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Its been 10 years since the initial public offering of illfated Internet pioneer Netscape Communications and the oftentold story of its rise and fall has inspired inevitable comparisons to the industrys current darling Google
Like Netscape Google had a wildly successful created a mainstream technology for optimizing Internet use and as a result has Microsoft gunning for them in the same way it went for Netscapes jugular...
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Microsoft released on Monday a new online local search product that goes head to head with a similar offering from rival Google
Virtual Earth first announced in May is similar to Google Maps in that it provides both streetmap and satellite views of locations and provides driving directions between locations
Like Google Maps Virtual Earth also allows users to find specific consumer services around a particular location such as restaurants and hotels by typing in keywords...
The Australian: Heady daze for dotcom rise in East [August 13, 2005]
But perhaps he should not have been surprised Recent weeks have shown investors willingness to put aside conservative approaches to valuations and business plans when it comes to China the internets greatest untamed frontier
On Thursday Yahoo the portal announced it would pay 1 billion 13 billion as part of a deal to gain a 40 per cent stake in Alibaba a Chinese ecommerce company that had cash revenues of only 68m in The deal followed hard on the heels of a stunning Nasdaq debut this month by Baiducom the Chinese internet search company...
New IE browser catches up with rivals
Microsoft Corps Internet Explorer browser has been showing signs of aging Over the past few years the company has made security improvements and added a popup blocker but not much else
Thats about to change as Microsoft prepares 7 a major update that in its early incarnation plays catchup with newer browsers for the Windows operating system including Opera Software s Opera and the Mozilla Foundations Firefox
The early version of 7 called Beta 1 was released largely for software developers to test for compatibility so it lacks many planned features...
Virtual Earth Proves Popular
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Virtual Earth Proves Popular
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Microsoft microsoftcom announced its Virtual Earth search beta has experienced an overwhelmingly positive response since Maps and Directions launched the site two weeks ago The satellite mapping site has made Maps and Directions the top choice in weekoverweek unique audience growth during the last week of July according to Internet media and market research firm Nielsens NetRatings...