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Microsoft, Novell defend partnership, promise details
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Executives from Microsoft and Novell defended their controversial business agreement to collaborate and promote integration between Windows and Novell's SUSE Linux operating systems on Wednesday, saying that Microsoft's sales organization is now the biggest channel for SUSE Linux and that the deal will help, not hurt the prospects of Linux in the enterprise.
Microsoft Funds New Open-Source Digital ID Projects
(PC World)
PC World - As part of its plan to promote identity management across multiple platforms, Microsoft Corp. is funding several new projects to develop open-source versions of its digital-identity technology for information cards.
Microsoft-Novell Pact Good For Novell; Is It Good For Open Source?
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Novell will file the documents of its Microsoft pact by the end of the month, a Novell spokesman told the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Microsoft says licensing protects customers
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A top Microsoft executive promoted the company's licensing of network security protocols at the Interop trade show on Wednesday, but not before taking time out during a keynote address to defend the company's patent licensing program for open-source software.
Microsoft Denies It's Attacking Open Source
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Senior VP Bob Muglia tells an Interop crowd the "new Microsoft" wants interoperability between its products and other business apps.
Microsoft funds new open-source digital ID projects
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - As part of its plan to promote identity management across multiple platforms, Microsoft is funding several new projects to develop open-source versions of its digital-identity technology for information cards.
Microsoft Effort Aims To Bolster Online ID Management
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The announcements at Interop are part of a broader effort to develop software that makes computers and applications from various manufacturers interoperable with each other.
Windows Mobile 6 Arrives in the U.S. on T-Mobile's Wing
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 has arrived in the U.S. on a Wing -- T-Mobile's new Wing smartphone, to be exact. On Tuesday, the Bellevue, Washington-based company began selling the Wing, the first new device in the U.S. market with Windows Mobile 6.
Microsoft says has all it needs for ad business
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on
Wednesday it now has "all the pieces" it needs to build a
successful advertising business after its acquisition of
digital advertising company aQuantive Inc. .
Ubuntu: Microsoft is Patent Pal
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is not the real patent threat Linux and open source developers should be worried about, said Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth. In fact, the software giant will itself be fighting against the software patents system within a few years, Shuttleworth predicted.
Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_hi_te/genealogy_war_records"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.3f11f795ac624c32ba2ba7fa8c21f348.genealogy_war_records_wx108.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=G_h06pLHObO7XifMr8JEXA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="This Nov. 1943 black-and-white photo provided by Ancestry.com from the National Archives, shows pilots grinning across the tail of an F6F Hellcat on board the USS Lexington, after shooting down 17 out of 20 Japanese plans heading for Tarawa. (AP Photo/Ancestry.com from the National Archives)" border="0" /></a>AP - For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.</p><br clear="all"/>
Study: More spam but fewer complaints
(AP)
AP - Spam messages are increasingly plaguing e-mail inboxes, but more Americans are accepting them as a fact of life, a new study finds.
Intel vows to strip lead from processors
(AP)
AP - Intel Corp. says it is stripping out the tiny amount of lead still contained in its chips.
Lenovo Group profits soar
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_hi_te/earns_china_lenovo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070523/i/r222791996.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=1Ow9VZDHQVVIaE0hmEoEOw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A photographer takes photos in front of a screen during a Lenovo Group Ltd. news conference in Hong Kong May 23, 2007. World's No. 4 PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd. said Chief Financial Officer Mary Ma was retiring, effective Wednesday and would now be non-executive vice chairman of the company. REUTERS/Paul Yeung (CHINA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's No. 4 personal computer maker, said Wednesday its profits grew nearly sevenfold in its latest fiscal year as it boosted sales and restructured following its acquisition of IBM Corp.'s PC unit.</p><br clear="all"/>
MySpace hands over info on sex offenders
(AP)
AP - MySpace.com has handed over information about 245 registered North Carolina sex offenders found on the social networking site, Attorney General Roy Cooper said Wednesday.
Google launches search translation service
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/tc_afp/usitinternetlanguagecompanygoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070524/capt.sge.gin04.240507055743.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=3wKzCy.6.CQji0m6iG4Crw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A woman works on her computer as on the wall behind is seen the logo of web search engine Google at a fair, October 2005, in Germany. Google on Wednesday launched a test version of a translation tool that enables people to search the Internet in any of a dozen languages and have the results converted into their chosen tongue.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google on Wednesday launched a test version of a translation tool that enables people to search the Internet in any of a dozen languages and have the results converted into their chosen tongue.</p><br clear="all"/>
Radiation Fears Drive Sales Of Protection Gear
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Despite scientists' latest findings, shelter from gadgets like mobile phones and Wi-Fi base stations is a thriving business.
