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Microsoft Rebrands MSN to Focus on Content (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp.'s plans to rebrand its free e-mail, instant messenger and Web search products under the name "Live" could be interpreted as a sign that MSN — the unit that previously housed those products — is a sinking ship.
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Microsoft Plans to Spend $1B to Expand HQ (AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. plans to spend about $1 billion over the next three years on an expansion that will add enough offices at its headquarters to house about 12,000 workers.
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The CIO's Guide to Windows Vista (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - As Microsoft prepares to launch what could be the biggest, baddest operating system of all time, some enterprises are acting a bit like the Titanic's captain watching the iceberg come into view.
Microsoft to spend $1 bln to expand headquarters (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Microsoft to spend one billion dollars to expand HQ (AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft Corp. said it would spend one billion dollars over the next three years to increase the size of its Redmond, Washington, headquarters campus.
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Microsoft Releases Bevy of Security Betas (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The company is making early versions of the products available to certain customers for testing, citing demand for new tools to shore up security branch office environments and reduce the complexity of managing network security.
Microsoft Contest Hints at Vista Ship Date (PC World)
PC World - Web site suggests December 1 could be the date, but company officials won't confirm that.
Microsoft Patch Day: Critical WMP, Windows Fixes on Tap (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft plans to release seven security bulletins, at least two of which will be rated critical. Flaws in Windows Media Player, Microsoft Office and the Windows OS will be addressed.
New Google Desktop grabs more of Microsoft's turf (Reuters)
 Reuters - Web search leader Google Inc. is
introducing an upgraded version of its software for users to
organize and find information on any computer and to share it
with friends, the company said on Thursday.
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Microsoft plan averts conflict over antitrust pact (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. has averted
a looming conflict with U.S. officials by agreeing to disclose
more information about its Windows server operating system,
according to documents filed in federal court on Wednesday
RIM unveils plan to keep US BlackBerrys alive (Reuters)
 Reuters - Research In Motion
unveiled a plan on Thursday that it says will let its
BlackBerry e-mail device work even if it loses a patent fight,
and said the workaround will prevent a shutdown of service in
the United States.
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Microsoft Plans to Spend $1B to Expand HQ (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. plans to spend about $1 billion over the next three years on an expansion that will add enough offices at its headquarters to house about 12,000 workers.
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Craigslist Accused of Ad Discriminating (AP)
AP - A federal lawsuit accuses the online site Craigslist of violating fair housing laws by publishing discriminatory classified ads, reviving the question of what legal boundaries, if any, should exist for postings on the Internet.
Homeland Security Tests U.S. Readiness for Massive Internet Attack (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Department of Homeland Security has embarked on the first international test of the United States' preparedness against a massive Internet attack by terrorists. The national exercise, which began on February 6 and will end on February 10, has been dubbed "Cyber Storm."
Google Offers Transfer Tool for Computers (AP)
 AP - Google Inc. is offering a new tool that will automatically transfer information from one personal computer to another, but anyone wanting that convenience must authorize the Internet search leader to store the material for up to 30 days.
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Disney Channel putting some kids shows online (Reuters)
Reuters - Disney Channel will offer
full episodes of some of its popular shows online later this
year, the network said Thursday.
Sony next-generation DVDs to cost about 20 pct more (Reuters)
 Reuters - Sony Pictures on Thursday disclosed
prices for movies on its new Blu-ray DVD format, setting a
target range seen as a 15-to-20 percent premium to the current
DVD standard.
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Perlos Oyj to Lay Off Workers in Texas (AP)
AP - A Finnish maker of mobile phone parts and other electronic accessories said it is laying off about 1,250 workers from its plant in Fort Worth and transferring production to a new facility in Reynosa, Mexico.
Firefox Exploit Emerges (TechWeb)
TechWeb - An exploit that takes advantage of a recently-patched bug in Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox browser has gone public.
Oracle to Lay Off About 2,000 Employees (AP)
 AP - Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Thursday that it will cut about 2,000 jobs, or more than 3 percent of its work force, as it digs for bigger profits from its recent $5.85 billion takeover of Siebel Systems Inc.
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CORRECTED: Fresh US outrage ahead of China Internet hear (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Internet
companies faced fresh bipartisan criticism in the Congress on
Thursday following mounting controversy over Yahoo Inc.'s
alleged role in the Chinese government's eight-year prison
sentence against a second dissident.
Disney Channel putting some kids shows online (Reuters)
Reuters - Disney Channel will offer
full episodes of some of its popular shows online later this
year, the network said Thursday.
Microsoft Rebrands MSN to Focus on Content (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp.'s plans to rebrand its free e-mail, instant messenger and Web search products under the name "Live" could be interpreted as a sign that MSN — the unit that previously housed those products — is a sinking ship.
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E-mail scam artist posing as Fidelity fund manager (Reuters)
Reuters - The e-mail claims to be from a
financially savvy Fidelity Investments fund manager who has
"secretly extracted" money from the world's largest fund
management firm and will pass it along to you for a small fee.
Craigslist Accused of Ad Discriminating (AP)
AP - A federal lawsuit accuses the online site Craigslist of violating fair housing laws by publishing discriminatory classified ads, reviving the question of what legal boundaries, if any, should exist for postings on the Internet.
Homeland Security Tests U.S. Readiness for Massive Internet Attack (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Department of Homeland Security has embarked on the first international test of the United States' preparedness against a massive Internet attack by terrorists. The national exercise, which began on February 6 and will end on February 10, has been dubbed "Cyber Storm."
EU To Compete with Dot-Com (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - There has been a flurry of activity among businesses and other domain-name holders in Europe following Tuesday's launch of the new ".eu" Internet domain by the European Union.
Senators Caught Rewriting Wikipedia (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Online reference compendium Wikipedia has found that employees working in the U.S. Congress have made several changes to political biographies, removing facts considered negative and tweaking language to portray politicians in a better light.
Cos. Tackle Online Searches at Conference (AP)
 AP - Despite powerful search engines, the vast and rising sea of information on the Internet often makes users feel like they're stuck alone in a rowboat when it comes to fishing out exactly what they need.
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Activists Claim Yahoo Again Helped China (AP)
 AP - Yahoo Inc. has provided Chinese authorities with information used to jail one of its users for eight years, an activist group said Thursday — the second time the U.S.-based Internet firm was accused of helping jail a Chinese user.
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