com boom of the late 1990s.
Yahoo rolls out digital music search engine (Reuters)
Reuters - First it was photos, then
video, now music.
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.
Business Trumps Technology at LinuxWorld (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Analysis: This summer's LinuxWorld will feature more in the way of wheeling and dealing than technical breakthroughs and changes.
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
Internet Scammers Keep Working in Nigeria (AP)
AP - In Festac Town, an entire community of scammers overnights on the Internet. By day they flaunt their smart clothes and cars and hang around the Internet cafes, trading stories about successful cons and near misses, and hatching new plots.
Would-be Chinese Google 'Baidu' makes a splash on Wall Street (AFP)
AFP - Chinese search engine Baidu.com has made a big splash on arrival on the US stock market, surging a spectacular 354 percent, recalling the heady days of the dot-com boom of the late 1990s.
Glance at International Financial Scams (AP)
AP - No one knows for sure which of these dodges, if any, were invented in Nigeria, but fraudsters in the West African nation have made them so famous that they are often called "419 scams," after the clause in the Nigerian penal code that outlaws them. A look at some of the more common ones:
Yahoo rolls out digital music search engine (Reuters)
Reuters - First it was photos, then
video, now music.
FCC Eases High-Speed Internet Rules (AP)
AP - Federal regulators on Friday eased rules governing high-speed Internet services offered by phone companies, saying they hope it will speed Internet growth.
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.
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.
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