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Microsoft SaaS plan has image problem
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to make expanding its SaaS (software as a service) strategy a priority in the next 12 months, but the company continues to suffer an image problem as it struggles to prove that it can compete in this new services market.
Microsoft plans campus expansion
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to announce on Thursday that it has leased an additional two buildings near its Redmond, Wash., campus that will house around 4,000 workers, according to a source familiar with the company's plans.
Spammers feast on ANI vulnerability
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft moved to fix the critical .ANI vulnerability that affects roughly a dozen of its most popular products, including Vista, but spammers and malware brokers are already tapping into the flaw to infect unprotected machines.
Wall Street inches up on lower oil
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070404/bs_nm/markets_stocks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070405/2007_04_04t183054_450x314_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=AZsmTi9kch7Dr59qnhi3WQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="An oil rig in a file photo. Stocks edged up on Wednesday as Iran's plans to release captured British troops led to a decline in oil prices and positive brokerage comments boosted Microsoft. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stocks edged up on Wednesday as
Iran's plans to release captured British troops led to a
decline in oil prices and positive brokerage comments boosted
Microsoft Corp. .</p><br clear="all"/>
Strong Demand for Windows Vista Reported
(PC World)
PC World - Best Buy Co. Inc. and Circuit City Stores Inc. Wednesday both reported high demand for Windows Vista in their retail stores, though this demand had a different effect on each company's business.
Spammers Feast on ANI Vulnerability
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft moved to fix the critical.ANI vulnerability that affects roughly a dozen of its most popular products, including Vista, but spammers and malware brokers are already tapping into the flaw to infect unprotected machines.
Retail stores report strong demand for Vista
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Best Buy Co. Inc. and Circuit City Stores Inc. Wednesday both reported high demand for Windows Vista in their retail stores, though this demand had a different effect on each company's business.
Microsoft Faces Lawsuit over Windows Vista Promotions
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - According to a lawsuit filed against Microsoft on Thursday, the software giant has engaged in deceptive marketing practices around Windows Vista. The suit claims that Redmond labeled PCs "Windows Vista Capable" even though the computers could only run the most basic level of the new operating system.
Microsoft patches Windows vulnerability
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_security"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070403/capt.fo10204030031.us_microsoft_new_business_fo102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=.RVNlsf.DG08JVByPydWuA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Microsoft employees, from left, Rob Bernhardt, Brian Allrich and Grant Swenson communicate through a window at the Fargo, N.D., campus, Jan. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Alyssa Hurst)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp. released an emergency security patch Tuesday to plug a hole in several versions of Windows — including Vista, which the software maker has touted as its most secure operating system ever.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft releases emergency software patch
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070404/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarehackercompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070404/capt.sge.lwl93.040407043948.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=SREG8OV52DJE9OqqaaHzYA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Boxes of Windows Vista software sit on a shelf at a store in New York City, January 2007. Microsoft on Tuesday released a high-priority software patch intended to fix a dangerous vulnerability in its Vista and Windows operating systems.(AFP/GettyImages/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday released a high-priority software patch intended to fix a dangerous vulnerability in its Vista and Windows operating systems.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: Apple appalls where Xbox excels
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_apple_tv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070404/capt.3fb58a28ab4b4b0ab262e60debf94a27.tech_test_apple_tv_caps108.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=6dcDp.XXFucGw7YIqoF0uA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A customer boots up the just released Apple TV on display at the Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, March 26, 2007. Apple TV is a set-top box that can wirelessly stream or download iTunes videos, podcasts and music from a computer to a television. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc. has graced the public with another smooth, white, exquisitely designed gadget, this time aiming at making it easier to play iTunes movies and songs on the living-room TV set.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site that mocked startups for sale
(AP)
AP - The dot-com bust may be a fading memory, but media broker James Martin still sees a bright future for a profane Web site best known for mocking bumbling Internet startups as they sank into a morass of dumb ideas a few years ago.
