Disruptive virus hits computers around world

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An e-mail message with the subject heading 'I Love You' may contain an attachment, that when opened, deletes files, copies and sends browser passwords to a Web site in the Philippines, and forwards the message to every person in the user's email address file. The virus seemed to be designed to attack primarily users of Microsoft Outlook software. Systems administrators in the U.S. and U.K. quickly took email servers offline Wednesday. Some government agencies and corporations were affected in those countries. Experts emphasized the importance of opening e-mail attachments only after verifying the sender.

Legal issues & crime, World, Investigations, Computer viruses, Crime, Computer hackers, Industry legal issue, Virus

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For Microsoft, a shift toward new vistas; the software maker gambles on a strategy to provide a broad array of computer services

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Microsoft is re-designing itself, away from the PC-centered world, and into the world of computer services. The company's new plan, Called .Net, is to develop a network operating system over the Internet. The plan hopes to position Microsoft as a purveyor of computer services, rather than just packaged software, including e-commerce portals, digital wallets and software subscriptions.

Services development, Services, Marketing, Company services

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AT&T drops commitment to cable box; a blow to Microsoft's plan for interactive TV

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AT and T Corp.'s broadband division will no longer pursue its development of the DCT-5000 set-top cable box which would offer interactive television with sophisticated Microsoft software. AT and T plans to focus its energies instead on offering a wide variety of services to consumers, including high-speed Internet, telephone and video services on devices ranging from set-top cable boxes and PCs to futuristic appliances. Microsoft is disappointed in these developments, having invested $1.14 billion in At and T.

Product development, Cable Television Systems, Cable Networks, Cable and other pay TV services, Hardware product development, Computer hardware, Cable television broadcasting industry, Cable television, Contracts, Contract agreement, Software product development, Interactive television, Comcast Cable Holdings L.L.C.

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