Given latest in OO-XML vs. ODF, Microsoft must reconsider its ...
ZDNet - USA
OO-XML is a new Microsoft-authored XML-based productivity format that Microsoft would prefer to see the world adopt as a standard. Its position of strength ...
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Microsoft: Not Behind Russia Piracy Case
ENT News - USA
Microsoft Corp., responding to a plea from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, said Tuesday it had no role in Russia's investigation of a school ...

Note to Microsoft: Marketing is Supposed to Help Your Brand
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Carl Howe (Blackfriars Communications) submits: OK, I am often pretty harsh on Microsoft (MSFT), mostly because the Zune launch and the Vista restrictions ...
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Microsoft and Symantec Controversy
TMCnet - USA
The release of Vista by Microsoft (News - Alert) recently has raised more concerns than the “Wow” factor that the company advertises. ...
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HP Enhances the Microsoft Windows Vista Experience with New ...
Enterprise Networks & Servers - USA
HP has announced Microsoft Windows Vista is available across its consumer and business product portfolios beginning with the new operating system's launch ...
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Microsoft ignores Vista upgrade loophole
iT News - Australia
Microsoft will not close a loophole that offers consumers a cheaper way to upgrade to Windows Vista. As vnunet.com reported last week, users can install the ...
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Microsoft judge hopes to publish EU antitrust ruling before his ...
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The judge due to rule on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against the European Commission's antitrust order said Monday he hoped to publish ...
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Dow rises after Wal-Mart, Nasdaq sags on Microsoft
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
Renewed merger and acquisition activity would have normally boosted the major indexes, but Microsoft's drop below $30.00 made it the biggest negative ...
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Microsoft steers clear of Russian piracy case
MarketWatch - USA
Secondary-school teacher Alexander Ponosov is accused of possessing pirated versions of Microsoft software. Gorbachev and Russian Parliament member ...
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Microsoft's Live OneCare and McAfee software fails to secure Vista
Mobile Digest - London,England,UK
Independent research released last week suggests that several of pieces of anti-virus software, including Microsoft's own latest offering, fail to fully ...
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Microsoft push on XML irks industry
Times of India - New Delhi,India
BANGALORE: Microsoft is now being accused of monopoly of a different nature. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant has put the Microsoft Office Open ...
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Ulanoff: Microsoft Windows Vista's Nine Most Annoying Features
FOX News - USA
30: Japanese retail employees hold up copies of Windows Vista as the new Microsoft operating system goes on sale at midnight local time. ...
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Microsoft Offers To Share Ad Revenue With Game Developers
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
Under the program, Microsoft will pay as much as 20% of the gross revenue, depending on the kind of game developed. By Sharon Gaudin ...
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US-CERT Alert: Microsoft Releases Security Advisory for Unpatched ...
Internet Ad Sales (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
February 5, 2007 -- Microsoft has released Security Advisory 932553 to address a new vulnerability that affects multiple versions of Microsoft Office. ...
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Upgrading to Microsoft's latest OS may cause issues for Apple ...
DailyTech - Chicago,IL,USA
Apple is recommending that iTunes users wait before upgrading their PCs to Windows Vista, the latest operating system from Microsoft. ...
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Microsoft bumps support prices for Windows, Office
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
Microsoft's per-incident customer support prices were quietly bumped last week as the company rolled out the newest version of its operating system, ...
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Alternative network to Google, Microsoft
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
... will market AdMomentum as an option for Web sites that want to be less dependent on Google and other large ad networks operated by Yahoo! and Microsoft. ...
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Microsoft Warns Excel Users of Zero Day Attacks
TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA
Following reports of zero day attacks, Microsoft has alerted both cross-platform Excel users to use caution when opening or saving file attachments. ...
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World: Microsoft extends hand-held lead
Ottawa Citizen (subscription) - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, took a bigger share of sales for mobile devices from Research In Motion Ltd. last year, ...
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Several digital music players are not functioning well with ...
High Tech Lounge - New York,NY,USA
Yes, this is exactly what Microsoft wants: an issue with one of the most popular portable electronics on the planet. Turns out that several digital music ...
