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O’Reilly Blasted Over Web 2.0 Suit
The man who popularized the phrase Web 2.0 over the past couple of years has been accused of dropping a lawsuit on…
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MPAA Hired A Hacker, Lawsuit Alleges
The Motion Picture Association of America hired a hacker to steal information from a company it accused of helping copyright violators-this according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. In the suit, Torrentspy.com parent Valence Media alleges a man was paid $15,000 to pilfer e-mail correspondence and trade secrets.
Yahoo, eBay Drop E-Biz Bombshell
EBay and Yahoo dropped an announcement bomb early this morning saying that the two Internet giants have agreed to combine their efforts on a number of projects. By 2007, expect an increase in eBay search results on Yahoo!, an increase of contextual text and graphical ads on eBay, PayPal to power Yahoo! Wallet, a co-branded eBay Toolbar, and click-to-call advertising using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice…
Microsoft May Limit Employees’ Admin Rights
Due to one of the new features in Windows Vista, many Microsoft employees may have their administrative privileges taken away. Most of the people employed by the software giant currently have full admin rights on their desktop PCs, but this is unusual state of affairs for a corporation. The change would be made to improve security.
AIM Spears Triton 1.5 Preview
A new version of the AIM Triton service, Preview Edition 1.5, became available from AOL and delivered integration with some recently released features.
Oracle Bid For Portal Software Delayed
The acquisition of telecom billing software firm Portal Software looked like an easy purchase, but Portal shareholders withheld much of the stock Oracle requested with its tender offer of $4.90 per share.
