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February 9 - Online Banking Growing Rapidly, Survey Finds

2005-02-09T18:04:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| February 9, 2005 \| Issue 14/2005

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Online Banking Growing Rapidly, Survey Finds

Nearly half of all U.S. adult Internet users now manage their bank accounts online, making banking the fastest-growing online activity, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

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Security

Browser Feature Could Make Scams Easier

An Internet browser feature meant to permit Web addresses in Chinese, Arabic and other languages could encourage online fraudsters by making scam Web sites look legitimate to visitors.

Search Engines

Ask Jeeves Buys Bloglines in New Push

Underdog online search engine Ask Jeeves Inc. has bought Bloglines, a Web log index and Internet news funnel popular with serious readers of online journals, in its latest bid to gain ground on heavyweight rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.

Security

Viruses Threaten to Spread -- Report

Daily computer security headaches such as viruses and spam threaten to spread to a far wider range of devices -- from phones to car engines, a survey to be published by IBM on Wednesday has found.

Business

Microsoft to Buy Anti-Virus Software Firm

Microsoft Corp. announced plans Tuesday to acquire a company whose software aims to protect corporate networks from e-mail borne threats and said it would sell a product based on the technology.

Business

Hewlett-Packard Ousts CEO Carly Fiorina

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday ousted its chairman and chief executive, Carly Fiorina, the architect of a controversial merger with Compaq Computer that never produced the results she promised.

Search Engines

Ask Jeeves Profit Up, But Shares Fall

Web search provider Ask Jeeves Inc. on Thursday posted sharply higher quarterly profit and revenue but its shares fell nearly 4 percent as its forecasts did not exceed Wall Street estimates.

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2005-02-08T04:29:00.000-08:00

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February 7 - Google Gets Domain Name Registration OK

2005-02-07T13:18:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| February 7, 2005 \| Issue 13/2005

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Google Gets Domain Name Registration OK

Add domain name registration to the portfolio of Google specialties. Google Inc. is now an official seller of Internet addresses following approval from the Net's key oversight agency, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

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Google May Appeal Trademark Decision

Internet search engine Google Inc. said Monday it was weighing a possible appeal after a Paris court ordered it to pay 200,000 euros ($260,000) plus costs to luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton for breach of trademark.

Business

Founder of MP3.com to Launch Music Service

The founder of pioneering music download Web site MP3.com is preparing to re-enter the digital music business with a new online music service set to debut next week.

Marketing

Advertisers Turning to Longer-Format Ads

Large advertisers faced with technology that allows TV viewers more control than ever over what they watch are turning to longer ads than the traditional 30-second and 60-second commercials to attract consumers' attention.

Business

Schwab Cuts Online Commissions

Charles Schwab Corp. , the largest online brokerage, on Friday said it would cut its online stock-trading commissions by 35 percent for small investors, the latest volley in a price war among brokers.

Marketing

Volkswagen Drops Action Against Spoof Ad

Volkswagen has agreed not to pursue further legal action against two Britons who posted a spoof advertisement on the Web suggesting the company's cars are so tough they can withstand a suicide bombing.

Government & Law

EU Steps Up Fight Against Spam

The European Union head office called for closer coordination Monday among all member governments to hunt down and prosecute those illegally spreading unsolicited e-mails across the 25-nation bloc.

Government & Law

Ex-AOL Worker Pleads Guilty in Spam Case

A 24-year-old former American Online software engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing 92 million screen names and e-mail addresses and selling them to spammers, setting off an avalanche of up to seven billion unsolicited e-mails.

Business

EBay Says It Will Reduce Some Fees

Less than a month after announcing a price hike that enraged small business owners, eBay Inc. said it would reduce some fees and promised to improve customer service.

Technology

'Podcasting' Lets Masses Do Radio Shows

Less than a year old, podcasting enables anyone with a PC to become a broadcaster. It has the potential to do to the radio business what Web logs have done to print journalism. By bringing the cost of broadcasting to nearly nothing, it's enabling more voices and messages to be heard than ever before.

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2005-02-07T11:11:00.000-08:00

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February 3 - Google Ads Send Profit Up, Shares Soar

2005-02-03T09:38:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| February 3, 2005 \| Issue 12/2005

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Google Ads Send Profit Up, Shares Soar

Web search leader Google Inc. posted quarterly earnings on Tuesday that blew past expectations on strong Web search advertising, driving its share price up almost 10 percent to a record high.

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Running From Dial-Up Access

The nation's two top dial-up Internet providers are jumping into different lifeboats as the broadband Internet wave threatens to sink their leaky business models. It remains unclear whether either lifeboat will float.

Business

Blockbuster Makes $1.3 Billion Hostile Bid for Hollywood

Blockbuster Inc. has raised its bid for rival movie-rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp., launching a hostile cash and stock offer valued at $1.3 billion that it hopes will derail Hollywood's pending sale to Movie Gallery Inc.

Security

Deleting Spam Costs Billions, Study Finds

Time wasted deleting junk e-mail costs American businesses nearly $22 billion a year, according to a new study from the University of Maryland.

Business

Rivals Hope to Sink IPod With Rented Music

Is music something you own or something you rent? How music fans answer that question in coming months will help determine the viability of a new slate of online music services that offer to fill portable music players with an unlimited number of songs for a monthly fee.

Business

Amazon.com Income Helped by Tax benefit, Shares Plunge on Earnings Miss

Amazon.com said Wednesday that earnings for its all-important fourth quarter rose more than fourfold, but the Internet retailing giant was helped by a big one-time tax benefit and missed Wall Street expectations.

Business

Rowling Warns Potter Fans - Watch Out for Scams

Author JK Rowling has warned Harry Potter fans to watch out for Internet fraudsters claiming to sell electronic copies of her latest wizard saga -- they are trying to steal bank and credit card details.

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2005-02-02T10:19:00.000-08:00

February 1 - Microsoft Formally Launches Search Engine

2005-02-01T15:25:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| February 1, 2005 \| Issue 11/2005

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Microsoft Formally Launches Search Engine

Microsoft Corp. is formally launching its new Internet search engine, several months after it debuted in test form. Beginning Tuesday, Microsoft's own search engine will permanently replace the Yahoo search technology that has been used on Microsoft's MSN Web site. But Yahoo's technology will be still be used for the "sponsored" listings that companies pay for, and that appear separately alongside the main search results.

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NEWS

Business

Government Reports Rise in Internet Auction Complaints

Residents of the Washington metropolitan area -- including parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia -- led the nation in filing complaints of consumer fraud to the Federal Trade Commission last year, according a report the agency released today.

