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One Patent Claim Against Microsoft Dropped
(PC World)
PC World - A judge in a San Diego court late Thursday dismissed one of several patent claims Alcatel-Lucent SA has made against Microsoft Corp. in several high-profile cases against the vendor, but that does not mean the software company is out of the woods yet.
VMware Accuses Microsoft Of Restricting Its Customers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's virtualization technology shuts out third parties, the vendor claims.
The Next Round Of Microsoft Vs. Linux: Health Care
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Both camps are making waves in the industry, which is poised for dramatic IT growth
Bill Gates to testify on competitiveness
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. Chairman
Bill Gates will testify Wednesday at a congressional hearing on
American business competitiveness, the Senate Health, Education
and Labor Committee said on Friday.
Analysts: Outlook grim for Microsoft online business
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Despite its CEO's claims that Microsoft eventually will trump Google to be number one in online search revenue, the company's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst.
Microsoft OneCare Comes In Last In Antivirus Test
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - An antivirus test puts Germany's G Data Security Software with its Anti-Virus Kit at the top of the list, and Microsoft's OneCare last out of 17 products.
Microsoft's Unified Communications Fuels Growth In PBX Sales
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Growth in sales of IP PBXs to small and midsize businesses should reach 33% on a cumulative basis for the next five years, research firm AMI-Partners says.
Microsoft wins round with Alcatel-Lucent
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070302/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_alcatel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t142551_450x307_us_microsoft_alcatellucent.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=KUlyTtpGko0gCxiAIjUUVw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A technician of Alcatel works on a satellite in Cannes, southeastern France March 9, 2006. A U.S. federal judge dismissed Alcatel-Lucent's patent claim against Microsoft Corp. over technology that converts speech into text, the two companies said on Friday. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Speech coding technology used in several Microsoft Corp. applications does not infringe on an Alcatel-Lucent SA patent, a federal judge decided Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Analysts: Outlook Grim for Microsoft Online Business
(PC World)
PC World - Despite its CEO's claims that Microsoft Corp. eventually will trump Google Inc. to be number one in online search revenue, the company's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst.
'Embarrassed' Gun Suspect Sues Microsoft After FBI Finds Sex Videos On His PC
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Despite efforts to keep the data private, FBI lab agents were able to access the files by making a mirror image of the hard drive.
Tech firms go green as e-waste mounts
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_hi_te/recycling_computers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070303/capt.f63a17a7ebd148afae143f9efb893ebc.recycling_computers_fx906.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=J4SCHpdZJbFXL_459tUelQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Raj Winder-Kaur dismantles and sorts computer and electronic components to be processed at the Hewlett-Packard recycling facility in Roseville, Calif., Feb. 13, 2007. The computer industry is ramping up its campaign against electronic waste, a dangerous byproduct of technology's relentless expansion. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)" border="0" /></a>AP - This is where computers go to die a green death.</p><br clear="all"/>
Computer archive used to find stolen art
(AP)
AP - The request was simple enough: Lloyd's underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale.
Nuclear lab develops powerful dust rag
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_hi_te/high_tech_dust_rag"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070302/capt.tnkv60103022343.high_tech_dust_rag_tnkv601.jpg?x=126&y=130&sig=jNDgeLAJiPy8pm3kMZr1xQ--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="Ron Simandl, a research chemist at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., holds one of his high-tech dust rags in this undated photo provided by the Department of Energy installation. Simandl designed a coating that creates a dry non-tacky tack cloth that can pick up potentially deadly beryllium particles 'beyond detectable levels.' He envisions other commercial applications. (AP Photo/BWXT-Y12)" border="0" /></a>AP - This is one cleaning that could pass anybody's white-glove test. A high-tech dust rag developed by a research chemist at a nuclear weapons plant can pick up potentially deadly beryllium particles that are 20 times smaller than what can be seen with the naked eye. Its inventor, Ron Simandl, says it could be used to mop up industrial accidents or wipe down semiconductor "clean rooms."</p><br clear="all"/>
BBC-YouTube pact seen as 'win' for both
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_hi_te/britain_bbc_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t084954_450x292_us_bbc_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=lccpJiRdwG8dMJ3II4EwRg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The BBC said on Friday it had started showing promotional trailers for new programmes and clips from old hits on Google's YouTube in a bid to reach new audiences and boost sales at its commercial arm. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The British Broadcasting Corp. began showing excerpts from its news and entertainment programs on the YouTube video-sharing Web site Friday, becoming the first international broadcaster to ink a major deal with the Google Inc.-owned portal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Police try MySpace to nab bank robber
(AP)
AP - A brazen bank robber with nothing but a baseball cap and dark sunglasses hiding his face is one of the latest members of the social-networking Web site MySpace, and he wants to meet "more bank tellers so that I can continue my crime spree!!!"
FCC Orders Telcos to Support VoIP
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.
