Microsoft Reaches for Its Wallet

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Oculan reaches where Microsoft doesn't

Oculan reaches where Microsoft doesn't 05/14/2004 04:59 AM
One of the most fertile areas for independent software vendors in the Microsoft world is providing cross-platform services. While Microsoft would like to believe that its customers run 100% Windows-based networks (and Redmond often tries to convince both you and me of that), the reality is that few networks of any size are homogenized. While Windows may dominate on your users' desktops, your server room could probably qualify as a multi-cultural center.

Turbolinux reaches out to Microsoft

Turbolinux reaches out to Microsoft 04/28/2004 04:32 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 28 2004 8:01AM GMT

Microsoft Reaches Out to PeopleSoft
Users

Microsoft Reaches Out to PeopleSoft
Users 12/17/2004 06:29 PM
Microsoft is extending an open invitation to PeopleSoft customers to check out the allegedly greener pastures on the Windows side of the fence.

Microsoft reaches beyond professional
programmers

Microsoft reaches beyond professional
programmers 06/28/2004 11:14 PM
Microsoft is reaching out to nonprofessional programmers with a revamped line of developer tools, including a free version of its forthcoming SQL Server database. As expected, the company launched the new line of "Express" branded developer tools at its TechEd Europe conference in Amsterdam on Tuesday. The lightweight editions of its Visual Studio line and SQL Server database are meant to expanding Microsoft's presence among students and hobbyists.

Microsoft reaches antitrust settlements

Microsoft reaches antitrust settlements 06/30/2004 01:01 PM
CNEWS Jun 30 2004 5:07PM GMT

Microsoft reaches out to its Indian
customers

Microsoft reaches out to its Indian
customers 02/16/2004 02:36 PM
IOL Feb 16 2004 6:25PM GMT

Microsoft reaches settlements in Mass.
and N.D. antitrust lawsuits

Microsoft reaches settlements in Mass.
and N.D. antitrust lawsuits 07/03/2004 01:13 PM
Canadian Press Jul 3 2004 4:13PM GMT

European Commission Reaches Decision To
Fine Microsoft, Report Says

European Commission Reaches Decision To
Fine Microsoft, Report Says 01/27/2004 02:51 PM
The European Commission has reportedly reached a decision that Microsoft broke anticompetitive law and will face stiff fines, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Microsoft would not comment on the report but maintained that negotiations with the European Commission are still ongoing.

Microsoft Reaches Out to Enthusiasts
with Visual Studio 2005 & SQL Server
Express Editions

Microsoft Reaches Out to Enthusiasts
with Visual Studio 2005 & SQL Server
Express Editions 06/30/2004 01:03 PM
“Reaching out to the several million non-professional developers who probably felt snubbed by the past two Visual Studio releases, Microsoft this week revealed that it would ship simpler, lightweight versions of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 next year. Beta versions of the new offerings, which will be sold under the “Express” moniker, are now available for free download; Microsoft says the final versions of these products, along with the more professional versions of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, will be available by mid-2005.”

Microsoft Certified Gold Partner Tometa
Software, Inc., Reaches Over 1 Million
Desktops Worldwide

Microsoft Certified Gold Partner Tometa
Software, Inc., Reaches Over 1 Million
Desktops Worldwide 06/15/2004 02:12 AM
"Tometa Software reaches over 1 million desktops worldwide with software like Cool Info XP, LaptopLocate.net, and StopPop.net," says Luke Richey, one of the founders and current President of Tometa Software, Inc. Each program can be downloaded as a free trial at http://www.tometasoftware.com. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2004]

Wallet 1.2.2

Wallet 1.2.2 05/17/2004 02:59 PM
Secure and elegant password & contact storage app.

Wallet Essentials

Wallet Essentials 12/30/2004 11:08 AM
David Pescovitz: Touch of Ginger sells an interesting line of gimmicky "Wallet Essentials," credit card-sized "necessities" like emergency cufflinks, ice scrapers, bottle openers, guitar picks, and shirt accessories (pictured here) that you punch out or fold up into functionality. It would be fun, albeit expensive, to get these printed as business cards. Link (via Sensory Impact)

Google Wallet

Google Wallet 06/22/2005 02:45 AM

Word on the street (via waxy) is that Google is set to release a PayPal competitor called Google Wallet. A thread at Techdirt notes that Yahoo!, Microsoft, and eBay have all tried to launch similar services that met with little or no success in the face of competition with PayPal.

