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Exploit Published for Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerability
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and security authorities are warning of a critical, unpatched script vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 that can allow a hacker to take complete control of a Windows PC.
Vista Problems Might be Larger Than Microsoft Admits
(PC World)
PC World - Beta testers say test versions of new OS coming a month or more late.
Security Woes Hamper Microsoft Release
(AP)
 AP - In the half-decade it has taken Microsoft Corp. to develop a new version of its Windows computer operating system, Google Inc. has blossomed from a little-watched Internet search engine to emerge as one of Microsoft's biggest threats.
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Microsoft's Slo-Mo Scramble
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - When Microsoft Corp. disclosed on Mar. 21 that the next upgrade to its Windows operating system, called Vista, wouldn't be available for consumers until January, the reaction was one of disbelief. After a five year wait, there would be yet another delay in the release, likely putting a damper on holiday PC sales. ``They have totally lost their way,'' exclaims Michael A. Cusumano, a professor at Massachussetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. Some employees have lost patience, too. ...
Microsoft Delays Release of Office Update
(AP)
AP - Three days after saying it will delay the consumer version of its new Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Corp. said Friday that the update to its Office business software suite also won't appear in stores until January.
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Microsoft delays consumer Office software to 2007
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Friday it would delay the consumer launch of its Office
software package until next year to coincide with the debut of
its Vista operating system.
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Microsoft confirms schedule for Office 2007
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft Corp. confirmed the timeline for the release and availability of its 2007 Microsoft Office system, saying it will be in retail circulation by January.
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Microsoft Ends Week of Delays With a New Vista Test Build
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - It's not the next Community Technology Preview build, slated to go to two million testers. But Microsoft is releasing Friday to selected testers a brand-new build of Vista on which testers are counting for more stability.
Microsoft Reshuffles Windows Divisions
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has made management changes to its Platform and Services Division, with the goal of increasing agility and growth for Windows. Steve Sinofsky, formerly the group leader for Office, will helm a new group that oversees the Windows operating system and Windows Live services.
Microsoft Readies Internet Explorer Changes
(PC World)
PC World - Next security update will include changes made in response to a patent dispute.
Security Woes Hamper Microsoft Release
(AP)
AP - In the half-decade it has taken Microsoft Corp. to develop a new version of its Windows computer operating system, Google Inc. has blossomed from a little-watched Internet search engine to emerge as one of Microsoft's biggest threats.
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Apple Computer Set to Mark 30th Birthday
(AP)
 AP - Silicon Valley's historic orchards have virtually disappeared but one notable fruit still stands: Apple. As the storied company celebrates its 30th birthday in a week, Apple Computer Inc. will have brushed off its bruises from product failures and arguably misguided decisions to emerge with a shine that's more than skin-deep.
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Tub Where Ray Stood to Kill King for Sale
(AP)
AP - The flophouse bathtub James Earl Ray stood in to shoot Martin Luther King Jr. is for sale on eBay for a third time.
Microsoft Delays Release of Office Update
(AP)
AP - Three days after saying it will delay the consumer version of its new Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Corp. said Friday that the update to its Office business software suite also won't appear in stores until January.
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WashingtonPost.com Blogger Quits
(AP)
AP - A new conservative blogger for washingtonpost.com resigned Friday, a day after allegations surfaced that he had plagiarized movie reviews as a journalist in college.
Orchestras go digital on Universal download series
(Reuters)
Reuters - Already a leader in the digital
marketing of classical music, Universal Classics is guiding
orchestras into the download age with its new "DG Concerts"
series, which rolls out March 28 on iTunes.
Retail sales key to "Hee Haw" DVD success
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Hee Haw" was Time Life's
best-selling DVD collection of 2005 -- and that ain't hay.
Lucent hopes to revive fortunes through Alcatel deal
(AFP)
 AFP - Lucent Technologies is still fragile after its brush with death when the "dotcom" boom imploded. But its US client base, especially in wireless networks, appeals to telecommunications partners like Alcatel of France.
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Open source SOAP stacks getting revamped
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - LAS VEGAS -- XFire, an open source SOAP stack used in SOA, is being fitted with enhancements for security, binary attachments, and XML object binding, the developer of the stack said at TheServerSide Java Symposium conference on Friday.
Microsoft delays consumer Office software to 2007
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Friday it would delay the consumer launch of its Office
software package until next year to coincide with the debut of
its Vista operating system.
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Tub Where Ray Stood to Kill King for Sale
(AP)
AP - The flophouse bathtub James Earl Ray stood in to shoot Martin Luther King Jr. is for sale on eBay for a third time.
Orchestras go digital on Universal download series
(Reuters)
Reuters - Already a leader in the digital
marketing of classical music, Universal Classics is guiding
orchestras into the download age with its new "DG Concerts"
series, which rolls out March 28 on iTunes.
Exploit Published for Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerability
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and security authorities are warning of a critical, unpatched script vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 that can allow a hacker to take complete control of a Windows PC.
Paul Flaherty, AltaVista Creator, Dies
(AP)
AP - Paul A. Flaherty, a computer engineer who helped create the pioneering AltaVista online search engine, has died. He was 42.
WashingtonPost.com Blogger Quits
(AP)
AP - A new conservative blogger for washingtonpost.com resigned Friday, a day after allegations surfaced that he had plagiarized movie reviews as a journalist in college.
Security Woes Hamper Microsoft Release
(AP)
AP - In the half-decade it has taken Microsoft Corp. to develop a new version of its Windows computer operating system, Google Inc. has blossomed from a little-watched Internet search engine to emerge as one of Microsoft's biggest threats.
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Company to Pay to Settle Anti-Spam Charges
(AP)
AP - An Internet marketing company that offered free movie tickets in exchange for friends' e-mail addresses agreed to pay a $900,000 fine to settle charges it violated federal anti-spam laws, authorities said Friday.
US telecom execs battle Net neutrality demands
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Telecommunications providers like
AT&T Inc. intensified their efforts this week to persuade US
policymakers to avoid imposing regulations on the Internet for
services like streaming movies and unfettered Web access.
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Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Net writing new chapter for science journals
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - While the Internet is certainly affecting how the mainstream media works, there's another area that the anyone's-a-publisher paradigm is affecting: the world of scientific journals. The place I used to work, the American Chemical Society, just laid off a bunch of people who put its journals together, outsourcing the operation to the company that prints them.
Microsoft Readies Internet Explorer Changes
(PC World)
PC World - Next security update will include changes made in response to a patent dispute.
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