Business

Martha Stewart Living Ending Online Sales

In the latest attempt to revive its troubled business, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is shedding nearly all its online and catalog operations, which have continued to lose money despite the boom in Internet retailing.

Business

AOL to Market Time Warner Cable Broadband

Time Warner Inc.'s cable unit plans to start offering America Online accounts to its Internet subscribers for no extra charge, in a move intended to boost both Time Warner Cable's Internet business and AOL's advertising sales.

Security

Identity Theft, Net Scams Rose in 2004

Americans lost at least $548 million to identity theft and consumer fraud last year as the Internet provided new victims for age-old scams, according to government statistics released Tuesday.

Government & Law

Gates: Microsoft Seeks Cooperation With EU

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday the software giant was dedicated to cooperation with the European Union despite the complications created by the landmark EU ruling and record fine against the company.

Business

TiVo President Resigns on Heels of CEO

TiVo Inc. said Tuesday that Marty Yudkovitz has resigned as president, marking the second major change in as many weeks in the executive ranks at the embattled digital video recording company.

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2005-01-30T13:46:00.000-08:00

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January 28 - Shopping Site Buy.com Files for 2nd IPO

2005-01-28T15:07:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| January 28, 2005 \| Issue 10/2005

TOP STORY

Shopping Site Buy.com Files for 2nd IPO

A lack of profits didn't stop Buy.com from going public in 2000, and it's sure not going to stop it from trying again.

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NEWS

Business

Bids Sought For 'Net Sales Tax Systems

State governments working on a national Internet sales tax system are moving ahead with plans to create the data infrastructure that they and retailers will need to manage the collection of taxes on most e-commerce transactions.

Security

Man Sentenced for Releasing Computer Worm

A Minnesota man was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison and 10 months of community service after pleading guilty to crippling nearly 50,000 computers by unleashing a variant of the "Blaster" Internet worm in the summer of 2003.

Government & Law

Norway Court Upholds Napster Conviction

Norway's supreme court ruled Thursday that a student whose Napster.no homepage was linked to free Internet music files must compensate the music industry.

Business

Microsoft Dividend Boosts Personal Income

The $32 billion special dividend Microsoft Corp. paid to shareholders last month boosted U.S. personal income in the fourth quarter, but had no effect on gross domestic product data released on Friday, the Commerce Department said.

Government & Law

EU Raises Possibility of New Fines for Microsoft

The European Commission held out the possibility on Friday that Microsoft Corp. may be fined up to 5 percent of its average daily turnover unless it complies soon with a European Union antitrust decision.

Business

AOL to Drop Direct Usenet Access

America Online will stop providing direct access to Usenet newsgroups, one of the earliest forums on the Internet for people to discuss a large variety of topics from television shows to software to sex.

Search Engines

Amazon.com Adds Photographs to Directory

Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. is trying to become a bigger player in the Internet's crowded search engine market with a local business directory that supplements address and phone number listings with a photographic tour covering 10 major U.S. cities.

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January 21 - AOL Enhances Search Function on Free Site

2005-01-21T13:05:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| January 21, 2005 \| Issue 7/2005

TOP STORY

AOL Enhances Search Function on Free Site

America Online Inc., seeking to boost traffic to its free Web site and generate more advertising dollars as its paid subscriber base declines, said Thursday it is enhancing its search functions.

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NEWS

Internet

Cable Broadband to Lose Out Against Telcos - Survey

Europeans will get their broadband Internet connections mainly through upgraded phone networks by 2010, while cable television operators will see their market share decline to 15 percent, according to a survey.

Government & Law

Bertelsmann to Settle Napster Lawsuit

Bertelsmann AG has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a music publisher over the German media conglomerate's one-time role as investor in the now-defunct Napster Inc. file-sharing service.

Marketing

GM's Cadillac to Launch Ad Campaign

General Motors Corp.'s Cadillac unit will announce on Friday a television and Internet marketing campaign focused on the zero-to-60 mph acceleration of its V-Series cars, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Security

Review: Microsoft Anti-Spyware Ineffective

You'd think the world's largest software company, which presumably knows its own Windows and Internet Explorer code, would have long ago come up with something to repair PCs possessed by malicious programs. Think again.

Government & Law

FCC Chairman Powell Says to Step Down in March

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said on Friday he plans to resign after four years of mixed success in pushing a deregulatory approach to the telecommunications and media industries.

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January 20 - Global Digital Music Market Boomed in 2004

2005-01-20T08:59:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| January 20, 2005 \| Issue 6/2005

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Global Digital Music Market Boomed in '04

The market for digital music on the Internet and mobile phones boomed in 2004, according to a report released Wednesday that showed the global recording industry collecting significant revenues from the segment for the first time.

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Business

Microsoft to Sell Outlook E-Mail Program

Microsoft Corp. will begin selling its Outlook e-mail program as a subscription to Hotmail customers, in a bid to persuade people to pay for add-on services and better compete with rivals such as Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.

Search Engines

Yahoo Japan Profit Jumps, Links with Bank

Yahoo Japan Corp. reported a 39.2 percent jump in third quarter net profit on Thursday, helped by its online auction and advertising businesses, and said it expected to finish the year on a strong note.

Business

Firm Quietly Finds Wealth in Information

ChoicePoint Inc., an information industry giant that became an all-purpose commercial source of personal information about Americans, is transforming itself into a private intelligence service for national security and law enforcement tasks.

Business

Technology Guru Joins Venture-Capital Firm

Bill Joy, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems Inc. and one of Silicon Valley's best-known technology gurus, has teamed up with venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the firm announced Tuesday.

Search Engines

Yahoo's 4Q Profit Nearly Triples on Ads

Internet giant Yahoo Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled and easily beat Wall Street expectations, reflecting a worldwide boom in online advertising and the addition of some 800,000 new paying customers.

Government & Law

FBI Retires Controversial E-Mail Surveillance Tool

The FBI has all but retired its controversial e-mail wiretap system formerly known as Carnivore, turning instead to commercially available software, according to two recently released reports to Congress.

Business

EBay 4Q Profit Soars but Misses Expectations

Online auctioneer eBay Inc. said Wednesday that its profit jumped 44 percent in the fourth quarter as the company saw a record level of auction listings and a sharp rise in buyers and sellers.

Government & Law

Two Plead Guilty to Online File-Sharing

Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges in what authorities said were the first convictions for online file-sharing of music, movies and software over peer-to-peer networks.

