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Buzz Builds for Microsoft's Secret Origami Project
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - March 2, the day that Microsoft was rumored to be planning to announce its "next big thing," came and went. All Microsoft watchers got for their patience was another cryptically worded update to the Origami Project Web site.
Microsoft Asks U.S. Courts To Intervene In EU Case
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - After accusing the European Union of colluding with competitors, Microsoft wants a U.S. court to force the parties to turn over documents in the case.
Microsoft Wants U.S. Courts in EU Fight
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. is asking U.S. courts to compel Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Oracle Corp. and Novell Inc. to hand over correspondence with EU regulators on Microsoft's antitrust battle in Europe.
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Microsoft Acquires WinTarget Storage Technology
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Software will be added to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 for creating file-block hybrid storage devices.
Microsoft asks US courts to intervene in EU case
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Friday
it had asked U.S. Federal courts to force IBM , Sun
Microsystems Inc , Oracle Corp and Novell Inc
to give it documents in its battle against the
European Commission.
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Microsoft goes on offensive in European antitrust case
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Microsoft on Thursday accused the European Commission of collaborating with its rivals and withholding documents it needs to defend itself against impending fines for failing to abide by antitrust sanctions. Microsoft posted its accusations in a complaint put on a website for reporters.
Microsoft Charges EU With Collusion With Competitors
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft said the European Union worked "in secret collaboration" with Microsoft's competitors, and cannot be trusted to rule impartially.
Microsoft Charges EU With Collusion
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft dialed up the heat on the European Union's antitrust agency to high, charging that it colluded with the company's rivals and cannot be trusted to rule impartially.
CeBIT: Microsoft Offers a Few More 'Origami' Details
(PC World)
PC World - Intel, Samsung partner with software giant on Origami Project handheld PC.
Microsoft Hints Fan Origami Project Buzz
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft fuels the buzz on its Origami Project by offering more hints in the unusual marketing campaign for the software giant.
Gadget Lets Authors Sign Books From Afar
(AP)
 AP - Margaret Atwood has had enough of long journeys, late nights and writer's cramp. Tired of grueling book tours, the Booker Prize-winning Canadian author on Sunday unveiled her new invention: a remote-controlled pen that allows writers to sign books for fans from thousands of miles away.
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Chinese Gov't Sets Up Blogs for Lawmakers
(AP)
 AP - China's government is trying to boost public interest in its figurehead parliament and its companion advisory body by setting up Web logs for members as they meet this week.
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Looking for a Home? Start at Your Computer
(AP)
 AP - Years ago, Molly Bolanos looked for a home the old-fashioned way: She spent hours driving around in her real estate agent's car, hoping for the best and girding for the worst.
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Cambodia Deports Online Suicide Advocate
(AP)
AP - The government on Saturday deported a California man who operated a Web site promoting Cambodia as a place for foreigners to commit suicide, a police official said.
Settlement Reached in BlackBerry Dispute
(AP)
 AP - The maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device Friday said it settled its long-running patent dispute with a small Virginia-based firm, averting a possible court-ordered shutdown of the BlackBerry system and a disruption of wireless service for millions of users.
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Web Directory of Congressional Bios Debuts
(AP)
AP - Former Sen. Arthur Brown of Utah is a footnote to history — more interesting than most, though, because a woman claiming he had fathered two of her children gunned him down in a hotel room in 1906. Brown's entry is among the 12,000 or so — from Aandahl to Zwach — in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005, the definitive reference book about federal lawmakers, now online for the first time.
AOL Offers Free Guaranteed Email Delivery To Nonprofits
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - AOL offers an olive branch to detractors who see it as starting a two-tier delivery system.
AT&T to Buy BellSouth for $67B in Stock
(AP)
 AP - AT&T Inc. is buying BellSouth Corp. for $67 billion in stock in a bid that further consolidates the telecommunications industry and would give AT&T total control of their growing joint venture, Cingular Wireless LLC.
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Open Season On Open Source?
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - In 1999, Ethan Galstad was thinking about starting a business with a friend. Among other things on their to-do list was digging up software to monitor their network and flag any problems. They couldn't afford any of the programs on the market, however, so Galstad wrote his own. Almost on a whim, he posted it on an open-source Web site where geeks around the world browse code and download programs for free.
Borland: Interest, but no buyer yet, for tools line
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Deciding to concentrate on ALM (application lifecycle management), Borland Software last month announced plans to sell off its faltering JBuilder Java IDE business, as well as its Windows tools platform, including Delphi.
Chinese Gov't Sets Up Blogs for Lawmakers
(AP)
AP - China's government is trying to boost public interest in its figurehead parliament and its companion advisory body by setting up Web logs for members as they meet this week.
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Looking for a Home? Start at Your Computer
(AP)
AP - Years ago, Molly Bolanos looked for a home the old-fashioned way: She spent hours driving around in her real estate agent's car, hoping for the best and girding for the worst.
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Web Directory of Congressional Bios Debuts
(AP)
AP - Former Sen. Arthur Brown of Utah is a footnote to history — more interesting than most, though, because a woman claiming he had fathered two of her children gunned him down in a hotel room in 1906. Brown's entry is among the 12,000 or so — from Aandahl to Zwach — in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005, the definitive reference book about federal lawmakers, now online for the first time.
AOL to Pay Bulk E-Mail Fees for Nonprofits
(AP)
AP - Less than a week after interest groups complained about a proposed bulk-e-mailing fee, America Online Inc. said nonprofit organizations will not have to pay to send mass messages to their members after all.
DSL Price War Helps Close Broadband Gap
(AP)
AP - Last year was the first in which telephone companies added more broadband Internet subscribers than their cable TV rivals did, according to a research report.
Internet Harassment Roils S. Korea
(AP)
 AP - Kim Hyo-bi doesn't want her picture taken any more. Not after the 22-year-old student's portrait wound up on a photo-sharing Web site last summer with her face colored and distorted to make her look silly, titled alongside the original as "Before and After."
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Buzz Builds for Microsoft's Secret Origami Project
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - March 2, the day that Microsoft was rumored to be planning to announce its "next big thing," came and went. All Microsoft watchers got for their patience was another cryptically worded update to the Origami Project Web site.
eBay Developers Create Huge Software-As-A-Service Community
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mpire Corp. will launch in March a mobile search application to help sellers determine the correct day, time and price to sell their products on eBay Inc.
Online Search Becoming Ingrained In People's Lives
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - There's good, if obvious, news for Google, Yahoo, MSN and other search engines. Search is bigger and bigger part of our lives. January saw a record number of online searches in the United States.
AOL to roll out free e-mail to non-profits
(Reuters)
 Reuters - AOL, the Internet service provider
unit of Time Warner Inc., on Friday said it will not charge
legitimate not-for-profit organizations and advocacy groups to
have their e-mails authenticated and delivered to consumers.
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