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Microsoft, HP, And First Data Partner On Point-Of-Sale System
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The system, with Microsoft software, First Data payment-processing, and Hewlett-Packard hardware, is designed for more than 2 million retailers who now operate with little more than a cash register and dial-up connection for credit card authorization.
Microsoft Partners With Teradata In Business Intelligence
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The two companies are working to integrate Teradata's Enterprise Data Warehouse with Microsoft's SQL Server Analysis Services.
Microsoft, HP, First Data Offer Small Retailers POS Software-Hardware Package
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The offering includes payment processing, inventory management and sales tracking.
Despite 100 Million IE 7 Installs, Microsoft's Browser Still Loses Ground
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Firefox's share of the U.S. browser market is at 14% and has continued to grow each of the last three months, says one research firm.
Microsoft Mulls Xbox 360 Launch in China
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft is likely to launch its Xbox 360 gaming console in China in the next few months, capitalizing on the relationships it has built through selling PCs and software in that country.
Zend readies PHP for Windows
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Zend Technologies on Tuesday is unveiling a public beta program for Zend Core 2.0, which extends the company's PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) platform to Microsoft Windows.
Microsoft to launch Xbox 360 in China soon: sources
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070116/tc_nm/microsoft_china_xbox_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070116/2007_01_15t070852_450x396_us_microsoft_china_xbox.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=gf26kJOh1jdCPQUpXwMlPw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console is displayed in Tokyo April 6, 2006. Microsoft is set to launch its popular Xbox 360 console in China in the next few months, expanding beyond its traditional focus on selling PC software in the country, industry sources said. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is set to
launch its popular Xbox 360 console in China in the next few
months, expanding beyond its traditional focus on selling PC
software in the country, industry sources said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Liberty Alliance, Microsoft discuss identity protocols
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Despite a screaming need for integration, enterprise identity-and-access management continues to be a Tower of Babel of competing platforms and standards.
Brief: Microsoft Appears To Finally Have Its Heart In CRM As A Service
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The version it will offer late this year is geared to better delivery in the software-as-service model.
MSN India Names Marketing Head
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Raghavan will be responsible for marketing Microsoft's online products, including MSN and Windows Live, within the country.
Some unhappy with airport shoe scanners
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_hi_te/shoe_scanner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070116/capt.nyrd10401161935.shoe_scanner_nyrd104.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=sSJJT6pbmcJURc7wIfKQ6A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A Clear biometric identification card is displayed at a TSA checkpoint during a demonstration of Clear's airport kiosks, left, in the British Airways terminal of New York's Kennedy Airport, Tuesday Jan. 16, 2007. Operated by Verified Identity Pass Inc., the GE Security screening kiosks allows travelers who pay a $100 fee and undergo a background check to bypass a security line by inserting a biometric card in the kiosk that will scan their irises and fingerprint, and their footware for a bomb. Only the shoe-scanner has received Transporttation Security Administration approval for official use to date, so customers won't get the fingertip scan feature, at least initially. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - New airport screening technology that was trotted out Tuesday was supposed to let passengers keep their footwear on while passing through security.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jet with anti-missile system leaves LAX
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_hi_te/airliner_anti_missile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070117/capt.la10101170039.airliner_anti_missile_la101.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=PPkQL2eSBwfe5QVe8bLCZw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="This undated photo provided by the Northrop Grumman Corp. shows a pod containing an anti-missile system attached to the fuselage underbelly of a MD-10 cargo jet. The system is designed to eventually protect passenger aircraft from a terrorist missile attack. A commercial cargo jet carrying the device left Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, to mark the start of operational testing. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp.)" border="0" /></a>AP - An MD-10 cargo jet equipped with Northrop Grumman's Guardian anti-missile system took off from Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight Tuesday, the company said.</p><br clear="all"/>
3 teens arrested in beating shown online
(AP)
AP - Three teenage girls were arrested Tuesday on charges that they punched and kicked another girl and recorded the beating so they could broadcast it online.