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2005-01-19T23:10:00.000-08:00

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January 18 - Verizon Teams Up With Yahoo for Content

2005-01-18T08:56:00.000-08:00

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	BizReport News \| January 18, 2005 \| Issue 5/2005

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Verizon Teams Up With Yahoo for Content

Subscribers to Verizon Communications Inc.'s high-speed Internet services will be able to access customized and premium content from Web giant Yahoo Inc. under a multiyear agreement that combines the companies' offerings into a single brand.

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Google Adds Features to Picasa Photo Service

Web search leader Google Inc. said late on Monday it has added a variety of new features to its Picasa digital photo service, including the ability to e-mail pictures via its Gmail service.

Marketing

High-Tech Marketing May Confuse Customers

Euphemism and allegory have always been common in business - where few get fired, but plenty get "downsized" - but some say the tongue-twisting technology industry has gone too far. High-tech companies don't release products anymore, they provide solutions. And those solutions don't simply run a program or play a song. Instead, they enable experiences, optimize agility or make people's passions come alive. Say what?

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Business

Intel Reorganizes, Creates Two Divisions

Intel Corp. on Monday said it was reorganizing, forming three groups to lead its efforts in platforms for mobility, the digital enterprise and digital home as part of its efforts to drive development of complete technology platforms.

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October 28 - New Web Domain Names Get Preliminary Nod

2004-10-29T19:10:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 28, 2004 \| Issue 166/2004


New Web Domain Names Get Preliminary Nod Two new Internet domain names - ".post" and ".travel" - could appear online as early as next year as the Internet's key oversight board announced preliminary approval on Wednesday.

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Search Engines Google Buys Digital Mapping Company Google Inc. has bought digital map maker Keyhole Corp., extending the search engine leader's bid to fend off rivals with a toolbox that can catalog almost anything in the world. Internet OutKast Tops First Digital-Music Sales Awards Hip-hip duo OutKast took top honors Wednesday as the recording industry handed out its first awards for music sold through Internet-music services like Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes. Internet Voters Checking Out Other Sides' Sites Researchers from the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the University of Michigan's School of Information found Internet users were more knowledgeable than non-users about arguments that challenged their point of view. Internet Bush Web Site Bars Overseas Visitors The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has barred people outside the United States from viewing its Web site following an electronic attack that took down the campaign's Internet address for six hours last week, according to computer security experts. Business Professor Deconstructs Dot-Com Bombs David A. Kirsch and a rotating staff of loyal students have created a digital database that lists more than 2,300 companies, archives that may someday prove useful in capturing the craziness of the Internet boom. Business Web TV Start-Ups Show Programs Outside the Box Now comes a fresh group of contenders for the Internet TV throne. All are trying to exploit the increasing number of high-speed Internet links in homes and the declining costs for transmitting and storing digital video. Business PayPal Makes Amends for Recent Outage Online payment service PayPal said it will essentially waive transaction fees for some customers on Thursday to make amends for the inconvenience caused by about five days of intermittent service outages earlier this month. Business AOL Files Lawsuit Against IM Spam America Online Inc. said Thursday it had filed a federal lawsuit accusing numerous unnamed defendants of violating federal and state laws by sending bulk messages known as "spim" to instant message accounts and Internet chat rooms. Internet San Francisco to Expand Wi-Fi Program The mayor says San Francisco plans to rapidly expand its free wireless Internet access program and will soon make free computers available at housing projects and community centers. Search Engines Yahoo Unveils Mobile Search, Google Rivalry Rages Internet media company Yahoo Inc. on Wednesday launched its Web search service aimed at mobile phone users in the United States, opening a new front in its rivalry with Internet search leader Google Inc. Business Cable Companies See Surge in Net Business The cable industry's foray into high-speed Internet service continues to pay off, with Comcast Corp. and Cox Communications Inc. both reporting hundreds of thousands of new broadband subscribers - and double-digit revenue increases. Search Engines Experts: Web Searches for Sex Declining Internet users are doing far fewer searches for sex and pornography and more for e-commerce and business than they were seven years ago, University of Pittsburgh and Penn State researchers say in a new book. Full coverage >>>

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October 26 - Apple Rolls Out iPod Photo, Rocks with U2

2004-10-26T16:29:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 26, 2004 \| Issue 165/2004


Apple Rolls Out iPod Photo, Rocks with U2 Apple Computer Inc. rolled out on Tuesday a new iPod that allows users to view and share photos, a dramatic expansion that takes the popular digital music player into the multimedia realm, while spurring its rivalry with Microsoft Corp. and others.



Business Shopping.com Shares Up 52 Pct in Debut Shares of Shopping.com jumped as much as 52 percent in their market debut on Tuesday after the company's initial public offering priced at the top of its expected range. Business Online Music Site Settles Copyright Suit The operators of a Spanish-based Web site that sold music downloads have agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by several recording companies. Business Wanadoo Teams with Loudeye to Extend Music Service Wanadoo has signed a deal with U.S.-based digital media firm Loudeye to bring its online music service to subscribers in the Netherlands and Spain, the Internet division of France Telecom said on Tuesday. Government & Law Defendants Accused of Sending Spam Three people who allegedly sent America Online customers millions of junk e-mail messages touting penny stocks and other Internet gimmicks went on trial Tuesday in the nation's first such felony case. Business Broadband in Suburbia Broadband, once only a domain of the workplace, has expanded to upscale housing developments to provide homeowners high speed connectivity. Business Intel Invests in New Wireless Venture Hoping to accelerate the deployment of a new wireless technology, Intel Corp. announced Monday it's invested in a venture started by billionaire Craig McCaw to deliver high-speed Internet service over the airwaves. Business Red Hat Sees Half of Sales Outside U.S. in a Year U.S.-based Red Hat Inc., the world's top distributor of open-source Linux software, expects its international business to increase to half its sales within 12 months, an executive said on Tuesday. Government & Law E.U. Regulators Approve Oracle's PeopleSoft Bid European Union antitrust regulators cleared Oracle Corp.'s hostile $7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. on Tuesday, removing one of the last major hurdles in the contested takeover fight. Business XM to Sell Portable Receiver for $350 XM Satellite Radio said Tuesday it will sell a portable satellite radio with a built-in antenna that can record up to five hours of programming. Internet Web Server Takedown Called Speech Threat Devin Theriot-Orr, a member a feisty group of reporter-activists called Indymedia, was surprised when two FBI agents showed up at his Seattle law office, saying the visit was a "courtesy call" on behalf of Swiss authorities. Theriot-Orr was even more surprised a week later when more than 20 Indymedia Web sites were knocked offline as the computer servers that hosted them were seized in Britain. Full coverage >>>

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October 25 - Key Internet Domain Up for Grabs

2004-10-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 25, 2004 \| Issue 164/2004


Key Internet Domain Up for Grabs This month, the overseer of the Internet's addressing system will begin deciding what company will run the .net domain. The stakes are high, and so is the responsibility.



