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Microsoft Evolves its Enterprise Plans
(PC World)
PC World - Analysis: Project Green unites homegrown and acquired application into Dynamics family.
Microsoft promises rewards for search engine use
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070317/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070317/capt.sge.ghd28.170307170212.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=1yXuAkm68_LnD1qnhr9s1g--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft on Friday began offering large businesses rewards if they have employees scout the Internet with the software giant's Live Search service.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft on Friday began offering large businesses rewards if they have employees scout the Internet with the software giant's Live Search service.</p><br clear="all"/>
5 Google Tips To Improve Your Search Experience
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Want an RSS feed of all Britney, all the time, or 3-D modeling software? Beyond basic search and apps like Google Earth, here are some little-known tips to enhance your online experience, including a free way to generate Sidebar Gadgets for Windows Vista.
Microsoft Gets Enterprise Fever
(PC World)
PC World - Get ready to rumble: the fight for enterprise applications customers is going to heat up as Microsoft Corp. this week confirmed its intention to more aggressively compete with the dominant high-end ERP and CRM players Oracle Corp. and SAP AG.
Microsoft gets enterprise fever
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Get ready to rumble: the fight for enterprise applications customers is going to heat up as Microsoft Corp. this week confirmed its intention to more aggressively compete with the dominant high-end ERP and CRM players Oracle Corp. and SAP AG.
Microsoft Pays Enterprise Customers To Adopt Windows Live Search
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - CEO Steve Ballmer outlines the company's new initiative to become an Internet, information, and advertising company.
Utility Lets Microsoft Windows Vista Users Forego Registration Indefinitely
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - SkipRearm can help IT managers reset the activation clock, and Microsoft doesn't seem concerned about software pirates taking advantage of it.
Update: Microsoft offers enterprises incentives for search
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - In an apparent attempt to boost its disappointing Web search market share, Microsoft is giving financial incentives to large enterprise customers whose employees use Microsoft's Live Search engine.
Microsoft Offers Incentives for Search
(PC World)
PC World - In an apparent attempt to boost its disappointing Web search market share, Microsoft Corp. is giving financial incentives to large enterprise customers whose employees use Microsoft's Live Search engine.
Ballmer Questions Google Business Strategy
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer criticized rival Google Inc., saying it is devoted primarily to ad-supported search while Microsoft has reinvented itself many times over.
High-tech slots could transform gambling
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_hi_te/high_tech_slots"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070317/capt.8568e3de538c40d9a5bdb49a8dfa433e.high_tech_slots_fx103.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=_SqrIji_KmaxdY9WyzFlFg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="PureDepth CEO Fred Angelopoulos demonstrates a 3-D image of a slot machine in the company's offices in Redwood City, Calif., Thursday, March 8, 2007. The Silicon Valley startup really hit the jackpot in October when it inked a deal with International Game Technology Inc., the world's largest maker of slot machines. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Engineers at PureDepth Inc. spent years developing tools for helping the military plot 3-D maps of war zones, eventually licensing top-secret technology to the U.S. Air Force and Navy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Japanese dot-com mogul blasts conviction
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_hi_te/japan_internet_trial"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070316/capt.tok80703160152.japan_internet_trial_tok807.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=.cS5Sq2bA6Grawv6hA9khg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Takafumi Horie, center, founder of Internet services company Livedoor Co., arrives at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo Friday, March 16, 2007. The court on Friday sentenced Horie, 34, to two years and six months in jail in a case that has come to symbolize the challenges Japan faces in policing rising startups. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Tomohisa Kato)" border="0" /></a>AP - Disgraced dot-com tycoon Takafumi Horie slammed his conviction and harsh sentence for securities fraud on Sunday, insisting he had committed no crimes and that he had more than paid for any mistakes by losing his company.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site to pool European weather data
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070317/ap_on_hi_te/eu_extreme_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070315/capt.nic10203151737.cyprus_weather_nic102.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=PNRBOmJRXg1PNv5hcxopcg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A man skis and another walks in the snow on Troodos Mountain some 71 kilometers (44 miles) from the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, March 15, 2007. A strong depression originating from Russia is causing bad weather and snow falls over Cyprus as temperatures reached 2 degrees Celsius (35 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)" border="0" /></a>AP - It looks like a color-coded terror alert scale — and meteorologically speaking, that's exactly what it is.</p><br clear="all"/>
Courts to release trial tapes online
(AP)
AP - A computer and an Internet connection may soon be all that are needed for anyone to hear closing arguments in a corruption trial or listen to the testimony of a mob turncoat.
