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Construction Software Vendor Sues To Block Microsoft's Use Of 'Forefront' Name
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Dexter & Chaney says it's been using that name since 1988, and that Microsoft's recent decision to use the "Forefront" brand for its security software risks confusing Dexter's customers.
Microsoft Readies Keyboards, Mice For Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft plans to release three keyboard and mouse packages designed for Windows Vista.
EU Scrutinizes Microsoft's Office 2007
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The European Union's antitrust agency continues to investigate complaints about Microsoft Office 2007.
For Research On IPTV, Microsoft Turns To Bill Gates
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft turns to its chief for insight into what people will want to watch with developing IPTV technology.
Adobe Snoozes Toward Excellence
(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - I find Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE - News) extremely boring these days. Sure, the Macromedia acquisition was exciting, and there are still potential threats from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News), as Mr. Softy pushes its own platforms to rival Adobe's Flash and PDF formats in its new Vista operating system. However, given Vista's delays and the substantial ecosystem that Adobe/Macromedia has built around its digital formats, the House of Gates faces an uphill struggle to gain competitive traction. ...
EU rules out 'friendly settlement' in Microsoft standoff
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060915/bs_afp/euussoftwarecompanycompetitionmicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.nrp39.150906114722.photo00.photo.default-435x512.jpg?x=110&y=130&sig=jcVehhQ_TYuXn.Rn1wliRg--" align="left" height="130" width="110" alt="EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, seen here in July 2006, has ruled out a "friendly settlement" with Microsoft in the EU regulator's long-standing fight to force the US company to respect a 2004 antitrust ruling.(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)" border="0" /></a>AFP - EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has ruled out a "friendly settlement" with Microsoft in the EU regulator's long-standing fight to force the US company to respect a 2004 antitrust ruling.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft works to update Windows Media
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060915/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_windows_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060914/capt.sge.nkz50.140906165152.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=RaNC5zQTKlE7C41evy3JkA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Software giant Microsoft unveiled a "Zune" MP3 player and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. is scrambling to update its Windows Media software after a hacker released a program that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Releases Office 2007 Refresh
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Anticipated for weeks by testers, Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh is here.
Microsoft touts wireless connection as iPod killer
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/wr_nm/microsoft_zune_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_14t144617_450x335_us_microsoft_allard.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=qSiw2_lpHrpp6.iOi2MKUA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Microsoft Zune media players are seen in an undated publicity photo. Microsoft Corp. sees expanding the digital music market -- and not necessarily video -- as the priority for its new 'Zune' portable media player, a company executive said on Thursday. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. unveiled on
Thursday its new "Zune" portable media player, hoping its
ability to share music wirelessly can win over consumers
despite its late entry five years after Apple's
market-dominating iPod.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft unveils 'Zune' challenge to iPod reign
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060914/tc_afp/afplifestyleinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060914/capt.sge.nnk62.140906222232.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eVhtehr6lwcdvG1iUwIfvQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This Microsoft Corporation (MC) hand-out shows the company's newly unveiled MP3 player "Zune." Microsoft unveiled Zune" and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.(AFP/MC-HO)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Software giant Microsoft unveiled a "Zune" MP3 player and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sun CEO among the few chiefs who blog
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_on_hi_te/blogging_sun_microsystems"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.nyol30109161605.blogging_sun_microsystems_nyol301.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=EkbNQ90lwd1gy49GiWRORw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Sun Microsystems CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz poses for a portrait in the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - At the helm of Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz became "un blogeur" last week when he started publishing his blog in French and nine other languages.</p><br clear="all"/>
High-tech shopping carts face hurdles
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_on_hi_te/high_tech_carts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.nyol30409161626.high_tech_carts_nyol304.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=rLVPQrIUVpeRrRT1cyGr.w--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A four year old watches a television while seated below, as his mother loads the shopping cart with groceries at a Publix grocery store in Alpharetta, Ga., Tuesday, Aug., 22, 2006. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - It took a grocer's offer of a cookie to finally tear 4-year-old Trey Malcom away from the small TV screen in his shopping cart.</p><br clear="all"/>
China reports major anti-piracy move
(AP)
AP - Chinese law enforcement agencies destroyed nearly 13 million pirated compact discs, DVDs and computer software Saturday in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property, state media reported.
Leonsis to step down from AOL management
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_on_hi_te/aol_leonsis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.ee4197a529c9423393c62d395944169b.aol_leonsis_nybz108.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=emrF2H_F3SIJVkon44zAmA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Ted Leonsis talks during an interview with the Associated Press at their headquarters in a Dulles, Va. file photo from Nov. 29, 2004. Leonsis, the AOL senior executive who helped steer his company's transition into a provider of free services supported by advertising, will step down from active management as of Jan. 1, but will continue in an advisory role. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ted Leonsis, the AOL senior executive who helped steer his company's transition into a provider of free services supported by advertising, will step down from active management while continuing in an advisory capacity.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anti-spam group to keep company on list
(AP)
AP - The head of an organization that fights unwanted bulk e-mail said Friday that an Illinois company will remain on its block list despite a court order and a steep monetary judgment.
