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Microsoft: Google was `wake-up call'
(AP)
AP - Watching Google Inc. rake in advertising revenue "was a wake-up call within Microsoft," the company's top technical executive, Ray Ozzie, said Tuesday. But he said Microsoft plans to do more than simply mimic Google by rolling out Web-based versions of desktop programs or following its particular search and advertising model.
CEO: 'Salesforce.com 2.0' to take on Microsoft
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Everyone knows Salesforce.com as the company that pioneered SaaS (software as a service) and survived the dot-com bust when many other ASPs didn't. Now, Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff says the company is ready to take on Microsoft as a leading development platform provider, a strategy he unveiled as "Salesforce.com 2.0" in New York on Tuesday.
New Vulnerability Found In Microsoft's Vista
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The privilege escalation bug enables regular users to elevate their status to system-level access.
Microsoft says Google success a "wake-up call"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070227/wr_nm/microsoft_ozzie_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070227/2007_02_27t123525_450x308_us_microsoft_ozzie.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=gSOtguprwYGLEmDbdtE5DQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A laptop screen shows the homepage of Google.cn in Beijing June 8, 2006. The success of Google Inc. served as a 'wake-up call' for Microsoft Corp. to the financial power of Web advertising, Microsoft's chief technologist said on Tuesday. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The success of Google opened
Microsoft's eyes to the riches available in Web advertising,
the chief technologist for the world's largest software maker
said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Brits Petition Tony Blair For Relief From High Windows Vista Prices
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The U.K. version costs as much as 65% more than in the United States after currency conversion.
Vista UI Is a 'Step Back' for Microsoft
(PC World)
PC World - Vista's user interface suffers from more "friction" than its predecessor XP, a French analyst said Monday, and is actually a step back for Microsoft Corp. in its pursuit of Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X.
Microsoft Wants to Take BPM Mainstream
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - To bring business process management technology to midsized and smaller enterprises, Microsoft has partnered with vendors specializing in modeling, business rules and human workflow.
Microsoft to Buy Health Search Engine
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. has agreed to acquire a company that operates a search engine for health information, one of the most popular search topics online.
Microsoft, GM, Schwab, Halliburton Sued Over Network Security Technology
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - In the suit, a former IBM scientist claims that Halliburton's use of Microsoft's Active Directory technology to create its ID management system violates his patent.
Microsoft's MSN marks Greater China separate region
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070227/wr_nm/msn_china_reporting_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070227/2007_02_27t054247_450x298_us_msn_china_reporting.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=.KC0k53ZuqJ8t39DzTJbwg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A security guard stands in front of a Microsoft poster in Beijing, June 2, 2006. Microsoft's MSN unit is treating its greater China market as a geographically separate region, industry sources said on Tuesday, in a nod to China's increasing importance to the software giant. (Jason Lee/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s MSN unit is treating
its greater China market as a geographically separate region,
industry sources said on Tuesday, in a nod to China's
increasing importance to the software giant.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nokia-Qualcomm proceedings halted
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_hi_te/nokia_qualcomm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070228/2007_02_27t173821_450x299_us_nokia_qualcomm.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=WTQEe5knbOkI_uhz67FZlw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People visit Nokia's stand during the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, February 15, Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has ordered a stay of wireless chip supplier Qualcomm's suit against Nokia. (Albert Gea/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge has halted legal proceedings in one of Qualcomm Inc.'s complaints that Nokia Corp. violated its wireless-technology patents. The move came as a deadline neared for the two companies to renew a high-stakes licensing agreement.</p><br clear="all"/>
Court upholds Calif. stem cell agency
(AP)
AP - California's $3 billion stem cell agency withstood another challenge to its constitutionality when a state appeals court rejected claims by abortion foes and anti-tax advocates that the agency's managers had conflicts of interest.
NY youths in plea deal in MySpace case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070227/ap_on_hi_te/myspace_hacking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070226/capt.la10102262108.myspace_hacking_online_extortion__la101.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=ZBJODdVdetTj0u7_BkeKRA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Defendants Shaun Harrison, right and Saverio Mondelli, appear in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. The New York computer programmers have been accused of plotting to extort money from the operators of MySpace.com. Harrison and Mondelli, both 19, pleaded no contest Monday to unauthorized access of a computer system and were sentenced to three years probation. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stanford gets $33 million donation
(AP)
AP - The founder of Business Wire, an electronic distributor of news releases, donated $33 million to help Stanford University build a stem cell research center, the school announced Tuesday.
