Amazon leaks Microsoft Office 2003 prices

The pricing for Microsoft Office 2003 has been leaked on to the Internet by Amazon in its Software listings. The productivity suite is due to appear in early autumn, but an official launch date has still to be officially confirmed. The launch date according to Amazon. ...more

And also today (17-August-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. No delay, MS told A US federal appeals court has rejected Microsoft's bid to have the anti-trust hearings delayed, pending its bid to have the case heard before the Supreme Court. The case will be sent back to a lower court in a week's time to see what "remedy" should be applied to Microsoft. ...more

And also today (24-Jan-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. JAIN at your service Sun has released two JAIN specifications. The Java-based APIs should simplify the building of next generation telecom products and services. ...more

Amazon launches lawsuits against email spoofers

Amazon has announced it is taking legal action against 11 online marketers. They are accused of sending email forgeries falsely labelled as coming from Amazon.com. ...more

RSS feeds drive web news traffic

People who use RSS feeds to access online news are three times as likely to visit news websites than traditional surfers, according to figures from Nielsen//NetRatings. In addition to visiting more sites they will also go there more often. Significantly, RSS is more likely to drive traffic to less well known news sites. ...more