TechWeb - Microsoft has licensed certain mobile communications technologies to two companies in China in a deal the software company is touting as a "first-ever" and part of a larger push into China.

TechWeb - The company is suing 55 sellers worldwide, claiming they have misused their eBay or other online auction site accounts to sell illegally copied software.

AP - Microsoft Corp. is preparing to officially release software that helps small companies do things like build a Web site and maintain business contacts, and plans to link the product to its platform for selling online advertising.

NewsFactor - Microsoft has delivered Windows Media Player 11, touting the software as a significant upgrade that offers better search and management capabilities and a stronger connection with portable music players.

AFP - Microsoft Corp. has launched its biggest-ever legal pursuit of alleged fraudsters selling fake software online, ahead of the January release of its latest operating system.

PC Magazine - Proof-of-concept exploits have been released for a denial-of-service vulnerability in fully patched versions of Windows XP SP2.

Partnership with Microsoft is meant to improve Zend’s open-source PHP tools for creating dynamic Web pages.

More details emerge on the Web-based programs as they near the end of beta. But don’t expect an online version of Office.

Images: Office Live and on screen

PC World - Seamless network hopping gets closer with software that makes Wi-Fi and cellular phones easier to use.

PC World - Company goes after software pirates who sell illegal copies on auction sites.

Beijing site will focus on banks and government, while Indian center will take on the insurance and health care industries.

PC Magazine - The updated version of Apple’s software that allows Mac users to run Windows comes on the heels of Apple’s update of its MacBook Pro line with Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor.

AFP - Microsoft has announced that it was licensing new software to local firms in China for the first time in a move that showed confidence in China’s economy and hope for its anti-piracy efforts.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it
had started 55 legal actions around the world against dealers
it accuses of selling counterfeit software online, its largest
enforcement effort to date.

Software giant exports its licensing push to China, putting three mobile phone technologies in the hands of two start-ups.

Group of electronics companies is working on technology to transmit high-definition video and audio without cables.

AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has filed more than 50 lawsuits and other legal actions worldwide against people it says sold pirated copies of its software using online auction sites such as eBay.

TechWeb - Hyperion has upgraded its System 9 performance management and analytics software with better integration tools and the ability to share data across departments.

PC World - Published attack code could be used to disable the firewall on some Windows XP-based systems.

A week after the company had initially hoped to debut the new jukebox player, it posts a free download of the program.

PC Magazine - Data protection vendor Sepaton has partnered with Luminex Software, a developer of products geared toward mainframe channel gateways, connectivity and data storage.

TechWeb - Microsoft updates and renames its small business accounting software.

Companies like Verizon are reporting quarters buoyed by wireless sales, as they cope with increased competition from cable providers.

Q&A: Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth is ready for Ubuntu to make the leap from the desktop to the server room.

NewsFactor - Like any industry expert, Joseph Wilcox, a senior analyst at Jupiter Research, says that piracy, which is a polite term for stealing, has cost the software industry billions of dollars in lost sales. Software makers have a right to protect their property, he says.

AP - Google Inc. said Monday that it wants Microsoft Corp. to make sure users can easily choose Internet search engines in future products — but Google refused to say if changes Microsoft has already made to its upcoming operating system, Vista, have gone far enough.

NewsFactor - Linux software distributor Red Hat has issued a response to Oracle’s recent announcement that it would be supporting Linux, clarifying its position in key areas including support, software compatibility, and updates.

New GPS device for European travelers also plays music and displays photos and videos.

Photos: Nokia gives directions

DoCoMo plays up maternal hopes as Japan’s reproduction rate continues to slip. Plus: a recipe database!

Photos: Fertility phones

Office Accounting Express 2007, which is free, is for home-based businesses that “currently use pen and paper or spreadsheets.”