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Microsoft dials in to SMBs with new speech-recognition phone system
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft will unveil a speech recognition-enabled phone system Monday designed to give small businesses a flexible alternative to a PBX, the company said.
Gates promotes PC training in Colombia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_hi_te/colombia_bill_gates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070319/capt.wfm10603191858.colombia_bill_gates__wfm106.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ffIDzKbxAAnwFIy877cIqA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, left, speaks during a press conference at the Inter-American Press Society's , SIP, annual meeting, in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, March 19, 2007. (AP Photo/ William Fernando Martinez)" border="0" /></a>AP - In his first trip to this violence-wracked country, Bill Gates said Microsoft Corp. was helping set up computer learning centers in areas where demobilized paramilitary fighters are in dire need of job training.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft offers small-business promotions
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft is offering small businesses promotions for free software trials and business tools as long as they are willing to ensure that they are running genuine copies of Windows.
Microsoft Offers Small-Business Promotions
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. is offering small businesses promotions for free software trials and business tools, as long as they are willing to ensure that they are running genuine copies of Windows.
Microsoft Announces Health Care Win
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The platform was created by a team of doctors and developers at a Washington, D.C., hospital operated by MedStar Health.
Advertisers Corrupt Search, Microsoft Research Finds
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - A study with help from UC Davis suggests advertisers should closely scrutinize syndicators and traffic affiliates that are profiting from spam traffic.
Microsoft Unveils Digital Phone System For Small Business
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company developed Response Point to work alongside traditional phone systems or voice-over-IP systems.
Microsoft Pays Companies To Use Live Search
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Search and ye shall find ... a few extra bucks. That's the incentive behind a new effort by Microsoft to pay businesses for using its Live Search.
Microsoft Unveils Phone System for Small Businesses
(PC World)
PC World - Response Point PBX includes software, handsets with VoIP option.
Adobe Has No Plans To Make Current Products Windows Vista Compatible
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Adobe says it has no plans to issue updates to the current versions of its products to ensure Windows Vista compatibility.
Gates promotes PC training in Colombia
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_hi_te/colombia_bill_gates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070319/capt.wfm10603191858.colombia_bill_gates__wfm106.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ffIDzKbxAAnwFIy877cIqA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, left, speaks during a press conference at the Inter-American Press Society's , SIP, annual meeting, in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, March 19, 2007. (AP Photo/ William Fernando Martinez)" border="0" /></a>AP - In his first trip to this violence-wracked country, Bill Gates said Microsoft Corp. was helping set up computer learning centers in areas where demobilized paramilitary fighters are in dire need of job training.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google adds decorative themes to site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_hi_te/google_decorations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070320/2007_03_20t022200_293x450_us_yahoo_mobile_search.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=BCGpgcCP6_teG7z4m45hRA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A screen grab of Yahoo's new mobile search feature. Yahoo Inc. introduced on Monday a new Internet search system for mobile phone users that delivers locally relevant answers, a move that vaults it ahead of what rival Google Inc. now offers. (Yahoo/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sprucing up its famously plain Web site, Google Inc. is offering a new option that plants its Internet search box in panoramic settings that change with the time of day and the outside weather.</p><br clear="all"/>
Most computer attacks originate in U.S.
(AP)
AP - The United States generates more malicious computer activity than any other country, and sophisticated hackers worldwide are banding together in highly efficient crime rings, according to a new report.
Take-Two considers sale, shares jump
(AP)
AP - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the troubled video game publisher behind the "Grand Theft Auto" series, said Monday it is looking into options that could include a sale of the company.
AOL introduces location plug-in for IM
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_hi_te/aol_instant_messenger_location"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070316/2007_03_16t140754_450x245_us_timewarner_aol.jpg?x=130&y=70&sig=1tLvNHi8VyEK303RbPgexA--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="People walk in front of the Time Warner Inc. headquarters building at Columbus Circle in New York October 13, 2005. Time Warner Inc. could spin off a stake in online division AOL or merge it with another Internet company as early as this year, a move that would boost the value of the world's largest media company, a UBS analyst said on Friday. (Nicholas Roberts/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - AOL is offering users of its AIM instant messaging service new capabilities to see where people on their buddy lists are physically located.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo jumps ahead of Google on mobile phone search
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070320/wr_nm/yahoo_mobile_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070320/2007_03_20t022200_293x450_us_yahoo_mobile_search.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=BCGpgcCP6_teG7z4m45hRA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A screen grab of Yahoo's new mobile search feature. Yahoo Inc. introduced on Monday a new Internet search system for mobile phone users that delivers locally relevant answers, a move that vaults it ahead of what rival Google Inc. now offers. (Yahoo/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. introduced on Monday a
new Internet search system for mobile phone users that delivers
locally relevant answers, a move that vaults it ahead of what
rival Google Inc. now offers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple TV Projected To Surpass TiVo And Netflix
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mixing Apple TV with iTunes could become a disruptive technology to legacy video purchase-and-consumption behavior, according to ThinkEquity Partners.
Busy Signals--Mobile Gains Momentum
(AdWeek.com)
AdWeek.com - Mark Wahlberg, dressed in military fatigues and toting a sniper weapon, is running across a phone screen. After several quick cuts, he's at a table and looking pensively at a computer. Another cut, and he loads a large bullet into a gun and a politician is shot.