Young Japanese say cellphones changing their lives
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/tc_afp/afplifestylejapantelecomsociety"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfp69.030307071233.photo00.photo.default-512x357.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=9Mrmm2jH.6oxzQnBIMbhgQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A customers check mobile phone handsets at a Tokyo electronic shop in 2006. Almost all young Japanese say mobile phones have changed their lifestyles, with nearly one-third of them confessing to spending three hours or more a day on their mobile, a survey says. Japan is the pioneer of third-generation telephones, which allow advanced functions such as Internet browsing and online shopping.(AFP/File/Karyn Poupee)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Almost all young Japanese say mobile phones have changed their lifestyles, with nearly one-third of them confessing to spending three hours or more a day on their mobile, a survey says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Motorola CEO got $13.2M as profits fell
(AP)
AP - Motorola Inc. Chief Executive Ed Zander received $13.2 million in compensation in 2006, according to a proxy statement filed Friday, for a year in which the cell-phone maker boosted sales and market share but saw profits decline under pressure from rivals.
The Next Round Of Microsoft Vs. Linux: Health Care
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Both camps are making waves in the industry, which is poised for dramatic IT growth
One Patent Claim Against Microsoft Dropped
(PC World)
PC World - A judge in a San Diego court late Thursday dismissed one of several patent claims Alcatel-Lucent SA has made against Microsoft Corp. in several high-profile cases against the vendor, but that does not mean the software company is out of the woods yet.
FCC Orders Telcos to Support VoIP
(PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.
Three Minutes With eBay Innovator Max Mancini
(PC World)
PC World - The auction site's new senior director of platform and innovation tells about developer plans the Disruptive Innovation team.
Internet-taught militants are new Singapore security threat
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/tc_afp/singaporeattacksinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfo07.030307062238.photo00.photo.default-381x512.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=Ty6Qpbr8mSL155nr8eJn7A--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="File photo of Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng. A breed of "self-radicalised individuals" who absorbed militant ideas through the Internet have emerged as a new security threat to the city-state, according to Wong. The minister said the government has investigated "a few" Singaporeans who have been influenced by radical Islamic ideas they read from the Internet, local media quoted him as saying in parliament on Friday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A breed of "self-radicalised individuals" who absorbed militant ideas through the Internet have emerged as a new security threat to the city-state, Singapore's interior minister said in remarks published Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Berners-Lee Gives Lawmakers A View Of The Internet's Future
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Very smart phones and hyperdata sharing are all part of his vision.
Online Photoshop Not for Pros
(PC World)
PC World - Following news that Adobe is working on an online version of its Photoshop image editing software, senior product manager John Nack has clarified that this is aimed at consumers, not creative pros.
BBC-YouTube pact seen as 'win' for both
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_hi_te/britain_bbc_youtube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070302/2007_03_02t084954_450x292_us_bbc_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=lccpJiRdwG8dMJ3II4EwRg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The BBC said on Friday it had started showing promotional trailers for new programmes and clips from old hits on Google's YouTube in a bid to reach new audiences and boost sales at its commercial arm. (Toby Melville/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - The British Broadcasting Corp. began showing excerpts from its news and entertainment programs on the YouTube video-sharing Web site Friday, becoming the first international broadcaster to ink a major deal with the Google Inc.-owned portal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Insider vs. Outsider: Reviewing 'LAT' and 'NYT' Academy Awards Coverage
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - EVANSTON, Ill. Unlike Eddie Murphy and Alan Arkin, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times did not go quite head to head during the Oscar season, but the two newspapers did compete on the Web with revamped sites and chatty bloggers. The home team had a built-in advantage over the national champ. Still, the results overall provide insight into how top papers can best cover drawn-out cultural events over time -- and in nearly real time.
Computer Virus Hits Worcester 'Telegram & Gazette'
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK A computer virus that apparently caused problems for several companies on the East Coast disabled some e-mail, Internet and other computer operations for several hours Thursday at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass., according to Publisher Bruce Gaultney. He said the virus, which may be the work of a disgruntled hacker, kept the paper from posting stories for several hours, shutdown e-mail use for numerous employees, and required some layout to be done on newsroom systems.
Blair's gesture politics
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070303/en_afp/britainpoliticsblair"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070303/capt.sge.cfb62.030307005034.photo00.photo.default-373x512.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=kDQ3DVhLoWnWDNs0YOQSnA--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="A photograph of Tony Blair, seen here in February 2007, as a long-haired, boater-wearing student was reproduced in a number of British newspapers and online Saturday, with focus on his less than prime ministerial hand gesture.(AFP/Pool/File/Toby Melville)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A photograph of Tony Blair as a long-haired, boater-wearing student was reproduced in a number of British newspapers and online Saturday, with focus on his less than prime ministerial hand gesture.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mancini to boost eBay's innovation
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - EBay has big plans to provide more programming tools like new SDKs and APIs to its community of about 45,000 third-party developers.
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