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Can the FSF derail the Microsoft-Novell Suse pact?
ZDNet - USA
The crosscurrents are still swirling around Microsoft's deal with Novell to resell Suse Linux. And the Free Software Foundation may have found an avenue to ...
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Microsoft Courts OpenID
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
Bill Gates touts collaboration with an open source identity framework to augment Microsoft's Windows CardSpace initiative and Web security standards. ...
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Apple Envy Seizes Microsoft
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Trends in the data that have to be massively disconcerting to Microsoft management (not to mention its external shareholders). Dripping, gloppy Apple (AAPL) ...
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Microsoft to Share Ad Revenue With Casual Game Developers
DailyTech - Chicago,IL,USA
Microsoft today unveiled plans to share a percentage of in-game advertising revenue from MSN Games with its casual game developers. ...
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Microsoft planning new wireless software
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
AP - Microsoft Corp. plans a launch this spring of its next-generation operating system for wireless devices, Windows Mobile 6, which is important for the ...
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Could Apple overtake Microsoft?
Scripps News - Washington,DC,USA
Not that long ago, anyone suggesting that Apple might some day be as large as _ or even larger than _ Microsoft would have been laughed out of the room. ...
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Vista most secure Microsoft software, not perfect
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
That's the metaphor Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gate evoked Tuesday while speaking to an annual get together of 15000 computer security experts in San ...
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Microsoft NZ cites privacy concerns in police investigation
CNET.com.au - Australia
Software giant Microsoft has been under the spotlight in New Zealand for refusing to promptly pass on to police information needed to crack a string of ...
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Sun ODF plug-in talks Microsoft Office
Computer Business Review - UK
Sun Microsystems Inc has always promoted StarOffice, and its open source cousin OpenOffice, has always compatibility with Microsoft Office. ...
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Microsoft plans twelve February fixes
What PC? - UK
Microsoft is planning to issue twelve security bulletins during this Tuesday monthly patch release, including a pair of fixes for vulnerabilities in Office ...
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Microsoft's OOXML Format Receives More Setbacks
Wired Blogs - USA
Microsoft has received another couple of setbacks in its bid to control office document formats. Microsoft’s Open Office XML document format has been ...
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Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
ZDNet - USA
Microsoft's own antivirus software, Live OneCare, is unable to fully protect Vista users against viruses, and one of security firm McAfee's antivirus ...
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EU Microsoft Judge: Ruling by September
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The judge due to rule on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against the European Commission's antitrust order said Monday he hoped to publish his ...
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Microsoft Promotes Bryan Trussel To XBLA Manager
Gamasutra - San Francisco,CA,USA
Following this morning's news that Xbox Live Arcade group manager Greg Canessa has joined casual game studio PopCap, a Microsoft spokesperson has told ...
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Microsoft raises Vista tech support costs for consumers
Macworld - San Francisco,CA,USA
Microsoft has significantly raised what it charges retail customers for technical support for its latest software, Windows Vista and Office 2007, ...
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Sea search for missing Microsoft scientist
Xinhua - Beijing,China
5 (Xinhuanet) -- The US Coast Guard called off its search, but friends and colleagues at Microsoft launched a massive private search over the weekend for ...
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Security headaches for Excel users as Microsoft warns of zero-day ...
TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia
Microsoft is advising Excel users to “exercise extreme caution” when opening unsolicited attachments from known and unknown users. ...
