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Microsoft Makes Progress in Antitrust Case
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. said Friday it had made a breakthrough in its antitrust case with the European Union after an independent monitor outlined what it could do to stave off daily fines of $2.4 million.
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Microsoft Warns Against Outside Fixes
(AP)
AP - When Microsoft Corp. researchers learned recently that a software flaw had been made public and could prompt Internet attacks, the company ordered a team to devote all its time to fixing the flaw and making the repair work with other products.
Latest Web Scam Uses BBC News as Bait
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Bogus e-mails containing real BBC News stories are tricking PC users into visiting a fake Web site that installs password-stealing software onto their computers. The e-mails are exploiting a newly discovered flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, according to Websense Security Labs, a San Diego-based company that uncovered the problem on Thursday.
Keeping Up With The Googles
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - The delay of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista operating system until next year makes the software giant look like a dinosaur stuck in the tar, but that's not the whole picture. Its efforts to match the Googles of the world with fast online innovations seem to be paying off. In the five months since Microsoft announced its Windows Live strategy, it has released no fewer than 20 new services that are attracting millions of consumers. "They now gain some of that agility that Google has enjoyed," says analyst Van Baker of researcher Gartner Inc. ...
Microsoft lawyer sees breakthrough in EU hearing
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft's top lawyer said on Friday
he believed there had been a breakthrough in the software
company's dispute with the European Commission at a hearing
into the antitrust fines ordered by Brussels.
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Microsoft claims EU breakthrough, rivals sceptical
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. software giant Microsoft said on
Friday there had been a breakthrough in its dispute with the
European Commission at a hearing on antitrust fines levied by
Brussels, but rivals and critics were sceptical.
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Microsoft claims EU breakthrough, rivals skeptical
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. software giant Microsoft said on
Friday there had been a breakthrough in its dispute with the
European Commission at a hearing on antitrust fines levied by
Brussels, but rivals and critics were skeptical.
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IBM Offers $20,000 Bounty for Microsoft Exchange Customers
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Representing the latest move in the heated competition over corporate e-mail, IBM has offered business partners up to $20,000 if they switch from Microsoft Exchange to the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino platform.
US backs Microsoft in anti-trust row with EU
(AFP)
 AFP - Microsoft voiced hope for a last-ditch compromise in a long-running anti-trust dispute with the European Union, as US diplomats weighed in to give provisional support to the software giant.
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Microsoft not raised by EU, U.S. antitrust chiefs
(Reuters)
Reuters - The issue of Microsoft's
antitrust case was not raised when senior European Union and
U.S. competition officials met in Washington on Thursday, a
European Commission spokesman said on Friday.
Apple Corps Tightly Guards Beatles' Legacy
(AP)
 AP - Apple Corps Ltd., is like a doting parent when it comes to The Beatles, looking after their interests and promoting their recordings, but it also makes sure no one tries to mess with the band's legacy.
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Microsoft Warns Against Outside Fixes
(AP)
AP - When Microsoft Corp. researchers learned recently that a software flaw had been made public and could prompt Internet attacks, the company ordered a team to devote all its time to fixing the flaw and making the repair work with other products.
Microsoft Makes Progress in Antitrust Case
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Friday it had made a breakthrough in its antitrust case with the European Union after an independent monitor outlined what it could do to stave off daily fines of $2.4 million.
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Videoconferencing on Rise With Immigrants
(AP)
AP - For a moment, Marta Jaramillo-Ospina didn't recognize the faces on the sleek, flat-screen TV. But the smiling, waving figures quickly brought a look of recognition, then surprise, then joy, to her face.
Lawmaker: Yahoo Unit Had Role in Jailing
(AP)
AP - A Hong Kong lawmaker said Friday he has complained to a government privacy commission that Yahoo Inc.'s local affiliate provided evidence to convict a Chinese reporter sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets.
NASA Manager's Office Searched for Porn
(AP)
AP - The headquarters office of a senior NASA manager was searched and computer equipment was seized in a child pornography investigation, according to court documents and an online report.
Latest Web Scam Uses BBC News as Bait
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Bogus e-mails containing real BBC News stories are tricking PC users into visiting a fake Web site that installs password-stealing software onto their computers. The e-mails are exploiting a newly discovered flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, according to Websense Security Labs, a San Diego-based company that uncovered the problem on Thursday.
Japan launches digital TV on cellphones
(AFP)
 AFP - Japan has begun to watch digital television broadcasts on mobile telephones, in a highly anticipated service that could lead to a new genre of TV programs.
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BEA seeks to modularize app server
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Burlingame, Calif. -- BEA Systems is working to modularize services from its WebLogic Server application server, enabling them to run independently with open source frameworks, a company official said on Thursday.
Microsoft lawyer sees breakthrough in EU hearing
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft's top lawyer said on Friday
he believed there had been a breakthrough in the software
company's dispute with the European Commission at a hearing
into the antitrust fines ordered by Brussels.
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NASA Manager's Office Searched for Porn
(AP)
AP - The headquarters office of a senior NASA manager was searched and computer equipment was seized in a child pornography investigation, according to court documents and an online report.
Google CEO, co-founders stick to $1 salary in 2006
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Google Inc. co-founders and its chief
executive will continue to receive $1 each in annual salary and
forego bonuses in 2006, while holding shares potentially worth
billions of dollars in the Web search leader, according to
regulatory filings on Friday.
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Microsoft Warns Against Outside Fixes
(AP)
AP - When Microsoft Corp. researchers learned recently that a software flaw had been made public and could prompt Internet attacks, the company ordered a team to devote all its time to fixing the flaw and making the repair work with other products.
US search giant Google flies balloon ads on local map service
(AFP)
 AFP - Google announced that it has added advertising balloons to its local mapping service, a move that provides the US online search giant another way to make money.
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Latest Web Scam Uses BBC News as Bait
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Bogus e-mails containing real BBC News stories are tricking PC users into visiting a fake Web site that installs password-stealing software onto their computers. The e-mails are exploiting a newly discovered flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, according to Websense Security Labs, a San Diego-based company that uncovered the problem on Thursday.
State to give Dutch citizens personal websites
(Reuters)
Reuters - Dutch citizens will get a
personalized Internet page giving them access to their records
at public institutions and reminding them when to renew
important documents, the government said on Friday.
YouTube Takes Internet Video to New Level
(NewsFactor)
 NewsFactor - Online video site YouTube.com has been busy distinguishing itself from its rivals with a recent high-profile partnership and a new piracy-blocking initiative.
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News Corp. has grand plans for MySpace
(Reuters)
 Reuters - While News Corp.'s recently
acquired online community destination MySpace.com is thriving
in its current form, the media giant already is devising plans
to make the site even stickier and more profitable, possibly by
acquiring so-called "Web 2.0" properties, enabling transactions
between members and adding subscription offers.
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Ads to Appear on Google Local Maps
(PC World)
PC World - Businesses will be able to buy graphical advertisements from the search giant.
Sprint Nextel Details Plans for 3G Upgrade
(PC World)
PC World - Mobile broadband network will feature much faster upload speeds, company says.
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