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Microsoft Unveils ERP for Small Businesses
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. hopes to better meet the back-office needs of smaller businesses with a new take on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software called Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution.
6 months later, a report card on Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070714/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070712/capt.daefdb1236be4faca0a08fc96afa3cea.microsoft_vista_waap103.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=4RJpmSccMD7Ps_a.4gmhoA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Chris Pirillo poses for a portrait Tuesday, July, 10, 2007, at his home office in Issaquah, Wash. Pirillo posted a 52-minute video rant on YouTube in March, complaining about Window Vista. He runs a network of blogs about technology called Lockergnome, and was one of several 'Windows enthusiasts' Microsoft asked for Vista feedback early on. (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chris Pirillo leaned away from his webcam and pointed to his printer/scanner/fax machine, which stopped scanning and faxing after he installed Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Partners praise Microsoft software-plus-services plan
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft partners introduced to the company's software-plus-services strategy this week at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) applauded the plan, though they noted a few challenges as the company makes the transition from selling business software to offering more hosted and Web-based services.
Microsoft, Sony to play Nintendo's game
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070713/ap_on_hi_te/video_game_expo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070711/capt.06b48656c49545eab16478891f7034b4.video_game_expo_casp106.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=nj7aD8eguwV1vvFfeUTYNg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto introduces the new pressure sensitive Wii Balance Board for the active-play video game Wii Fit during the E3 media briefing held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, Calif., Wed, July 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Stefano Paltera)" border="0" /></a>AP - Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto knows when his grand vision of video games for the masses has arrived.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 still set to ship in 2007
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Although Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008 software development platform is part of a February 2008 multiproduct launch, the company intends to ship it by the end of 2007, said S. "Soma" Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division, in his blog.
Windows Vista Interface Causes Problems For Consumers, Support Firm Says
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Support.com said the top three reasons people called for Vista help were to solve navigation problems, device incompatibility, and home networking issues.
Microsoft Creates BizTalk Server Bundle For SOA
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The package of applications is designed to bring service architecting and business process building capabilities to small and medium-sized businesses.
Yahoo closes Right Media deal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070713/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_right_media"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070712/capt.8d184ee9283e4d89931eaaeb338f1b9d.media_conference_snv102.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=aZ9kixmnpR0j9w_ZoDC4Xw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Yahoo Inc. chairman Terry Semel, left, and Nike chairman Phil Knight arrive at the annual Allen and Co.'s media conference Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)" border="0" /></a>AP - Yahoo Inc. took control of online advertising exchange Right Media Inc. on Thursday, giving the slumping Internet portal a head start on rivals Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in a heated race to build more powerful marketing vehicles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mounting scrutiny for Google security
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Much as the ubiquity of Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office productivity tools has made the software giant a focal point of security research, search giant Google is facing new scrutiny as it diversifies its products and moves further into the business environment.
Microsoft puts partner muscle behind Office Live
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft this week unveiled a partner program for its Office Live hosted service for small businesses, a product Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin Turner predicted will one day be nearly as important to the company as its Windows client OS.
Grouper to serve as online talent agency
(AP)
AP - The online video site Grouper, which Sony Corp. bought last year for $65 million, is exiting the crowded and risky user-generated video business and focusing on finding professional talent for Sony's film and TV studios.
Automakers offer interactive gizmos
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_on_hi_te/dashboard_tech"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070714/capt.647a27af0f0a44938c1add4463404708.dashboard_tech_mips101.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=4Z2f_k30ki53OCo8GkHJ4w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Mark Evangelista uses a copy of directions printed out from a computer while driving in Novi, Mich., Thursday, June 28, 2007. As automakers race to inject as many safety, security, navigation and entertainment features as possible into their vehicles, they ought to keep Evangelista in mind. The 45-year-old owner of a suburban Detroit construction company, who just leased a GMC Envoy for his business, passed on the in-dash navigation system because of the $25 it would add to his monthly payment. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - As automakers race to inject as many safety, security, navigation and entertainment features as possible into their vehicles, they ought to keep Mark Evangelista in mind.</p><br clear="all"/>
DirecTV looks to cash in on video games
(AP)
AP - Four race cars barrel down a virtual track, jostling for position. Announcers shout their commentary over growling engines until a winner speeds past a checkered flag.