Search Engines Google Working to Recruit Brainy Elite Google Inc. locates almost anything on the Web within seconds, but finding the brainy engineers who program the company's lightning-quick search engine takes more time - and a quirky bit of ingenuity. Business MSN Radio Irks Broadcasters Microsoft Corp. recently unveiled its new MSN Music Service to much fanfare. But at radio stations across the country, one element of the new service was met with a mixture of amusement and hostility. Business Netflix Girds for DVD Rental Price War The future suddenly looks shaky for online DVD rental pioneer Netflix Inc. - a plucky home entertainment upstart that managed to hold its ground after retailing giants Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Blockbuster Inc. invaded its turf. Business United Online Buying Classmates.com Internet service provider United Online Inc. on Monday posted a 42 percent surge in third-quarter profit, but shares sank in morning activity as the company missed revenue targets and forecast less subscriber growth in 2004. Search Engines Yahoo, Adobe Team Up for New Web Services Stepping up the heated battle of online search and services, Yahoo Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. have joined forces to tap each others' customers and put Web search features into Adobe's popular Acrobat Reader software. Technology Microsoft Revises Anti-Spam Standard Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it had revised its proposal to weed out "spam" e-mail to win over skeptical Internet engineers who have been reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company. Internet Photo Sites Put a Sharper Focus on Prices, Products Internet photo sites are scrambling to exploit the digital camera boom with new products and -- in some cases -- lower prices. Internet He's Always Being Hit On: Craig of Craigslist Makes Networking Work "Some people think I don't exist." That's hard to digest. He's a pseudo-celebrity here, worthy of a one-name moniker: Craig, as in Craigslist.org, the free-for-all utopia that is the Internet's most frequented bulletin board. It's a Yellow Pages for the 21st century, a staple of everyday life in New York, Los Angeles, Boston -- and, increasingly, in the Washington area, with more than 40 million page views per month. Technology A Flat Panel Doesn't Always Compute This was supposed to be the year that bulky cathode-ray tube monitors for desktop computers disappeared, replaced by the slick, svelte and affordable liquid-crystal displays that have been catching on among PC buyers. But it turns out that CRTs aren't going away without a fight. Government & Law Integrity of Florida E-Voting in Doubt With polls showing nearly equal numbers of Florida voters for President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the election's outcome may again hinge on a Florida recount. And the more that Floridians learn about how voting machines work, the more they question whether the 15 counties with paperless voting systems can accurately count and recount votes. Business Amazon.com May Be Losing Its Dot-Com Glitz Amazon.com Inc.'s days as a hot-shot dot-com may be behind it as the Internet retailer's slowing growth makes its business suspiciously similar to that of its brick-and-mortar peers. Internet World Follows U.S. Race by Internet, TV Through the Internet and satellite television, the world can watch as never before and - via a myriad of Web sites - virtually back their preferred candidate. Telecom Sprint Offering Wireless Tracking Devices Sprint Corp. said Monday it is coming out with a suite of services aimed at helping companies better manage cell phones and PDAs they issue to employees, including a feature to remotely erase sensitive information from devices that are lost or stolen. Government & Law 'Spam King' Ordered to Disable Spyware A federal judge has ordered a man known as the "Spam King" to disable so-called spyware programs that infiltrate people's computers, track their Internet use and flood them with pop-up advertising. Security Computer Security Survey Finds Awareness Gap Most computer users believe they are safe from online threats even as their machines fall victim to viruses and spyware, according to a survey released on Monday. Search Engines Yahoo Acquires Another E-Mail Startup Yahoo Inc. appeared to move a step closer to challenging Google Inc. in searchable Web mail, acquiring the startup behind the powerful e-mail application Bloomba. Full coverage >>>

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October 21 - Online Search Universe Is Expanding

2004-10-21T16:41:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 21, 2004 \| Issue 163/2004

Online Search Universe Is Expanding

To get an idea of how hot Web search is, go talk to Raul Valdes-Perez, a Carnegie Mellon University professor who is leading a search technology start-up called Vivisimo Inc. He'll tell you that more than 50 venture capitalists have come knocking on his door since January, all seeking a chance to invest in Vivisimo, which recently launched a Web search service under the dopey name of Clusty.

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Search Engines Google Profit Up in 1st Reported Quarter Web search leader Google Inc. , in its first earnings report as a publicly held company, on Thursday posted a higher net profit as revenue more than doubled on strong Web search advertising. Internet Online Tracking Firm: Kazaa Losing Users Kazaa's long-standing position as the most popular online file-sharing software appears to be over. Last month, the daily average of file-swappers on the FastTrack peer-to-peer network, which includes Kazaa and related programs, was surpassed for the first time by users on the eDonkey/Overnet network, according to online tracking firm BayTSP Inc. Internet Bush and GOP Web Sites Suffer Outages Web sites for President Bush's campaign and the Republican National Committee suffered outages for several hours on Wednesday. Government & Law Kerry Calls for Investment in Technology Invoking the invention of flight and mankind's first steps on the moon, Sen. John Kerry on Thursday pledged to invest in technology and innovation and accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement. Business Amazon Q3 Profit Rises but Misses Estimates Amazon.com Inc., the online retailing giant, on Thursday reported profits that surpassed year-ago results but came in below analyst expectations. Business Microsoft Profit, Revenue Rise Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent, but its shares fell as investors failed to account for the effect of the expensing of stock-based compensation in assessing the earnings. Business EBay's Net Income Nearly Doubles Executives at eBay Inc. apologized to frustrated customers who were frozen out of the online auction giant's payment transaction service, which experienced at least five days of intermittent outages earlier this month. The mea culpas came as eBay reported sizzling net income, nearly doubling from the previous year, as revenue also soared. Internet Man Undergoes Web-Arranged Transplant A Colorado man underwent surgery for a new kidney Wednesday in what was believed to be the first transplant brokered through a commercial Web site - a transaction that has raised a host of ethical and legal questions. Security Microsoft Distributes XP Security Update Microsoft Corp. says it has distributed about 106 million copies of its major security update for the Windows XP operating system. Technology Sharp to Stop Selling PDA in U.S. Sharp Electronics Corp. plans to stop selling its Linux-based handheld computer in the United States, another sign of the slowing market for personal digital assistants. Business Viacom, Disney Settle with FCC Children's cable TV channels owned by Viacom Inc. and Disney Corp. have agreed to settle allegations they violated federal advertising restrictions for children's programing, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. Full coverage >>>

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October 20 - FCC to Seek Internet-Based Phone Oversight

2004-10-20T13:53:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 20, 2004 \| Issue 162/2004


FCC to Seek Internet-Based Phone Oversight FCC Chairman Michael Powell said Tuesday that he would seek broad regulatory authority for the federal government over Internet-based telephone services to avoid stifling the emerging market.



