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Microsoft makes fresh move to Web, challenging Google, Yahoo (AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft is making a fresh move to bring more services to the Internet in a bid to fend off challenges from rivals like Google and Yahoo that could chip away at the customer base of the world's biggest software firm.
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Microsoft's AntiSpyware Rebranded 'Windows Defender' (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The revamped anti-spyware product will be bundled into Vista with a new signature update mechanism and the ability to detect rootkits, keystroke loggers and other forms of malware.
Microsoft Set For Visual Studio, SQL Server 2005 Launch (TechWeb)
TechWeb - With its tight integration between Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006, Microsoft has developed a compelling software stack.
Mass. Fights Microsoft on Document Format (AP)
AP - The Revolutionary War started in Massachusetts, and now the state is firing some opening rounds in a revolt against Microsoft Corp. that seeks an open, proprietary-free format for storing electronic documents.
Microsoft To Release Just One Patch Tuesday (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft says it will release one critical security bulletin next Tuesday, Nov. 8, in its monthly patch program.
WebSideStory Measures Way Up (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - This week, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Bill Gates said we're in the "live era," in which software is delivered via the Internet as a service -- known as on-demand. What's more, Microsoft plans to charge for this software on a subscription basis.
Microsoft to Digitize 100,000 Books (AP)
AP - Software giant Microsoft Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal to scan and put online 100,000 books from the British Library.
Microsoft's Other OS (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft Research has developed a prototype of a microkernel operating system, code-named 'Singularity.' Its most surprising feature: It has nothing to do with Windows.
Microsoft Clarifies Its CRM Hosting Intentions (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Microsoft watchers have been expecting the Redmond software to roll out a hosted version of its Microsoft CRM 3.0 product. That's not our business model, say Microsoft officials.
Microsoft Patches Break Some Sites (PC World)
PC World - Change in ActiveX controls may conflict with some Web page functions.
New Law Fuels Technology-Government Clash (AP)
AP - A new method of communicating is creating intriguing services that beat old ways of sending information. But law enforcement makes a somber claim: These new networks will become a boon to criminals and terrorists unless the government can easily listen in.
Dirty Downloads Ready to Go on IPods (AP)
 AP - Purveyors of porn and entrepreneurs who spied a niche when Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its video-playing iPod are proving that sex even sells in tiny packages — especially when it is portable.
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Microsoft to Digitize 100,000 Books (AP)
AP - Software giant Microsoft Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal to scan and put online 100,000 books from the British Library.
Mass. Fights Microsoft on Document Format (AP)
AP - The Revolutionary War started in Massachusetts, and now the state is firing some opening rounds in a revolt against Microsoft Corp. that seeks an open, proprietary-free format for storing electronic documents.
Senate Sets 2009 Digital TV Deadline (AP)
AP - The Senate moved the digital TV transition one step closer to reality on Thursday, setting a firm date for television broadcasters to switch to all-digital transmissions.
Getting Closer: Brands Vie For Desktop Space (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Advertisers on the never-ending hunt for ways to engage are now counting on consumers to be the proactive ones, by "pulling" marketing messages off the Internet and into their homes--specifically, onto their computer desktops. Companies from Purina to Best Buy are experimenting with new ad vehicles to offer rich brand experiences through desktop applications.
Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Governments, printers have means to invade privacy (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - If someone were to tell you that the governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States had worked together to build a worldwide system for monitoring every bit of electronic communication on Earth, you'd say he was nuts. But it happens to be true.
Non-Profit Brings Low-Cost Broadband to New Yorkers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Though New York City hasn't gone as far as San Francisco and Philadelphia in pushing for public access to wireless technology, but one non-profit group has taken steps to make it affordable.
SuSE Users' Panic Unfounded (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - An incorrect story about Novell killing off its Linux desktop lines had SuSE users in a tizzy, But Novell is doing nothing of the sort. The company is, however, switching to GNOME as its default interface on its server and Novell Linux Desktop lines.
Microsoft makes fresh move to Web, challenging Google, Yahoo (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft is making a fresh move to bring more services to the Internet in a bid to fend off challenges from rivals like Google and Yahoo that could chip away at the customer base of the world's biggest software firm.
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New Law Fuels Technology-Government Clash (AP)
AP - A new method of communicating is creating intriguing services that beat old ways of sending information. But law enforcement makes a somber claim: These new networks will become a boon to criminals and terrorists unless the government can easily listen in.
Getting Closer: Brands Vie For Desktop Space (AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Advertisers on the never-ending hunt for ways to engage are now counting on consumers to be the proactive ones, by "pulling" marketing messages off the Internet and into their homes--specifically, onto their computer desktops. Companies from Purina to Best Buy are experimenting with new ad vehicles to offer rich brand experiences through desktop applications.
Non-Profit Brings Low-Cost Broadband to New Yorkers (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Though New York City hasn't gone as far as San Francisco and Philadelphia in pushing for public access to wireless technology, but one non-profit group has taken steps to make it affordable.
Hilary Duff World Hits AOL Next Week (AP)
 AP - Kids, teens and tweens can immerse themselves in all things Hilary when Hilary Duff World hits America Online on Monday.
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NetZero Offers Internet Telephony (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Internet services provider United Online Inc. has launched a telephony service under its NetZero brand.
Mac Software Creates, Edits and Publishes RSS Feeds, Podcasts (TechWeb)
TechWeb - FeedForAll Mac is software that assists podcasters to create, edit and publish really simple syndication (RSS) feeds.
In Wake of Summer Controversy, Cisco Patches Another IOS Flaw (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) has released a patch for a critical flaw in its Internetworking Operating System (IOS), which is used to run routers and switches. The discovery of the bug comes three months after a security expert's controversial disclosure, at the July 2005 Black Hat USA Conference, of a similar defect in the Cisco IOS that allowed him to gain control over a router.
Review: CA eTrust Internet Security Suite 2005 (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Computer Associates (NYSE: CA), widely known for its enterprise and business solutions, recently upgraded one of its few home and home-office products: eTrust Internet Security Suite.
The Mobile Data Poison Pill (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - To the general public, it might have seemed like a harmless prank when an American teenager hacked his way into Paris Hilton's smartphone. After all, Hilton's loss was limited to the unauthorized release of a few candid photos and telephone numbers belonging to some of her celebrity friends, which the hacker promptly posted on the Internet.
SEC Warns Investors Of Spyware, Phishing (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The SEC issues a guide to private investors on the dangers that identity thieves pose to online broker accounts.
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