New Yahoo Mail beta unveiled, Cnet News, Sept 13 2005

New Yahoo Mail beta unveiled, Cnet News, Sept 13 2005

“Yahoo was set to unveil on Wednesday a limited public beta of its new Yahoo Mail service, featuring a new desktop e-mail application-type interface and faster response time.”

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Gates on Google, Cnet News, Sept 13 2005

“Would you buy Windows Vista?
For Bill Gates and Microsoft, that's the big question. This week at the software giant's Professional Developers Conference, Gates rallied the troops--software developers, Microsoft's most important audience--to build enthusiasm for Vista, the oft-delayed new version of Windows, and Office 12, an update to Microsoft's most profitable franchise.”

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VOIP provider discloses customer e-mail addresses, Cnet News, Sept 13 2005

“In a typical case of "oops," Internet telephony provider Packet8 last week accidentally disclosed the e-mail addresses of about 21,000 of its subscribers.”

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New lawsuit looming over Google's use of 'Gmail'? Cnet News, Sept 13 2005

“A British company is considering filing a lawsuit against Google over its use of the Gmail name.
After 15 months of negotiations with Google, Independent International Investment Research has been unable to reach a settlement with Google on use of the trademark and may sue the search giant, Shane Smith, chief executive of Independent II Research, said Tuesday.”

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Microsoft offers free photo-sharing tool, Cnet News, Sept 13 2005

“LOS ANGELES--Microsoft on Tuesday released a photo-sharing program aimed at showing off the graphics abilities being built into the next version of Windows.”

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The Next Internet Gold Rush? Forbes.com, Sept 13 2005

“NEW YORK - When online auction giant eBay said on Monday that it was purchasing Internet telephone provider Skype Technologies for $2.6 billion, reactions fell largely into two camps: Those who saw the deal as recognition of the money-making potential and transformative power of Internet telephony; and those who questioned the wisdom of paying billions for a company whose sales hover in the tens of millions.”

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Microsoft, Partners Offer IP-Based TV Platform, Yahoo! News, Sept 13 2005

“The nascent Internet Protocol television (IPTV) market has taken a leap forward with the launch of new set-top boxes and other equipment provided by software giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) and a handful of its IPTV collaborators.”

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Judge allows ex-Microsoft exec to do China work for Google, Yahoo! News, Sept 13 2005

“SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A judge ruled that former Microsoft executive Lee Kai-Fu can set up an Internet research center in China for rival tech giant Google despite concerns Lee may have taken trade secrets from Microsoft.”

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Gripes from Skype users after eBay buy-out, Yahoo! News, Sept 13 2005

“LONDON (Reuters) - Ebay's acquisition of Skype could be worth up to $4.1 billion to investors in the Internet telephony start-up, but it is getting mixed reviews from Skype's fervent supporters.”

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Siebel's Oracle union may end its IBM OnDemand alliance, infoworld.com, Sept 13 2005

“Oracle's (Profile, Products, Articles) agreement to buy Siebel Systems immediately raised questions about the future of Siebel's CRM OnDemand service - a venture in which Oracle rival IBM is deeply involved. Executives from both Siebel and Oracle say the hosted CRM (customer relationship management) service will go forward, but IBM (Profile, Products, Articles) is likely to be left out of Siebel's OnDemand future.”

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