Review: 'Tiger Woods' game par for Wii
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_hi_te/games_tiger_woods_wii"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070404/capt.53d337c19d394be8abdae5ec6b481550.games_tiger_woods_wii_nyet351.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=86RtkML6QHSBeERgHbtqOQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This image, provided by Electronic Arts Inc., shows Tiger Woods on the course in the new Wii video game 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07.' (AP Photo/Electronic Arts Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07" is the closest thing to actual golf available on the Nintendo Wii. For indoor putters who've had enough of the rather simple golf game that comes with the console, this new E-rated, $49.99 title is a huge step forward for virtual golfers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Solar bursts may threaten GPS
(AP)
AP - The Global Positioning System, relied on for everything from navigating cars and airplanes to transferring money between banks, may be threatened by powerful solar flares, a panel of scientists warned Wednesday.
YouTube blocked in Thailand in crackdown
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_hi_te/thailand_internet_crackdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070404/capt.sge.mdk84.040407173932.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=CLXJm7mg_ZbdxERHcPvvpw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This 2006 photo shows the YouTube web page displayed on a computer screen in Hong Kong. Thailand on Wednesday blocked the popular video-sharing website YouTube after it carried a clip seen as insulting the country's revered king, a government official said.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Thai government blocked access to YouTube on Wednesday after complaining that a short clip on the popular video-sharing site is insulting to the country's beloved monarch.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sanjaya easily advances on "American Idol"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070405/en_nm/americanidol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070405/2007_04_04t232155_450x414_us_americanidol.jpg?x=130&y=119&sig=baYdqVutRDJ153Zk76nL7g--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="Contestants Stephanie Edwards (L), 19, from Savannah, Georgia, and Sanjaya Malakar, 17, from Federal Way, Washington, two of the on the Fox network television reality series 'American Idol', in Los Angeles California, in this March 8, 2007 file photo. Malakar, the talk of 'American Idol' fan sites and blogs, advanced on Wednesday to another round, as a bout with the flu forced crooner Tony Bennett to cancel a live performance on the hit show. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sanjaya Malakar, the talk of "American
Idol" fan sites and blogs, advanced on Wednesday to another
round, as a bout with the flu forced crooner Tony Bennett to
cancel a live performance on the hit show.</p><br clear="all"/>
FCC: Still No In-Flight Cell Phone Calls
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - To the profound relief of already harried airline travelers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has terminated plans to consider the possibility of allowing in-flight cell phone calls. The Commission had adopted the proposal in December 2004.
Best Buy, Wal-Mart Take On RadioShack In Cell Phone Retail
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Electronics chain Best Buy , No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores and longtime cell phone retailer RadioShack are among the players.
Microsoft's Tech Summit: Redmond Still Trying To 'Get' Open-Source Software
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's love/hate relationship with the Mac, its uncertainly over the proper place for open-source software, and the surprisingly self-critical nature of the company's coders were on display at its recent Technology Summit.
Microsoft SaaS plan has image problem
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to make expanding its SaaS (software as a service) strategy a priority in the next 12 months, but the company continues to suffer an image problem as it struggles to prove that it can compete in this new services market.
Sanjaya easily advances on "American Idol"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070405/en_nm/americanidol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070405/2007_04_04t232155_450x414_us_americanidol.jpg?x=130&y=119&sig=baYdqVutRDJ153Zk76nL7g--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="Contestants Stephanie Edwards (L), 19, from Savannah, Georgia, and Sanjaya Malakar, 17, from Federal Way, Washington, two of the on the Fox network television reality series 'American Idol', in Los Angeles California, in this March 8, 2007 file photo. Malakar, the talk of 'American Idol' fan sites and blogs, advanced on Wednesday to another round, as a bout with the flu forced crooner Tony Bennett to cancel a live performance on the hit show. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sanjaya Malakar, the talk of "American
Idol" fan sites and blogs, advanced on Wednesday to another
round, as a bout with the flu forced crooner Tony Bennett to
cancel a live performance on the hit show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: Apple appalls where Xbox excels
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_apple_tv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070404/capt.3fb58a28ab4b4b0ab262e60debf94a27.tech_test_apple_tv_caps108.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=6dcDp.XXFucGw7YIqoF0uA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A customer boots up the just released Apple TV on display at the Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, March 26, 2007. Apple TV is a set-top box that can wirelessly stream or download iTunes videos, podcasts and music from a computer to a television. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Apple Inc. has graced the public with another smooth, white, exquisitely designed gadget, this time aiming at making it easier to play iTunes movies and songs on the living-room TV set.</p><br clear="all"/>
Web site that mocked startups for sale
(AP)
AP - The dot-com bust may be a fading memory, but media broker James Martin still sees a bright future for a profane Web site best known for mocking bumbling Internet startups as they sank into a morass of dumb ideas a few years ago.
