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Microsoft Search Suffers Steady Decline In Market Share
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's declining share is important because the company has made search a key component of its push to catch up with Google in the multi-billion-dollar online advertising market.
Outsourcer Offers Windows Vista Upgrades -- From Offshore
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - HCL Technologies says its Zero Touch desktop deployment service for Microsoft Windows Vista is completely automated and will allow businesses to cut Vista installation costs by 40%.
Is Windows Vista Immune to Malware?
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Now that Microsoft has released the Windows Vista operating system and the Office 2007 productivity suite, talk has shifted from months of launch-date speculation to concerns over specific safeguards needed to ensure that the new software is secure.
Microsoft Ponders More Vista Features
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Now that Microsoft has officially unveiled its new Vista operating system for businesses, it is likely that corporate users will begin testing the OS over the next year to see how it fits into their environments.
Vista: Microsoft's Last 'Big Bang' Operating System?
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Despite forays into Web software with Windows Live and Office Live -- collections of e-mail, instant messaging, and Web publishing apps -- Microsoft's core franchises remain wedded to the PC.
Microsoft, Novell Take Their Partnership To The Streets
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Customers are more interested in interoperability and virtualization than patent protection and intellectual property issues, despite the stir Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is creating in the open source community, says Novell.
Microsoft releases Vista to businesses
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061201/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061130/capt.74b78db628fb4fa68f6bf9fab938e104.microsoft_vista_nyrd109.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=_Uws6goVz4kkjFFWiFp90A--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addresses a news conference at the Nasdaq MarketSite after he rang the opening bell, in New York Thursday Nov. 30, 2006 to celebrate Microsoft's launch of its new Vista operating system. For the first time in five years, Microsoft Corp. is finally unveiling a new system for operating personal computers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. launched its first new computer operating system in five years Thursday, saying that despite delays, the product's emergence is perfectly timed for PC users who increasingly need to coordinate information from a dizzying array of sources.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft launches Vista version of Windows
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061130/tc_nm/microsoft_vista_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061201/2006_11_30t110131_450x316_us_microsoft_vista.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=vEJiKknRw6THBb7IJLOo9w--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Trial versions of the new Microsoft software 2007 Office System, Windows Vista and Exchange Server 2007 are seen during a business value launch in Zurich November 30, 2006. (Siggi Bucher/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. launched
Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, unveiling the first
major upgrade of its dominant operating system in five years
and predicting that over 200 million people will run new
Windows, Office or PC server software by the end of 2007.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft unveils Vista operating system for business
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061130/tc_afp/afplifestyleitinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061130/capt.sge.qzx75.301106202553.photo00.photo.default-512x360.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=ozjSXD_I71yrgNyCHyK3Vg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer talks to the press during the product launch of the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Exchange Server for business customers at the NASDAQ in New York.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft rolled out the corporate version of its latest Windows operating system, hoping business users will blaze a trail for the much-delayed new Vista platform.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ballmer Expects Businesses To Jump On Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday he's confident the software giant will see a strong business uptake of Windows Vista out of the gate.
New E-Discovery Rules Benefit Some Firms
(AP)
AP - Companies that help businesses track and search their e-mails and other electronic data are experiencing a surge of interest in the wake of federal rule changes that clarify requirements to produce such evidence in lawsuits.
Calif. stem cell center releases funds
(AP)
AP - California voters, wooed by an aggressive, multimillion dollar campaign that promised cures to myriad diseases, overwhelmingly approved the nation's most ambitious stem cell research center two years ago.
U.S. reports unconfirmed cyber threat
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061201/ap_on_hi_te/cyber_warning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061201/capt.cf0effdba88643619c2e238c0fc33edb.cyber_warning_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=pIZ7hDGKFJb0xKMYoxmbpA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Employees of the National Security Agency sit in the Threat Operations Center on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, in Fort Meade, Md. The government issued an alert Thursday Nov. 30, 2006 to U.S. stock market and banking Web sites about a possible Internet attack from a radical Muslim group, but said the threat was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate danger. The notice was issued after officials noticed a posting on a 'Jihadist Web site' calling for an attack on American financial web sites in December, said Homeland Security Department spokesman Russ Knocke. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>AP - The government warned on Thursday of a possible Internet attack on U.S. stock market and banking Web sites from a radical Muslim group, but officials said the threat was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate danger.</p><br clear="all"/>
Police decry Web site on informants
(AP)
AP - Police and prosecutors are worried that a Web site claiming to identify more than 4,000 informants and undercover agents will cripple investigations and hang targets on witnesses.