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EditDelete Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6 By Brad Linder Microsoft's also attempted to clear up the confusion surrounding its naming conventions. No more Windows Mobile Smartphone, Pocket PC, and Pocket PC Phone Edition. Now you've got Windows Mobile 6 Standard (Windows Mobile phones without ... Download Squad - http://www.downloadsquad.com Microsoft puts the lid on an eBay power seller By Gary E. Sattler (NASDAQ:EBAY) has quickly responded and removed a percentage of listings by a seller known as ChicagoComputerBroker at the request of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT). It seems that Microsoft has filed suit against the named eBay power ... Blogging Stocks - http://www.bloggingstocks.com Beta Updates available through Microsoft Update! From now on, any new builds that are released for WLMd will also be available through Microsoft Update. So, in the next couple days, everyone should see a notification letting them know that an update is available. ... Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta - http://morethanmail.spaces.live.com/ OpenID Gets a Boost From Microsoft Microsoft Infocard Well, the headline comes from O'Reilly Radar, and it's true. But an alternative would be along the lines of "Microsoft comes to OpenID's rescue". The point is that OpenID was torpedoed below the waterline on January ... Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog - http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/ Advance Notice-Microsoft Updates February 13, 2007 By Corrine(Corrine) Microsoft is planning to release the updates described below on 13 ... Also included will be an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. ... Five Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. ... Security Garden - http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/index.html Microsoft's anti-virus failure (and V-day) Microsoft's Windows Windows Live OneCare has already failed a major security test. Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin has revealed that Microsoft's much-touted antivirus product, Live OneCare, is one of four similar ... Computerworld Blogs - Security - http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/taxonomy/term/2/all Microsoft pledges support for OpenID By Daniel Fleshbourne Microsoft Corp. has thrown its weight behind OpenID, an emerging Web authentication standard. The announcement was made Tuesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco during a joint keynote by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Chief ... Neowin.net - http://www.neowin.net Space Giraffe is in Microsoft's hands now By Richard Mitchell According to the latest blog post on Jeff Minter's personal blog, Space Giraffe, the uber trippy Live Arcade shooter, is heading off to Microsoft, where its ultimate fate will be decided. As Minter puts it, "The release to MS is a ... Xbox 360 Fanboy - http://www.xbox360fanboy.com Office 2007 Training Fears Are Overblown, Microsoft Exec Says Q&A: Microsoft executive Chris Capossela claims in an interview that despite fears among IT managers, companies won’t have to develop big end-user training programs for Office 2007. Computerworld Breaking News - http://www.computerworld.com Microsoft Search: Live.com Now 2+ Years - How They Doing? By rustybrick Microsoft officially launched their search product on November 11, 2004, almost two years and three months ago. A WebmasterWorld thread asks, "so after two years has MSN finally got it right?" So far, Webmasters are saying no. ... Search Engine Roundtable - http://www.seroundtable.com/ Oxlo to Provide Integrations for Microsoft Next Generation DMS Infonizer and Oxlo are both strategic Microsoft partners including participation in Microsoft's recently announced Automotive Retail Solutions program, with Infonizer developing and marketing the next generation Dealer Management System ... Mobius Venture Capital, Inc. Headlines - http://www.mobiusvc.com Microsoft Ignores Vista Upgrade Loophole Microsoft will not close a loophole that offers consumers a cheaper way to upgrade to Windows Vista. Users can install the upgrade version of the new operating system as a fresh installation, even if they do not currently own a licensed ... OSNews - http://www.osnews.com/ Microsoft offers up laptop totes for the ladies By Evan Blass Case in point: whenever we're in the market for a new operating system, Microsoft is always right up there among our top three finalists; however, when we're trying to pick up a new laptop bag for our sweetheart, a "Made in Redmond" ... Engadget - http://www.engadget.com Microsoft and OpenID By Dick This morning Microsoft announced they would support OpenID in future identity server products. Although this is a huge endorsement for OpenID, there will likely be many people that are fearful of what Microsoft’s involvement may do to ... Identity 2.0 - http://identity20.com Closure. By Who da'Punk The Microsoft launch event was fine, though everyone in Cafe 34 was gasping in pain as it appeared that the Uno Live demo was falling apart, only to have it re-appear working. Head shaking and groans turned into relatively shocked ... Mini-Microsoft - http://minimsft.blogspot.com Gorby steps into Microsoft trial Former leader urges Bill Gates to stop teacher ending up in "Siberian prison camps". AL JAZEERA - http://english.aljazeera.net Microsoft & OpenID By Brad Fitzpatrick(Brad Fitzpatrick) Now people ask me what I think about Microsoft supporting it, using their InfoCards as the method of authentication.... I think it's great! ... Anyway, I and others at Six Apart are thrilled to see Microsoft supporting OpenID. Kudos! ... brad's life - http://brad.livejournal.com/ Microsoft's RSA Keynote Conversation: Where's the beef? By Mike Rothman Part of me wonders whether Microsoft will ever be able to impress me with a keynote. ... Microsoft is trying to push the conversation forward, but they aren't balancing that ... Given that Microsoft controls most of the users out there, ... Security Incite Rants - http://securityincite.com/blog/mike-rothman Greg Canessa leaves Microsoft for PopCap By Richard Mitchell Specifically, Canessa is leaving Microsoft to join PopCap, purveyors of fine casual games (including the recently released Heavy Weapon on XBLA). ... When asked about his departure from Microsoft, Canessa says that Live Arcade is now a ... Xbox 360 Fanboy - http://www.xbox360fanboy.com Note created February 9, 2007 Gmail - Google Alert - "microsoft" - mail.google.com/...

