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Open Text To Build Law Firm-Focused Content Management System On Microsoft SharePoint
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The new product, available next year, would would combine Open Text's expertise in lifecycle management of legal documents with the collaboration and content management capabilities of SharePoint.
Cisco, Microsoft vow to make products compatible
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/tc_nm/microsoft_cisco_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070821/2007_08_20t134716_450x304_us_microsoft_cisco.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=dOe5iJtz.a2VBSTSks.9DA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Microsoft Corporation CEO Steve Ballmer (L) speaks with John Chambers (R), chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, attend a discussion panel in New York, August 20, 2007. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The top executives of Cisco Systems
Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said on Monday that
they would ensure their products work together, seeking to
prevent customers from delaying buying decisions.</p><br clear="all"/>
Microsoft Drops Xbox 360 Prices In Europe
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company expects to launch in Europe the Xbox 360 Elite, which will have a 120-Gbyte hard drive.
Skype Blames Two-Day Service Collapse On Software Glitch
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Windows Update patches caused a high number of restarts that affected Skype's network resources, officials said.
Microsoft And Cisco CEOs Showcase Growing Relationship
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Customer demand for interoperability and increasing interests in similar product areas are driving collaboration between the two companies.
Windows reboots triggered Skype glitch
(AP)
AP - A two-day outage that left millions of Skype users unable to use the popular Internet phone service was caused by an abnormally high number of restarts after people had downloaded a Windows security update, the company said Monday.
Ballmer parries discussion of Yahoo buy
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Try as he might, not even veteran U.S. television interviewer Charlie Rose could get Microsoft Chairman and CEO Steve Ballmer to disclose whether the company continues to mull an acquisition of Yahoo.
Ballmer Parries Discussion of Yahoo Buy
(PC World)
PC World - Try as he might, not even veteran U.S. television interviewer Charlie Rose could get Microsoft Corp.'s Chairman and CEO Steve Ballmer to disclose whether the company continues to mull an acquisition of Yahoo Inc.
Microsoft cuts 50 euros off Europe Xbox
(AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will slash the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe by 50 euros, following a similar price cut in the United States earlier this month.
Microsoft's Windows Home Server Still in Limbo
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft on Monday refused to disclose when its Windows Home Server (WHS) product will debut, saying only that tech support for systems builders will go live on Aug. 27 and that WHS itself is expected soon thereafter.
Paramount to drop Blu-ray high-def DVDs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_hi_te/dueling_dvd_formats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070820/2007_08_20t145210_450x283_us_studios_hddvd.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=ODgzy1xCi_dDzV5V6xHuTw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Handout photograph shows Toshiba Corporation's HD DVD player at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 4, 2006. Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc said on Monday they will release their DVD titles exclusively on HD DVD ahead of what they say could be the biggest holiday season ever for DVDs. (Robert Sorbo/HD DVD Promotion Group/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. will offer next-generation DVDs in the HD DVD format and drop support for Blu-ray, further complicating the race between the competing technologies.</p><br clear="all"/>
ComScore refines search measurements
(AP)
AP - Online measurement company comScore Inc. is refining how it presents data on search market share to reflect changes in user behavior.
Site lets techies swap beta test invites
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_hi_te/inviteshare_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070820/capt.24eb962a61d1490b9a50e4c9ed9418eb.inviteshare_internet_nybz185.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=KZ95G0Ol3on6sFWwbH6LFg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This handout file photo provided by Internet television service Joost shows a computer screenshot of the user interface, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jan. 16, 2007. InviteShare connects users who have or want access to new Internet offerings, including the online TV service joost and GrandCentral, a one-phone-number-for-life communications service owned by Google. (AP Photo/Joost,file)" border="0" /></a>AP - As many techies know, getting in on a hot new startup's invite-only "beta" test can be tough.</p><br clear="all"/>
Windows reboots triggered Skype glitch
(AP)
AP - A two-day outage that left millions of Skype users unable to use the popular Internet phone service was caused by an abnormally high number of restarts after people had downloaded a Windows security update, the company said Monday.