6 months later, a report card on Vista
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070714/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_vista"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070712/capt.daefdb1236be4faca0a08fc96afa3cea.microsoft_vista_waap103.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=4RJpmSccMD7Ps_a.4gmhoA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Chris Pirillo poses for a portrait Tuesday, July, 10, 2007, at his home office in Issaquah, Wash. Pirillo posted a 52-minute video rant on YouTube in March, complaining about Window Vista. He runs a network of blogs about technology called Lockergnome, and was one of several 'Windows enthusiasts' Microsoft asked for Vista feedback early on. (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chris Pirillo leaned away from his webcam and pointed to his printer/scanner/fax machine, which stopped scanning and faxing after he installed Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nev. couple blame Internet for neglect
(AP)
AP - A couple who authorities say were so obsessed with the Internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.
Credit Suisse Disruptive Technology Portfolio: Postini: Another Smart Move For Google
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Acquisition will let search vendor expand offerings of low-cost alternatives to Microsoft.
One in Three Americans Wants an iPhone
(PC World)
PC World - Apple's iPhone could emerge as the most successful product introduction of the 21st century, new research suggests.
Fashionably great
(FT.com)
FT.com - I was quite surprised when I brought my Apple Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone smartphone home last week. I had expected my fashion-conscious children to be most excited about the latest addition to our gadget portfolio. Instead it was my usually technophobic wife who became most animated. "My friend's husband just bought her one and she says it is the easiest phone she has ever used," she explained.
Web services-based app server upgraded by WSO2
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - WSO2 is upgrading its open source application server, which has been centered on Web services rather than being of the usual Java variety most common in this product space.
Microsoft Unveils ERP for Small Businesses
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft Corp. hopes to better meet the back-office needs of smaller businesses with a new take on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software called Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution.
Grouper to serve as online talent agency
(AP)
AP - The online video site Grouper, which Sony Corp. bought last year for $65 million, is exiting the crowded and risky user-generated video business and focusing on finding professional talent for Sony's film and TV studios.
Credit Suisse Disruptive Technology Portfolio: Postini: Another Smart Move For Google
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Acquisition will let search vendor expand offerings of low-cost alternatives to Microsoft.
Blogger Perez Hilton mingling with VH1
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070714/wr_nm/vh1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070714/2007_07_13t222326_278x450_us_vh1.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=CaskoOm4UUQ4sDCZH9CcIA--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Internet personality Perez Hilton reacts to photographers as he arrives to attend a party celebrating the U.S. release of Mika's album 'Life in Cartoon Motion' in New York in this file photo dated March 29, 2007. VH1 is believed to be ordering six hourlong episodes of a series tentatively titled 'What Perez Says,' but it's understood that the show's details are still being worked out. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It looks like VH1 is
getting into business with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.</p><br clear="all"/>
Google Wants Testers for Mobile AdSense
(PC World)
PC World - Google Inc. has begun inviting mobile Web site developers to display Google ads on their sites as part of a limited beta test.
Nick packs for Web "Camp"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nickelodeon is testing
the waters of original online content with the July 22 launch
of its first broadband series.
Google invites testers for AdSense for mobile
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Google has begun inviting mobile Web site developers to display Google ads on their sites as part of a limited beta test.
SEC probing Whole Foods CEO's Web postings: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission has launched an informal probe into the online
postings of Whole Foods Market Inc Chief Executive John Mackey,
the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on
Friday.
VeriSign CFO resigns, company restates earnings
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - VeriSign chief financial officer (CFO) Dana Evan resigned Tuesday, and the company has restated earnings from 2002 to 2005, declaring an additional $160.3 million in stock-option compensation, it said Thursday.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 still set to ship in 2007
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Although Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008 software development platform is part of a February 2008 multiproduct launch, the company intends to ship it by the end of 2007, said S. "Soma" Somasegar, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division, in his blog.
'Free The iPhone' Campaign Calls For Open Internet
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - An organization called Free Press launched a campaign asking Americans to sign a petition to the FCC and Congress to open up the mobile Internet.
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