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Microsoft, HP plan joint investment, closer ties
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. and
Hewlett-Packard Co. have agreed to invest jointly at
least $300 million over three years and work more closely
together to win over large business customers.
Gartner predicts Vista to be last major Windows
(Reuters)
Reuters - Research firm Gartner Inc. turned
soothsayer on Wednesday by predicting that Windows Vista will
be the last big release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows
operating system.
Microsoft, HP target business market with 300-mln-dollar alliance
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061214/bs_afp/usitsoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061214/capt.sge.aex26.141206002855.photo00.photo.default-512x326.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=X_4j7n0Q.4_mI9w9AFPt5g--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Hewlett-Packard sign on a HP building. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard said they would jointly invest 300 million dollars in a three-year partnership to become the go-to source for business computer systems.(AFP/BELGA/File/Yves Boucau)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard said they would jointly invest 300 million dollars in a three-year partnership to become the go-to source for business computer systems.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft, HP in services alliance
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. will jointly sell information-technology services to businesses over the next three years under a partnership disclosed Wednesday.
Analyst Firm Expects Microsoft Anti-Piracy Efforts To Backfire
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's heavy-handed approach is sure to drive users of illegitimate versions of Windows to Linux, IDC said in its top 10 infrastructure software predictions for 2007.
Microsoft hopes its AURA aids shoppers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_microsoft_shopping_info"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061207/capt.sge.thy50.071206210141.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=xeux83iHgq7ISpkWcW25YA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft launched an online library in a move that pitted the technology heavyweight against Google's controversial project to digitize the world's books.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AP - Technologists have long dreamed of using the Internet to send data about consumer products to shoppers in real time, wherever they happen to be. Researchers at Microsoft Corp. claim they're getting closer to making that happen.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Rolls Out New Round of Patches
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft issued seven patches on Tuesday as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday cycle, with three updates receiving the dreaded "critical" rating. While Redmond did not issue an update for the newly discovered Word vulnerabilities, the software giant said it is still working on a fix for the two critical flaws that have been the target of numerous hack attacks since last week.
Microsoft Posts, Then Pulls Mac Office Update
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft quickly yanked a security and stability patch for Office 2004 for the Mac once it noticed it was accidentally made public.
Details on Today's Microsoft Patches
(PC World)
PC World - Monthly security updates include IE, Windows Media, and Visual Studio fixes.
Microsoft releases software flaw patches
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061212/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061211/capt.908dea0f9f2f44fe94a519fe621c679a.microsoft_security_nyol799.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=Tkb.gHaMeGnI.Ck5AjfFfw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer listens to a presentation at a news conference at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York in this Nov. 30, 2006, file photo. Microsoft took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users' exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. put out three software patches Tuesday that fix problems carrying a "critical" rating, the company's highest threat level.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gartner: Blogging to peak in 2007
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_tech_predictions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061212/capt.sge.umt61.121206083658.photo00.photo.default-512x360.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=MiyMM7vxKMoSny..weXU0w--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A person logs onto a blog. For the companies and individuals inhabiting the web's ever-evolving ecosystem, three big revolutions have taken place almost unnoticed by outside observers -- the initial phase, "Web 1.0" when corporations like the BBC, Disney and established newspapers set up virtual shop. "Web 2.0" when individual users became content providers, through blogs, homemade videos and collaborative sites and now the time has come for Web 3.0 -- where both sides will be involved in a complicated tango(AFP/Francois Lo Presti)" border="0" /></a>AP - Could blogging be near the peak of its popularity? The technology gurus at Gartner Inc. believe so. One of the research company's top 10 predictions for 2007 is that the number of bloggers will level off in the first half of next year at roughly 100 million worldwide.</p><br clear="all"/>
Personal data hacked at Texas college
(AP)
AP - Hackers might have obtained the personal information of 6,000 people who worked for, applied to or attended the University of Texas at Dallas, school officials said Wednesday.
Consumers seeking backup options online
(AP)
AP - With videos, pictures and reams of other data piling up on computers everywhere, consumers who want some insurance against losing it all have a growing number of online backup options.
Man gets 8 years for computer sabotage
(AP)
AP - A former UBS PaineWebber systems administrator was sentenced Wednesday to eight years and one month in prison for attempting to profit by detonating a "logic bomb" program that prosecutors said caused millions of dollars in damage to the brokerage's computer network in 2002.
