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Monday, September 08, 2003

Microsoft Launches Office Online Site. The site, which replaces the Tools on the Web site, paves the way for the new Office System 2003, which will be publicly available in October. [eWEEK Technology News]
7:13:23 PM

Comcast to increase downstream bandwidth from 1.5 to 3.0 Mbps All of you Comcast subscribers can soon rejoice because Comcast has declared that they will be increasing the current downstream of their cable modem customers from 1.5 Mbps to a whopping 3.0Mbps. That's like having two T-1 lines of downstream bandwidth! [Ars Technica]

Upstream will stay limited to 256K.

7:10:04 PM

Microsoft, Be reach antitrust settlement. In a 2002 lawsuit, Be alleged that Microsoft entered into anticompetitive agreements with PC makers that stopped it from getting its operating system sold alongside Windows. [Computerworld News]
2:33:44 PM

Forrester: Windows Platform Bests Linux For Application Development. Results of Microsoft-commissioned study — part of its Redmond's anti-Linux campaign — expected to be made public Tuesday. [Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley]
2:31:58 PM

Commentary: RFID's win at Wal-Mart. The megaretailer's endorsement represents the real tipping point for adoption of radio frequency technology, as its top 100 suppliers must now embark upon or expand their own RFID efforts. [CNET News.com]
1:17:07 PM

A pair of stories that contrast the new and the old ways of the music business.

Record Industry Sues Music File Swappers (AP). AP - The recording industry filed hundreds of lawsuits Monday against individual music lovers who they accuse of illegally downloading and sharing songs over the Internet, a music industry source said. [Yahoo! News - Technology]

Apple Sells 10 Million Songs Via iTunes (Reuters). Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. said on Monday it has sold more than 10 million songs on its iTunes Music Store since its launch four months ago and announced a new iPod music player that can store as many as 10,000 songs. [Yahoo! News - Technology]

1:13:12 PM

English version of China's Red Flag Linux due soon. China's Red Flag Linux Software Co. Ltd. is preparing to release an English-language version of its Red Flag Desktop 4.0 operating system, according to a company executive. [InfoWorld: Top News]
12:20:21 PM

SCO Run-Time License Ready. Some users finding it difficult to acquire one. [eWEEK Technology News]

Story includes some quotes from SCO indicating that the wording of the license was proving difficult. No kidding. Try this: give us money and we'll promise not to sue for using a product we don't own instead of paying us even more money to license a product that is useless.

10:02:08 AM