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Microsoft targets small and mid-sized businesses (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Microsoft, in a nod to the growing importance of the small business market, announced Wednesday a new suite of software products for companies that don't have large technology departments.
Microsoft unveils new brand of business software (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday
introduced a line of software products for mid-sized businesses
using technology it acquired as part of its strategy to sell
more software to companies with fewer than 500 employees.
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Microsoft, Google await China expert hire ruling (Reuters)
 Reuters - Lawyers for Microsoft Corp. and Google
Inc. wrapped up their arguments on Wednesday over whether a
senior executive familiar with the world's No. 1 software
maker's plans in China should be allowed to work at the Web
search provider pending a January trial.
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Ruling in Microsoft, Google Case Expected (AP)
AP - A Washington state judge said he would rule on Tuesday whether a top Microsoft executive who defected to rival Google Inc. can perform the job Google hired him for until his case goes to trial in January.
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Microsoft Tries To Hit Right Chord (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Despite its best efforts, software king Microsoft hasn't been able to make a dent in Apple Computer's dominance of the portable digital music player business.
Microsoft readies small business accounting package (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Looking to accommodate the sales and marketing needs of small companies, Microsoft on Wednesday is announcing general availability of its Microsoft Small Business Accounting 2006 software as well as the Office Small Business Management Edition 2006 package.
Microsoft's New Accounting App (PC World)
PC World - Office Small Business Accounting 2006 takes square aim at Intuit's highly popular QuickBooks by offering unparalleled integration with Office applications.
Gates talks up mid-market business apps (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - REDMOND, Wash. -- Citing a "huge commitment to business applications," Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates on Wednesday sketched out a mid-market strategy that emphasizes role-based user interfaces and tight integration with Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Releases Accounting Software (PC World)
PC World - New Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting focuses on tracking business income and expenses.
Microsoft's New Accounting App Takes on QuickBooks (PC World)
PC World - Office Small Business Accounting 2006 offers unparalleled integration with Office applications.
Apple Launches New ITunes Phone and IPod (AP)
 AP - Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduced a long-anticipated music-playing cell phone on Wednesday and surprised the faithful with a new pencil-thin iPod.
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Duplication Rife in Online Relief Efforts (AP)
AP - Ritchie Priddy opted not to watch football last weekend, parking himself instead in front of his computer and entering data on Hurricane Katrina refugees who wound up in his small town of St. Francisville, La.
TI Develops New Digital Video Technology (AP)
AP - Texas Instruments Inc. says it has developed semiconductor technology that will let manufacturers quickly produce digital video devices with more power and features.
Spanish City Gets High-Tech Buggies (AP)
AP - Attention, tourists: Forget about stumbling on cobblestone and fumbling through guide books in stifling heat. Entrepreneurs in the Spanish city of Cordoba have devised battery-powered sightseeing cars with computers that talk.
NerdTV Available by Free Internet Download (AP)
AP - NerdTV identifies its target audience with its very name and with its format: It's not available over the air but rather via a free Internet download.
USA Today's Top 25 U.S. Bestsellers (Reuters)
Reuters - The top 25 U.S.
bestsellers, based on sales through Sunday, September 4, as
reported by USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com).
TI eyes video markets with all-in-one chip (Reuters)
Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc. is
using the strategy that made it the world's biggest mobile
phone circuit supplier to try to dominate the faster growing
video market, the company said late on Wednesday.
Inventor Working Hard on Video Headstones (AP)
AP - Video screens have shown up all over in recent years — cell phones, bathrooms, car head rests, subway cars, even elevators. Next up: a solar-powered video panel embedded in a tombstone that plays a clip reminiscent of "This Is Your Life."
Microsoft's Ballmer Promises Midmarket Win-Win (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The CEO suggests skipping Linux in favor of Microsoft's offerings, now tuned to serve the midmarket segment.
Macromedia makes streaming media push (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Macromedia will raise the stakes in streaming media software Thursday with a product that eliminates the need for a supplemental application server for tracking content.
USA Today's Top 25 U.S. Bestsellers (Reuters)
Reuters - The top 25 U.S.
bestsellers, based on sales through Sunday, September 4, as
reported by USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com).
Apple unveils ultra-thin iPod and iTunes cell phone (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Despite the hype in recent days about its iTunes-enabled cell phone called the Rokr, Apple Computer introduced a new ultra-thin iPod on Wednesday that stole the show.
A first look at the iPod nano and Rokr iTunes mobile phone (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Before I begin my first tech review column on Apple Computer's new iPod nano and the Motorola Rokr iTunes mobile phone, let's begin by acknowledging the obvious: I'm no Mike Langberg.
Duplication Rife in Online Relief Efforts (AP)
AP - Ritchie Priddy opted not to watch football last weekend, parking himself instead in front of his computer and entering data on Hurricane Katrina refugees who wound up in his small town of St. Francisville, La.
Apple Launches New ITunes Phone and IPod (AP)
AP - Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduced a long-anticipated music-playing cell phone on Wednesday and surprised the faithful with a new pencil-thin iPod.
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Microsoft, Google await China expert hire ruling (Reuters)
Reuters - Lawyers for Microsoft Corp. and Google
Inc. wrapped up their arguments on Wednesday over whether a
senior executive familiar with the world's No. 1 software
maker's plans in China should be allowed to work at the Web
search provider pending a January trial.
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GEICO, Google settle lawsuit (Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc. and auto insurer
GEICO have resolved a trademark infringement challenge filed by
GEICO against Google over its online advertising practices, the
auto insurer said on Wednesday.
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NerdTV Available by Free Internet Download (AP)
AP - NerdTV identifies its target audience with its very name and with its format: It's not available over the air but rather via a free Internet download.
Google Settles Final Piece of Geico Case (AP)
AP - Google Inc. has settled the last part of a lawsuit alleging the online search engine leader's advertising network illegally exploited insurer Geico Inc.'s brand, avoiding a trial on an issue that threatened to bog down one of the Internet's biggest moneymaking machines.
States Tighten Laws On Internet Ads (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - In Michigan and Utah, companies now face stiff penalties and criminal prosecution if their Internet ads for products like alcohol, tobacco, gambling, lotteries or pornography end up in a child's e-mail box. Even an e-mail ad for an R-rated movie, something that is legal for kids to see with an adult, could violate the new laws, which went into effect last month.
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