Microsoft Embeds Alerts about Scams in Search Engine

Microsoft has added alerts to its search engine Bing in an effort to educate users about scams on the Internet.

Microsoft is working with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Trade Commission, and Western Union to effectively launch the series of public-service announcements on common scams.

The ads come up in searches commonly exploited by scammers. The searches provide useful and common-sense tips, such as verifying the identity…

Google Opposed for Internet Library by Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo

Google, which acquired the rights to create an online library in 2008 as the outcome of a lawsuit against them for copyright infringement at the cost of $125 Million, is being taken on by the Open Book Alliance. Google aims to use the rights to create an online Book Rights Registry

Although it is not yet official, Microsoft and Yahoo have confirmed, and Amazon is also expected, to join the…

Federal Court to Microsoft: Stop Selling Word

The U.S. District Court for Texas’ Eastern District, Tyler Division, has ruled in favor of Toronto-based software firm i4i, opining that Microsoft illegally infringed upon the Canadian company’s patent.  i4i’s attorneys successfully argued at a jury trial that began May 11 that Microsoft Word’s XML document processing capabilities “willfully” violated i4i’s patent on that type of XML processing software.

The federal court judgment prevents Microsoft from selling or importing to…

Virtualization Start-up Hyper9 Does Brisk Business in Chilly Economic Climate

Harrowing economic times would usually be even scarier for a start-up firm like Hyper9 Inc., and Chief Technology Officer Dave McCrory. Yet McCrory says he isn’t worried. Why?

Because business is better than expected for the two-year-old Austin, Texas-based firm and its Hyper9 platform virtualization management software, and phones are ringing off the hook as companies scramble to jump on the resource abstraction bandwagon.

McCrory gives an strong interest in…