Vista renews PC industry hopes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_hi_te/ye_vista_pcs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061211/capt.908dea0f9f2f44fe94a519fe621c679a.microsoft_security_nyol799.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=Tkb.gHaMeGnI.Ck5AjfFfw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer listens to a presentation at a news conference at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York in this Nov. 30, 2006, file photo. Microsoft took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users' exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sometimes the march of technology can lull us to sleep.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo unit inks pact to acquire Taiwan internet firm WRETCH
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061214/tc_afp/taiwanitinternetcompanyyahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061214/capt.sge.afj12.141206040331.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=cD0Tfc4lmUDCBJKwMsZSNw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Yahoo's wholly-owned subsidiary Yahoo!Kimo has said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WRETCH, a Taiwanese social media content provider of weblosg and online photo album services.(AFP/File/Brian McGuiness)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Yahoo's wholly-owned subsidiary Yahoo!Kimo has said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WRETCH, a Taiwanese social media content provider of weblosg and online photo album services.</p><br clear="all"/>
South Korea to introduce rules to curb teenagers' mobile phone use
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061214/tc_afp/afplifestyleskoreatelecomteenagers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061214/capt.sge.afw99.141206070325.photo00.photo.default-340x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=ydQ3OjORJZUrd4LhtNZttA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A South Korean woman talks on her mobile phone in Seoul. South Korea will introduce new regulations to curb teenagers' use of mobile phones because mounting bills are becoming a growing headache for many households, officials have said.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunard)" border="0" /></a>AFP - South Korea will introduce new regulations to curb teenagers' use of mobile phones because mounting bills are becoming a growing headache for many households, officials have said.</p><br clear="all"/>
ESPN to announce wireless licensing pacts soon
(Reuters)
Reuters - Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN network will
soon announce new licensing agreements for its wireless phone
content, the network's chief said on Wednesday.
Analyst Firm Expects Microsoft Anti-Piracy Efforts To Backfire
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's heavy-handed approach is sure to drive users of illegitimate versions of Windows to Linux, IDC said in its top 10 infrastructure software predictions for 2007.
Gartner predicts Vista to be last major Windows
(Reuters)
Reuters - Research firm Gartner Inc. turned
soothsayer on Wednesday by predicting that Windows Vista will
be the last big release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows
operating system.
Consumers seeking backup options online
(AP)
AP - With videos, pictures and reams of other data piling up on computers everywhere, consumers who want some insurance against losing it all have a growing number of online backup options.
Yahoo unit inks pact to acquire Taiwan internet firm WRETCH
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061214/tc_afp/taiwanitinternetcompanyyahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061214/capt.sge.afj12.141206040331.photo00.photo.default-512x339.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=cD0Tfc4lmUDCBJKwMsZSNw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Yahoo's wholly-owned subsidiary Yahoo!Kimo has said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WRETCH, a Taiwanese social media content provider of weblosg and online photo album services.(AFP/File/Brian McGuiness)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Yahoo's wholly-owned subsidiary Yahoo!Kimo has said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WRETCH, a Taiwanese social media content provider of weblosg and online photo album services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gartner: Blogging to peak in 2007
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_tech_predictions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061212/capt.sge.umt61.121206083658.photo00.photo.default-512x360.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=MiyMM7vxKMoSny..weXU0w--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A person logs onto a blog. For the companies and individuals inhabiting the web's ever-evolving ecosystem, three big revolutions have taken place almost unnoticed by outside observers -- the initial phase, "Web 1.0" when corporations like the BBC, Disney and established newspapers set up virtual shop. "Web 2.0" when individual users became content providers, through blogs, homemade videos and collaborative sites and now the time has come for Web 3.0 -- where both sides will be involved in a complicated tango(AFP/Francois Lo Presti)" border="0" /></a>AP - Could blogging be near the peak of its popularity? The technology gurus at Gartner Inc. believe so. One of the research company's top 10 predictions for 2007 is that the number of bloggers will level off in the first half of next year at roughly 100 million worldwide.</p><br clear="all"/>
Traditional Shops Fishing For Talent In Digital Waters
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - With Web ad spending set to grow by as much as 20 percent in 2007, after expanding 30 percent this year, according to eMarketer, digital shops are finding it hard to find new employees with the necessary skill set to serve clients who are shifting budgets online. For traditional agencies adapting to the digital world, it can be a downright challenge.
Google Testing Radio Spots With AdWords Platform
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - NEW YORK Google has begun testing radio ads, a step in its move to extend its ad platform from the Web into traditional media.
Philips rolls anti-piracy tech for video
(AP)
AP - Philips Electronics is launching a service Thursday to help Web sites and online file-sharing networks filter out unauthorized copyright video files.
Fox sites top Yahoo as most-visited on U.S. Web
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061213/media_nm/fox_yahoo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061213/2006_12_13t144739_450x383_us_fox_yahoo.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=dMYv_cZnoRyBRWbDto39Fg--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="The homepage of MySpace.com in an undated image. Spurred by the popularity of MySpace, News Corp. sites have overtaken Yahoo sites as the most viewed by U.S. Internet users, according to new industry data cited by News Corp. on Tuesday. (MySpace.com/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Spurred by the popularity of
MySpace, News Corp. sites have overtaken Yahoo Inc. sites as
the most viewed by U.S. Internet users, according to new
industry data cited by News Corp. on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Poker Rivals Paris (Hilton) As Most-Searched Internet Category For 2006
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - AOL and Lycos reveal results of the top searches carried out by visitors to their Web sites in 2006.
Demand For Elmo Doll Downs Wal-Mart Site
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Wal-Mart's online shopping site suffered an outage Wednesday when anxious Christmas shoppers flooded the site looking for the hard-to-find Elmo T.M.X. doll.
Alaska governor to sell predecessor's jet on eBay
(Reuters)
Reuters - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans
to sell her predecessor's lavish private jet on the Web auction
site eBay, grounding a plane that became a lightning rod of
criticism for former Gov. Frank Murkowski.
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