Microsoft to take search beyond Web news
Microsoft to take search beyond Web
New technology will allow users to pour through email s and even big databases to find info
Microsoft will soon release technology that takes search functions far beyond the Internet allowing users to pour through email personal computers and even big databases to find the information they want a top executive said
The system will as far as the consumer is concerned be an endtoend system for searching across any data type Mr Yusuf Mehdi head of Microsofts division told analysts at a Goldman Sachs Internet conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday...
Gmail advent spurs first e-mail privacy Bill news
Californias Senate voted on Thursday to support a Bill to limit a new email service by No 1 Web search company Google Inc over concerns that it could threaten the privacy of users
Californias state Senate approved the firstofitskind Bill by a vote of 248 to restrict how Googles upcoming free Gmail service could work once it is available in wide distribution
Industry analysts see Gmail as a key product for privately held Google because the service could boost revenues from advertisers and expand the companys business as it nears its widely anticipated initial public offering of stock...
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Yahoo will offer antispyware software as part of its Internet browser search toolbar the Sunnyvale company said yesterday
The company said it would offer Pest Patrols software free to Yahoo Toolbar users Pest Patrol helps users identify and remove unwanted programs on their computer including spyware which is generally defined as computer programs loaded on a users computer without consent Some programs track Internet behavior even stealing credit card numbers and passwords
while adware serves popup advertising tied to Web browsing habits...
Senate set to restrict Gmail news
Californias state Senate approved the firstofitskind bill by a vote of 248 to restrict how Mountain View Californiabased Googles upcoming free Gmail service could work once it is available in wide distribution
Googles Gmail service which will be supported by advertising and be free for users when it is launched to the public is currently in beta testing
Google had intended the service to scan email for key words and concepts and use them to place targeted advertisements in personal messages
The bill by Democratic State Sen...
The 'search' war begins news
Yahoo Inc will use its community of users to deliver more customized search results something that rivals such as Google Inc and Microsoft Corp will have a harder time doing Chief Executive Terry Semel said
Microsoft meanwhile said that it is planning to extend its new Web search technology currently in development to include search for information contained on personal computers emails and databases
Google is reportedly working on a similar feature to allow searches on local hard drives on s while it is already locked in competition with Yahoo in the local search segment...