Business Intel CEO: Candidates Ignore Tech Debate Intel Corp.'s chief executive on Tuesday decried the lack of attention by the presidential nominees to how the United States is losing its competitive edge over other nations on education, technological infrastructure and research and development. Business Screen Sizzlers Hot new video game titles aim at Generation XXX, where racy content falls between barely decent and indecently bare. Business XM, Baseball in $650M, 11-Year Deal XM Satellite Radio will carry major league baseball games under a $650 million, 11-year deal announced Wednesday, the latest move in a costly race with rival Sirius Satellite Radio to sign personalities and sports leagues as a way of winning customers. Government & Law Ex-WorldCom CEO's Defense Wins Delay A federal judge agreed Tuesday to delay former WorldCom Inc. chief executive Bernard J. Ebbers's trial until January to give his lawyers more time to prepare his defense. Business Kodak Benefits From Surge in Digital Sales Eastman Kodak Co., boosted by the sale of a remote sensing business and gains in digital photography, recorded a sharply higher profit in the third quarter and beat Wall Street forecasts by a wide margin. Technology Microsoft, Swatch Offer New Wireless Watches Microsoft Corp. and watch maker Swatch are offering a new line of wireless data watches, the companies said on Wednesday, bringing the era of Dick Tracy wristwatch radios one step closer. Security Hacker Breaks Into UC Berkeley Computer Federal and state officials are investigating the hacking of a University of California, Berkeley, computer containing Social Security numbers and other personal data for more than 1 million state residents. Full coverage >>>

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October 19 - Google's New PC Search Tool Poses Risks

2004-10-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 19, 2004 \| Issue 161/2004


Google's New PC Search Tool Poses Risks People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and Web searching have a new privacy risk to worry about: Google's free new tool that indexes a PC's contents for quickly locating data.

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Internet Bush, Kerry Make Last-Minute Pleas for Help by E-Mail The campaigns of President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John F. Kerry, are increasingly calling on all those who gave them their e-mail addresses to do something between now and Nov. 2 to help put the candidates over the top -- and they're following in the footsteps of Howard Dean, by using the Internet to make that something more accessible than ever. Business Online Resources To Buy N.J. Firm Online Resources Corp., a McLean Internet banking and bill payment company, agreed to buy Incurrent Solutions Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., for $15 million in cash and stock. Internet Canadians Seek Ban on U.S. Drug Shopping Canadians must stop Americans from using Internet pharmacies to raid its medicine chest or face a drug shortage, a coalition of Canadian groups representing seniors, pharmacies and patients has warned. Internet Buy.com Entering Social Networking Scene Online retailer Buy.com is inviting itself into the expanding social networking scene, acquiring a Web site that rewards members with checks or gift certificates if they persuade others to buy their favorite products. Business Microsoft Sets Licensing Policy for New Chips Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday agreed to require only a single license for server software that runs on computers powered by a new generation of chips that squeeze multiple processors into a single package. Business Microsoft Unveils New Client Application Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it is launching a desktop application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling. Full coverage >>>

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October 18 - Advertisements Insinuated Into Video Games

2004-10-18T15:52:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 18, 2004 \| Issue 160/2004


Advertisements Insinuated Into Video Games The fictional landscapes of video games are increasingly being dotted with product placements, pitching everything from athletic shoes to movies. And that's not all - advertisers will soon be able to update the ads over the Internet whenever they want, long after the games are sold.



Business Music Publishers Sign Deal on Web Radio Music publishers and U.S. commercial radio station owners said on Monday they had agreed to a new $1.7 billion deal to cover licensing rights for music played over radio airwaves or via radio station Web sites. Internet Microsoft May Create Russian Hotmail Microsoft Corp. is considering creating Russian versions of its Hotmail e-mail program and Microsoft Network online service, company CEO Steve Ballmer said in an interview published Monday. Business Job Cuts in Tech Sector Soar, Report Finds The U.S. technology sector suffered another round of widespread layoffs during the third quarter, with computer firms slashing jobs most aggressively, a report said on Monday. Internet Services Help Social Networks Get Connected Two new Web services launched last week that aim to help people tap their friends for tips about where to eat, shop and play. Marketing Here's the Pitch: Advertising Customers Get the Right Message Consumers are constantly pitched new products and services through direct mail, telemarketing calls, e-mail spam, and television and radio spots. But how effective are the ads? Which ones actually make people want to buy a new cell phone or sign up for digital cable? Are advertising campaigns targeting the right audiences? Upper Quadrant says it can help companies answer those questions more effectively. Business Blockbuster Eyes Netflix, Plans Price Cuts Blockbuster Inc. says it will undercut rival Netflix Inc. on the price of renting DVDs over the Internet, and the stock of both companies fell Friday - Netflix shares plunged 41 percent - as investors reacted to a budding price war. Business Ford to Expand Offering of Sirius Radio Ford Motor Co. said on Monday it would offer Sirius satellite radio in more vehicles, as Sirius fights to catch up with industry leader XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. Business Sony to Open More Stores, Worrying Others Few people took notice when Sony Electronics Inc. opened a tiny storefront last year here at South Coast Plaza, a swanky mall south of Los Angeles. As it turns out, the small store would represent a big change in how Sony sells its televisions, DVD players and other gear. Security Handset Makers Raising Virus Defenses Software security companies and handset makers, including Finland's Nokia , are gearing up to launch products intended to secure cell phones from variants of the Internet viruses that have become a scourge for personal computer users. Full coverage >>>

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October 14 - Google Releases Desktop Search Tool

2004-10-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 14, 2004 \| Issue 159/2004


Google Releases Desktop Search Tool Google Inc. released a free tool today that lets people simultaneously search the Web and their personal computers for information, a move analysts described as a potential blow to rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. in the race to woo searchers and dominate the hottest area of online advertising.