Qualcomm, Broadcom agree to drop suits
(AP)
AP - Qualcomm Inc. and Broadcom Corp. agreed to dismiss patent and trade-secret claims against each other Friday, ending several skirmishes in the long-running legal battle between the two wireless technology companies.
Microsoft promises rewards for search engine use
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070317/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070317/capt.sge.ghd28.170307170212.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=1yXuAkm68_LnD1qnhr9s1g--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft on Friday began offering large businesses rewards if they have employees scout the Internet with the software giant's Live Search service.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft on Friday began offering large businesses rewards if they have employees scout the Internet with the software giant's Live Search service.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nintendo Wii Led the Pack in February
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - According to the most recent data, Nintendo sold as many Wii game consoles in February as both of its rivals put together. The NPD Group's latest report found that Nintendo sold 355,000 units during the month, with Microsoft selling 228,000 of its Xbox 360 units, and Sony coming in third place with just 127,000 of its PlayStation 3 consoles.
EU aims to roll-out mobile TV by Euro 2008 championship
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070316/tc_afp/afplifestylegermanyittelecommobileshowtelevisionfbl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070316/capt.sge.gdb19.160307183256.photo00.photo.default-512x359.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=XmHqg3rcxxHBSi.y3Egsug--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Visitors check out TV programmes on mobile phones at German Broadcaster ZDF's stand at the CeBIT computer, digital IT and telecommunications fair. Europe is laying the groundwork to roll out mobile TV services and hopes to have a system up and running in time for the European football championship in 2008.(AFP/John MacDougall)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Europe is laying the groundwork to roll out mobile TV services and hopes to have a system up and running in time for the European football championship in 2008, officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Red Hat Talks Up Online Open Source Marketplace
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Linux leader looks to certify the growing number of open source programs for its operating system and middleware platform.
Skype Expands Community
(PC World)
PC World - Skype Ltd. has released a new version of its Internet telephony and instant messaging software that adds a feature to let users create business reviews, and another one to sell expertise, as the eBay Inc. subsidiary promotes interaction among its users.
Microsoft promises rewards for search engine use
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070317/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070317/capt.sge.ghd28.170307170212.photo00.photo.default-512x323.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=1yXuAkm68_LnD1qnhr9s1g--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. Microsoft on Friday began offering large businesses rewards if they have employees scout the Internet with the software giant's Live Search service.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft on Friday began offering large businesses rewards if they have employees scout the Internet with the software giant's Live Search service.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site to pool European weather data
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070317/ap_on_hi_te/eu_extreme_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070315/capt.nic10203151737.cyprus_weather_nic102.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=PNRBOmJRXg1PNv5hcxopcg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A man skis and another walks in the snow on Troodos Mountain some 71 kilometers (44 miles) from the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, March 15, 2007. A strong depression originating from Russia is causing bad weather and snow falls over Cyprus as temperatures reached 2 degrees Celsius (35 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)" border="0" /></a>AP - It looks like a color-coded terror alert scale — and meteorologically speaking, that's exactly what it is.</p><br clear="all"/>
Skype Expands Community
(PC World)
PC World - Skype Ltd. has released a new version of its Internet telephony and instant messaging software that adds a feature to let users create business reviews, and another one to sell expertise, as the eBay Inc. subsidiary promotes interaction among its users.
5 Google Tips To Improve Your Search Experience
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Want an RSS feed of all Britney, all the time, or 3-D modeling software? Beyond basic search and apps like Google Earth, here are some little-known tips to enhance your online experience, including a free way to generate Sidebar Gadgets for Windows Vista.
Courts to release trial tapes online
(AP)
AP - A computer and an Internet connection may soon be all that are needed for anyone to hear closing arguments in a corruption trial or listen to the testimony of a mob turncoat.
ICANN: Anycast And Communication Foiled February's Root Server Attack
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - ICANN's evaluation analyzes what happened during the attack on the root servers, which ones were hit the hardest, and what kept them running.
MIT Puts All Its Courses Online
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Students around the world flock to free and open courseware
Red Hat Talks Up Online Open Source Marketplace
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Linux leader looks to certify the growing number of open source programs for its operating system and middleware platform.
Google Changes Privacy Policy For Search Data
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - It will make logs anonymous after 18 to 24 months.
Short-Form Bloggers Let Loose
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - What do soulpatrol girl, who got stuck in an elevator on her birthday, and Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards have in common? They're both using Twitter, a simplified blogging service founded by Blogger co-founder Evan Williams. Well, at least someone purporting to be John Edwards is using Twitter, the hot technology at the South by Southwest conference, where anything to do with Web 2.0, music, and film was up for discussion last week.
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