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Microsoft Drops PDF From Office
(PC World)
PC World - Update: Support for Adobe's format withdrawn after legal threat.
Talks with Adobe to use PDF break down: Microsoft
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s negotiations
to use Adobe Systems Inc.'s technology in its new
Office business software broke down earlier this week and Adobe
threatened legal action, Microsoft's top antitrust lawyer said
on Friday.
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Sun, Microsoft eye high-performance computing, AJAX
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems and Microsoft are progressing with programming language research efforts aiming at high-performance computing (HPC) and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), respectively.
Microsoft in PDF Tussle with Adobe
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Adobe appears ready to file an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in Europe following the breakdown of negotiations between the two firms over Microsoft's use of Adobe's PDF technology.
Microsoft, Adobe Systems in ongoing spat
(AP)
 AP - Microsoft Corp. said it has canceled plans to include an automatic way to save documents in the popular PDF format in the next version of its Office software, amid an ongoing dispute with Adobe Systems Inc.
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Bowing To Adobe, Microsoft Strips PDF Support From 2007 Office
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft is getting rid of the popular "save as PDF" feature.
Google Deal Might Help Dell Talks With Microsoft
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Gartner also thinks at least three more of the top PC vendors to strike similar deals with Google.
Adobe Forces Microsoft To Drop PDF From Office 2007
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - In another potential legal morass for the developers, Adobe Systems Inc. is poised to file an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, according to widely published reports, and it could lead to a long and complex case.
Microsoft Denies iPod Rival Rumors
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft has denied recent reports that it has collaborated with eight consumer electronics companies in a bid to build an MP3 player.
Microsoft Offers Closer Look at Exchange 2007
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has provided more details on the latest version of its forthcoming flagship enterprise messaging software, Exchange Server 2007. These details include information about new security features and new licensing policies.
JetBlue wins air-ground wireless license
(AP)
 AP - JetBlue Airways Corp. won a government auction Friday for wireless spectrum that could be used to provide in-flight telephone, Internet, or entertainment services.
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Groups to give free access to online books
(AP)
AP - Electronic book devotees may want to set aside some extra screen time this summer, as two nonprofits are preparing to provide free access to 300,000 texts online.
Microsoft, Adobe Systems in ongoing spat
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said it has canceled plans to include an automatic way to save documents in the popular PDF format in the next version of its Office software, amid an ongoing dispute with Adobe Systems Inc.
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Russia music Web site upsets music execs
(AP)
AP - A Russian Web site that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 is a smash hit with music fans — but not with U.S. trade and music industry officials.
Gov't, firms discuss preserving records
(AP)
 AP - Representatives from law enforcement and the high-tech industry met Friday to discuss ways Internet service providers can better preserve customer records that prosecutors might need to pursue child pornography cases, people familiar with the meeting said.
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Net2Phone Sues Skype For Patent Infringement
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Net2Phone, the Internet telephone unit of IDT Corp. has filed a lawsuit against eBay Inc.'s Skype Internet telephone unit, accusing the unit of infringing a Net2Phone patent.
Fans of mobile music can test-drive the iCar
(Reuters)
Reuters - While the popularity of automotive
iPod integration kits has soared, Corgi International may have
gotten the wrong idea.
Samsung Promises Feature-filled Mobile TV Phone Soon
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE handset, which will ship just in time for the World Cup tournament in Germany, has a 2.0 mega-pixel camera, stereo speakers, Bluetooth capabilities, and more.
Mozilla Squashes Bugs
(PC World)
PC World - Firefox, Thunderbird users urged to update to patch serious flaws.
Talks with Adobe to use PDF break down: Microsoft
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s negotiations
to use Adobe Systems Inc.'s technology in its new
Office business software broke down earlier this week and Adobe
threatened legal action, Microsoft's top antitrust lawyer said
on Friday.
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JetBlue wins air-ground wireless license
(AP)
AP - JetBlue Airways Corp. won a government auction Friday for wireless spectrum that could be used to provide in-flight telephone, Internet, or entertainment services.
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Net2Phone Sues Skype For Patent Infringement
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Net2Phone, the Internet telephone unit of IDT Corp. has filed a lawsuit against eBay Inc.'s Skype Internet telephone unit, accusing the unit of infringing a Net2Phone patent.
Viral video sharing is new headache for music biz
(Reuters)
Reuters - As the recording industry tries to
block file trading of songs across peer-to-peer networks, blogs
and other viral distribution channels, the major labels
suddenly have a whole new piracy concern: music videos.
Sun To Pilot R&D Away From "Classic IT"
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company will focus on Internet-based computing, leaving many of Sun's business customers, who emphasize IT cost-cutting and integrating old computer systems, to become "uninteresting over time," said Greg Papadopoulos, CTO and executive VP of R&D.
Net2Phone sues Skype for patent infringement
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Net2Phone, the Internet telephone unit
of IDT Corp. (IDTc.N) has filed a lawsuit against eBay Inc.'s
Skype Internet telephone unit, accusing the unit of
infringing a Net2Phone patent.
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China Passes Internet Piracy Law
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The Chinese government passed new laws this week to ban the ability to upload and download Internet material without the copyright holder's permission.
Newspapers' online advertising revenue rises 35 pct
(Reuters)
Reuters - Advertising on newspaper Web sites
rose nearly 35 percent in the first quarter of 2006 from a year
ago, while print ad revenue rose 0.3 percent, data from the
Newspaper Association of America showed on Friday.
TeaLeaf Upgrades Its Software For Recording Web Site User Sessions
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new release adds data repository and Ajax support to improve the online customer experience.
UK journalists union calls for Yahoo boycott
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The union representing journalists in
the UK and Ireland called on its 40,000 members to boycott all
Yahoo Inc. products and services to protest the Internet
company's reported actions in China.
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Gov't, firms discuss preserving records
(AP)
AP - Representatives from law enforcement and the high-tech industry met Friday to discuss ways Internet service providers can better preserve customer records that prosecutors might need to pursue child pornography cases, people familiar with the meeting said.
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