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Microsoft adds traffic reports to online maps
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched on
Tuesday a new version of its Windows Live Local online mapping
service with real-time traffic reports and features to make it
easier to share maps and information.
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Microsoft releases test versions of items
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released new test versions of what company co-founder Bill Gates called its three most important products: Windows Vista for desktop computers, Windows for servers and the Office business software suite.
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Microsoft starts Windows test, launch on target
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched its second
major test version of the Windows Vista operating system on
Tuesday as a senior executive said he was "confident" the
company will meet its targeted release date.
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WinHEC: Microsoft Offerings Prepare Partners for Vista
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft unveils programs and technologies to ease the move to Vista.
Microsoft "confident" Vista to hit launch date
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Tuesday the company is "confident" that it will meet its
targeted launch date for its much-anticipated Windows Vista
operating system.
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South Korean antitrust body rejects Microsoft appeal for review
(AFP)
 AFP - South Korean antitrust watchdog said it had rejected an appeal by Microsoft Corp against an earlier ruling that the US software giant had abused its market dominance and violated fair trade rules.
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Microsoft Unveils Windows Vista Beta 2
(PC World)
PC World - New beta delivers a host of tweaks, including three interface options.
Microsoft Releases 3 Beta Products at WinHEC
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The software giant delivers Beta 2 versions of its Windows Vista operating system, Office System 2007 and Windows Server Longhorn. Microsoft is also setting out to prove that the trio is more tightly coupled than before.
'Windows Rally Technologies' To Simplify Wi-Fi Setup
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A new Microsoft codename emerged Tuesday: Windows Rally Technologies, which Microsoft will use to facilitate the setup of wireless networks under Windows Vista.
S.Korea antitrust body rejects Microsoft objection
(Reuters)
 Reuters - South Korea's antitrust watchdog said on
Tuesday it had rejected an objection lodged by Microsoft Corp.
over a ruling that the company should unbundle its media player
and messaging service from Windows software.
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Microsoft releases test versions of items
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released new test versions of what company co-founder Bill Gates called its three most important products: Windows Vista for desktop computers, Windows for servers and the Office business software suite.
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AP Unveils Deal to Tie Stories to Blogs
(AP)
AP - The Associated Press announced two agreements Tuesday — one that will tie its news stories to the rapidly growing world of blogs and another that will help guide readers to newspaper Web sites.
File-Sharing Firm Sues EBay, 21 Others
(AP)
 AP - The firm behind Morpheus online file-swapping software is suing eBay Inc. and 21 other defendants in a dispute over the right to technology used to make telephone calls over the Internet.
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Nike, Apple Team Up on iPod Running Gear
(AP)
 AP - Nike Inc. and Apple Computer Inc. have teamed up to try to become a runner's best friend.
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Experts Offer Advice to Prevent ID Theft
(AP)
 AP - Consumer advocates have some advice for the 26.5 million veterans whose personal information was stolen from the home of a Veterans Affairs employee: Don't panic.
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Microsoft adds traffic reports to online maps
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched on
Tuesday a new version of its Windows Live Local online mapping
service with real-time traffic reports and features to make it
easier to share maps and information.
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Nike and Apple tell runners: "It's worth it"
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Is all this exercise
really helping me?
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Verizon sees wireless margins near 50 pct: CFO
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. cell
phone service, could eventually raise its profit margin to
nearly 50 percent as it increases its market share, a top
executive of Verizon Communications Inc. , one of its
parents, said on Tuesday.
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BEA a Cash Cow ... For Now
(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - With a leading position and major customers, enterprise software can become a cash cow for the right company. Just look at BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS - News), which recently announced bountiful first-quarter results. But BEA should be warned: There's a big threat out there, and it wears a red hat.
Microsoft starts Windows test, launch on target
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched its second
major test version of the Windows Vista operating system on
Tuesday as a senior executive said he was "confident" the
company will meet its targeted release date.
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Microsoft adds traffic reports to online maps
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched on
Tuesday a new version of its Windows Live Local online mapping
service with real-time traffic reports and features to make it
easier to share maps and information.
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Mouse clicks but no money for China's Internet dating firms
(AFP)
 AFP - Chinese online dating should have everything going for it -- vast numbers of singles, an even larger Internet population, and an ancient tradition for matchmaking.
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Shanda says to develop online game with Disney
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.,
a top operator of online games in China, on Tuesday said it
agreed with Walt Disney Co.'s Internet group to develop and
distribute an online game based on popular Disney characters.
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File-Sharing Firm Sues EBay, 21 Others
(AP)
AP - The firm behind Morpheus online file-swapping software is suing eBay Inc. and 21 other defendants in a dispute over the right to technology used to make telephone calls over the Internet.
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AP Unveils Deal to Tie Stories to Blogs
(AP)
AP - The Associated Press announced two agreements Tuesday — one that will tie its news stories to the rapidly growing world of blogs and another that will help guide readers to newspaper Web sites.
Google Set To Launch Video Advertising
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Monday, Google announced plans to add video capabilities to its hugely popular AdSense advertising network. The TV-like ads will run up to two minutes long on Web sites that belong to the company's ad program. Google's own Web pages will remain free of the video advertising.
500-plus nabbed in global Internet scams: US
(AFP)
 AFP - Some 565 suspects were arrested in Europe and in North and South America in a crackdown on Internet fraud dubbed "Operation Global Con," US officials announced.
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Vonage sells $531 million in IPO shares
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Internet phone service provider Vonage
Holdings Corp. on Tuesday priced an initial public offering
worth about $531 million, according to an underwriter.
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Americans bet 4 billion dollars online despite ban
(AFP)
 AFP - US residents spent more than four billion dollars last year on Internet gambling, despite a de facto prohibition on such wagering in the United States, according to a report.
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Martha Stewart plans online women's social network
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
on Tuesday said it plans to start an online social network
similar to MySpace.com, but aimed at adult women.
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