I doubt Google is focused on competing with PayPal, at least in the short term. This move, if true, makes a lot of sense for Google. They already have an internal payment system set up to collect and distribute AdSense revenues, a store selling t-shirts, bean bags, search hardware, they sell software, and they've indicated that with Google Video, people will be able to charge others to view videos uploaded to Google's servers (with Google taking a small cut). Taking the core of that internal payment system, it would probably be technologically trivial** for them to open it up for anyone to pay money to anyone else (instead of just individual --> Google or Google --> individual). The line above about their Google Video plans -- "people will be able to charge others to view videos uploaded to Google's servers (with Google taking a small cut)" -- already sounds a lot like what PayPal does. This is the Andre Torrez school of product development...build something that solves a problem you're having and it'll probably be useful to a bunch of other people if you let them use it too.

Plus it leverages their existing user base. If you've already got an AdSense account or are going to charge for your video through Google Video, you're already a GWallet user...and signing people up through their GMail/Orkut/Blogger accounts would probably be pretty easy as well. This move may also indicate that Google is planning to charge a wider range of people for products/services -- maybe a "pro" version of Gmail, a robust, commercial API to their search results, or even a music store? GWallet would be needed infrastructure for ramping up from paying relatively few AdSense users to (potentially) anyone who uses Google. It makes sense for them beyond trying to gain a foothold in the online payments space.

** Getting the banking stuff sorted out is another story though...but as PayPal has shown, if you can get that set up, there's plenty of revenue to be had.

Vote with your wallet

Vote with your wallet 05/25/2004 02:50 PM

From Greed and Lock-in - we switch to people doing good things.

This time it's taking a standard web servcie (music downloading) and empowering folks to support good causes with their wallets.  RIGHT ON!

Oxfa m's Charity Download Service.

Streaming and downloading music for a good cause, a cause that goes beyond label profit—that’s an idea with legs. British music service OD2 has partnered with global hunger-relief organization Oxfam to build a new music service that launches Wednesday of this week. Here are the specs—

• 30-second stream samples are free.
• Full-song streams cost one pence.
• Full-song downloads cost 75 pence (no info yet on DRM).
• 300,000 tracks.
• Coldplay is helping promote it.

It’s called Big Noise Music.

[The Digital Music Weblog]

My Leaky Wallet

My Leaky Wallet 09/14/2004 10:49 AM
A closer inspection of a phone bill reveals a lost opportunity.

Fix Your Leaky Wallet

Fix Your Leaky Wallet 06/21/2004 10:57 AM
Small daily financial sacrifices that can add up to a big payoff.

Who Stole My Wallet?

Who Stole My Wallet? 01/05/2005 03:11 AM
ChinaTechNews.com Jan 5 2005 6:40AM GMT

After 20 Years, Wallet With $177
Returned (AP)

After 20 Years, Wallet With $177
Returned (AP) 04/04/2005 07:27 PM
AP - Twenty years after losing her wallet, along with $177 and her Social Security card, Lisa Tonks finally has it back. Tonks lost the wallet during a family trip to Jackson and Yellowstone National Park.

Gates opens wallet against HIV

Gates opens wallet against HIV 07/16/2004 11:58 AM
DELEGATES to the 15th International AIDS Conference in Bangkok wound up their meeting yesterday by pledging private, corporate and government donations to help stem the growth of the HIV pandemic. As the six-day conference closed with speeches from former South African president Nelson Mandela and Indian Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi, the European Union and Microsoft mogul Bill Gates announced additional pledges totalling $US102 million ($142 million) to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Can Obesity Fatten Your Wallet?

Can Obesity Fatten Your Wallet? 04/06/2005 03:44 PM
Part Two of our look at obesity as an increasingly serious health problem looks at companies behind radical treatments -- backlash against the food industry.

The Mind-Wallet Connection

The Mind-Wallet Connection 07/13/2004 10:17 AM
Are you your own worst enemy when it comes to making money decisions?

Trade Your Wallet for Wireless

Trade Your Wallet for Wireless 08/31/2004 04:36 AM
If calling, text messaging, web browsing and video filming aren't enough for you, your cell phone may soon be able to perform another function as well: paying for lunch. But is it secure? By Laila Weir.

My stepdaughter stole my wallet

My stepdaughter stole my wallet 12/27/2004 11:06 AM
She kept the cash but discarded the rest. It's time to throw her out of the house, right?

Lost Wallet, No Big Deal

Lost Wallet, No Big Deal 09/10/2004 07:26 AM
A little precaution can let you shrug off a stolen or lost wallet.

