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EU: No Adobe Complaint Against Microsoft

Adobe has made no complaints against Microsoft is shipping Office without Adobe's PDF file reader, and Adobe so far hasn't filed a complaint with the EU, says the Euro Commission.

Adobe Signs Dist. Deal with Google

Publishing software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said Wednesday it signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Web search engine Google Inc.

Best Buy Tests Mac Sales

The nation's largest consumer electronics retailer is testing the possibility of selling Apple Computer Inc.'s full line of computers in its stores.

Novell Dumps CEO, CFO

Novell this morning announced that its Board of Directors has ousted the company's CEO and CFO.

Hacker Breaks into U.S. Agriculture Dept.

A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security identification numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said.

College Suspends IT Managers over Hacker Break-Ins

Ohio University said Tuesday it has suspended two information technology supervisors over recent breaches by hackers who may have stolen 173,000 Social Security numbers from school computers.

Microsoft Rebrands WinFX

Lost in the hubbub last week over the pending retirement of Chairman Bill Gates, Microsoft quietly changed the name of a key set of technologies coming with Windows Vista.

Windows Live Exec Leaves Suddenly

Microsoft Corporate Vice President Martin Taylor, who was a key lieutenant of CEO Steve Ballmer’s and who was at the center of some of Microsoft’s most high-profile efforts, has left the company suddenly.

New IBM, Georgia Tech Chip Shatters Speed Records

Georgia Tech and IBM Corp. announced Tuesday they shattered a microchip speed record in a development that could lead to advances in cell phones, radar technology and space exploration.

Major Web Browsers Getting Facelifts

The major Web browsers are getting facelifts as they increasingly become the focal point for handling business transactions and running programs over the Internet rather than simply displaying Web sites.

Microsoft Upgrades Instant Messenger

Microsoft Corp.'s latest instant messaging program is ready for prime time, the company said Monday.

Microsoft Ships Robotics Studio CTP

At the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition 2006 in Pittsburgh this week, Microsoft announced it is shipping the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of its Windows-based robotics development platform.

D.C. Workers' Stolen Data Lacked Security, Encryption

A laptop containing the Social Security numbers and other personal data of 13,000 District of Columbia employees and retirees has been stolen, officials said.

Researchers Look at Data Mining Privacy Techniques

As new disclosures mount about government surveillance programs, computer science researchers hope to wade into the fray by enabling data mining that also protects individual privacy.

Microsoft Upgrades Instant Messenger

Microsoft Corp.'s latest instant messaging program is ready for prime time, the company said Monday.

Adesso Releases Beta of New Dev Platform

Adesso Systems has delivered a beta version of an integrated development environment that allows programmers to create and deploy applications that inherently have distributed and mobile capabilities.

TechEd Showcases SQL, SharePoint Tools; Plus, Gates Hands Reins to Ozzie

From the business wires this week: mobile SQL Server monitor/manager, storage management solution, and Bill Gates' new role at Microsoft.

Gates Departure: Will the Wizardry of 'Oz' Be Enough?

Bill Gates says he is going to cut the umbilical and let Microsoft take its own course -- beginning two years from now. Though momentous news, nobody really seemed surprised.

Compuware To Ship Development Tool for Visual Studio

Compuware will begin shipping an updated development tool next week that aims to help application development groups produce better code and achieve higher productivity, the company announced at Microsoft’s TechEd 2006 conference in Boston.

UPDATED: Gates To Retire in 2008

Bill Gates, Microsoft’s co-founder, largest stockholder and chairman, announced on Thursday he plans to retire in July 2008. He passed his responsibilities and job title of chief software architect effective immediately to Ray Ozzie who was, until now, one of three chief technical officers.