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New Cisco-Microsoft Alliance Ignored (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Team to support SMB Contact Center fails to make a major impact.
Microsoft Announces 'Live' Operating System (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced that it will roll out online versions of its Windows operating system, in addition to other applications, kicking off what the company is calling the 'live era' of software.
Microsoft's Free Web-based Virus Scanner Sends Data Back To Microsoft (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft rolled out a beta version of a free Web service that scans for and removes viruses, but it also sends information back to Microsoft.
Microsoft Intros Business Portal Lite Shared-Source Project (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Based on Microsoft Dynamics SL, the thin client offering features time and expense reporting, approvals, Web project analysis, and communicator alert capabilities.
Microsoft Makes Big Push Into Online Services (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft unveiled a new strategy to move software and services online, seeking to fend off a growing threat from Google and other upstarts.
Microsoft Marches Out New Shared Source Project (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Business Portal Lite enables access to Microsoft's Solomon ERP system through Safari, Firefox, Mozilla and other non-Windows browsers.
Microsoft to offer software for use via Web (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Microsoft, battling Web giant Google, Tuesday announced "Live" versions of its Windows and Office programs that are transmitted over the Internet instead of stored on a PC. The Live programs are meant to be complementary online services that work from any Web browser.
Microsoft shifts to ad-backed Web software services (Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp., the world's
largest software maker, said it will make a strategic shift by
offering software with online services, a move analysts said
was prompted by competition from Google and other rivals.
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Microsoft to Enter Online Services Market (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new strategy Tuesday to move software and services online, seeking to fend off a growing threat from Google Inc. and other nimble upstarts born on the Internet.
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Microsoft Rivals Say 'Live' Is 'Dead' (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Corp.'s rivals in delivering software as a Web service says that the software giant's vision for what it calls "live software" is dead on arrival.
Google Offers Index of Public Domain Works (AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s Internet-leading search engine on Thursday will begin serving up the entire contents of books and government documents that aren't entangled in a copyright battle over how much material can be scanned and indexed from five major libraries.
Yahoo Redesigns Its Online Mapping Service (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. has redesigned its online maps to make it easier to get driving directions to multiple destinations and find local merchants — the latest move in the company's duel with Internet powerhouse, Google Inc.
Samsung: No Plans to Open Online Music Biz (AP)
 AP - Contrary to reports last week, Samsung Electronics Co. has no plans to enter the online music business with a system similar to Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes service, an executive said Thursday.
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Sony Unit to Distribute Software Patch (AP)
AP - After a chorus of criticism, Sony Corp.'s music division said Wednesday it is distributing a free software patch to reveal hidden files that automatically installed to hard drives when some of its music CDs were played on personal computers.
Gaming's Grand Master (BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - In the early 1980s, Shigeru Miyamoto got his first glimpse of a Rubik's Cube at a toy fair in Japan. The young video-game creator from Nintendo Co. (ntdof.pk.PK) found the six-sided puzzle to be an ideal toy -- a cinch to get started, murder to solve, and impossible to put down. Miyamoto kept those qualities in mind when he created Super Mario Bros., which went on to become the hottest-selling video game of all time, with more than 40 million copies sold. And the mustachioed carpenter-turned-plumber was in good company. Six of Miyamoto's games are among the global top 10 sellers.
CBS goes online with 'Threshold' (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS crossed a new
"Threshold" on Wednesday when it announced it would offer three
episodes of the rookie suspense drama free and without
advertising on http://www.CBS.com.
Samsung to bolster ties with partners to rival iPod (Reuters)
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS),
striving to make up ground on Apple's popular iPod, said on
Thursday it will offer technical support to its online music
partners such as Napster to help sales of its portable music
players.
Vodafone increases stake in African group (FT.com)
FT.com - Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone network operator, is continuing to ramp up its expansion in emerging countries with plans to spend up to £1.35bn ($2.4bn) increasing its stake in South Africa's Vodacom.
Novell to Cut 600 Jobs in Restructuring (AP)
AP - Business software maker Novell Inc. will cut about 600 positions, or more than 10 percent of its work force, by January as part of its restructuring efforts to concentrate on core strategic areas such as the Linux and open-source markets.
Nordstrom To Offer Online Entertainment And Shopping (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Nordstrom says it plans to offer customers interactive desktop software that the company will use to deliver broadband video that combines fashion, music and pop culture with shopping.
Google Offers Index of Public Domain Works (AP)
AP - Google Inc.'s Internet-leading search engine on Thursday will begin serving up the entire contents of books and government documents that aren't entangled in a copyright battle over how much material can be scanned and indexed from five major libraries.
CBS goes online with 'Threshold' (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS crossed a new
"Threshold" on Wednesday when it announced it would offer three
episodes of the rookie suspense drama free and without
advertising on http://www.CBS.com.
Samsung to bolster ties with partners to rival iPod (Reuters)
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS),
striving to make up ground on Apple's popular iPod, said on
Thursday it will offer technical support to its online music
partners such as Napster to help sales of its portable music
players.
Samsung: No Plans to Open Online Music Biz (AP)
AP - Contrary to reports last week, Samsung Electronics Co. has no plans to enter the online music business with a system similar to Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes service, an executive said Thursday.
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Tech.gov: World Wide Library? (PC World)
PC World - Google is working to let us search through--and consequently read--the text of millions of books. Book publishers and authors have a problem with that.
Iran wages war on Hong Kong 'scam' (AFP)
 AFP - An online shopping craze sweeping Iran may look like harmless coin collecting but, to the Islamic republic's judiciary, GoldQuest is a dangerous pyramid scam that has to be shut down.
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Yahoo Redesigns Its Online Mapping Service (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. has redesigned its online maps to make it easier to get driving directions to multiple destinations and find local merchants — the latest move in the company's duel with Internet powerhouse, Google Inc.
Internet Phone Cos. Seek E911 Rules Delay (AP)
AP - A quartet of Internet telephone providers has asked a federal appeals court to partially delay enforcement of new Federal Communications Commission guidelines requiring them to ensure reliable 911 emergency call service.
Survey: One in Five Teens Have Own Blogs (AP)
AP - Nearly three in five school-age teens with Internet access have created online content, including Web pages with artwork, photos and stories — and about a fifth have their own blogs, which also allow friends and other readers to create feedback postings.
House Roll Call on Political Blogs (AP)
AP - The 225-182 roll call Wednesday by which the House bill voted not to exclude blogs, e-mails and other Internet communications from regulation by the Federal Election Commission. The vote fell 47 short of the two-thirds majority needed under a procedure that limited debate time and allowed no amendments.
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