Microsoft reaches $34 million settlement
of Massachusetts antitrust lawsuit; $9
million settlement in North Da

Microsoft reaches $34 million settlement
of Massachusetts antitrust lawsuit; $9
million settlement in North Da 06/30/2004 11:16 AM
CRM Assist Jun 30 2004 3:04PM GMT

How to weave a wallet out of paper money

How to weave a wallet out of paper money 01/04/2005 06:20 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Beautifully-made site shows you how to make a wallet out of 12 20 one-dollar bills. Link (Thanks, Tony!)

Piracy hits Hollywood in the wallet

Piracy hits Hollywood in the wallet 01/04/2005 01:32 PM
Entertainment industry sees illegal downloads siphoning off revenue, says In-Stat/MDR. And then there's the threat from Apple.

Google Wallet More About Micropayments
For Content?

Google Wallet More About Micropayments
For Content? 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
There's been a ton of buzz over the idea that Google was working on a PayPal competitor, and it appears that Eric Schmidt and "the powers that be" at Google finally thought it was worth speaking to the press on the matter. In discussing the Google Wallet concept, we did note that it came days after rumors of a Google iTunes-like offering as well, and that actually might tie into what Google is working on. Earlier today, there was increasing speculation that Google was more interested in a system to deliver micropayments for content than direct person-to-person financial transactions -- and that seems to be more along the lines of what Google is admitting to. While not clearly laid out, Schmidt did say that the solution they were working on wasn't really a PayPal competitor, but more of an extension of existing programs. Many people have been saying that it's likely an extension of the payment system they use for handling their paid search ad program, but extending it out to other types of content. This would also fit with Google's new video storage offering, which promised to allow people to charge for the content that people downloaded. While less surprising, this is still a bit disappointing. Micropayments seem to go in and out of fashion every few years, but never actually seem to catch on, mainly because not only do they add a monetary expense, but they have a mental transaction cost in making people stop and think about whether or not it's worth purchasing. That cost is much more expensive than most people think. Also, any micropayment-based system always leaves itself open to competitors who realize that it's going to be much more effective to give the content away, and make money elsewhere.

Sustainable fish wallet-card

Sustainable fish wallet-card 11/04/2003 02:00 AM
The Monterey Bay Acquarium has produced a wallet-card that grades west-coast fish based on how environmentally sound the fishery practice is for its species. Link< /a>

NTT DoCoMo mobile wallet launched

NTT DoCoMo mobile wallet launched 08/11/2004 06:45 AM
DMeurope.com Aug 11 2004 11:04AM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's latest wallet phone

NTT DoCoMo's latest wallet phone 07/14/2004 07:15 PM
Engadget Jul 14 2004 10:11PM GMT

Wallet 1.2 brings Panther support

Wallet 1.2 brings Panther support 10/29/2003 12:09 AM
Waterfall Software today announced Wallet 1.2, an update to its utility that securely stores passwords, serial numbers, contacts, and more...

Cooling Your House, Draining Your Wallet

Cooling Your House, Draining Your Wallet 06/17/2004 12:10 AM
Gasoline prices are high, as everybody knows. Less obvious are the high costs of heating and cooling.

DoCoMo announces e-wallet trial

DoCoMo announces e-wallet trial 12/15/2003 02:30 AM
MobileTracker Dec 15 2003 1:25AM ET

DoCoMo introduces mobile wallet

DoCoMo introduces mobile wallet 07/08/2004 03:50 PM
Telecoms.com Jul 8 2004 7:21PM GMT

NTT DoCoMo launches mobile wallet

NTT DoCoMo launches mobile wallet 06/17/2004 08:39 AM
inSourced Jun 17 2004 12:45PM GMT

A glimpse of DoCoMo's first e-wallet
cellphone

A glimpse of DoCoMo's first e-wallet
cellphone 06/08/2004 03:37 PM
Engadget Jun 8 2004 6:49PM GMT

Silicon Valley votes with its wallet

Silicon Valley votes with its wallet 07/22/2004 04:23 PM
Tech execs put their money where their politics are, according to federal donation records.