Big media videos play small role on YouTube: study
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070404/wr_nm/youtube_study_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070405/2007_04_04t193839_450x356_us_youtube_study.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=HZaZlBKfLIBBS94Cq68w0Q--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="A character from the animated television series 'South Park' in an image courtesy of Comedy Central. Clips of the Viacom show can still be found on YouTube, even after the site removed more than 100,000 clips. (Comedy Central/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Videos removed at the behest of
copyright owners accounted for only a small percentage of
viewership on top online video service YouTube, according to a
study published this week, drawing the ire of media companies
that dispute this conclusion.</p><br clear="all"/>
Man stole Civil War papers to sell on Internet
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070404/wr_nm/archives_internet_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070405/2007_04_04t183838_450x322_us_archives_internet.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=ad9.uHIW3KDWZUdoLoj06g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="National Archive archivist Leslie Simon touches a letter from Confederate cavalry officer Jeb Stuart, which was among the recovered documents stolen by former intern Denning McTague, during a news conference in Philadelphia, April 4, 2007. (Tim Shaffer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A volunteer for the U.S. National
Archives has admitted stealing more than 150 American Civil War
documents worth about $30,000 and peddling them on the
Internet, prosecutors said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
DoubleClick intros ad exchange system
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - DoubleClick, an online ad services provider that is reportedly in acquisition talks with Microsoft and Google, has begun a limited test in the United States of an ad exchange marketplace that it expects to launch globally by the end of the year, the company said Wednesday.
AFP BB launches blog alliance in Japan
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070404/tc_afp/japanfrancemedia2"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070404/capt.sge.mek20.040407200923.photo00.photo.default-355x512.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=h9FyXINp_Oz1Kje_qHRBOA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Agence France-Presse Managing Director Jean-Pierre Vignolle(R) speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. AFP BB News, the interactive website in Japan developed with Agence France-Presse and Internet giant Softbank, on Wednesday announced an expanded alliance that will reach some 10 million bloggers.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)" border="0" /></a>AFP - AFP BB News, the interactive website in Japan developed with Agence France-Presse and Internet giant Softbank, on Wednesday announced an expanded alliance that will reach some 10 million bloggers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Government policies add to Japan's broadband success
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A wide-ranging government policy on broadband and healthy competition among providers gives Japanese customers greater speeds at a much cheaper price than U.S. customers pay, a Japanese telecom executive said Wednesday.
YouTube blocked in Thailand in crackdown
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_hi_te/thailand_internet_crackdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070404/capt.sge.mdk84.040407173932.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=CLXJm7mg_ZbdxERHcPvvpw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This 2006 photo shows the YouTube web page displayed on a computer screen in Hong Kong. Thailand on Wednesday blocked the popular video-sharing website YouTube after it carried a clip seen as insulting the country's revered king, a government official said.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Thai government blocked access to YouTube on Wednesday after complaining that a short clip on the popular video-sharing site is insulting to the country's beloved monarch.</p><br clear="all"/>
HP launches quirky calculator contest
(AP)
AP - Obsessing over pocket calculators might not be the hippest hobby for today's online generation, but Hewlett-Packard Co. is hoping a quirky contest will draw out their bravest fans.
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