Bell Labs' history of inventions
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061130/ap_on_hi_te/alcatel_lucent_bell_labs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061130/capt.af21e7c2cad04724a0f073ce95ac1052.alcatel_lucent_bell_labs_nybz316.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=b1UsODttisR9iJmiiFDnZw--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="In this photo released by Alcatel Lucent, the Telstar I satellite, a Bell System project, was the first active communications satellite to orbit the earth is shown. It was launched on July 10, 1962. From the ubiquitous technology made possible by Bell Labs' invention of the transistor and laser to its scientists helping prove how the universe began, the lab has greatly influenced technology and culture. (AP Photo/Alcatel Lucent)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's the birthplace of the transistor, the laser, the solar cell and the fax machine. Its researchers were the first to hear the echoes of the Big Bang. And now this American legend is part of a French company.</p><br clear="all"/>
Al-Qaeda Cyber Threat: A Cause for Caution, Not Alarm
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The U.S. government has warned banking, stock trading, and other financial Web sites of a potential cyber attack today, but officials and experts alike caution against undue alarm.
Nintendo's Wii game console debuts in Japan
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061202/tc_afp/afpentertainmentjapanelectronicsgamecompany"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061202/capt.sge.rlu04.021206082311.photo00.photo.default-388x512.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=.b3FiP6346XQ5hENqRAIuA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="A costumed customer as a controller of Nintendo's new video game console Wii in Tokyo. Thousands of video-game fans waited all night for the Japanese debut of Nintendo's next-generation Wii, brightening the company's hopes of wresting market share from troubled Sony's PlayStation(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Thousands of video-game fans waited all night for the Japanese debut of Nintendo's next-generation Wii, brightening the company's hopes of wresting market share from troubled Sony's PlayStation.</p><br clear="all"/>
Freedom Wireless sues 5 companies in patent case
(Reuters)
Reuters - Wireless technology company
Freedom Wireless Inc. said on Friday it sued five wireless
carriers and services providers -- including Cingular Wireless
and Ericsson -- over patent infringement charges.
Intalio Releases Workflow Framework As Open Source
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Intalio, a maker of open source business process management software, has released its Tempo workflow framework under the Eclipse Public License.
Software-Defined Radio Technology Promises Converged Wireless Devices
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Startup Kenet is working on military technology which, in civilian hands, could lead to wireless devices that can use hundreds or thousands of channels at very low power.
Congressman faulted for Quran at oath
(AP)
AP - Keith Ellison, who will become the first Muslim member of Congress next month, has offended some conservatives with his plan to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in. The decision by Ellison, D-Minn., to use the Muslim holy book for the ceremony instead of the Bible triggered an angry column by Dennis Prager on the Web site Townhall.com this week.
Online will drive '07 newspaper ad growth: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Advertising spending at U.S.
newspapers will rise 1.2 percent in 2007, driven by gains in
internet advertising that won't overcome flat sales in print
editions, an industry group said on Friday.
