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Microsoft to Begin Paying Ex-'permatemps' (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. this month is expected to begin paying $72 million to nearly 8,600 former contract workers who were part of a 1992 class-action lawsuit claiming they were denied benefits.
Microsoft to Build PDF Support Into Office 12 (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The software kingpin also is releasing pre-Beta 1 Office 12 bits to some of its Most Valuable Professionals.
In a Big Year for BI, Microsoft Ups The Price/Performance Ante (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft raises the price/performance ante in business intelligence
Microsoft plans cheaper Windows version for India (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. plans to
release a low-cost version of its Windows software for India in
an attempt to check high piracy levels, the legal affairs head
of the world's largest independent software maker said.
impact assessment: windows vista (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft promises improved manageability and security, but we're still asking, "Where's the beef?" The thought of users running without administrator privilege is great, but other promised features have yet to materialize sufficiently for evaluation.
Microsoft Signs $2.36M Montenegro Deal (AP)
AP - Montenegro signed a $2.36 million deal Friday for the use of Microsoft Corp.'s software in the Balkan republic's state institutions.
Eolas Patent Continues To Loom Over Microsoft (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft has lost a round in the long-running Eolas Web-browsing technology patent battle with the University of California.
Patent Office Rules Against Microsoft (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a decision that could send massive shockwaves around the Internet-development community, the U.S. Patent Office has ruled that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) infringed upon the plug-in patent held by the University of California and its Eolas Technology spin-off.
A Big Deal Under The Radar (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - One minute, eBay is buying Internet phone service Skype. An hour after that, Wachovia buys auto financier Westcorp. Oracle takes out Siebel Systems just 32 minutes later. All this came days before investors began drooling for details of a possible Microsoft deal for part of Time Warner's America Online. It's deal ania, once again, and in every mania some things get neglected -- sometimes promising things. This time the $4. ...
Author: Google's Patents Reveal Strategy To Beat Microsoft (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Dig deep into Google's software and engineering patents and you’ll find a roadmap for its future.
Google Morphs Into Multifaceted Juggernaut (AP)
 AP - In just seven years, Google Inc. has morphed from a bare-bones online search engine into a technological octopus that seems to sprout another intriguing tentacle every other week.
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Yahoo-Backed Alliance to Open Web Library (AP)
AP - Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc. is setting out to build a vast online library of copyrighted books that pleases publishers — something rival Google Inc. hasn't been able to achieve.
Baidu Facing the Music Over MP3 Function (AP)
AP - Like thousands of tech-savvy young Chinese, Samuel Ying regularly checks in at Baidu.com to top-up his music collection from its links to more than 4 million MP3 files.
Paramount Backs Blu-Ray Format for DVDs (AP)
AP - Paramount Home Entertainment is the latest company to back the Blu-ray Disc format as the next-generation DVD standard.
New Bans Show China's Concerns About Tech (AP)
 AP - Two new Internet bans may offer insight into the Chinese government's biggest fears. One bars Internet news services from inciting "illegal" assemblies, marches and demonstrations; the other prohibits activities on behalf of "illegal" civil groups.
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Yahoo backs new digital book group (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. is set on Monday to
unveil a consortium that aims to make books, audio and video
more easily accessible online, while addressing publishers'
objections about the dangers to copyright.
Paramount backs both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats (AFP)
 AFP - In a new twist to the battle over next-generation DVDs, US movie giant Paramount Home Entertainment said it will support Sony's Blu-ray format while also making DVDs for Toshiba's rival technology.
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What's Google's Next Move? (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Seven years after its founding, Google has grown from a bare-bones search engine into technological octopus with tentacles in everything. While pundits guess whether Google is putting together a challenge to Microsoft, a free nationwide Wi-Fi network, or a blockbuster deal, one thing's for sure: Google wants to be everywhere people are.
NetBeans open source tools getting refreshed (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The Sun Microsystems-led NetBeans developer community this week released a beta version of the NetBeans 5.0 open source IDE, with enhancements for client development based on Java.
Enerjy tool tracks developer coding behaviors (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Tackling the issue of code quality, Enerjy Software this week will roll out Enerjy CQ2, a product that allows development managers to monitor individual developers' coding and testing behaviors.
Yahoo backs new digital book group (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc. is set on Monday to
unveil a consortium that aims to make books, audio and video
more easily accessible online, while addressing publishers'
objections about the dangers to copyright.
Yahoo-Backed Alliance to Open Web Library (AP)
AP - Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc. is setting out to build a vast online library of copyrighted books that pleases publishers — something rival Google Inc. hasn't been able to achieve.
What's Google's Next Move? (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Seven years after its founding, Google has grown from a bare-bones search engine into technological octopus with tentacles in everything. While pundits guess whether Google is putting together a challenge to Microsoft, a free nationwide Wi-Fi network, or a blockbuster deal, one thing's for sure: Google wants to be everywhere people are.
Google Morphs Into Multifaceted Juggernaut (AP)
AP - In just seven years, Google Inc. has morphed from a bare-bones online search engine into a technological octopus that seems to sprout another intriguing tentacle every other week.
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Google Bids to Offer WiFi in San Francisco (AP)
AP - Google Inc. wants to connect all of San Francisco to the Internet with a free wireless service, creating a springboard for the online search engine leader to leap into the telecommunications industry.
New Bans Show China's Concerns About Tech (AP)
AP - Two new Internet bans may offer insight into the Chinese government's biggest fears. One bars Internet news services from inciting "illegal" assemblies, marches and demonstrations; the other prohibits activities on behalf of "illegal" civil groups.
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Tunisia warned over liberties ahead of UN information summit (AFP)
 AFP - Western countries have called on Tunisia to guarantee freedom of expression and independent media access during the UN World Summit on the Information Society it will host next month.
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Subway Authorities Eye iPod-Friendly Maps (AP)
 AP - It seemed like such a great idea: digitally shrink maps of major subway systems and put them online so people can download them to their iPods for free.
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Google proposes free Wi-Fi for San Francisco (Reuters)
Reuters - Marking its biggest step into the
wireless communications market to date, Google Inc. said on
Friday it has proposed to provide free wireless Internet
services across the city of San Francisco.
EU Wants Shared Control of Internet (AP)
AP - The European Union insisted Friday that governments and the private sector must share the responsibility of overseeing the Internet, setting the stage for a showdown with the United States on the future of Internet governance.
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