Monday, July 13, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 13/07/2009



Office 2010 test opens; free Web versions later (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009 file photo, the Microsoft logo is seen at the company's exhibit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Microsoft Corp. is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at Office 2010, but it's still keeping Web-based versions of Word, Excel and its other go-to programs under wraps. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Microsoft Corp. is giving a select group of technology-savvy testers an early peek at its Office 2010 software, but it's keeping a key development آ— free Web-based versions of programs such as Word and Excel آ— under wraps a little while longer.



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Survey Says Most Companies Won't Deploy Windows 7 (PC World)
PC World - Nearly six in 10 companies have no plans to deploy Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, due for release in October, according to a new survey.
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Microsoft moving Office online in duel with Google (AFP)

Microsoft on Monday said that the 2010 version of its popular Office software will feature online collaboration as the technology giant duels AFP - Microsoft on Monday said that the 2010 version of its popular Office software will feature online collaboration as the technology giant duels "in the cloud" with Internet titan Google.



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Is Your Office Wary of Windows 7? (PC World)
PC World - Windows 7 pre-orders may be burning up the charts, but many users are apparently still reluctant to switch over to Microsoft's newest operating system. This is particularly true for businesses that are a little upgrade-wary after investing in Vista, while others are reluctant to give up on Redmond's classic XP system. Compounding the temptation not to switch was news earlier this year that Microsoft wasn't making life easy for XPers migrating to the new OS.
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Microsoft takes on Google with free Office programs (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will release a free version of its dominant Office software that users can access over the Web, catching up with products that arch rival Google Inc launched three years ago.
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Office 2010 looks solid and smooth (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Say what you will about the Windows monopoly, it was Office that made Microsoft's fortune. After all, what's an OS without applications? Over the years, Microsoft evolved a humble word processor and spreadsheet into a tightly integrated suite of groupware and productivity applications. Today you'll scarcely find a business desktop without Microsoft Office installed.
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Six in 10 companies plan to skip Windows 7: survey (Reuters)
Reuters - Six in 10 companies in a survey plan to skip the purchase of Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 computer operating system, many of them to pinch pennies and others over concern about compatibility with their existing applications.
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Microsoft Previews Office 2010 to Developers (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - At its Worldwide Partner Conference Monday, Microsoft unveiled the next generation of one of the most popularly used pieces of software in history, Microsoft Office, delivering a "Technical Preview" to partners and developers.
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Adobe readies ColdFusion upgrade (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems is rolling out on Monday public beta versions of ColdFusion 9, which is the latest version of the company's Web development platformأ‚آ that leveragesأ‚آ server-side services, and the accompanying ColdFusion Builder IDE, for rapid development of ColdFusion applications.
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Chrome, Android Have Different Jobs, Google Says (PC World)
PC World - Google's emerging Chrome operating system won't squeeze out Android, according to Andy Rubin, the company's vice president of mobile engineering platforms.
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Rosetta Stone sues Google over trademark (AFP)

A view of the headquarters of the internet search engine company Google in Mountain View, California. Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - Rosetta Stone, a language-learning software producer, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against Google for infringing its trademark through Google's AdWords online advertising program.



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Intel Confirms It Helped Develop Google's Chrome OS (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Intel has confirmed that it has been working with Google to develop the just-announced Chrome Operating System for netbooks, a potential competitor to Microsoft's Windows franchise.
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Chrome and More Chrome, That Pesky Botnet (PC World)
PC World - This was quite a week for big IT news, what with Google announcing it plans to release the Chrome operating system and the attack on U.S. government, South Korean and other Web sites from a botnet whose origin remained unknown as of this writing. And those were just the stories that scored the biggest headlines.
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Rosetta Stone sues Google over policy change (AP)
AP - Rosetta Stone Inc. on Friday sued Google Inc. for trademark infringement, alleging that a change in the search giant's policy facilitates the unauthorized use of its brand by competitors and software pirates.
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Dell May Test Google's Chrome OS (PC World)
PC World - Dell on Friday said it would consider testing Google's upcoming Chrome operating system, but didn't commit to offering the Linux-based OS in future products.
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Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC users (AP)
AP - Antivirus software cuts two ways. It's great at blocking known viruses, but it can sometimes misfire, mistakenly flagging clean files as malicious. That sends a computer into a tailspin trying to clean up stuff that's supposed to be on there.
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Microsoft Finally Patches ActiveX (PC World)
PC World - As usual on the upcoming Patch Tuesday next week, Microsoft will be issuing a series of critical patches to fix security vulnerabilities for its popular Windows computer operating system.
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Google CEO: New operating system changes the game (AP)

Google co-founder Larry Page, left, and Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt, speak to reporters at the annual Allen & Co.'s media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.



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Microsoft Formally Launches Silverlight 3 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - At a special event in San Francisco today, Microsoft announced the availability of Silverlight 3, the latest version of its plugin competitor to Adobe's Flash Player. A companion piece of software, Expressions 3, was also announced.
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Google CEO to discuss his role on Apple's board (Reuters)

An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Christian HartmannReuters - Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said he will talk to Apple Inc about how his role on its board might change after Google's move to launch a new operating system.



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