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Microsoft earnings rise, beating views
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_microsoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.0e4c52ddd7e848afb0fc85c4da03680a.earns_microsoft_watw104.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=1SCTu2KN52x1dwKEEMuJ.g--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A salesman stands near laptops on display at a CompUSA store in Tukwila, Wash. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006 near Seattle. People who buy certain Windows personal computers this holiday season will be offered free or heavily discounted coupons to upgrade to Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system, Windows Vista, under a program designed to spur sales despite Vista's delay, Microsoft says, and Vista is currently scheduled to be released to consumers sometime in January. Microsoft Corp. releases third-quarter earnings after markets close today. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp., which is gearing up to release new versions of its two most important products, says it started its fiscal year on the right foot with quarterly results that exceeded expectations.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft profit rises 11 pct
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/bs_nm/microsoft_earns_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_26t163328_450x294_us_microsoft_earns.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=nG_KKhRbUTq0AyLebqfwtw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Visitors try Microsoft's new Vista operating system at the World PC Expo in Tokyo, October 20, 2006. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. posted an 11
percent rise in quarterly net profit on Thursday, boosted by a
strong performance at its database division and shrinking
losses from its Xbox 360 video game console.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft 2006 video game console target holds
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/tc_nm/microsoft_gaming_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_26t175257_450x300_us_microsoft_gaming.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=lzm3bjTWYoEmAXOX1cnpYw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="XBox 360 consoles at a Best Buy store in Washington in a file photo. Microsoft on Thursday said it had sold 6 million Xbox 360 video game consoles worldwide since releasing the unit about a year ago. (Chris Goodenow/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Thursday said it has shipped 6 million Xbox 360 video game
consoles worldwide since releasing the unit about a year ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft reports 11 pct profits, revenue rise as Xbox roars
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061027/bs_afp/usitsoftwarecompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061027/capt.sge.fwb59.271006004001.photo00.photo.default-354x512.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=TFIlLew.PXpo.L8r6YbU8g--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Microsoft co-founder shadow falls on the company logo during a press conference. Microsoft said first-quarter net profit, operating income and revenue climbed 11 percent from a year ago, boosted partly by surging demand for its Xbox 360 game device.(AFP/File/Arko Datta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft said first-quarter net profit, operating income and revenue climbed 11 percent from a year ago, boosted partly by surging demand for its Xbox 360 game device.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Beats Q1 Views, But Deferred Sales To Nick Q2
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Software giant Microsoft on Thursday beat Wall Street's estimates for the company's fiscal first quarter, but offered mixed guidance for the current quarter.
Stocks gain on strong profits, Microsoft up late
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061026/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_26t165949_450x332_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=jadr0JdyrCR7uSm3oaVBVA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="An Exxon gas station in Washington, July 27, 2006. Stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Dow average once again closing at a fresh record high, as solid earnings from Exxon Mobil and health insurer Aetna outweighed worries that shares are expensive after a recent run-up. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the
Dow hitting another record high, as strong earnings from Exxon
Mobil Corp. and health insurer Aetna Inc.
outweighed concern that the market may be overpriced.</p><br clear="all"/>
If You Dislike Microsoft's Windows Antipiracy Checks, Look Out
(PC World)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20061026/tc_pcworld/127678"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20060927/capt.sge.rrt79.270906220546.photo00.photo.default-512x345.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=JjtoZJEhQ56B4lM6UxR_3Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Windows Vista demonstration. Leading computer security firm Symantec warned that users of Microsoft's new 'Vista' operating system could find their options for running anti-virus style software seriously reduced.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File/Erik S. Lesser)" border="0" /></a>PC World - Next up: Microsoft Office joins the software validation program.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft To Include Sonic Media Software In Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Sonic Solutions says its technology to burn music and video to CDs and DVDs, respectively, will be included in Windows Vista.
Database Software Boosts Microsoft Profits
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft posted sales and profit growth at its server and tools business, powered by strong sales of its database software platform, SQL Server, and solid demand for its Windows server software.
Gartner: Enterprises Should Update To IE 7
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Gartner has some advice for enterprises that have been thinking of dropping Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser: Reconsider it, now that IE 7 is out.
Red Hat under threat from Oracle
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_on_bi_ge/red_hat_future"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061025/capt.85f3c54e89b442e99b50f08d714a1397.oracle_red_hat_caps110.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=Tiip1VWd8FfnsRyd.mrgwQ--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="Oracle CEO Larry Ellison gives a keynote address at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - One move by rival Oracle Corp. has turned Red Hat Inc. from a celebrated leader in open-source software to a fragile underdog.</p><br clear="all"/>
Adobe Soundbooth Debuts for Web Pros
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Adobe announced a free public beta version of its new Soundbooth software for Intel-based Mac and Windows computers this week, at Adobe's MAX 2006 user conference in Las Vegas. The new sound-editing program is aimed at Web designers and video pros who need to blend voice and sound into their work, but don't see themselves as experts in high-end audio production.
