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Microsoft Office 12 Will Support PDF Natively (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) next iteration of its most popular application suite, Office 12, will allow users to publish documents in the Adobe PDF format.
New Version of Office Allows PDF Upgrade (AP)
AP - The new version of Microsoft Corp.'s Office software will let users save documents in the popular PDF format, as part of efforts to broaden the appeal of the new Office product and get people to upgrade.
Microsoft's Office upgrade to support PDF files (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Monday
that the next version of its Office program will be able to
save documents in the PDF format, a popular method of sharing
documents between different computers and software programs.
Microsoft, JBoss unite in unlikely pairing (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Bowing to market realities, Microsoft will begin working with an ideological foe — open source development and services company JBoss — in an effort to optimize interoperability between JBoss’ middleware and Microsoft’s Windows Server software.
Palm-Microsoft deal sends ripple effects through the enterprise (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - One of the last major rivals to Microsoft’s mobile dominance has fallen. Palm, once a formidable competitor to Microsoft Windows on mobile devices, said last week that it will license Windows Mobile for its Treo Smartphone.
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.
Travel Industry Gets New Online Domain (AP)
AP - A new online domain for the travel industry is open for business. Airlines, theme parks, restaurants, tourism offices and others in travel and tourism are eligible for Web sites and e-mail addresses ending in ".travel."
Next-Generation DVD Format Wars Heat Up (AP)
 AP - The battle to become the next-generation DVD standard has escalated, with Paramount Pictures becoming the first major movie studio to support both rival formats.
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New Version of Office Allows PDF Upgrade (AP)
AP - The new version of Microsoft Corp.'s Office software will let users save documents in the popular PDF format, as part of efforts to broaden the appeal of the new Office product and get people to upgrade.
Digital Music Market More Than Triples (AP)
AP - The digital music market has more than tripled in a year, and that has helped offset a continuing decline in sales of CDs and other physical formats.
Hawaii Nurturing High-Technology Industry (AP)
AP - Henk Rogers' lawyer told him he'd be crazy not to set up his mobile game company in Hawaii. So he tried it. Nearly four years later, his Honolulu studio buzzes with some 50 programmers, designers, and testers making games played by millions of mobile phone owners around the world.
S.F. mayor sees wireless service as basic right (Reuters)
Reuters - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom,
who became internationally known for his campaign a year ago to
legalize gay marriage, said on Monday he considered wireless
Internet access a fundamental right of all citizens.
Media, media everywhere, and no time left to think? (AFP)
 AFP - The average American is a ravenous media junkie, consuming up to nine hours a day of television, web time or cellphone minutes, according to new research which raises fresh questions about how technology is revolutionising society.
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Google to make San Francisco wireless hub (AFP)
 AFP - US search behemoth Google said it had offered to blanket the city of San Francisco with a wireless network that would allow residents to log on to the Internet free of charge.
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Via Teams On Linux Car PC Kit (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Chip and boardmaker Via has partnered with an online retailer to create a car PC targeting in-car navigation and infotainment applications. The $300 "Voom PC" is supported by a media-oriented embedded Linux operating system, and is based on one of Via's newest, most powerful mini-ITX motherboards.
Media 100 changes hands, again (MacCentral)
MacCentral - Optibase Ltd. on Monday announced that it has entered a definitive
agreement with effects software maker Boris FX to sell its non linear
editing product line. Less than a year and a half ago Optibase
announced it had acquired Media 100, a manufacturer of digital video editing
hardware and software.
S.F. mayor sees wireless service as basic right (Reuters)
Reuters - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom,
who became internationally known for his campaign a year ago to
legalize gay marriage, said on Monday he considered wireless
Internet access a fundamental right of all citizens.
Travel Industry Gets New Online Domain (AP)
AP - A new online domain for the travel industry is open for business. Airlines, theme parks, restaurants, tourism offices and others in travel and tourism are eligible for Web sites and e-mail addresses ending in ".travel."
Britney Spears sheds all in support of hurricane relief (AFP)
 AFP - US pop princess Britney Spears is giving her all to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in the US state of Mississippi -- even one of her bra's, the eBay auction site showed.
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Yahoo takes on rival Google with controversial digital library plan (AFP)
 AFP - US Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. unveiled plans to take on its arch-rival Google by launching an ambitious digital library that will make the full text of millions of books available online.
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Online Library in the Cards (PC World)
PC World - Open Content Alliance plans to launch digital media archive by year's end.
Google to make San Francisco wireless hub (AFP)
AFP - US search behemoth Google said it had offered to blanket the city of San Francisco with a wireless network that would allow residents to log on to the Internet free of charge.
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Is Google's NASA campus a search for a tax break? (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Just how sweet of a deal will Google get by building a major research park on a so-called federal enclave at Moffett Field that sits just beyond the reach of local tax assessors?
The New Security War (PC World)
PC World - Ever-increasing threats to our data, to our privacy, to our businesses, and to the Internet itself have made computing a hazardous endeavor. Familiar offenders like viruses and spam have been joined by more insidious threats--from spyware and adware infecting your PC to identity thieves who attack major databases of personal information to organized criminal gangs roaming cyberspace. In this report, we examine the new perils menacing users. The situation may look grim, but you can strike back. We review the latest spyware fighters. ...
Sun, Google Form Alliance (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The computer company and the search company will soon unveil a new software-based relationship.
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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