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Ozzie takes top Microsoft software job
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a two-decade courtship of Ray
Ozzie, Microsoft Corp. finally landed the soft-spoken
industry visionary last year and now he will succeed company
founder Bill Gates as its top technical guru.
Gates to give up daily role at Microsoft
(AP)
 AP - Bill Gates plans to withdraw from day-to-day duties at Microsoft Corp., so he can focus on his charitable foundation while others run the company he co-founded and guided to industry dominance and vast personal wealth.
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Microsoft transformation falls to Ballmer
(Reuters)
 Reuters - As Microsoft Corp.
Chairman Bill Gates prepares to step back from the company he
founded, the task of finding new sources of growth for the
world's largest software company falls to Chief Executive Steve
Ballmer.
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Microsoft's Gates says to reduce role in 2008
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Microsoft Corp. founder
Bill Gates said on Thursday that over the next two years he
will ease out of a day-to-day role at the company he built into
the world's biggest software maker.
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The Wit and Wisdom of Bill Gates
(PC World)
PC World - The Microsoft icon has had plenty to talk about over the years. Here are some of his notable quotes.
Analysis: What Bill Gates's Departure Means for Microsoft
(PC World)
PC World - The departure of Bill Gates, the public face of Microsoft for decades, could actually strengthen the company.
Microsoft's Gates To Quit Daily Role
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced on Thursday that he will step down from his day-to-day responsibilities at the company he cofounded in 1975 to focus on the charitable work of the foundation he and his wife oversee.
Gates to 'transition out' of Microsoft leadership
(AFP)
 AFP - Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said he would give up the daily running of Microsoft by July, 2008 to concentrate on his foundation's work tackling health and education problems.
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Bill Gates to 'transition out' of daily role at Microsoft
(AFP)
AFP - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced he would "transition out of a day-to-day role in the company" by July 2008 to spend more time working at his foundation on global health and education initiatives.
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Bio box for Microsoft's Ray Ozzie
(AP)
AP - NAME — Ray Ozzie.
Microsoft's Gates says to reduce role in 2008
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp.
founder Bill Gates said on Thursday that over the next two
years he will ease out of a day-to-day role at the company he
built into the world's biggest software maker.
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Ozzie takes top Microsoft software job
(Reuters)
Reuters - After a two-decade courtship of Ray
Ozzie, Microsoft Corp. finally landed the soft-spoken
industry visionary last year and now he will succeed company
founder Bill Gates as its top technical guru.
Blu-ray launches next week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Blu-ray, one of two much-hyped
high-definition DVD formats, debuts next week, but the launch
is expected to be muted amid device delays and consumer
confusion, industry analysts said on Thursday.
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Video technology firm sues cable operators over VOD
(Reuters)
 Reuters - USA Video Technology Corp., a small
technology firm that holds patents for the digital delivery of
media, said on Thursday it has filed a suit against top U.S.
cable operators over their video-on-demand services.
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Amazon starts selling groceries
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com
has started selling groceries on its Web site, a
cautious step into a business that was one of the biggest
casualties of the dot-com collapse.
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eBay members can sound off
(AP)
 AP - Users of eBay are getting new ways to tout their wares and coach one another on how to use the auction Web site.
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Apple eyes labor conditions at iPod plant
(AP)
AP - Apple Computer Inc. is investigating claims of poor working conditions at a Chinese iPod factory, the company said Friday, vowing not to tolerate any labor violations.
Energizer devices power up portables
(AP)
AP - Energizer Inc. on Thursday introduced portable devices that will allow travelers to charge most cell phones, iPods and gaming devices without plugging into the wall.
Red Hat Acquisition Just Start For JBoss
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Fans and foes alike use a host of carefully chosen words when describing the famously combative JBoss founder Marc Fleury. One not heard very often: "peaceful."
Adobe 2Q profit falls on acquisitions
(AP)
 AP - Adobe Systems Inc., which makes software such as Acrobat for creating digital documents, reported an 18 percent drop in second-quarter profit as acquisition costs negated higher sales.
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eBay members can sound off
(AP)
AP - Users of eBay are getting new ways to tout their wares and coach one another on how to use the auction Web site.
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Google launches new government search site
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Navigating government bureaucracy is
not easy, but it may become faster with Google Inc.'s new
search site for U.S. federal, state and local government.
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Ozzie now key Microsoft software architect
(AP)
 AP - Ray Ozzie's elevation Thursday to replace Bill Gates as chief software architect at Microsoft Corp. reflects the deep respect Ozzie enjoys in the computing industry and his expertise in online services — a hotly competitive field Microsoft is still trying to master.
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AOL transforms Netscape into interactive news website
(AFP)
 AFP - Netscape, a pioneering Internet search portal, was reborn as an interactive news website that merges the ingenuity of users with the skills of professional journalists.
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Google tests Web buying system
(Reuters)
Reuters - Internet search leader Google Inc. is
testing a system that aims to speed purchases online but bears
no resemblance to the popular PayPal payments service of Web
auctioneer eBay, Google's chief executive said on Thursday.
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EBay seeks ways to keep buyers coming back
(Reuters)
 Reuters - For eBay, it's a matter of supply
outstripping demand.
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New Google venture eyes government sites
(AP)
AP - The Internet search engine Google wants to be a top source of information from the federal government.
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AOL's Netscape Web Portal Is Reborn
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - AOL is breathing new life into Netscape.com with a revamped design -- still in beta -- that takes a page from the strategy playbook of user-driven sites such as Digg.com and Del.icio.us.
C2 files patent suit against US phone giants
(Reuters)
 Reuters - C2 Communications, a subsidiary of C2
Global Technologies Inc., said on Thursday it had filed a law
suit against seven big U.S. telecommunications providers saying
the companies infringed its patent for Internet telephone
services.
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Group seeks protection from Web threats
(AP)
AP - A Russian and Chinese-led bloc of Asian states said Thursday it plans to set up an expert group to boost computer security and help guard against threats to their regimes from the Internet.
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