Analysts: Expect lower Intel margins
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_hi_te/earns_intel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070116/capt.caps10401161908.earns_intel_caps104.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=mNljpELKcqiNufn13DFaQQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini holds up their newest chip at an unveiling at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, July 27, 2006. Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, is scheduled to report earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Investors may just have to live with slightly lower profit margins at Intel Corp. as the world's largest chip maker is forced to coexist in the same markets with much-smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Netflix to be delivered on the Internet
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_hi_te/instant_netflix"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070116/2007_01_16t051031_450x315_us_netflix_download.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=IUYqOq54YYRgBS1ylpKF2g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Netflix CEO Reed Hastings holds several DVD's as he poses at the Netflix offices in Beverly Hills, December 8, 2005. Netflix Inc is unveiling its long-awaited online movie delivery service which allows subscribers to watch about 1,000 movies and television shows on their personal computers at no additional charge. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Netflix Inc. will start showing movies and TV episodes over the Internet this week, providing its subscribers with more instant gratification as the DVD-by-mail service prepares for a looming technology shift threatening its survival.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace to offer parental notification software: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - MySpace.com, News Corp.'s popular
online social network, plans to offer free parental
notification software in a bid to appease government critics,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Softbank to unveil new handsets but mum on iPhone
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070117/tc_nm/softbank_son_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070117/2007_01_17t012328_450x325_us_softbank_son.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=NWOHmYa3tsu.TiHavyRwPg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="A Softbank mobile phone is seen in Tokyo in this September 28, 2006 file photo. Softbank Corp. chief executive Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday the company planned to unveil new mobile phones this month to challenge digital TV and ultra-thin handsets offered by bigger rivals. (Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Japan's Softbank Corp. (9984.T) plans to
unveil new mobile phone models this month to challenge digital
TV and ultra-thin handsets offered by bigger rivals, Chief
Executive Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verizon to sell New England assets
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070116/ap_on_bi_ge/verizon_spinoff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070116/capt.mr10401161828.verizon_spinoff_mr104.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=xIzfsZz_lSsWjv5UIeDY.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Verizon sign is seen with telephone lines in the background in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. Telecom giant Verizon Communications Inc. said Tuesday it will spin off its local exchange assets in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to shareholders, and then merge them into FairPoint Communications Inc., a Charlotte, N.C.-based telecommunications provider. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)" border="0" /></a>AP - Verizon Communications Inc. is selling its residential telephone business in three New England states for $2.72 billion, shedding more of what the company sees as non-core assets as it invests billions to upgrade its wired and wireless networks for next-generation services.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sun undercuts Red Hat on support pricing
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems is presenting a challenge to Red Hat with competitively priced support in an update of its Solaris 10 operating system, announced Tuesday.
Salesforce.com encourages imitators
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Salesforce.com positioned the latest version of its on-demand software, which includes its Apex platform, as providing the necessary tools for other companies to emulate its success in the SaaS (software as a service) market.
MySpace to offer parental notification software: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - MySpace.com, News Corp.'s popular
online social network, plans to offer free parental
notification software in a bid to appease government critics,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
3 teens arrested in beating shown online
(AP)
AP - Three teenage girls were arrested Tuesday on charges that they punched and kicked another girl and recorded the beating so they could broadcast it online.
