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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th Aug 2006 19:20 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Microsoft alerted us this time about 12 vulnerabilities of which nine were rated critical and three important. There are vulnerabilities in the Server service, the DNS service, Outlook Express, PowerPoint, the Microsoft Management Console, Visual Basic for Applications, and more."
OS News |
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Oriental Whirl: In the eye of the Storm
TWINKLE, twinkle, Asian stars. Here's a selection of stories, as heard on the grapevine, reported by trashy magazines, sourced on the Internet or just what my pa kua (nosy) neighbour told me yesterday over the fence. Read on...
The New Straits Times |
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Yahoo may face lawsuit flood after talks collapse
Yahoo Inc likely faces a flood of shareholder lawsuits for rejecting a $47.5 billion (24.1 billion pound) takeover bid from Microsoft Corp, even if investors find holding the company responsible to be an uphill battle.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Cubans queue for computers as PC ban lifted, but web still outlawed
CUBANS are getting wired. The island’s communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time last Friday, ending a ban on PC sales, as another restriction on daily life fell away under President Raul Castro.
Irish Examiner |
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Jerry Yang's memo to Yahoo staff
Yahoo's CEO tries to rally the troops after Microsoft drops its acquisition attempt: "We must redouble our efforts."
CNET |
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Recent Original Stories
"Perhaps the changing of the guard at Sun Microsystems was no shock to some. Now pundits can dish over whether or not it will be the start of a new era at Sun - and one that might mean more collaboration with Microsoft ."
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
Xandros CEO Andreas Typaldos said his company's technical and marketing agreement with Microsoft will help increase Linux adoption rates because users will have access to improved technology and won't have to fear lawsuits from Redmond.
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
"Unlike previous Microsoft operating systems, Windows Vista is pretty streamlined right out of the box. It makes terrific use of a system's resources, but it's built as much for pretty looks and increased stability and security as it is for horsepower.
New Mobile Computing |
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Investors eye Yahoo's alternatives to Microsoft
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - YAHOO faced growing pressure to find an alternative strategy to Microsoft's US$47.5 billion (S$64.7 billion) takeover offer after the software maker walked away over a disagreement on price.
Straits Times |
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Formula Set for Web Music Royalties
(AP)-A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services -- Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc.
All About Jazz |
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Linked by Christian Paratschek on Wed 16th Nov 2005 19:02 UTC
OpenDocument got a lot of publicity lately. StarOffice 8 and OpenOffice.org 2.0 finally arrived, and all the other makers of office suites (with the notable exception of Microsoft) have started implementing the new standard into their programs.
OS News |
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SCO boss boos Linux from the sidelines
Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix.
ZDNet Australia |
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New magazine offers better deal for NZ home owners
The real estate industry has a new advertising magazine which is about to be delivered free into homes around the country - and available around the world via the Internet.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Google wins from end of Microsoft-Yahoo affair -- analysts
NEW YORK – Microsoft's failed attempt to buy Yahoo will send it searching for new allies and likely see Yahoo's share price plummet, leaving Internet giant Google the big winner, analysts said.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Yahoo CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft's bid
Jerry Yang has gotten his chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 billion Microsoft offered for the Internet pioneer.
WSYR 9 Syracuse |
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After deal dies, Yahoo weighs its next move
As Yahoo investors wait to see how far their shares will fall after Microsoft withdrew its offer, a Google partnership is being considered as a lifeline.
International Herald Tribune |
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AOL contacts Microsoft as Steve Ballmer walks away from Yahoo! bid
AOL, the internet arm of Time Warner, has approached Microsoft about a possible tie-up as a deal between the software group and Yahoo! unravelled, The Times has learnt.
Times Online |
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Microsoft's withdrawal: Ballmer's letter to Yang
After talks broke down on Saturday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent this letter to to Yahoo chief Jerry Yang, signalling the end of the epic takeover attempt.
ZDNet Australia |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 5th Jun 2007 21:40 UTC
Via Technologies has unfurled a prototype for a mini notebook that will compete against similar small computers touted by Samsung and Intel, but sell for less. The Taiwanese company is also showing off motherboards that will appear in smart phones in about a year.
OS News |
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SAP apps to be on RIM’s BlackBerrys
SAP and RIM have announced a 'co-innovation' partnership which will see all the enterprise-software company's applications made natively available on the BlackBerry smartphone.
ZDNet Australia |
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iPlayer piling the pressure on worried ISPs
ISPs are unhappy for the simple reason that usage is starting to clog their networks, and have suggested that the BBC should pay to offset this congestion. Despite some use of P2P by the BBC, it is merely doing what YouTube does, only at a higher quality and more bandwidth-intensive level.
Accountancy Age |
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Publisher Tested the Waters Online, Then Dove In
The niche publisher I.D.G. has been working out the answers to some big mainstream questions. The biggest: Can print media survive the transition to the Internet?
New York Times |
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Another Phone/Internet Outage Affects Thousands
For the second time in a week, people living in Hazard are without phone and internet services. The problem started with a utility pole fire and then a house fire. One even knocked out power for a short time this morning.
WYMT Mountain News |
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Startup challenges the mighty eBay with lower online auction fees
Imagine a stock market for all your stuff, a place for buying, selling and figuring the value of your car, cell phone, designer handbag or dusty bottle of wine.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Rejected Microsoft rounds on Yahoo! over Google deal
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, has warned Yahoo! that it faces ruin if it pushes ahead with a planned advertising deal with arch- rival Google.
Daily Telegraph |
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