Friday, October 15, 2004

Corel Acquires Jasc Software. Looking to take on Adobe and Microsoft in the graphics arena, Corel has announced the purchase of Jasc Software, maker of the popular Paint Shop Pro image editing tool. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Corel said it plans to continue marketing Jasc software independently and bundled with Corel titles. [BetaNews.Com]

Interesting development.


1:55:09 PM    

AOL Develops Desktop Search - "According to sources familiar with testing, America Online Inc. is developing its own desktop search technology that will initially be added to the AOL Browser beta as early as the end of this week.
AOL's entry into the space pits it directly against rival Microsoft Corp., which has designs for a desktop search engine of its own. " [eweek]
11:42:52 AM    

Netcraft: Fraudsters go Phishing on eBay:"Internet fraudsters are using the eBay web site to solicit payments from successful auction bidders. The fraudsters make use of eBay's system to send questions to any user who is selling items, enticing them to pay for a recently completed auction on which they placed bids, or to make a "second chance" offer at winning a lost auction. "
11:03:57 AM    

SCO Site Will Aim to Offset Groklaw Coverage. Tired of being lambasted on news and opinion site Groklaw.net and elsewhere, SCO says it will provide its own side of the litigation story on an upcoming company Web site. [eWEEK Technology News]
10:54:02 AM    

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