NTT Docomo to launch wallet phone

NTT Docomo to launch wallet phone 06/16/2004 04:51 PM
Business Day Newspaper Jun 16 2004 8:51PM GMT
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CNN.com - NASA unable to communicate
with Mars rover - Jan. 22, 2004

CNN.com - NASA unable to communicate
with Mars rover - Jan. 22, 2004 01/23/2004 08:47 PM

More Flexible AirPort Base Station

More Flexible AirPort Base Station 04/19/2004 12:23 PM
Now available in a model that conforms to UL 2043 — the UL standard for products installed in air-handling spaces — with support for Power over Ethernet, AirPort Extreme delivers greater flexibility and cost-efficiency. [Apr 19]

Apple AirPort Express Base Station

Apple AirPort Express Base Station 09/27/2004 03:12 AM
We are very pleased with AirPort Express Base Station and will continue to carry it everywhere. By Macs Only! (via MyAppleMenu)

New AirPort Base Station offers Power
over Ethernet

New AirPort Base Station offers Power
over Ethernet 04/19/2004 03:17 PM
Apple has quietly introduced a new AirPort Extreme Base Station with Power over Ethernet and UL 2043 certification...

Apple Ships AirPort Express Base Station

Apple Ships AirPort Express Base Station 07/14/2004 01:22 PM
Apple ships its streaming audio, printer sharing, portable base station: Apple announced today that it is shipping its $129 AirPort Express, a 7-ounce base station that has no external power cord in its default configuration, and which combines a single Ethernet port, an audio output jack for streaming music from iTunes (Mac and Windows), and a USB port for sharing printers across Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. This is Apple's most Windows-friendly hardware, ever. The company said it has 80,000 pre-orders for the unit, which is listed as shipping in 3 to 4 weeks from the Apple Store online. Amazon.com says their stock will be available July 20....

Updates to Airport Base Station software
and Management Tools

Updates to Airport Base Station software
and Management Tools 04/19/2004 01:45 PM
This latest Airport Update affords better antenna output control, improved logging from your base station and "performance improvements" for WPA security.

The AirPort Mangement Utility and AirPort Client Monitor provide powerful tools for planning, setting up, fine-tuning, and managing larger, enterprise-class wireless networks.

Both are available via Software Update.

New AirPort Base Station and Wireless
Software Updates (26-Apr-2004; 4.5K)

New AirPort Base Station and Wireless
Software Updates (26-Apr-2004; 4.5K) 04/26/2004 09:53 PM

Initial Hands-On Report -- Apple AirPort
Express Base Station

Initial Hands-On Report -- Apple AirPort
Express Base Station 07/26/2004 03:36 AM
AirPort Express works well for the primary purpose that we purchased ours, i.e. to create and extend Wi-Fi network. By Macs Only! (via MyAppleMenu)

JustePort sends music to AirPort Express
without iTunes

JustePort sends music to AirPort Express
without iTunes 08/12/2004 03:14 PM
Norwegian hacker Jon Lech Johansen -- known to many by his pseudonym DVD Jon -- has posted details on JustePort, new software that he claims allows users to stream MPEG-4 files encoded using Apple Lossless format to their AirPort Express hubs. It's the first time software outside of iTunes has been able to stream music to AirPort Express.

Notes and Tips: AirPort Express
Assistant

Notes and Tips: AirPort Express
Assistant 07/13/2004 10:03 AM
Apple's AirPort Express Assistant has some limitations.

Jobs intros AirPort Express; streams
iTunes music (MacCentral)

Jobs intros AirPort Express; streams
iTunes music (MacCentral) 06/07/2004 03:43 PM
MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs on Monday aimed to further solidify his company's hold on the digital music market with the release of AirPort Express, a tiny mobile 802.11g-based wireless networking base station available in July for US$129 that comes equipped with a combination analog and digital audio connector. The announcement came at the "D: All Things Digital" conference in San Diego. AirPort Express will act as a portable 802.11g base station for traveling, but when used at home, will also connect consumers' home stereos with their iTunes Music Library.

Apple: AirPort Base Cut

Apple: AirPort Base Cut 06/28/2004 06:17 PM
Apple has eliminated its lesser AirPort Extreme Base Station and cut the price of the model with modem and USB printer port.

Apple: New AirPort Extreme Base

Apple: New AirPort Extreme Base 04/19/2004 04:35 PM
Apple quietly introduced a third AirPort Extreme Base Station model, which substitutes Power Over Ethernet and UL 2043 support for the modem.

Transceiver now boosts most AirPort Base
Stations

Transceiver now boosts most AirPort Base
Stations 03/14/2005 04:37 PM
QuickerTek Inc. on Thursday announced that its 27dBm Transceiver will work with all AirPort Base Stations, excluding the tiny AirPort Express. The transceiver boosts the output power of AirPort Base Stations and AirPort Extreme Base Stations to 500 milliwatts (Mw) -- the most allowable by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). AirPort Base Stations can only output 30Mw by themselves.

