High-tech Israeli-Palestinian firm defies barriers (AFP)
AFP - Zvi Schreiber's new software links users across the globe, but in order to meet the Palestinian engineers who helped create it he must drive to a petrol station in the middle of the desert.
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Microsoft Customers Face License Hurdle to Online Apps (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft promoted more of its Web-based software offerings at its Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans this week, but some analysts say the company's enterprise licensing terms provide little incentive for large customers to move away from its on-premise products.
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'Tasks' software is Gmail Labs first graduate (AFP)
AFP - Google Labs brainchild "Tasks" graduated from the sandbox on Tuesday as the Internet giant seeks to entice computer users to switch from packaged software to programs offered online as services.
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Microsoft Office users attacked by cybercriminals (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp warned that cybercriminals have attacked users of its Office software for Windows PCs, exploiting a programing flaw that the software giant has yet to repair.
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What Me Worry? Ballmer Shrugs Off Google Chrome OS (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shrugged off Google's planned Chrome Operating System on Tuesday at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans.
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Microsoft vs. Google: Office Web Will Kill Google Docs (PC World)
PC World - As Google positions itself for a future of web-based operating systems and applications, a new reality is about to intervene: Microsoft Office 2010, with both web and stand-alone versions, will kill Google Docs. Long live, Office Web!
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Windows Azure Will Be a Pay-As-You-Go Cloud Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has taken the wraps off its business and partner models for Windows Azure -- a services platform that enables computing applications to be hosted and run at the software giant's data centers.
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Microsoft CEO laughs off Google OS challenge (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp's chief executive attempted to laugh off the challenge of Google Inc's planned computer operating system on Tuesday, conceding only that it was "interesting".
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Want to Put Android on Your Netbook? Try This (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google-ites and open-source lovers may now have a project to tide them over until the release of the upcoming Chrome OS. The good folks over at the LiveAndroid project have managed to create a bootable CD running the Google Android 1.5 (Cupcake) operating system. It's pretty buggy, though, so be warned.
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Office Web Apps: Five Questions (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's upcoming Office 2010 is news alone, but what really excited the tech world was the announcement of a free online version of the software, called Office Web Apps. The company already offers a bundle of cloud software over Windows Live -- including mail, storage, and blogging tools -- but taking its paid software onto the free, online world is a bold move. That raises some questions:
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Windows 7: Not Done Yet, but Close (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft gave an update on Windows 7 this week, outlining a timeline for the release of the upcoming operating system to manufacturers. The company noted that you shouldn't "believe everything you read on the Internet" and proceeded to set the record straight.
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Verizon's App Store Plans Likely to Irk Phone Makers (PC World)
PC World - Verizon want to use its muscle as a major U.S. carrier to pull smart phone applications into its own online application store. To that end, Verizon is hosting a Verizon Developer Community Conference on July 28 to encourage developers to design software for the carrier's phones.
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Who Wants Windows 7? "We Do!" Users Say (PC World)
PC World - The closer you are to Windows 7, the more you like it. That's what supporters of the new operating system say. To them, reports that 60 percent of IT admins aren't planning to deploy Microsoft's newest simply don't make sense.
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Take Two reduces forecast, delays game launch (Reuters)
Reuters - Take Two Interactive Software Inc cut its financial outlook for the next two quarters due to the delayed release of its BioShock 2 video game and lower-than-expected retail orders for other titles.
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Microsoft Office 2010: Questions and Answers (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is expanding its horizons with its newly revealed Office 2010 software suite. The updated Office will be available in two separate formats: a traditional PC-based edition and a completely Web-based version. Both products are expected to be released in the first half of 2010.
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Software AG Makes Takeover Bid for IDS Scheer (PC World)
PC World - Infrastructure software vendor Software AG said Monday it would launch a public takeover bid for IDS Scheer, a maker of BPM (business process management) software.
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Office 2010 test opens; free Web versions later (AP)
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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Take-Two cuts outlook on BioShock 2 delay (AP)
AP - Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. plunged 13 percent in after-hours trading after the video game maker cut its financial outlook, citing lackluster orders from retailers and the delay of a popular new title.
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Microsoft Office 2010 Will Include Free Versions Online (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft unveiled a technical preview of Office 2010 at its 2009 Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans on Monday and said it intends to invite tens of thousands of business partners to test the new software in advance of the suite's commercial release in the first half of next year.
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Online Microsoft Office Apps Will Challenge Google Apps (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a move to combat the growing use of Google Apps, Microsoft told developers on Monday it will make the key applications in its Office 2010 suite available free online. The announcement came at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans.
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