Microsoft says has sold 6 million Xbox 360s
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061026/tc_nm/microsoft_gaming_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_26t175257_450x300_us_microsoft_gaming.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=lzm3bjTWYoEmAXOX1cnpYw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="XBox 360 consoles at a Best Buy store in Washington in a file photo. Microsoft on Thursday said it had sold 6 million Xbox 360 video game consoles worldwide since releasing the unit about a year ago. (Chris Goodenow/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on
Thursday said it had sold 6 million Xbox 360 video game
consoles worldwide since releasing the unit about a year ago.</p><br clear="all"/>
Skype founders plan to launch Web TV service: paper
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/skype_television_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_26t173954_450x327_us_skype_television.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=1nO_EM_rW0LymZDe1lJmZg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom in Paris, May 25, 2005. The founders of file-swapping service KaZaA and Internet calling program Skype plan to launch advertising-supported Internet television shortly, Skype co-founder Janus Friis told a Danish newspaper. (Mal Langsdon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The founders of
file-swapping service KaZaA and Internet calling program Skype
plan to launch advertising-supported Internet television
shortly, Skype co-founder Janus Friis told a Danish newspaper.</p><br clear="all"/>
Private conversation is aim of new blog software
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061026/wr_nm/life_blogs_vox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061026/2006_10_26t162104_450x261_us_life_blogs_vox.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=GZb5bVWB433KUucBscCJtg--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="Students relax in a restaurant at the University of Zurich, October 23, 2006. (Andreas Meier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The next big blog trend is about
what you and your friends see and others don't.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court orders ISP to block music Web site
(AP)
AP - A court in Denmark has ordered Swedish telecom operator Tele2 AB to block its Internet service subscribers from connecting to a Russian Web site accused by recording companies of selling their music illegally.
"Rogue" has new mission: Xbox, PS3, PC
(Reuters)
Reuters - Video game publisher
Bethesda Softworks is bringing Simon & Schuster's best-selling
book franchise "Rogue Warrior" to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and
PC gamers in fall 2007.
Sprint Nextel 3Q income down 52 percent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_sprint_nextel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.4e79c78df87f44b888c42417bf30038a.earns_sprint_nextel__nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=hreoeXQEo2hOSGbIhzRETg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Gary Forsee, CEO of Sprint Nextel Corp., gives a news conference in New York in this Aug. 8, 2006 file photo. Sprint Nextel on Thursday, Oct. 26 said third-quarter profits declined 6 percent as the company continued to struggle adding subscribers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sprint Nextel Corp. just missed Wall Street estimates Thursday as subscriber numbers showed it has fallen farther behind in the wireless market.</p><br clear="all"/>
Observers Mull Impact Of Oracle's Unbreakable Linux 2.0
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Oracle's Unbreakable Linux 2.0 likely won't fragment the Linux distribution business out of the gate, but the long-term impact on Red Hat, Novell and the operating system market remains unclear, industry observers say.
Wall Street: Has Sun turned a corner?
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061027/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_sun_microsystems"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061026/capt.ada524e63e3742e58e45a40c756f31fc.earns_sun_microsystems_caps101.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=pfteefCpStTQgQScV5l2lw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz gives a keynote address at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006. Sun Microsystems announces third quarter earnings on Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. beat Wall Street's tepid expectations Thursday, reporting a narrower-than-expected loss for the first quarter thanks to the growing popularity of its newest operating system for corporate computers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court orders ISP to block music Web site
(AP)
AP - A court in Denmark has ordered Swedish telecom operator Tele2 AB to block its Internet service subscribers from connecting to a Russian Web site accused by recording companies of selling their music illegally.
Sohu profit down but shares rise
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese Internet media company
Sohu.com Inc. said on Thursday that quarterly profit declined
nearly 18 percent from a year ago, but shares rose 5 percent as
the company set a relatively strong revenue forecast.
Pirates, Sexy Women Popular Online Costume Searches
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Pirates and sexy women will soon roam the streets, if online activity is any indicator.
Online Retail Spending Projected To Top A Record $100 Billion This Year
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Online retail spending is expected to top $100 billion this year for the first time, reflecting the Web's emergence as a force behind retail sales growth.
Skype founders plan to launch Web TV service: paper
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061026/wr_nm/skype_television_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061027/2006_10_26t173954_450x327_us_skype_television.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=1nO_EM_rW0LymZDe1lJmZg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom in Paris, May 25, 2005. The founders of file-swapping service KaZaA and Internet calling program Skype plan to launch advertising-supported Internet television shortly, Skype co-founder Janus Friis told a Danish newspaper. (Mal Langsdon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The founders of
file-swapping service KaZaA and Internet calling program Skype
plan to launch advertising-supported Internet television
shortly, Skype co-founder Janus Friis told a Danish newspaper.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chinese Dissident Sentenced For 'Net Materials
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Chinese dissident has been sentenced for writings posted on the Internet, according to human rights groups.
Private conversation is aim of new blog software
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061026/wr_nm/life_blogs_vox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061026/2006_10_26t162104_450x261_us_life_blogs_vox.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=GZb5bVWB433KUucBscCJtg--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="Students relax in a restaurant at the University of Zurich, October 23, 2006. (Andreas Meier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The next big blog trend is about
what you and your friends see and others don't.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brainpower Tested On New Web Site
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A Web site launches targeting Baby Boomers who may feel their brainpower is not as strong as it used to be.
Survey: Employers Checking Job Hunters By Scouring Social Networks
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - One more reason to be careful online: survey says hiring managers are using online search engines and social networking sites to screen job hunters.
Zillow Offers Home-Estimate Engine To Other Web Sites
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Real estate site Zillow.com is making its home-valuation engine available at no charge to any Web site.
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