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Business PlanetOut Soars in Public Trading Debut PlanetOut Inc. showed a small gain in morning activity before shooting up more than 15 percent in recent trading, marking a successful initial public offering for the Web site operator while Thursday's second deal fell flat in its debut. Internet Comic Strip Spurs Surge in Web Traffic Need any proof that traditional media can send readers to the Web? Look no further than this week's Doonesbury. Security Group Posts Surveillance Camera Locations The surveillance cameras that keep watch over our daily activities are being watched. Business Apple Profit More Than Doubles Apple Computer Inc.'s fourth-quarter profits more than doubled on strong sales of laptop computers and its popular iPod music players, helping the company notch its highest revenue for the quarter in nine years. Business Gates Says Broadcast TV Model Faces Irrelevancy Bill Gates predicts a future for the entertainment industry in which traditional broadcast television is rendered irrelevant. It's a positive vision, however, because new and better business models made possible by technology are emerging. Technology Review: Hi-Def TV May Be PCs' Killer App It's been possible for years to watch television on a personal computer, but not many people do. The reasons are simple: mediocre picture and sound quality and the ergonomics of it all. TVs don't need to boot up. Still, it's too early to write off entertainment PCs. Full coverage >>>

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October 13 - Investors Flock to Web Networking Sites

2004-10-13T13:53:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 13, 2004 \| Issue 158/2004

Investors Flock to Web Networking Sites

Internet whiz kids Marc Andreessen, Josh Kopelman and Joe Kraus share something in common besides reaping huge jackpots during the dot-com boom. All three belong to LinkedIn, a rapidly growing online networking service whose ability to connect people with common friends and work interests helped persuade the trio to invest in the company before it even started to generate revenue.

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Search Engines Yahoo Profit Triples on Google Stake Sale Yahoo Inc. reported on Tuesday a quarterly net profit that more than tripled from the year earlier, boosted by the sale of shares it held in rival Google Inc. and stronger online ad revenue that analysts said may signal good results from other Web search providers. Business Technical Problems Subside at PayPal Most members of the online payment service Paypal should be able to log on to the Web site after five days of intermittent service outages and furious repair efforts, the company said. Security Cyber-Security to Get Higher-Profile Leader Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said yesterday that the role of overseeing computer security and the Internet should have a higher profile at the agency, in the face of increasing concern from technology executives and experts that cyber-security is getting inadequate attention. Marketing Targeted TV Advertising Catches Interest As the advertising industry worries about the effectiveness of traditional television advertising, venture capitalists are betting the 30-second spot has a bright future. Business FCC Proposes Indecency Fine Against Fox TV The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed a record-setting $1.2 million fine against 169 Fox television stations for an April 2003 broadcast of "Married by America" that featured whipped-cream-covered strippers and digitally obscured nudity. Government & Law FEC May Regulate Web Political Activity With political fund raising, campaign advertising and organizing taking place in full swing over the Internet, it may just be a matter of time before the Federal Election Commission joins the action. Well, that time may be now. Telecom SBC to Use WiFi Network to Extend Cingular Reach SBC Communications Inc. will use its growing roster of public Wi-Fi access points as a springboard for Cingular Wireless services, including advanced phones and voice services using Internet technology. Telecom Wi-Fi Successor Called High-Speed Hype, for Now At virtually every turn, Intel Corp. executives are heaping praise on an emerging long-range wireless technology known as WiMAX, which can blanket entire cities with high-speed Internet access. Government & Law U.S. Authorities Call for Piracy Crackdown A federal task force has recommended expanded investigative and prosecutorial powers to combat intellectual property theft ranging from counterfeit drugs to swapping songs over the Internet. Security Microsoft Releases 10 Security Updates Microsoft Corp. released 10 security fixes for various products Tuesday, including seven that fix flaws the company said pose the highest threat to users. Full coverage >>>

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October 12 - E-shopping: When Things Don\'t Click

2004-10-12T14:01:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 12, 2004 \| Issue 157/2004

E-shopping: When Things Don't Click

One general complaint that has plagued the online shopping industry for years is slow or inaccessible customer service. A survey released earlier this year by ForeSee Results, a firm that studies customer satisfaction in various industries, found that "availability of help with questions and problems while ordering" was the lowest rated of 16 factors that make online customers satisfied.

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Internet Study: Few Americans Buy Drugs Online Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs - and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies - despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds. Business Orb Unveils New Service for Digital Media In a move sure to raise the eyebrows of Hollywood and its partners, a California startup will unveil a service Monday that allows subscribers to remotely access their digital media files - even watch live television - from any gadget with an Internet connection. Business Virgin to Unveil Portable Music Player The consumer electronics arm of the Virgin Group is introducing a new 5-gigabyte hard-disk portable music player, bringing a powerful brand name in music to the increasingly crowded product space. Government & Law High Court Won't Hear Music Sharing Case The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online. Internet Van Hollen Is Caught Off Guard; Name Is Used by Foe's Web Sites The GOP candidate for Congress from Maryland's 8th District says it was an opportunity he couldn't let pass. But incumbent Rep. Chris Van Hollen said Charles R. Floyd's Web sites represent "a new low for politics in this area." Security U.S. Seeks to Stop a Spyware Operation In what regulators are calling a first, the government has asked for a court order to shut down a spyware operation. Business DreamWorks Animation IPO Set at 29M Shares Underwriters for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., producer of the blockbuster "Shrek" movies, Tuesday set the terms of the company's pending initial public offering at 29 million common shares, with an estimated price range of $23 to $25 a share. Internet Ohio Candidate Seeks Advice of Web Surfers An Ohio candidate in a long-shot bid to unseat a 16-term House veteran has an unusual approach in deciding how to spend his campaign. He asks Web surfers: Should he sleep in? Prepare for his debate? Campaign door to door? Technology 7-Eleven Adopting Wireless Technology 7-Eleven believes the handheld computers will help managers do a better job of balancing inventory with demand. Technology Microsoft Renews Push for Living Room PC Microsoft Corp. is making a renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, a personal computer designed for viewing movies, listening to music and scrolling through digital pictures. Technology France May Allow Jamming of Mobile Phones Watch a movie or make a mobile phone call. Soon, in France, you might not be able to do both at once. Security U.S. Funds Chat-Room Surveillance Study Amid the torrent of jabber in Internet chat rooms - flirting by QTpie and BoogieBoy, arguments about politics and horror flicks - are terrorists plotting their next move? Internet China Offers Rewards for Reporting Online Porn China's police ministry on Sunday handed out rewards of up to $240 to people who reported pornographic Web sites in a campaign to stamp out online smut, the government said. Internet Seven Die in Japan 'Internet Suicide' Pact Japanese police said on Tuesday they were investigating a suspected group suicide involving seven people who met through the Internet, the latest in a rash of suicides linked to the Web. Security India, U.S. Experts Discuss Cyber Security A top U.S. official urged India to tighten its laws to protect intellectual property rights and ensure that sensitive information stays out of the hands of tech-savvy criminals. Full coverage >>>

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October 8 - AOL Looks to Boost Ad Revenue

2004-10-08T10:30:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 8, 2004 \| Issue 156/2004


AOL Looks to Boost Ad Revenue For years, America Online Inc. grew steadily into the nation's biggest Internet service by treating subscribers to exclusive content and services it hoped would produce the sort of captive audience that advertisers crave. But now, with users departing for faster or cheaper online competitors, company officials are rethinking their "walled garden" strategy.