Apple-AT&T union on iPhone could rock mobile world
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/bs_afp/usittelecommusicfilmcompanyappleatt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070524/capt.sge.gis43.240507062002.photo00.photo.default-431x512.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=Z9VGdzx5WgRaG2X5InI.kw--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Apple Computer's "iPhone". Apple's partnership with US telecom giant AT&T on eagerly-awaited iPhone devices set to ship next month promises to be an industry-changing blissful union or a history-making horrid divorce. Industry insiders see AT&T as a clear winner from the union as Apple's iPod-driven cache' gives Internet-age youthfulness to a company as old as the telephone itself.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple's partnership with US telecom giant AT&T on eagerly-awaited iPhone devices set to ship next month promises to be an industry-changing blissful union or a history-making horrid divorce.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft, Novell defend partnership, promise details
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Executives from Microsoft and Novell defended their controversial business agreement to collaborate and promote integration between Windows and Novell's SUSE Linux operating systems on Wednesday, saying that Microsoft's sales organization is now the biggest channel for SUSE Linux and that the deal will help, not hurt the prospects of Linux in the enterprise.
More jobs likely to go at CA
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Software vendor CA expects to continue restructuring its operations, which is likely to result in further reductions in its headcount, according to the company's CFO.
Ancestry.com puts 90M war records online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_hi_te/genealogy_war_records"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.3f11f795ac624c32ba2ba7fa8c21f348.genealogy_war_records_wx108.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=G_h06pLHObO7XifMr8JEXA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="This Nov. 1943 black-and-white photo provided by Ancestry.com from the National Archives, shows pilots grinning across the tail of an F6F Hellcat on board the USS Lexington, after shooting down 17 out of 20 Japanese plans heading for Tarawa. (AP Photo/Ancestry.com from the National Archives)" border="0" /></a>AP - For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google launches search translation service
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070524/tc_afp/usitinternetlanguagecompanygoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070524/capt.sge.gin04.240507055743.photo00.photo.default-512x338.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=3wKzCy.6.CQji0m6iG4Crw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A woman works on her computer as on the wall behind is seen the logo of web search engine Google at a fair, October 2005, in Germany. Google on Wednesday launched a test version of a translation tool that enables people to search the Internet in any of a dozen languages and have the results converted into their chosen tongue.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Google on Wednesday launched a test version of a translation tool that enables people to search the Internet in any of a dozen languages and have the results converted into their chosen tongue.</p><br clear="all"/>
HP and Internet2 Build Enhanced Net 'Observatory'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The goal is to provide real time data analysis on the Internet2 optical- and IP-based network.
U.S. online ad market up 35 percent in 2006
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Ensuring publisher transparency, increasing advertising quality, and embracing video are key to maintaining a strong U.S. online advertising market, where revenue grew 35 percent in 2006 over 2005, according to an Interactive Advertising Bureau official.
US Internet advertising at record high in 2006
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070523/tc_afp/usitinternetadvertise"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070523/capt.sge.ghe66.230507215343.photo00.photo.default-364x512.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=q8Zr27UKiJH.Oa9yBAJXRg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="A man surfs the web at an internet cafe. A report released Wednesday shows that US Internet advertising revenues hit a record high of 16.9 billion dollars in 2006 and will likely continue to rise.(AFP/File/Denis Sinyakov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A report released Wednesday shows that US Internet advertising revenues hit a record high of 16.9 billion dollars in 2006 and will likely continue to rise.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google expands translation toolbox
(AP)
AP - Google Inc. planned to introduce a feature Wednesday that automatically translates Internet search requests and results in 12 languages, underscoring the rapidly growing company's ambitions outside the United States.
EBay reaffirms 35 pct-plus margin target
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/wr_nm/ebay_outlook_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_23t183540_450x350_us_ebay_outlook.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=lsISi5HhHE8u.NwJT1dyqA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="A man uses an eBay kiosk during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 6, 2006. EBay Inc. is comfortable with its long-term target of annual operating margins of 35 percent or better, a year after it set the goal for Wall Street, Chief Financial Officer Bob Swan said on Wednesday. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - EBay Inc. is comfortable
with its long-term target of annual operating margins of 35
percent or better, a year after it set the goal for Wall
Street, Chief Financial Officer Bob Swan said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Internet Tax Ban Meets Resistance in Senate
(PC World)
PC World - Several U.S. senators questioned whether to extend a ban on access and other Internet-only taxes, at least in their current form, during a hearing Wednesday.
Online Ad Revenue Sets Record
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - U.S. Internet advertising revenue approached $17 billion in 2006, a 35% gain over the prior year.
Researcher: RSA 1024-bit Encryption not Enough
(PC World)
PC World - The strength of the encryption used now to protect banking and e-commerce transactions on many Web sites may not be effective in as few as five years, a cryptography expert has warned after completing a new distributing-computing achievement.
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