Saturday, March 7, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 07/03/2009



Microsoft's new system easier for browser switch (Reuters)

Eric Victorson is shown in his home in Issaquah, Wash. Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, as he takes a call regarding a possible job interview. At lower right, Victorson rests his hand on the last paycheck he received before he lost his job as a business systems analyst and contractor for Microsoft Corp. last October. Victorson was surprised to find out that his unemployment benefits were subject to tax, which dramatically lowered his 2008 tax refund. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Reuters - Microsoft Corp is developing a feature in its new operating system that allows users to turn off Internet Explorer and other key Microsoft programs.



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Internet Explorer will come with 'off' switch in Windows 7 (AFP)

Microsoft has announced that a control panel in its next-generation computer operating system will let users shut off Internet Explorer 8 and other built-in programs. The news comes less than two months after the European Commission sent Microsoft a Statement of Objections accusing the US software giant of unfairly tying Internet Explorer (IE) to Windows.(DDP/AFP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Microsoft has announced that a control panel in its next-generation computer operating system will let users shut off Internet Explorer 8 and other built-in programs.



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Microsoft to let PC users turn off IE Web browser (AP)
AP - A single check box deep in the guts of the next version of Windows is giving Microsoft Corp. watchers a peek at how the software maker plans to keep European antitrust regulators from marring a crucial software launch.
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Windows 7's IE 'Off' Switch: What Took So Long? (PC World)
PC World - In a Windows first, Microsoft has confirmed you'll be able to remove Internet Explorer and other previously integrated programs from the Windows 7 operating system. Internet Explorer 8 will be one of nine new options on the "Windows Features" customizable control panel. Windows Media Player and Windows Search are among the other services being added to the list.
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India's Satyam cleared to sell majority stake (AP)
AP - India's Satyam Computer Services Ltd. has received clearance to sell off a majority stake through a competitive global bidding process, the troubled software services company said Friday.
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Vista SP2 Release Candidate Gets a Wider Audience (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has unleashed its Vista Service Pack 2 release candidate to a wider audience for testing. The operating system update, which covers both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, features improvements based on extensive feedback from Microsoft customers, the software giant said.
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Windows Security Patches Coming Next Week (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will release three sets of security updates next Tuesday, fixing at least one critical bug in its Windows operating system.
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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)

Microsoft 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.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)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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