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• 11 July 2006

• News: Delays to Office, Vista leave partners worried

  For the 7,000 or so Microsoft partners descending on Boston for this week's Worldwide Partner Conference, delays in the release of Windows Vista and Office 2007 could leave them feeling like a shop unable to stock its shelves with goods.

• News: Spam data to be shared by ISPs

  A set of guidelines may pave the way for dozens of ISPs to participate in a Cambridge University research project into the problem of spam.

• News: Microsoft to show Vista security features

  Microsoft will show off the security features of Vista later this year at a hacker conference, the event organiser said today.

• News: Man indicted on software piracy charges

  A 25-year-old US man has been indicted on four charges of trafficking unauthorised software authenticity certificates, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced yesterday.

• News: Firefox 2.0 beta out today?

  A note posted on Mozilla's website suggests that a beta version of Firefox 2.0 could be released as early as today.

• 10 July 2006

• News: ISPs pressured to close file-sharers accounts

  The British Phonographic Industry has written to Tiscali and Cable & Wireless, demanding that they close the accounts of 59 alleged illegal file-sharers.

• News: FileMaker Pro 8.5 launches

  FileMaker has announced the latest version of its database application, FileMaker Pro.

• News: China will get research watchdog

  An independent watchdog to oversee funding for scientific research in China will be formed by the country's Ministry of Science and Technology, it was reported today.

• News: Researchers' robot playing poker

  Computer scientists have moved beyond figuring out how to beat computerised chess systems and are now tackling automated Texas Hold'Em programs.

• 09 July 2006

• News: OpenDocument skirmish ends in truce

  Microsoft's decision to allow its Office software to handle the increasingly popular OpenDocument Format was a belated acknowledgement that the company could lose customers if it didn't.

• 08 July 2006

• News: Apple seals fate of CRT monitors

  Following movement in the PC industry towards smaller, more efficient systems, Apple has phased the bulky CRT monitor out of its product line this week.

• 07 July 2006

• News: Radical battery recycling law approved

  The European Parliament has signed off a radical law aimed at curbing pollution from used portable batteries, ending over two years of debate among European lawmakers.

• News: Extradition order for hacker approved

  The UK has approved the extradition of a hacker to the US where he will face trial for allegedly crippling military networks shortly after the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.

• News: Mac WGA equivalent uncovered

  Apple users have discovered that Mac OS X has a feature hidden within it that does much the same thing as Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft's controversial anti-piracy program.

• News: July to be bumper patch month

  Holes in Microsoft's Office software will force Microsoft to release seven software patches next week.

• News: $100 laptop prototype shown off

  MIT co-founder Nicholas Negroponte showed off the latest prototype of the $100 laptop in San Diego yesterday.

• News: 400 free Wi-Fi hotspots planned for Paris

  Citizens of and visitors to Paris will be offered free internet access over Wi-Fi networks, the city administration said this week.

• News: MS plans keyboard for Vista, Windows Live

  A slim, wireless keyboard is being developed by Microsoft's hardware division that will allow users of Vista and Windows Live services to access key features more easily.

• 06 July 2006

• News: Report finds Trojan attacks increasing

  Hackers are increasingly targeting Trojan attacks at certain businesses in hopes of pilfering intellectual property, according to a security report released today.

• News: MS to integrate OpenDocument for Office

  Microsoft yesterday announced the creation of the Open XML Translator project, so its Office suite will support the open-source OpenDocument Format.

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