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AQuantive deal spurs debate on Microsoft and Yahoo
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070519/bs_nm/aquantive_microsoft_yahoo_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070519/2007_05_18t081902_450x349_us_aquantive_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=8SRxs8e0_3_h_8KttJtA7A--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks during his keynote speech at the Software 2007 conference in Santa Clara, California, May 9, 2007. Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would buy aQuantive Inc. for about $6 billion, or $66.50 a share in cash, which represents an 85 percent premium to the online advertising company's closing price on Thursday. (Lou Dematteis/Microsoft Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A $6 billion purchase of Web
advertising agency aQuantive Inc. may distract Microsoft Corp.
from any potential merger with Yahoo Inc. , but it does
not derail the logic of such a deal, analysts said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aquantive deal no silver bullet for Microsoft
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft's planned acquisition of digital advertising and marketing services agency aQuantive will give the company the tools it needs to dig its heels in as a competitor in the rapidly evolving digital advertising market.
Microsoft Purchase Adds Up To A Test For Google, Yahoo
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft is willing -- and able -- to pay up if it means wresting away some online ad dollars from Google and Yahoo.
Microsoft pays $6B for online ad company
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_on_bi_ge/microsoft_aquantive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.4c06aff53e40426e8444d7467b1ed37b.microsoft_aquantive_nyml101.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=I23.HasvY.NVwTTRTab5rA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Stock prices for Microsoft and aQuantive are shown at the Nasdaq marketsite on Friday, May 18, 2007 in New York. Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will buy online advertising firm aQuantive Inc. for about $6 billion in cash, paying a premium to catch up with major ad deals by its competitors over the last six weeks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp., not wanting to get left behind rivals in an online advertising boom, agreed to pay $6 billion in cash to acquire aQuantive Inc. on Friday, a leading agency for Internet ads which also has powerful technology that serves display and banner ads to other Web sites.</p><br clear="all"/>
AQuantive Deal no Silver Bullet for Microsoft
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp.'s planned acquisition of digital advertising and marketing services agency aQuantive Inc. will give the company the tools it needs to dig its heels in as a competitor in the rapidly evolving digital advertising market.
Two-Step Windows Vista UAC Hack Published
(PC World)
PC World - Another security researcher has found a way through Windows Vista's heavily hyped User Account Control (UAC) feature.
Microsoft-AQuantive deal portends Web video fight
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070518/wr_nm/aquantive_microsoft_advertising_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070518/2007_05_18t141250_450x296_us_aquantive_microsoft_advertising.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=ZegPvafa4LRlC4iGHW4NNg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers his keynote address to the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles May 15, 2007. (Lee Celano/Microsoft Corp/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s $6 billion deal to
buy Internet marketing firm aQuantive Inc. is an effort to
capture a bigger role in the nascent Web video market and
increases pressure on competitors to make acquisitions of their
own.</p><br clear="all"/>
Update: Microsoft to buy aQuantive for $6 billion
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to acquire aQuantive, a digital marketing services agency, for around $6 billion in order to grow its Internet advertising business, it announced Friday.
Microsoft shuffles server, developer groups in reorg
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A reorganization at Microsoft Corp., announced Friday, improves the focus of two of the main divisions at the company and could line up a successor to Steve Ballmer, the software giant's CEO.
Tech Workers Fund Drive To Block H-1B Increase
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The group is critical of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in particular for his request that Congress increase the number of so-called H-1B visas available to foreign tech workers.
Microsoft pays $6B for online ad company
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_aquantive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070518/capt.4c06aff53e40426e8444d7467b1ed37b.microsoft_aquantive_nyml101.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=I23.HasvY.NVwTTRTab5rA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Stock prices for Microsoft and aQuantive are shown at the Nasdaq marketsite on Friday, May 18, 2007 in New York. Microsoft Corp. said Friday it will buy online advertising firm aQuantive Inc. for about $6 billion in cash, paying a premium to catch up with major ad deals by its competitors over the last six weeks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft took a deep plunge into the online advertising business Friday, paying $6 billion in cash and a massive 85 percent premium to snap up one of the last major players in the sector, aQuantive Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet ad derby shifts into overdrive
(AP)
AP - The Internet's high-stakes advertising derby shifted into overdrive during the past month as four of the industry's behind-the-scenes players agreed to takeovers. The deals' combined price totaled $10.4 billion, exceeding the total amount of money spent on Internet ads just three years ago.
