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| NewsFactor - McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands. |
Nov 20, 2008 18:22:46 GMT
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| InfoWorld - A few years ago, self-proclaimed nondeveloper Kevin Smith worked for a software company that tried to build a project tracking tool using Microsoft .Net. Some 15 developers spent a year with little success. "After burning though a million dollars and still without a product, the company called it quits," says Smith, now managing partner of NextWave Performance, a consultancy in Denver, Colo. |
Nov 20, 2008 11:00:00 GMT
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| Reuters - Microsoft Corp's upcoming security software is not designed to take sales from Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc as it is a stripped-down, free product that focuses purely on anti-virus protection, a Microsoft executive said. |
Nov 20, 2008 02:20:02 GMT
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081119/tc_afp/usitinternetcompanymicrosofttakeoveryahoo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081119/capt.cps.ogn08.201108000033.photo00.photo.default-369x512.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=0peHPdpHqOQGqR5gIDuihg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer, seen here in May 2008, on Wednesday ruled out making another takeover bid for Yahoo but said the US software giant remains open to a partnership on Internet search.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer on Wednesday ruled out making another takeover bid for Yahoo but said the US software giant remains open to a partnership on Internet search.</p><br clear="all"/> |
Nov 19, 2008 23:01:27 GMT
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| NewsFactor - Microsoft plans to stop accepting paid subscriptions to Windows Live OneCare in mid-2009. The security software is slated to be replaced by a free offering code-named Morro, which will focus on providing consumer PCs with core protection from viruses, spyware, rootkits, trojans and other forms of malware. |
Nov 19, 2008 21:52:29 GMT
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| NewsFactor - IBM plans to buy Transitive to help its customers cut costs. Big Blue announced Tuesday that it will acquire the Los Gatos, Calif.-based virtualization-software company for an undisclosed amount. |
Nov 19, 2008 17:33:50 GMT
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081119/tc_afp/usitsoftwarecompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081119/capt.cps.ogk18.191108172806.photo00.photo.default-512x352.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=lKibN63kdssKl7PerWdi1A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Microsoft has announced plans to offer free anti-virus software to PC users starting next year.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft has announced plans to offer free anti-virus software to PC users starting next year.</p><br clear="all"/> |
Nov 19, 2008 16:28:46 GMT
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081119/tc_nm/us_ntt_docomo_kt_freetel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081119/2008_11_19t033838_450x329_us_ntt_docomo_kt_freetel.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=LNJyi.pLuzaq500sLecEiA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo 's mobile phones are displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo November 19, 2008. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc and South Korean partner KTF Co will jointly develop a smartphone using Google Inc software for launch next year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> |
Nov 19, 2008 08:39:01 GMT
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081119/tc_nm/us_microsoft_malware"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081119/2008_11_18t210225_450x281_us_microsoft_malware.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=cVR6hlXZoESpKnLFITKy0w--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="A worker fixes a spotlight at the Microsoft exhibit of the CeBIT fair in Hanover in this March 3, 2008 file photo. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp said Wednesday it will discontinue sales of its subscription PC security service and instead offer free software to help protect computers from viruses, spyware and other threats.</p><br clear="all"/> |
Nov 19, 2008 02:03:13 GMT
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| InfoWorld - Adobe Systems at its Adobe Max 2008 conference Tuesday heralded a slew of new technologies, including links between its Flex application development platform and Microsoft's Visual Studio software development platform. |
Nov 18, 2008 23:30:00 GMT
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| Reuters - International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire privately-owned Transitive Corp, whose technology helps businesses use software on IBM computers that was designed to run on rival systems. |
Nov 18, 2008 22:00:27 GMT
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| PC Magazine - Although Microsoft launched its third version of the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio on Monday, don't expect the software maker to actually produce its own robots. But what does the future hold? Microsoft's general manager of its robotics studio explains. |
Nov 18, 2008 02:22:50 GMT
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| <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/software/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081118/tc_nm/us_divx"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081118/2008_11_17t192232_450x297_us_divx.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=ynyaqXnD_5i.bjHYifugOg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="People walk past Yahoo! offices in Santa Monica, California in this May 19, 2008 file photo. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Video compression software maker DivX Inc said on Monday it filed a lawsuit against Yahoo Inc for planning to end a two-year advertising services agreement.</p><br clear="all"/> |
Nov 18, 2008 00:23:24 GMT
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| NewsFactor - Adobe Systems is poised to launch several key enhancements to its Adobe Flash platform in San Francisco this week at its MAX 2008 conference. |
Nov 17, 2008 21:52:32 GMT
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| InfoWorld - Coverity is shipping its Coverity Architecture Analyzer software to help software architects ensure that their intended designs are implemented. |
Nov 17, 2008 19:15:00 GMT
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