Crumbs! Web site gives archivists food for thought
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/wr_nm/life_teaandbiscuits_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t225918_450x340_us_life_teaandbiscuits.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=qL7wFJZCbs2QcEZk78HTYg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Nicecupofteaandasitdown.com, taken on September 15, 2006. 'Well I think we should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as well. Lovely.' The British Library may have raised academic eyebrows when it decided that a Web site with this mission statement should be archived among those that may be of social significance, stamping it a modern classic of British popular culture. (www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Well I think we
should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some
biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as
well. Lovely."</p><br clear="all"/>
Nintendo to debut console in November
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/tc_nm/japan_nintendo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_14t162309_450x296_us_japan_nintendo.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=FugjueBZXEpWNdIz1QGTGA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A model displays the Nintendo Wii controller (L) and console in Makuhari, Japan, September 14, 2006. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd.
(7974.OS) said on Thursday it will start selling its new video
game console, the Wii, in the United States on November 19 for
about $250, as it girds for a three-way holiday showdown with
Microsoft and Sony.</p><br clear="all"/>
Local Coupon Service Arrives On Cell Phones
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A mobile phone coupon service from Silicon Valley startup could be the start of a new wave of mobile marketing.
Mozilla Patches Firefox, Thunderbird
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mozilla updates its Firefox browser to fix 7 flaws, including 4 pegged by the open-source developer as critical.
Construction Software Vendor Sues To Block Microsoft's Use Of 'Forefront' Name
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Dexter & Chaney says it's been using that name since 1988, and that Microsoft's recent decision to use the "Forefront" brand for its security software risks confusing Dexter's customers.
Sun CEO among the few chiefs who blog
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_on_hi_te/blogging_sun_microsystems"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.nyol30109161605.blogging_sun_microsystems_nyol301.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=EkbNQ90lwd1gy49GiWRORw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Sun Microsystems CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz poses for a portrait in the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - At the helm of Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz became "un blogeur" last week when he started publishing his blog in French and nine other languages.</p><br clear="all"/>
Crumbs! Web site gives archivists food for thought
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060916/wr_nm/life_teaandbiscuits_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060916/2006_09_15t225918_450x340_us_life_teaandbiscuits.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=qL7wFJZCbs2QcEZk78HTYg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Nicecupofteaandasitdown.com, taken on September 15, 2006. 'Well I think we should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as well. Lovely.' The British Library may have raised academic eyebrows when it decided that a Web site with this mission statement should be archived among those that may be of social significance, stamping it a modern classic of British popular culture. (www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Well I think we
should all sit down and have a nice cup of tea, and some
biscuits, nice ones mind you. Oh and some cake would be nice as
well. Lovely."</p><br clear="all"/>
IE At Risk To New Unpatched Bug
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Look out: Exploit code for an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer is circulating, and thus far there's no patch for it.
Bits & Bites v25n17
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - DARPA (the United States government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is working on a next-generation version of the Internet, dubbed Knowledge Based Networking.
Yahoo to Hold 'Hack Day' for Developers
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The search company will hold its first public "Hack Day" event at the end of September, giving developers 24 hours to build innovative applications on Yahoo's various platforms.
Universal Threatens To Sue YouTube, MySpace
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris blasted video hosting site YouTube and online community hangout MySpace, accusing them of copyright infringement and alluding to forthcoming legal action.
Crime Syndicates Moving Into Cybercrime
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Cyber scams are increasingly being committed by organized crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves, according to a top U.S. official.
Livedoor chief's right-hand man turns on him in court
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060915/tc_afp/japanitcompanyfraud"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060915/capt.sge.ntf35.150906141714.photo00.photo.default-365x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=LqyYb6IuqS563ddAfahvgA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Former Livedoor executive Ryoji Miyauchi enters a Tokyo district court in May 2006. Miyauchi -- the former right-hand man of disgraced Internet mogul Takefumi Horie -- has testified against the Livedoor founder, accusing him of falsifying financial figures.(AFP/JIJI Press/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The former right-hand man of Japan's disgraced Internet mogul Takefumi Horie has testified against the Livedoor founder, accusing him of falsifying financial figures.</p><br clear="all"/>
RSS' Security Deadline
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Opinion: The syndication format's vulnerabilities must be addressed before IE 7 and Vista come out.
Tutu's life to be digitized on Web site
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060915/wr_nm/tutu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060915/2006_09_15t081808_425x450_uk_tutu.jpg?x=122&y=130&sig=yoa6LzW77TTRybimZvwbjg--" align="left" height="130" width="122" alt="Archbishop Desmond Tutu arrives for meetings at the United Nations in New York September 5, 2006. Tutu's alma mater said on Friday it is launching an Internet archive with thousands of documents and audio tapes on the life of the South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Archbishop Desmond Tutu's alma mater
said on Friday it is launching an Internet archive with
thousands of documents and audio tapes on the life of the South
African Nobel Peace Prize laureate.</p><br clear="all"/>
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