Hands-on video guide to Windows 7 (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Now that Microsoft has made the Windows 7 beta available for public download, many people are trying to figure out what's new and different. And many others not willing to risk their PCs by installing a beta OS are curious, too. (Thinking of installing the beta yourself? Use InfoWorld's free Windows Sentinel applet to see if it's compatible with Windows 7.)
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Wipro quarterly profit rises 9 pct to $185 million (AP)
AP - Software services provider Wipro Ltd. said quarterly net profit rose 9 percent from a year earlier, but warned revenue from its mainstay business is set to fall as customers halt expansion plans amid the global downturn.
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IBM sees strong '09 profit, but recent sales down (AP)
AP - IBM Corp. forecast significantly higher profits for 2009 than Wall Street expected, a surprisingly bullish sign that reflects IBM's belief it can outmaneuver the financial crisis by focusing on landing high-margin services and software contracts. Shares leaped 4 percent in extended trading.
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Adobe to publish streaming specification (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems plans to publish its RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) specification for high-performance transmission of audio, video, and data between Adobe Flash technologies, the company said Tuesday.
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Massive Theft of Credit Card Numbers Reported (PC World)
PC World - A payment processor responsible for handling about 100 million credit card transactions every month disclosed today that thieves had used malicious software in its network in 2008 to steal an unknown number of credit card numbers.
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IBM Could Face Mainframe Antitrust Investigation in Europe (PC World)
PC World - Florida mainframe manufacturer T3 Technologies has filed a formal complaint against IBM with the European Union's antitrust authority, it said Tuesday. In its complaint, T3 accuses IBM of refusing to sell its mainframe operating system to customers wanting to run it on computers made by T3.
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Cisco to sell servers with virtualization: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc plans to start selling servers equipped with virtualization software as early as March, The New York Times reported on Monday, a move that could position it for tough competition with Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM.
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IBM Offers Online Collaboration with LotusLive (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Joining the parade of business software moving onto the Internet, IBM launched an online suite of services Monday at IBM Lotusphere 2009 in Orlando, Fla.
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SAP, IBM to roll out first joint software "Alloy" in March (Reuters)
Reuters - IBM, the world's largest technology services company, and German software company SAP AG plan to roll out their first jointly developed software product in March, the two companies said on Monday.
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EC Could Strip Internet Explorer From Windows (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft violated European Commission rules by tying Internet Explorer to its market-dominating operating system, the commission said in a preliminary ruling. The EC said that tie shields Microsoft from head-to-head competition with rival Web browsers.
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Virus spreads quickly, but may be a dud (AP)
AP - A computer virus that may leave Microsoft Windows users vulnerable to digital hijacking is spreading through companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia, already infecting close to 9 million machines, according to a private online security firm.
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EU accuses Microsoft of harming browser competition (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Commission accused Microsoft Corp on Friday of stymieing competition by bundling its Internet Explorer Web browser with Windows systems, firing the latest salvo in an expensive, years-long battle with the software titan.
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Conficker Worm Attack Getting Worse: Here's How to Protect Yourself (PC World)
PC World - Millions of Windows computers have been infected by a new computer worm dubbed "Conficker." The situation is "not getting better," but rather is "getting worse," according to security software vendor F-Secure.
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EU tells Microsoft to change IE marketing (AP)
AP - The European Union said Friday that Microsoft Corp.'s practice of selling the Internet Explorer browser together with its Windows operating system violates EU antitrust rules.
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Salesforce.com Rolls Out the Service Cloud (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Salesforce.com on Thursday rolled out its next-generation solution for customer service. Dubbed Service Cloud, the new software is built on the Force.com platform and leverages the benefits of cloud computing.
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Windows 7 Beta Reviewers Praise Microsoft's OS (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Windows 7 beta buzz is alive and strong a week after Microsoft made the operating system available to the masses.
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Microsoft Uses Mac In PC-Only App Advertisement (PC World)
PC World - Busted! In an apparent gaff that undermines Microsoft's multi-million dollar "I'm a PC" campaign an ad for a PC-only software program Songsmith, made by Microsoft, features a MacBook Pro.
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Autodesk to cut 750 jobs, sees 4Q loss (AP)
AP - Autodesk Inc., the software company that has lost its leader to Yahoo, is cutting 750 jobs, or about 10 percent of its work force to cut expenses and expects to report a loss rather than a profit for the fourth quarter.
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Forrester: Be Careful Negotiating SaaS Contracts (PC World)
PC World - As SaaS (software as a service) applications continue to gain momentum, customers should take certain precautions when negotiating contracts, a Forrester Research analyst said on Thursday.
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Intel, Microsoft, HP Sued for Alleged Patent Infringement (PC World)
PC World - The feature to quickly recover data in PCs and Windows is under attack. Data recovery firm Xpoint earlier this week sued IT giants including Intel, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft for infringing on patents to quickly restore data in the event of corrupted hardware or software.
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