Agency accelerates auction process to help complete sale as companies vie for licenses around the country.

NewsFactor - A slew of Internet buzz was started when the price for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Vista operating system was accidentally leaked on the company’s Canadian Web site. Even though the information was immediately taken down from the site, word spread quickly on the Internet that the Home Basic edition of Vista will be $233, the same price as Windows XP Home.

Company creates roles, reassigns others to better respond to customers’ needs in banking, capital markets, insurance.

NewsFactor - A software watchdog group is accusing AOL of bundling malicious software into its latest free Web browser upgrade, version 9.0, citing a lack of proper disclosure and the inability for users to “opt out” of certain installations.

New contract expands partnership to include Microsoft’s Windows Live products for Verizon’s DSL, Fios customers.

PC Magazine - The online retailer is accepting preorders for Windows Vista software.

AFP - India’s communist-run Kerala state has said it aimed to break US software giant Microsoft’s dominance in schools, two weeks after rattling investors by banning Coke and Pepsi sales.

Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday
said it expanded an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to start
offering the software makers Windows Live services to its high
speed Internet customers.

Basic components, such as speedy wireless networks and Web page formats for the small screen, are on the way.

Reuters - Movie and music providers supporting the
Blu-ray high-definition optical disc standard said on Tuesday
they would offer an initial batch of 75 software titles in
Japan, in an effort to woo customers in a format battle for
next generation DVD technologies.

AFP - Internet giant Google Inc. took the software battle deeper into Microsoft’s territory with a new package of online services for small-business users.

The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to put its stamp of approval on early 802.11n products in an effort to keep Wi-Fi moving forward.

PC World - Software that runs hardware firewalls and network appliances now includes beefed-up security tools.

PC World - Updated enterprise resource management software released today.

The software maker’s Canadian Web site briefly posts prices for Windows Vista’s many editions.

The self-funded start-up looks to simplify application integration with plug-ins and a free product.

Firecrackers and gum chewing might be frowned upon in Singapore, but the country is going nuts for Wi-Fi.

PC Magazine - Realizing that it can drive revenue from the use of legacy software by some of its largest customers, the software giant announces a new Custom Support Agreement program for those products.

PC World - Update: Anti-malware group says the software deceives users and interferes with computer use.

The company expands its paid custom support for products that are no longer widely supported; customers will pay per machine.

InfoWorld - With Microsoft Office clearly in its long-range sights, Google today launched a package of Web-based productivity apps.

PC World - Message circulating via cell phones contains a link to a site that downloads a Trojan horse.

TechWeb - An anti-spyware group says AOL’s client software is ‘badware’ tells users should avoid installing the program, because they say it interferes with computer use.

PC Magazine - Technology executives are lukewarm on Google’s chances to upend Microsoft’s Office and Live products.

NewsFactor - Search giant Google launched its first on-demand application collection, Google Apps for Your Domain, with an eye on easing the installation of business software like e-mail to messaging to personal schedules.

PC Magazine - The high-powered StopBadware.org coalition criticizes the free version of the AOL 9.0 software program.

PC Magazine - Corel said Monday that it will acquire multimedia software provider InterVideo for about $196 million.

TechWeb - While the company is spending billions to buy software companies, it isn’t neglecting its hardware products.

TechWeb - BEA Systems and webMethods hope recent acquisitions will help push SOA into wide-scale adoption.

TechWeb - Billy Marshall and Erik Troan want to make it easier to bundle Linux with software applications.