Hacker gets 4 years in prison over malware install (AP)
AP - A Los Angeles computer security consultant has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for using malicious software that turned thousands of computers into "zombies" so he could steal private information.
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HP Launches New Support Software, Printers for SMBs (PC World)
PC World - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced new products to help small and medium business save money, including printers and software that improves remote support services.
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Microsoft Not Hurting Creative Suite, Adobe CTO Says (PC World)
PC World - Adobe Systems may be feeling the pinch from the recession, but it insists that it isn't losing business to Microsoft.
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Adobe to miss 1Q revenue target (AP)
AP - Adobe Systems Inc. late Wednesday warned that first-quarter revenue won't meet analysts' estimates amid a business downturn, but said earnings will still meet forecasts.
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NetSuite Tries to Lure Sage Customers (PC World)
PC World - On-demand ERP vendor NetSuite is offering Sage Software customers at least 50 percent off their NetSuite fees for the first year if they switch away from its rival's products, NetSuite said on Wednesday.
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Microsoft Office: An Advertising Platform (PC World)
PC World - We may see an ad-supported version of Microsoft Office after all. Yesterday, at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Business Division president Stephen Elop said Microsoft would release an ad-supported version of Microsoft Office 14 -- Office 14 is expected to hit stores in 2010. Elop said the purpose behind releasing a free version of Microsoft Office with ads displayed alongside the workspace was to draw "pirate customers into the revenue stream." "We want to draw them into the Windows family," Elop said, according to Silicon Valley Insider. "And maybe there's an up sell opportunity later."
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Amazon's Kindle e-books now on Apple iPhone, iPod (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc iPhone and iPod Touch users can now read books on their devices using software from Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic reader, boosting shares of the online retailer 5 percent.
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Microsoft Eyes Better Searches, Bigger Market Share (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft wants a bigger share of the Internet search market, and while a deal to partner or acquire Yahoo's search business has not materialized, the software giant is taking steps to compete. Tests of a search network code-named Kumo are being done internally.
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AccuRev looks to woo ClearCase users (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Seeking to invade a competitor's turf in the software change and configuration management space, AccuRev unveiled this week its ClearCase Upgrade Program, enabling ClearCase users to purchase the AccuRev SCCM system for less than the cost of their current IBM Rational maintenance agreement.
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Foxit's ESlick Challenges Kindle With PDF Prowess (PC World)
PC World - Foxit Software is hot on the heels of Amazon.com and Sony in developing an e-book reader that quickly and accurately renders widely-used PDF files.
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Adobe Sees Q1 Revenues Missing its Target (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Software maker Adobe Systems Inc warned that quarterly revenue missed its forecast, but said cost cutting should allow it to post profits in line with company targets, sending shares nearly 5 percent higher.
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SAP to Plug BI Into Business All-In-One (PC World)
PC World - SAP is planning to infuse its Business All-in-One ERP (enterprise resource planning) product for midsized companies with preconfigured BI (business intelligence) software from its Business Objects division, the company announced Wednesday at the Cebit conference in Hanover, Germany.
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Microsoft testing new Internet search engine Kumo (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is testing a new Internet search engine it hopes will power the US software giant out of distant third place in a market dominated by Google.
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Security Vendor Dr. Web Combines Mobile, Desktop AV (PC World)
PC World - Russian security company Dr. Web is offering its latest security product for Windows Mobile free to subscribers of its Enterprise Suite 4.4 antivirus and antispam software.
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EU eases antitrust policing of Microsoft (AFP)
AFP - The European Commission said on Wednesday it was easing monitoring of Microsoft's compliance with a landmark 2004 antitrust ruling against the US software giant.
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IBM, Foxconn Aim to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Asia (PC World)
PC World - IBM has teamed up with China's largest electronics exporter, Foxconn Technology, to take charge of expanding the use of GreenCert software, which aims at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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EU exec amends Microsoft antitrust monitoring (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Commission said on Wednesday that it would use ad hoc technical consultants instead of a "monitoring trustee" to ensure software giant Microsoft complied with a 2004 antitrust decision.
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EU Exec Amends Microsoft Antitrust Monitoring (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The European Commission said on Wednesday that it would use ad hoc technical consultants instead of a "monitoring trustee" to ensure software giant Microsoft complied with a 2004 antitrust decision.
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Google CEO wishes Microsoft, Yahoo! luck on search (AFP)
AFP - Google chief executive Eric Schmidt wished rivals Microsoft and Yahoo! luck on Tuesday in competing on Web search but took aim at the software giant for what he called a "history" of trying to "restrict consumer choice."
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Skype Gives Away High-quality Audio Codec (PC World)
PC World - Skype will license a high-quality audio codec in its latest VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software to any developer or vendor free of charge, the eBay subsidiary announced Tuesday.
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