Failure to communicate

Failure to communicate 01/16/2004 10:57 AM
A growing segment of the technologically-enabled population is developing what I would best describe as a "derision" towards those who are not technically competent, for whatever reason. This sentiment is immediately apparent in the technical support industry, but I've seen it from peers who've never been formally introduced to tech support as well. The common factor in the derision appears to be a result of differences between the two groups of people involved: those who feel they have invested much time in competence, and those who they feel have not. Over time, repeated communication failures left unaddressed appear to result in a build-up of resentment towards one (or, more often, both) parties. One of the clearest examples of this can be found in comics that focus on these conflicts, such as Dilbert, Userfriendly, or w00t; in each, one can find...

Daily Gallery image: "Airport Base
Lamp.. again 2"

Daily Gallery image: "Airport Base
Lamp.. again 2" 04/16/2005 09:38 AM

Apple Ships AirPort Express Base
Stations

Apple Ships AirPort Express Base
Stations 07/13/2004 10:34 AM
By MacNN (via MyAppleMenu)

Intel's failure to communicate

Intel's failure to communicate 12/24/2003 11:06 AM
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says Intel's struggles in the communications chip business hint at a larger lesson about failed ambition.

Communicator could not communicate with
PC Suite

Communicator could not communicate with
PC Suite 12/25/2004 05:29 PM
All About Symbian Dec 25 2004 9:21PM GMT

Changing the way these two generations
communicate

Changing the way these two generations
communicate 09/01/2004 01:16 PM
newmediazero Sep 1 2004 5:15PM GMT

Council uses SMS to communicate with
citizens

Council uses SMS to communicate with
citizens 09/02/2004 04:18 AM
PublicTechnology.net Sep 2 2004 8:34AM GMT

AirPort Prices Drop Before Airport
Express Release (05-Jul-2004; 1.5K)

AirPort Prices Drop Before Airport
Express Release (05-Jul-2004; 1.5K) 07/05/2004 08:48 PM

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks

Why Apple's Airport Express May
Unofficially Extend Non-Airport Networks 06/07/2004 05:15 PM

Even though Apple is claiming on their website that the new Airport Express can only act as a network range extender (signal repeater) with other Airport devices (look at the bottom of this page), WiFi Networking News's Glenn Fleishman explains why the Airport Express may just work with some non-Apple devices after all:

speed over internet will help us to
easily communicate with

speed over internet will help us to
easily communicate with 09/12/2004 01:36 AM
TechTree Sep 12 2004 5:45AM GMT

Technology Lets Deaf Communicate Via TV

Technology Lets Deaf Communicate Via TV 01/26/2004 03:02 PM
AP via Newsday Jan 26 2004 6:37PM GMT

More Evidence That People Want Phones To
Communicate

More Evidence That People Want Phones To
Communicate 03/31/2005 07:20 AM
I've been ranting a bit lately about how the mobile carriers have gotten completely carried away with the idea that "content is king." They are forgetting that mobile phones are communications devices first. Almost no one is buying a phone for broadcast style content first. They buy it to communicate -- creating content for each other. Broadcast style content is an additional "nice to have," but it shouldn't be the focus, and the carriers shouldn't be crippling the communications functions just to support the less desirable broadcast ones. Well, here's a bit more evidence to support that viewpoint. Despite all the hype and talk about mobile content and ringtones, mess aging still accounts for 85% of all youth mobile data revenue. In other words, they're chatting with each other much, much more than they're downloading the latest ringtone.

Technology Lets Deaf Communicate Via TV
(AP)

Technology Lets Deaf Communicate Via TV
(AP) 01/26/2004 01:54 PM
AP - Taras and Anita Denis are both deaf. But thanks to new technology involving a videophone device mounted on top of both TVs, the couple are able to talk in real time in the method they are most accustomed to — American Sign Language.

A team that gleamed--techies can
communicate

A team that gleamed--techies can
communicate 11/14/2003 10:21 AM
ZDNet Nov 14 2003 8:59AM ET

Bluetooth Unable to Connect Using
Windows XP SP 2

Bluetooth Unable to Connect Using
Windows XP SP 2 12/27/2004 11:42 PM
All About Symbian Dec 28 2004 2:44AM GMT

Web sales at Communicate.com quadruple
in 2004

Web sales at Communicate.com quadruple
in 2004 04/02/2005 09:20 AM
InternetRetailer.com Apr 2 2005 12:58PM GMT

Microsoft Reaches for Its Wallet

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