Malaysis DVD dogs get hero's send-off
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_hi_te/malaysia_dvd_dogs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070820/capt.kl10108200535.malaysia_dvd_dog_kl101.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=iJLBkNYB83mbo.HxPLoncw--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Two black Labradors Lucky, right, and Flo pose for photographer after receiving medals from the domestic trade ministry before they ended a six-month assignment in Putrajaya, Monday, Aug. 20, 2007. The world's first dogs trained to identify optical discs by the scent of their chemicals, Lucky and Flo were loaned to the Malaysian government in March by the Motion Picture Association, a U.S.-based watchdog. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Malaysia gave a hero's send-off Monday to Lucky and Flo, honoring the two DVD-sniffing dogs with medals as they ended a six-month assignment that netted 1.6 million illegal movie discs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Philippines militants turn to YouTube
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070821/tc_afp/philippinesattacksabusayyafinternetyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070821/capt.sge.mml84.210807050540.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=rOi11npyzgRzGjzohpZWlw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="View of the homepage of the YouTube website, photographed in Washington, in May. Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in the Philippines have turned to the wildly popular Internet video-sharing website in an apparent attempt to raise cash and recruits, the military said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in the Philippines have turned to the wildly popular Internet video-sharing website YouTube in an apparent attempt to raise cash and recruits, the military said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
What's Next for DVD
(PC World)
PC World - High-def may be hot, but DVD is hardly dead. We look at the latest burners and players.
Mobile management portal gets simpler
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A company whose mission is easing the corporate headaches of buying and managing mobile devices has rebuilt its software platform for greater pain relief.
Linux Weather Forecast Includes SLUB And Pending Kernel Update
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - The revised version of the Linux Weekly News includes information about changes to security, virtualization, and hardware support.
Please Do Not Use These Programs for Illegal Purposes
(PC World)
PC World - Powerful new tools let you search for free software and music, zoom in on landmarks and buildings, and add comments to news stories.
Viacom's MTV and RealNetworks join force: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Viacom Inc's MTV Networks is expected
to on Tuesday announce plans to merge its online digital music
offerings into a joint venture with music software company
RealNetworks Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Philippines militants turn to YouTube
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070821/tc_afp/philippinesattacksabusayyafinternetyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070821/capt.sge.mml84.210807050540.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=rOi11npyzgRzGjzohpZWlw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="View of the homepage of the YouTube website, photographed in Washington, in May. Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in the Philippines have turned to the wildly popular Internet video-sharing website in an apparent attempt to raise cash and recruits, the military said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in the Philippines have turned to the wildly popular Internet video-sharing website YouTube in an apparent attempt to raise cash and recruits, the military said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gunplay blamed for Internet slowdown
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Internet service providers in the U.S. experienced a service slowdown Monday after fiber-optic cables near Cleveland were apparently sabotaged by gunfire.
Skype Users Don't Buy Outage Explanation
(PC World)
PC World - Ebay Inc.'s explanation for last week's failure of its Skype communication service has left many users still wondering what caused the worst outage in Skype's five-year history.
Gunplay Blamed for Internet Slowdown
(PC World)
PC World - Internet service providers in the U.S. experienced a service slowdown Monday after fiber-optic cables near Cleveland were apparently sabotaged by gunfire.
Online gamers rehearse real-world epidemics
(AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/internet/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070820/tc_afp/healthepidemicit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070820/capt.sge.mlr29.200807231736.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ixwVb._.AQWP0Tp12.i0_A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Gamers play video games on computers. A fantasy plague that accidentally ran amok in the Internet's most popular game world, populated by nine million flesh-and-blood players, may help scientists predict the impact of genuine epidemics, according to a study released Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A fantasy plague that accidentally ran amok in the Internet's most popular game world, populated by nine million flesh-and-blood players, may help scientists predict the impact of genuine epidemics, according to a study released Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Windows reboots triggered Skype glitch
(AP)
AP - A two-day outage that left millions of Skype users unable to use the popular Internet phone service was caused by an abnormally high number of restarts after people had downloaded a Windows security update, the company said Monday.
Application development: The new face of Internet apps
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - A huge chasm divides the application development world, one that dozens of vendors are rushing to fill. On one side are desktop applications; on the other are Web applications. In between are RIAs (rich Internet applications), which have attracted droves of developers and will continue to do so for years to come.
American Airlines Sues Google over AdWords
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - American Airlines filed suit against Google in federal court late last week, alleging that the search giant's AdWords program infringes on American's trademarks. Without authorization or approval, Google sold the right to use American Airlines' trademarks and service marks, the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northwestern District of Texas, asserted.
ComScore Announces New Search Metrics
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - QSearch 2.0 expands the market view of search behaviors and patterns by offering clients more information about how visitors get to their Web sites.
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