To fight cybercrime, U.S. agency forms web of overseas contacts

To fight cybercrime, U.S. agency forms web of overseas contacts

By Cassell Bryan-Low in Ankara, Turkey

The Wall Street Journal Europe

21 Nov 2006



ON AUG. 16, 2005, a CNN television news bulletin alerted viewers that computers at the network’s New York and Atlanta offices were infected with a new virus called Zotob. Soon, U.S. companies from coast to coast were hit. Halfway around the world, two... read more...

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Yahoo! to share classified ads with US local newspapers

Yahoo! to share classified ads with US local newspapers

Mark Sweney and Jemima Kiss

The Guardian

21 Nov 2006



Yahoo! has signed a deal with seven US newspaper groups under which the internet company will share classified advertising and content with more than 150 local papers. Under the two-part deal, Yahoo! will publish local recruitment ads on its HotJobs... read more...

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A newstrategy boosts Dell

A newstrategy boosts Dell

By Christopher Lawton

The Wall Street Journal Europe

10 Nov 2006



DELL INC. RECENTLY lost its No. 1 position in the worldwide personal-computer market—and investors have reason to cheer. For years, the Round Rock, Texas, computer maker was a highflying tech company that churned out healthy profits and consistently... read more...

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Microsoft, Novell make peace

Microsoft, Novell make peace

By Robert A. Guth And Don Clark

The Wall Street Journal Europe

06 Nov 2006



Microsoft Corp. reached a rapprochement with a major seller of the Linux operating system, a deal that makes a kind of peace between two opposing camps in the software industry. Last week’s deal with Novell Inc. is designed to make it easier for... read more...

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PC makers’ holiday pricewar

PC makers’ holiday pricewar

By Christopher Lawton And Robert A. Guth

The Wall Street Journal Europe

02 Nov 2006



Personal-computer makers expect booming sales next year when Microsoft Corp. finally rolls out its Windows Vista operating system. Until then, their normally healthy holiday season might look like a going-out-of-business sale. When Microsoft delayed... read more...

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