Vonage eyes new Wi-Fi products for 2007
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061201/wr_nm/media_summit_vonage_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061201/2006_12_01t145515_450x312_uk_media_summit_vonage.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=UR9REcSAHW49NI2eSKtz1A--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Jeffrey Citron, Chairman and CEO of Vonage, answers questions during the Reuters Media Summit in New York, December 1, 2006. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Internet telephone company Vonage
Holdings Corp. plans to launch phone products based on Wi-Fi
wireless technology in 2007, Chairman Jeffrey Citron said on
Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Vietnam jails SKorean for setting up internet phone services
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061201/tc_afp/vietnamskoreajustice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061201/capt.sge.rka81.011206205348.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Jz8qAt6rH6yatoqUEj4tEQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man speaks with another person via the internet in Paris in July 2006. Vietnamese court has sentenced a South Korean businessman to 16 years' jail for illegally setting up this kind of internet-based telephone service in the communist country, a justice official said.(AFP/File/Pierre Andrieu)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Vietnamese court has sentenced a South Korean businessman to 16 years' jail for illegally setting up internet-based telephone services in the communist country, a justice official said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo and Amazon Say No to Google
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Yahoo and Amazon have rebuffed Google's attempt to get to know them -- not that it was a friendly overture. Google, well known for its wish to index the world's information, was sued by the Authors Guild and sundry publishers over Google Book Search, which scans books so Google users can search their content.
U.S. sports leagues eye digital for growth
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061201/wr_nm/media_summit_sports_digital_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061201/2006_12_01t134731_450x289_us_media_summit_sports_digital.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=TV.u8aQjzK87366bZ1B.ig--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Johnathan Joseph (22) collides with Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis (31) during their NFL football game in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 30, 2006. The major U.S. professional sports leagues are looking to their digital assets, especially Web sites and television networks, to drive growth. (Matt Sullivan - UNITED STATES/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The major U.S. professional sports
leagues are looking to their digital assets, especially Web
sites and television networks, to drive growth.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jimmy Buffett settles trademark lawsuit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061201/ap_en_mu/people_buffett_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061201/capt.57c083514bbb472ab707e431be479e4e.people_buffett_lawsuit_nyet194.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=114SB56zzB9X9XbPjYi_CQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Jimmy Buffett performs at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans on May 6, 2006. Buffett and a Galveston,Texas, merchant, he accused of unlawfully using his trademark to sell goods at an online store have settled the matter -- but not before the merchant spent a few hours in jail, Monday, Nov. 27, 2006l. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jimmy Buffett and a Galveston merchant he accused of unlawfully using his trademark to sell goods at an online store have settled the matter — but not before the merchant spent a few hours in jail.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Finland's sexiest man" ends romance with txt msg
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061201/wr_nm/finland_sexiest_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061201/2006_12_01t121415_450x269_us_finland_sexiest.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=.Y2qe3ZiN_09DnVjYxboHA--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen is seen in Berlin November 7, 2006. Vanhanen, dubbed Finland's sexiest man, broke up by text message with the girlfriend he had met on the Internet, she said in a magazine interview. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, dubbed
Finland's sexiest man, broke up by text message with the
girlfriend he had met on the Internet, she said in a magazine
interview.</p><br clear="all"/>
Warner Music revenue down, sees weaker 1st-qtr
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061201/media_nm/warnermusic_results_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061201/2006_12_01t073405_450x297_us_warnermusic_results.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=rgI7Qiucrsyaq1hn1eoA4Q--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Warner Brothers Records' Madonna (C) performs during her concert in Duesseldorf August 20, 2006. Warner Music Group Corp, the parent company of Warner Brothers Records, on Friday posted a fourth-quarter profit, but revenue sagged in line with broader weakness in the recorded music and music publishing businesses. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Warner Music Group Corp on Friday
posted disappointing operating results and said it saw
substantial pressure on operating income in the current
quarter, and shares slid as much as 3 percent.</p><br clear="all"/>
New tool aims to bypass Internet censorship
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061201/tc_afp/usitinternetcensorchina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061201/capt.sge.rfb85.011206123541.photo00.photo.default-512x322.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=Jfz9VMug_CH63MQR1E6zbA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Picture taken March 2006 shows people surfing the internet at the Great Hall of the People on the opening day of the National People's Congress, China's annual parliament. A new tool aimed at circumventing Internet filters used by some governments was released Friday, offering hopes for freer access to information for activists, journalists and others(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A new tool aimed at circumventing Internet filters used by some governments was released Friday, offering hopes for freer access to information for activists, journalists and others.</p><br clear="all"/>
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