Bloggers take reporter seats at top US aide's trial
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070117/tc_afp/ustrialpoliticsiraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070117/capt.sge.iui54.170107001825.photo00.photo.default-512x380.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=FIA1YJDXu1YISEXsw0LIbg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Former chief of staff for US Vice President Dick Cheney, I. Lewis "Scooter" in Washington DC. The trial of former top White House aide Libby on perjury charges opened in a case that has all the elements of a political spy thriller and could see Vice President Dick Cheney called in to provide testimony.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Several bloggers have obtained media accreditation to attend the perjury trial of former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a US federal court spokeswoman told AFP.</p><br clear="all"/>
Netflix to be delivered on the Internet
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_hi_te/instant_netflix"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070116/2007_01_16t051031_450x315_us_netflix_download.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=IUYqOq54YYRgBS1ylpKF2g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Netflix CEO Reed Hastings holds several DVD's as he poses at the Netflix offices in Beverly Hills, December 8, 2005. Netflix Inc is unveiling its long-awaited online movie delivery service which allows subscribers to watch about 1,000 movies and television shows on their personal computers at no additional charge. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Netflix Inc. will start showing movies and TV episodes over the Internet this week, providing its subscribers with more instant gratification as the DVD-by-mail service prepares for a looming technology shift threatening its survival.</p><br clear="all"/>
Skype founders unveil TV service details
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_hi_te/netherlands_internet_television"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070116/capt.ams10201161547.netherlands_internet_television_ams102.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=qKI_suLOpvuv_atw5nPdBA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This handout photo provided by internet television service Joost shows a computer screenshot of the user interface, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday Jan. 16, 2007. The co-founders of the Internet telephone service Skype unveiled the brand name and details of their latest project Tuesday: a new Internet-based television service called Joost. Entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype for US$2.6 billion to eBay Inc. in 2005, said the new project combines aspects of file-sharing software and regular broadcast television. Joost may eventually try to move onto television sets, but the company said it will initially focus on making it easier and more fun to watch TV on a computer. Similar to the Skype model, Joost users will download free software, this time to help them browse for channels and clips they're interested in. (AP Photo/Joost,HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - The co-founders of the Internet telephone service Skype unveiled the brand name and details of their latest project Tuesday: a new Internet-based television service called Joost.</p><br clear="all"/>
Skype's New Video Venture Now Called Joost
(PC World)
PC World - Beta online TV service from Skype pioneers is expected before summer.
"World of Warcraft" online game expansion released
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070116/wr_nm/videogames_worldofwarcraft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070116/capt.casg10101161229.blizzard_s_warcraft_casg101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Qr7r64TZvp3v16eM3i_ytA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo released by Blizzard Entertainment, Rob Pardo, left, vice president of game design for Blizzard Entertainment, and Tom Chilton, lead game designer, sign Collector's Editions of 'World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade' at Fry's Electronics in Fountain Valley, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, for fans that lined up for the midnight launch of the game's expansion. From China to the United States, from Australia to Europe, more than 8 million registered users now pay up to $15 a month to gather with hundreds of other real people who masquerade as digital avatars in the never-ending fantasy world of Azeroth. (AP Photo/Blizzard Entertainment, Susan Goldman)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Vivendi's Blizzard Entertainment on
Tuesday started selling "World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade,"
the first expansion to the largest multiplayer online game,
which has 8 million players worldwide.</p><br clear="all"/>
Neteller execs charged in gambling case
(AP)
AP - Two founders of a company that processes Internet gambling transactions were arrested and charged with funneling billions of dollars in gambling proceeds to overseas betting operations, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
U.S. Reintroduces Law Requiring DRM For Digital, Internet Radio
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Opponents of the Perform Act, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein and others, say it restricts consumers from making lawful use of the music they've paid for.
Skype founders unveil global online TV service
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070116/wr_nm/media_joost_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070116/2007_01_16t124931_450x327_us_media_joost.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=_Z9.2Je6CFlHjaQzxo85UA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Niklas Zennstrom addresses the TMT Euro Tech Summit in Paris, May 25, 2005. Two Scandinavian entrepreneurs behind free online Skype telephone calls on Tuesday launched a new global broadband television service. The initiative marks the third start up by Janus Friis and Zennstrom, who helped revolutionize the market for free telephone calls over the Internet before selling Skype to eBay Inc. for around $2.5 billion in 2005. (Mal Langsdon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two Scandinavian entrepreneurs behind
free online Skype telephone calls moved closer on Tuesday to
launching a global broadband television service.</p><br clear="all"/>
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