Tesco Moves Forward With Microsoft

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Microsoft Corp. and Tesco today announced that Tesco, the United Kingdom’s No. 1 grocery retailer, is moving to Microsoft:registered: Windows NT:registered: Embedded 4.0 operating system as the common operating platform for its point-of-sale system, taking full advantage of existing and future technology for its mission-critical, customer-contact activity.

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Windows XP and Internet Gateway Devices to Enable Great Broadband Experiences

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Microsoft Corp. today announced that its Windows:registered: XP operating system will include native support for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Internet gateways, providing broadband users at home and small businesses with a seamless way to participate in online games, videoconferencing and other peer-to-peer services. In addition, leading Internet gateway manufacturers, such as ARESCOM Inc., Buffalo Technologies Corp., D-Link Systems Inc., Intel Corp., Linksys Group Inc. and NetGear Inc. also have committed to supporting UPnP for their upcoming Internet gateway products, which will give customers more flexibility and a greater choice of solutions for their home or small business.

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Windows XP could draw Net phone companies into battle

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The new Windows XP operating system includes communications software that promises to make the quality of Net-based calls comparable to that of traditional phones. More important, struggling Net phone companies believe that the software giant´s mere presence will provide a much-needed boost to the long-dormant market.

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Corel Agrees To Acquire Micrografx

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Two struggling software vendors want to pool their resources in the Windows graphics market. Corel Corp. said Monday it plans to acquire Micrografx Inc. for about $32 million in stock. The deal values Micrografx at $2 per share, a 17.6% premium over the company´s July 13 closing price of $1.70.

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Intel trims chip prices

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Intel has made double-digit price cuts on an assortment of Pentium III and Celeron processors.

The chipmaker cut prices Monday up to 37 percent on mobile Pentium IIIs and more conservatively on desktop Pentium III and Celeron chips.

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Server hole lets Win XP preview go free

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A security hole in servers run by Conxion, Microsoft´s Web hosting partner, allowed people to download a testing version of Windows XP without paying for it for the second time in two weeks.

The glitch, reported Monday by people attempting to download the software and confirmed by CNET News.com, underscores ongoing problems Microsoft has encountered in delivering preview versions of the new operating system to more than 100,000 testers. Those people paid between $10 and $20 for the right to get the software.

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Microsoft, CyberLink, InterVideo and RAVISENT Announce MP3 Ripping and DVD Playb

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Microsoft Corp., together with CyberLink Corp., InterVideo Inc. and RAVISENT Technologies Inc., today announced two new add-on products for Microsoft:registered: Windows:registered: XP. The first is the MP3 Creation Pack, which will for the first time enable CD ripping (recording) into the MP3 format using Windows Media:tm: Player for Windows XP. The second add-on is the DVD Decoder Pack, which will install support for the playback of DVDs via Windows Media Player for Windows XP if a user does not have a DVD decoder. CyberLink, InterVideo and RAVISENT each will offer Microsoft Windows XP users the opportunity to purchase the MP3 Creation Pack and the DVD Decoder Pack separately or together.

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MS Data Access Components 2.61.7326.6

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Thanks to Warp2Search for this one:

Microsoft Data Access Components are the key technologies that enable Universal Data Access. They include ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), Remote Data Service (RDS, formerly known as Advanced Data Connector, or ADC), Object Linking and Embedding Database (OLE DB), and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). Microsoft Data Access Components RTM contains core MDAC components, including additional OLE DB providers and ODBC drivers for various data sources. It does not contain the MDAC SDK or the Desktop Database providers and drivers. Due to issues with clustering, this release is currently not supported on SQL 7.0 or SQL 6.5 Clustered Servers.

Note: Windows 95 users must already have DCOM installed.

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Key Corporate Software Vendors Team Up With Microsoft To Offer New Choices to En

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At the opening today of the Microsoft:registered: Fusion 2001 business symposium and partner exposition, 13 of the industry´s leading enterprise software vendors announced plans to embed Microsoft SharePoint:tm: Portal Server technology as the centerpiece of their new product offerings. Aimware Inc., Citrix Systems Inc., Corechange Inc., Decision Support Panel International (DSP), Elite Information Systems, InfoImage Inc., Intervate, IXOS Software AG, JPH International, K-Solutions Inc., Notable Solutions Inc., Semio Corp. and Webridge Inc. have chosen to license SharePoint Portal Server technology to offer new, enhanced solutions to customers.

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New Mexico drops out of Microsoft suit

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Microsoft has independently settled its antitrust case with New Mexico, eliminating one of the 19 states participating with the Justice Department in the landmark lawsuit.

"To my mind this matter is now ripe for speedy resolution," New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid said in a statement. "I am no longer persuaded a breakup remains appropriate or will ultimately be ordered by the courts. It is obvious Microsoft will continue to resist attempts to require this remedy. It is time to settle this case and move forward."

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InCD 2.26

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Ahead Software has released a new version of the InCD packet writing software. Thanks Richard & Ray.

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Microsoft to offer online music service

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LOS ANGELES--Microsoft jumped into the online music fray Thursday with a deal to offer Pressplay, an online service formed by music giants Vivendi Universal and Sony, on its MSN network.

The deal caps months of negotiations between the three giants, making content from two of the world´s largest music companies, Vivendi Universal and Sony, available to MSN´s approximately 5 million subscribers.

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MSFT changes the rules

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Thanks to Ryan for this one:
NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Further signaling its willingness to settle its antitrust case with the government, software maker Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said it will give PC manufacturers more flexibility in configuring desktop versions of its Windows operating system.

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