EditDelete Big Windfalls From YouTube, Google Pact Durham Herald Sun - Durham,NC,USA The Google deal also made instant millionaires out of at least 18 other YouTube employees, including Hurley's younger brother, Brent, and the office manager ... See all stories on this topic Google invites everyone to Mail IT Week - London,UK The Google spokesman explained that the move to open Gmail is part of an ongoing growth strategy for the company. "We have been doing this gradually to ... See all stories on this topic Google Incentives Fuel Debate About the Tactic WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA Raleigh — An incentive package that is valued at $260 million over the next 30 years and that landed a $600 million Google data center for Caldwell County ... See all stories on this topic Google wants some office action TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia While Google’s dream of a world where we not only use Google to search, but also for word processing and number crunching, may be a little way off, ... See all stories on this topic Truphone Talks VoIP to Google Talk PC World - USA They also pop up as "online" to their friends on Google Talk, so it is clear to other people when they can make a free call to them. ... See all stories on this topic Google still searching for recognition in Washington China Post - Taipei,Taiwan Two minutes before his introduction on stage Tuesday, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt walked across the ballroom of the Willard Intercontinental Hotel ... See all stories on this topic Google to Know You Internet Search Engine Database - USA Late last week, Google introduced personalized search results for all Google account holders. Whenever they are logged into a Google service, ... See all stories on this topic Reports: News Corp.-eBay talks slow Google-MySpace deal Milwaukee Business Journal - Milwaukee,WI,USA The potential deal is holding up a pact between Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and MySpace, the Wall Street Journal reported. News Corp. ... See all stories on this topic Princeton University joins Google book-scan project BizReport - USA Princeton University has confirmed that it will be partnering with search engine giant, Google, to make 1 million books from its collection available for ... See all stories on this topic Note created February 9, 2007 Gmail - Google Alert - "google" - mail.google.com/...

EditDelete Google on the move... By Victor Schiller Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) opened today at $468.05. So far, the stock has hit a low of $465.15 and a high of $468.94. As of 9:48 this morning, GOOG was trading at $467.95, down $2.06 (-0.44%) on about average volume. ... Blogging Stocks - http://www.bloggingstocks.com Beware: Competitor Hijacks Google Local Business Listing By rustybrick Google has the Google Local Business Center where you can add or edit your business listing in the Google Local results. I wrote about the edit business listing process before as well as wrote a really long one on How... Search Engine Roundtable - http://www.seroundtable.com/ Google Docs & Spreadsheets Now in More Languages By Librarian Central(Eric) Since Google Docs & Spreadsheets launched last October, we've received a lot of ... All of my students are now using Google Docs & Spreadsheets for all of our ... What's more, yesterday we launched Google Docs & Spreadsheets in 13 ... Google Librarian Central - http://librariancentral.blogspot.com/index.html Google Posts North Carolina Job Openings By Andy Beal It’s been just a few weeks since Google confirmed their plans to build a ... Google is looking for an experienced data center facilities manager to provide day-to-day oversight and management of a Google-operated data center facility. ... Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim... - http://www.marketingpilgrim.com