Students confess UNC breakup was staged
(AP)
AP - The Valentine's Day breakup of two North Carolina college students that featured singers, hundreds of spectators and a profanity-laced tirade was a hoax after all.
Online addict dies after "marathon" session
(Reuters)
Reuters - An obese 26-year-old man in
northeastern China died after a "marathon" online gaming
session over the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said on
Wednesday.
Sony expects to resolve PS3 shortages by May
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) is on track
to ship 2 million PlayStation 3s to North American stores by
the end of March, and expects shortages of the video game
console to have completely eased by May, a top executive said
on Tuesday.
VoIP/cell play iSkoot raises $7M
(AP)
AP - iSkoot Inc., a provider of software that enable Skype and other Internet calling platforms to run on cell phones, has raised $7 million in venture capital funding from a group of investors led by Charles River Ventures.
JasperSoft Offers Business Intelligence On MySQL Database
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - JasperSoft launches a suite of reporting tools for the open-source database.
Researchers: Worms not heading underground
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - During the past two years, security experts and software vendors have downplayed the threat of so-called worm viruses, but new evidence suggests that the attacks are still as dangerous, if not more so, than ever.
Online addict dies after "marathon" session
(Reuters)
Reuters - An obese 26-year-old man in
northeastern China died after a "marathon" online gaming
session over the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said on
Wednesday.
Pioneering Estonia holds world's first online parliamentary vote
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070228/tc_afp/estoniaoscevoteinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070228/capt.sge.bey49.280207043509.photo00.photo.default-512x332.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=.fq7yBDv0cUcgxfWZq1OPg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip uses a card to validate his electronic ballot online from his office ahead of weekend elections, in Tallinn. Estonia is pushing the boundaries of technology and democracy a step further by holding the world's first parliamentary e-lection, in which voters can cast ballots online(AFP/Raigo Pajula)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Estonia is pushing the boundaries of technology and democracy a step further by holding the world's first parliamentary e-lection, in which voters can cast ballots online.</p><br clear="all"/>
Finnish PM's lovers spark unwanted media frenzies
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070228/en_afp/finlandelectionspoliticsmedia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070228/capt.sge.bex37.280207041959.photo00.photo.default-512x412.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=921EVxNEA0NKAvX4aK.XoQ--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. Finding love on the Internet, breaking up by text message, revelations of a former partner: the private life of Finland's prime minister has proved a goldmine for the country's tabloid press, drawing condemnation from the Finnish leader(AFP/File/Jacques Collet)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Finding love on the Internet, breaking up by text message, revelations of a former partner: the private life of Finland's prime minister has proved a goldmine for the country's tabloid press, drawing condemnation from the Finnish leader.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kraft Seeks Laughs With Satire Site
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - As a maker of dorm food staples, Kraft Foods needs to fish where the fish are--which in this case means a Web site that once attracted visitors by showing pictures of young ladies with the site's name scrawled on their chests.
Digital Signs, Now Available Online
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - A new out-of-home digital media company is hoping to simplify and optimize the buying of place-based digital signage with the industry's first unwired network of digital signs.
YouTube Reaches Deals for Music Video, Sports Content
(PC World)
PC World - YouTube Inc. furthered its attempts to offer legitimate footage on its video-sharing Web site this week by announcing deals that will provide users with music video and professional basketball content.
Microsoft: Google was `wake-up call'
(AP)
AP - Watching Google Inc. rake in advertising revenue "was a wake-up call within Microsoft," the company's top technical executive, Ray Ozzie, said Tuesday. But he said Microsoft plans to do more than simply mimic Google by rolling out Web-based versions of desktop programs or following its particular search and advertising model.
VoIP/cell play iSkoot raises $7M
(AP)
AP - iSkoot Inc., a provider of software that enable Skype and other Internet calling platforms to run on cell phones, has raised $7 million in venture capital funding from a group of investors led by Charles River Ventures.
YouTube reaches deals for music, sports content
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - YouTube furthered its attempts to offer legitimate footage on its video-sharing Web site this week by announcing deals that will provide users with music video and professional basketball content.
Google sharpens malware alerts
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google Inc. has enhanced the way it notifies webmasters that their sites contain malware, improving on a service the Mountain View, California, company launched in November of last year in a partnership with The Stop Badware Coalition .
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