MSN Messenger users woke up to new and improved messaging software on Tuesday thanks to the formal launch of Microsoft's new Windows Live Messenger.
 
The instantcommunication program originally released as a beta in April is available as a free download to MSN Messenger's nearly million users around the world

As part of its recent push to have its Web browser toolbar installed everywhere around the world Google has agreed to pay an unspecified "significant amount" to have the software bundled with select Adobe downloads.
 
The initial venue for the Google miniapp will be downloads of the popular and free

Nokia and Siemens have agreed to combine the bulk of their telecom equipment businesses to create one of the biggest players in the industry sending shares in both firms higher.

The units in the venture "Nokia Siemens Networks" had sales of . billion euros ($ billion) last year which would make it the

Oracle is catering to the Linuxleery announcing June the Oracle Validated Configuration program to provide pretested architectures for running Oracle on Linux.
 
The free offering includes specs for common mixes of software hardware storage and networking.

The architectures are designed to lift the burden of pricey testing off

One of the two security updates that Microsoft released Tuesday for its Office suite applies not only to Windowspowered computers but also to Macs.

The bulletin labeled MS fixes a flaw in PowerPoint the presentation maker in Office that could let an attacker hijack a system by sending its user a speciallycrafted PowerPoint

Cisco Capital the financing arm of the San Jose Calif.based networking giant Monday unveiled a program that helps its partners maintain the cash flow necessary to complete costly longterm projects.

Deployment of Cisco's Unified Communication solutions the next generation of the vendor's VoIP platform that includes upgrades to its entire VoIP lineup

WebEx Communications Inc. and Sony Japan said Tuesday they have teamed up to offer Web collaboration services to VAIO Pro laptop users.

Sony will preinstall a desktop icon that links to the WebEx trial on all new TX and BX series models as well as some SZ models.

With

Microsoft is continuing its slow assault on the VoIP market by signing a new deal with LGNortel to work together on VoIP products based on the next generation of WinCE. LGNortel is a joint venture between Nortel and cell phone manufacturer LG Electronics.

The deal between Microsoft and LGNortel is a memorandum of

AOL the online unit of media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to expand its Internet business in Europe but raised the possibility of getting out of the dialup business in the region.
 
"We believe we have a very good future and need to be on

Email access by mobile employees is set to triple between now and according to a report released Wednesday by U.K. Market research firm Informa Telecoms and Media. And much of that increased access will be on relatively simple devices such as standard cell phones and not over more expensive devices such as smartphones