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Business IBM Chief Sees Global Tech Spending Rise Companies will spend more money next year on information technology and other capital investments compared with 2004, the chief executive of the world's biggest computer company, IBM Corp, said on Friday. Government & Law China to Institute Online Ratings Systems China plans ratings systems for online games, books and movies to protect children from violence and sexual content in the nation's latest effort to tighten controls on various media, reports said Friday. Business Sirius Satellite Offering Shares, Notes Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Friday followed its signing of radio "shock jock" Howard Stern by announcing an offering of stock and bonds that would raise $290 million. Business Stern's Move to Satellite Radio Is a Signal Event Though Howard Stern's defection from broadcast to satellite radio is still 16 months off, the industry is already trying to figure out what will fill the crater in ad revenue and listenership that he is expected to leave behind. Search Engines Google Used to Identify 1993 Victim Google, the Internet search engine, has done something that law enforcement officials and their computer tools could not: Identify a man who died in an apparent hit-and-run accident 11 years ago in this small town outside Yakima. Technology Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows at Home Efforts by Microsoft Corp. and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media. Business Stewart Begins Five-Month Prison Sentence Martha Stewart reported to prison before sunrise Friday to begin serving a five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale, slipping all but unnoticed past waiting supporters and reporters. Full coverage >>>

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October 7 - Bill Imposes Prison Time Over \'Spyware\'

2004-10-07T15:32:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 7, 2004 \| Issue 155/2004


Bill Imposes Prison Time Over 'Spyware' The House on Thursday passed the second bill in three days that would outlaw "spyware," irritating software that quietly monitors the activities of Internet users.



Internet Urging Fact-Checking, Cheney Got Site Wrong Vice President Cheney dropped a dot-bomb Tuesday night when he inadvertently directed millions of viewers of the vice presidential debate to an Internet site critical of the Bush administration. Government & Law Ex-Bush Official on Cybersecurity Returns Howard Schmidt, a highly regarded technology executive who was former special adviser to President Bush for cybersecurity, is returning to work with the Homeland Security Department on efforts to protect the nation's computer networks. Government & Law Saddam Avoided Telephones, But Used Internet Data Saddam Hussein avoided telephones, had a special laboratory test his food and went on a palace-building binge, all in a bid to shore up his personal security, a new U.S. report said on Wednesday. Government & Law Senate Talks Fail on File-Sharing Software Entertainment groups and consumer organizations were unable Thursday to reach a compromise over a Senate proposal aimed at manufacturers of file-sharing software commonly used to steal electronic copies of music, movies and computer programs. Government & Law Music Industry Group Launches Piracy Suits The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing that it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against individuals and groups it accuses of illegally sharing music through the Internet. Telecom AT&T Expands Job Cut Plan by 7,400 AT&T Corp. is cutting 7,400 more jobs and slashing the book value of its assets by $11.4 billion, drastic moves prompted by the company's plan to retreat from the traditional consumer telephone business following a lost court battle. Technology New Sony PC Boasts 1,000 GB of Storage Japan's Sony Corp. will begin selling a computer and home-server system in Japan with 1,000 gigabytes of hard-drive storage - enough to record six TV channels for a week straight - the company said. Marketing Kool Agrees to Curb Hip-Hop Theme Ads Makers of Kool cigarettes have agreed to limit a hip-hop theme marketing campaign and pay almost $1.5 million for anti-smoking programs following lawsuits claiming they targeted young people. Internet Satire Sequel Parodies U.S. Newsmakers From the creators of the political satire sensation "This Land" comes a sequel set to the tune of "Dixie." The online animation "Good To Be in DC!" features the presidential and vice presidential candidates along with Attorney General John Ashcroft, CBS News anchor Dan Rather, filmmaker Michael Moore, talk show host Rush Limbaugh and Jane Fonda. Full coverage >>>

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October 6 - Google Steals a Page from Amazon\'s Book Search

2004-10-06T14:05:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 6, 2004 \| Issue 154/2004


Google Steals a Page from Amazon's Book Search Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.com.

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Government & Law House OKs Bill Imposing 'Spyware' Fines Companies and others that secretly install "spyware" programs on people's computers to quietly monitor their Internet activities would face hefty federal fines under a bill the House passed Tuesday. Business MTV, Gamers Hope Video Clicks With Young Voters "Stand and Choose," a music video debuting Wednesday, features an all-star cast of more than 50 video gaming characters in a "We Are the World" virtual reality extravaganza intended to persuade young people to vote. Internet Microsoft Unveils News Version of MSN TV Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a new version of its Internet TV service, seeking to broaden its appeal beyond a relatively small base of older, computer-phobic users. Business EBay Seeks New Trial in $29M Patent Case Online auctioneer eBay Inc. asked for a new trial Tuesday on claims the company stole ideas for an electronic marketplace from a Virginia inventor. Telecom Phone Group Head Resigns After Uproar The head of a trade association that represents competitors of the large regional telephone companies resigned after his lobbying plan was published by mistake on the Federal Communications Commission's Web site. Security S. Korea Claims North Has 600 Computer Hackers Communist North Korea is believed to have trained up to 600 computer hackers to launch cyberattacks against countries such as the United States and South Korea, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry. Business Howard Stern to Broadcast on Sirius Radio in 2006 Howard Stern stunned his staff, and the radio world, this morning by announcing that he's jumping to satellite radio when his Viacom contract expires in 15 months. Full coverage >>>

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October 5 - Yahoo Adding New Search Engine Tools

2004-10-05T16:01:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 5, 2004 \| Issue 153/2004


Yahoo Adding New Search Engine Tools Following a recent industry trend, Internet giant Yahoo Inc. is adding new search engine tools that will enable users to create personal folders and share their favorite links with others.



