Firefox releases URI fix, adds Leopard support ... WiMax becomes a 3G standard

HIGHLIGHTS

- Microsoft won't appeal European antitrust ruling
- IBM, MediaTek to develop WiFi replacement technology
- DOJ opposes extending Microsoft sanctions
- Firefox tries again for URI fix, adds Leopard support
- WiMax becomes a 3G standard
- Reporter's notebook: Google guys do hate evil
- Seven Ways Top-Performing Companies Get Ahead of the Pack
- Japanese company unleashes smell-based ads
- Gadget giveaway ends soon. Enter now!


IN THE NEWS

Microsoft won't appeal European antitrust ruling
Microsoft has decided not to appeal last month's appeal ruling against it from the Court of First Instance (CFI) and has finally agreed to comply with the EC's 2004 antitrust ruling.

IBM, MediaTek to develop wireless broadband technology
IBM and Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek Inc. plan to team up to develop and market mmWave technoloogy to replace WiFi.

DOJ opposes extending Microsoft sanctions
The U.S. Department of Justice said it will not seek to extend the restrictions placed on Microsoft Corp.'s business practices following its antitrust settlement with the U.S. government in 2002.

Firefox tries again for URI fix, adds Leopard support
Mozilla has released a critical security update to Firefox, taking a third shot at patching bugs in the way the browser can be used to launch programs from Web links.

WiMax becomes a 3G standard
The WiMax 802.16 standard has been approved by telecoms standards body, the ITU, as a 3G standard, part of its IMT-2000 family of protocols.

Reporter's notebook: Google guys do hate evil
At the last day of the Web 2.0 Summit, attendees learned that having their genome mapped will set them back $300,000 and that Google Inc.'s founders really do stress out about evil.


LEADERSHIP

Seven Ways Top-Performing Companies Get Ahead of the Pack

All leaders want to be part of a top-performing company. All employees do, too. And partners and customers seek out businesses that are at the top of their game, as well. It's natural to want to spend our working hours engaged with dynamic organizations that flourish, not struggling ones that flounder. But have you ever wondered what makes a company a top performer? Rick Lepsinger has, and when his company did a research study on a related subject, he discovered some surprising answers.


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Japanese company unleashes smell-based ads

If the poster of a frosty glass of beer or the food in the window isn't enough to tempt you into the Kirin City beer hall near Tokyo station, NTT Communications Corp. is hoping a computer-controlled aroma of oranges or lemons will do the trick. The aromas are generated by a computer-controlled device that receives its instructions over the Internet, and results from the test could help kick-start a new form of advertising that assaults our sense of smell to push products.


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