Uruguay children try low-cost laptops
(AP)
AP - Big smiles spread across the faces of the 160 pupils at a public elementary school in this rural South American hamlet: Each sat gawking at a brightly blinking laptop computer given them days earlier.
Accused nuke engineer: I was showing off
(AP)
AP - A former nuclear engineer accused of taking software back to his native Iran told authorities he was only trying to show off for family and friends.
Camera phone pioneer ponders the impact
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_on_hi_te/candid_camera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070515/capt.7e06826a9fab483ba254825116869bfc.motorola_new_handsets_nybz102.jpg?x=69&y=130&sig=K7Lnxi.pwiRrJHICEictUw--" align="left" height="130" width="69" alt="In this undated handout photo provided by Motorola Inc. the Razr 2 is shown. Seeking to reverse a financial tailspin, Motorola Inc. is revamping the Razr cell phone that has defined the company's rise and fall of the past few years. The Razr 2 was unveiled Tuesday, May 15, 2007 with a number of upgrades to other top-line handsets. Executives stressed that the best path to success was to add features and improve performance with more robust software and hardware within an already stylish device. (AP Photo/Motorola Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - The chilling sounds of gunfire on the Virginia Tech campus; the hateful taunts from Saddam Hussein's execution; the racist tirade of comedian Michael Richards. Those videos, all shot with cell phone cameras and seen by millions, are just a few recent examples of the power now at the fingertips of the masses. Even the man widely credited with inventing the camera phone in 1997 is awed by the cultural revolution he helped launch.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verisign Plugin Brings Green Address Bars to Firefox
(PC World)
PC World - Verisign Inc. has brought a new technology, used to identify trusted Web sites, to the Firefox browser.
Nintendo Wii Continues To Outpace Microsoft, Sony Videogame Consoles
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company grabbed the largest share of $838.6 million in April videogame and hardware sales.
HP To Ship Two Mobile PCs With LED Displays
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - LED screens use more power than LCDs, but HP has narrowed the difference through the use of its own technology.
Google to enhance, simplify Search Appliance
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google is developing an open-source architecture to improve its Search Appliance's ability to index data in content and document management systems and collaboration platforms.
Microsoft shuffles server, developer groups in reorg
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A reorganization at Microsoft Corp., announced Friday, improves the focus of two of the main divisions at the company and could line up a successor to Steve Ballmer, the software giant's CEO.
Verisign Plugin Brings Green Address Bars to Firefox
(PC World)
PC World - Verisign Inc. has brought a new technology, used to identify trusted Web sites, to the Firefox browser.
Verisign plugin brings green address bars to Firefox
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Verisign has brought a new technology used to identify trusted Web sites to the Firefox browser.
Google to enhance, simplify Search Appliance
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google is developing an open-source architecture to improve its Search Appliance's ability to index data in content and document management systems and collaboration platforms.
Google Launches ISP Version of Apps Suite
(PC World)
PC World - Google Inc. has released a version of Google Apps tailored for ISPs (Internet service providers) and Web portals, growing this family of hosted collaboration and communication suites for organizations.
Recent online ad deals
(AP)
AP - Recent major deals in the online advertising space:
Internet ad derby shifts into overdrive
(AP)
AP - The Internet's high-stakes advertising derby shifted into overdrive during the past month as four of the industry's behind-the-scenes players agreed to takeovers. The deals' combined price totaled $10.4 billion, exceeding the total amount of money spent on Internet ads just three years ago.
Microsoft-AQuantive deal portends Web video fight
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070518/wr_nm/aquantive_microsoft_advertising_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070518/2007_05_18t141250_450x296_us_aquantive_microsoft_advertising.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=ZegPvafa4LRlC4iGHW4NNg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers his keynote address to the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles May 15, 2007. (Lee Celano/Microsoft Corp/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp.'s $6 billion deal to
buy Internet marketing firm aQuantive Inc. is an effort to
capture a bigger role in the nascent Web video market and
increases pressure on competitors to make acquisitions of their
own.</p><br clear="all"/>
Update: Microsoft to buy aQuantive for $6 billion
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to acquire aQuantive, a digital marketing services agency, for around $6 billion in order to grow its Internet advertising business, it announced Friday.
Google Patent Applications Point To PageRank Changes
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The key patent applications would create a Programmable Search Engine that would lead to improved media search and dynamic content.
Personal Democracy Forum Calls For Tech President In '08
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Suggestions for the candidates include support for network neutrality, more public Wi-Fi networks, and government transparency by posting bills and votes online.
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