Sun Hires Debian Project Leader As Operating Platforms Chief
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Ian Murdock is expected to help align Sun's position on open source operating systems.
Google signs software deals in two African nations
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070320/wr_nm/google_africa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070320/2007_03_19t223738_450x294_us_google_africa.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=lLGfnEgBsLhVREvalaNIvQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The logo of Google Inc. is seen outside their headquarters building in Mountain View, California August 18, 2004. Google Inc. has signed deals to supply software to students and government workers in two East African nations, in a bid to put them on the technical footing of more developed countries. (Clay McLachlan/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Google Inc. has signed deals to
supply software to students and government workers in two East
African nations, in a bid to put them on the technical footing
of more developed countries.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yahoo jumps ahead of Google on mobile phone search
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070320/wr_nm/yahoo_mobile_search_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070320/2007_03_20t022200_293x450_us_yahoo_mobile_search.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=BCGpgcCP6_teG7z4m45hRA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A screen grab of Yahoo's new mobile search feature. Yahoo Inc. introduced on Monday a new Internet search system for mobile phone users that delivers locally relevant answers, a move that vaults it ahead of what rival Google Inc. now offers. (Yahoo/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Yahoo Inc. introduced on Monday a
new Internet search system for mobile phone users that delivers
locally relevant answers, a move that vaults it ahead of what
rival Google Inc. now offers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google adds decorative themes to site
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_hi_te/google_decorations"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070320/2007_03_20t022200_293x450_us_yahoo_mobile_search.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=BCGpgcCP6_teG7z4m45hRA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="A screen grab of Yahoo's new mobile search feature. Yahoo Inc. introduced on Monday a new Internet search system for mobile phone users that delivers locally relevant answers, a move that vaults it ahead of what rival Google Inc. now offers. (Yahoo/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sprucing up its famously plain Web site, Google Inc. is offering a new option that plants its Internet search box in panoramic settings that change with the time of day and the outside weather.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google offers free online services to African universities
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070320/tc_afp/uskenyarwandait"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070320/capt.sge.gvn12.200307004504.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=38_xCHG5m_pMY4LsDSV2LQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Logo of web search engine Google seen behind a computer keyboard. Google announced on Monday that it would provide free online communication services such as e-mail and Internet telephone calling to universities in Kenya and Rwanda.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google announced on Monday that it would provide free online communication services such as e-mail and Internet telephone calling to universities in Kenya and Rwanda.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft's Gates pledges help for Colombia peace efforts
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070319/en_afp/colombiarebelsusit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070319/capt.sge.gvh63.190307231413.photo00.photo.default-512x435.jpg?x=130&y=110&sig=g7zROxnl.fIkfhP.Z_YWZQ--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft speaks during the conferece Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in Cartagena, Colombia. Gates pledged Monday to open Internet community centers in Colombia where demobilized rebel and paramilitary fighters can take correspondence courses.(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates pledged Monday to open Internet community centers in Colombia where demobilized rebel and paramilitary fighters can take correspondence courses.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple TV Projected To Surpass TiVo And Netflix
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Mixing Apple TV with iTunes could become a disruptive technology to legacy video purchase-and-consumption behavior, according to ThinkEquity Partners.
Top 'Wash Post' Blog Mixes Religion Views
(Editor and Publisher)
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The most popular blog on The Washington Post Web site is not about politics, local nightlife, or even Redskins football. Its list of regular contributors ranges from Bishop Desmond Tutu to Watergate conspirator Charles Colson, while its moderator is none other than Sally Quinn.
States push online fitness programs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_hi_te/fitness_states_online"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070318/capt.ca5b166fa20a4d18b469c1f7a21baad4.fitness_states_online_na102.jpg?x=75&y=130&sig=hKpkVMFgFvcOtk.lnFtpQg--" align="left" height="130" width="75" alt="Arleen East goes for a walk on her lunch hour in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 13, 2007. East started the year overweight, sedentary and plagued by bouts of depression only deepened by her unflattering extra bulk. The 47-year-old has dropped 16 pounds from her 5-foot-7 frame. East credits her turnaround not just to sheer will, but to help from Indiana's '10 in 10 Challenge,' an online program that commits participants to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks and prods them with weekly e-mails filled with exercise and diet tips. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /></a>AP - Arleen East started the year in a rut — overweight, sedentary and plagued by bouts of depression only deepened by her unflattering extra bulk. Since those dark days of winter, the 47-year-old single mother has dropped 16 pounds from her 5-foot-7 frame. She's down to 192 and is pressing ahead with her goal to slim down to 145.</p><br clear="all"/>
Salesforce.com Launches Online Portal Service
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new service allows subscribers to populate a customer portal with selected information from their Salesforce.com accounts and to embed application services from partners.
ABC Family, Lycos test interactive TV
(AP)
AP - The season finale of "Wildfire," a show on the ABC Family cable network, will get a second airing right away on the Internet, in an interactive session on Lycos.com that both companies call an experimental exploration of the future of TV.
MySpace enters the U.S. presidential race
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - MySpace launched a U.S. presidential campaign site Monday, and it has the potential of reaching millions of people who don't otherwise go to political Web sites, one analyst said.
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