Government & Law H1-B Visa Cap Met in One Day Immigration officials have a message for employers hoping to hire foreign workers through the H1-B visa program for the fiscal year that began Friday: It's too late. Business WebMethods Chief Resigns Phillip Merrick, the 41-year-old co-founder and chief executive of WebMethods Inc., resigned suddenly, citing health reasons that company officials described as "stress-related." Business Record Labels Aim for Net, Hope to Score In 1996, the Internet was a curiosity for most, the record labels were swollen with cash from CD sales, and R.E.M.'s "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" could only add to that hoard. Critics and fans drooled for the alt-rockers' follow-up to their last two hit albums, and the media counted down the days until the CD hit stores in September of that year. But when it was released, music buyers yawned. In 2004, both R.E.M. and the record industry are turning to the Internet to reverse their fortunes. Business AT&T Wireless Launching Music Service In the first foray by a U.S. wireless carrier into the online music market, AT&T Wireless is launching a service that lets subscribers buy songs using their cell phones and later download them to a computer. Business Microsoft CEO Says Merger Strategy Unchanged Microsoft Corp. is still targeting smaller companies for acquisitions, despite speculation that now-scuttled merger talks with business software giant SAP AG signaled a shift in strategy, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Government & Law For Many State Workers, an Unknown Restriction Eight years after Virginia began requiring its employees to ask permission before looking at sexually explicit material online, state workers whose duties may take them into the seamier side of the Internet are coping with the law, although many don't know it exists. Government & Law Hackers Attack Dutch Government Web Sites Several Dutch government Web sites remained offline Tuesday after an attack by hackers protesting unpopular policies of the right-wing Cabinet, the government said. Government & Law Schools, Libraries Internet Aid Delayed A cash-flow problem in a federal program is hindering the ability of many schools and libraries to pay for Internet service. Internet Internet Key Battleground in Wildlife Crime Fight Why trawl through a sweaty illegal wildlife market in Asia when you can shop for rare animals and exotic plants on the Internet? Networking PalmOne, Microsoft Join on Mobile E-Mail Sometimes it pays to befriend an enemy. Full coverage >>>

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October 4 - Bush, Kerry Don\'t Spend Much on Online Ads

2004-10-04T14:55:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 4, 2004 \| Issue 152/2004


Bush, Kerry Don't Spend Much on Online Ads The information superhighway has been a one-way street in the 2004 presidential campaign, with President Bush and Democrat John Kerry raising money on the Internet but spending very little to advertise online, according to a study released on Monday.



Business Schwab Cuts Trading Fees Again, Stock Off Charles Schwab Corp. the biggest U.S. discount brokerage, on Monday said it would cut trading fees for the second time since June in a bid to outmaneuver rivals amid fierce competition. Government & Law Supreme Court Affirms Do-Not-Call Ruling The national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle today when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality. Security Security Beyond Antivirus Programs It happens all the time to unlucky or unwise Windows users: A new computer crashes and burns after a crippling virus or worm attack. But things can fall apart inside a new PC without such outside help; everyday use can cause a slower form of rot that eventually hobbles the system as thoroughly as a virus might. Business Bill Gates: U.S. Need Not Fear Overseas Tech The United States has nothing to fear from rapidly growing technology markets in China and India, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp. said on Friday. Internet Home Photo-Stamp Experiment Canceled The U.S. Postal Service has canceled a brief experiment that allowed ordinary people to make postage stamps using images of their dogs, babies and even, it turned out, outlaws such as the Unabomber. Government & Law Denmark Hopes to Claim North Pole Denmark is joining Russia and Canada to see if it can lay a claim to the North Pole - and whatever natural riches may lie beneath it. Government & Law Disabled Are Pleased With E-Voting This November, Eileen Rivera Ley, 41, will vote by herself for the first time. Blind voters in Maryland and several other states will use electronic voting machines equipped with technology that allows the disabled to vote independently. Personal Technology Fox Promoting Next-Generation DVD Format U.S.-based Fox Entertainment Group Inc. on Monday joined a group of companies promoting the Blu-ray disc, one of two competing formats for next-generation DVDs, but said it hasn't decided which disc to back. Personal Technology Sony Abandons Copy-Control Music CDs Sony Corp.'s music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology that limits copying them, after pushing the program for two years. Business Allen to Help Open N.M. Computer Exhibit Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, in a nod to the city where he got his start, is helping launch a museum gallery devoted to the history of computing. Internet Henry Ford, AOL Announce Partnership The Henry Ford - a venue that includes the Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, an IMAX Theatre and the Ford Rouge Factory Tours - is teaming up with one of the country's largest Internet providers. Full coverage >>>

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October 1 - U.S. Cybersecurity Chief Abruptly Resigns

2004-10-01T15:45:00.000-07:00

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	BizReport News \| October 1, 2004 \| Issue 151/2004


U.S. Cybersecurity Chief Abruptly Resigns The government's cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned from the Homeland Security Department amid a concerted campaign by the technology industry and some lawmakers to persuade the Bush administration to give him more authority and money for protection programs.



Security New Windows Patch Proves Tricky The emergence of a new Internet virus targeting a Microsoft Windows security flaw could cause more damage than usual because the company's system for fixing the problem is so complex that many people will not bother to download it, security experts warned. Government & Law From Spam To Lacrosse, A Day for The Books New laws aimed at prosecuting big-time Internet spammers, helping small businesses and elevating lacrosse to the status of "state team sport" will become effective today in Maryland. Business Netflix, TiVo Make Deal Official Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. made official Thursday their deal to create a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers. Government & Law U.S. Offers Internet Downloads of $50 Bill The U.S. government will offer over the Internet low-quality images of its new $50 bill for artists, students and others who discover that their computers, scanners or printers won't allow them to view or copy pictures of the new currency. Internet Web Sites Spoof Bush, Kerry With Parodies If you're not ready to feverishly debate Iraq or the deficit in this bitterly divisive election year, you can always surf the Web, where politics is frequently nothing but a big joke. Government & Law Microsoft Fights to Keep Integral Media Player Microsoft Corp will gain "life-and-death power" over media formats used in everything from cell-phones to computers unless EU sanctions take effect quickly, an industry lawyer argued on Friday. Business Oracle, PeopleSoft Head to Court Next Week Invigorated by a pivotal antitrust victory, Oracle Corp. was expected to turn the screws on its takeover target next week, attacking in court two countermeasures used to thwart the business software maker's $7.7 billion acquisition bid. Business PeopleSoft Removes Craig Conway as CEO Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. unexpectedly fired CEO Craig Conway, dumping the feisty leader who engineered the company's dogged resistance to Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid during a 16-month melodrama. Full coverage >>>

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