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IE 7 reaches 100 million users

January 16, 2007 Web browser now second only to IE 6 in terms of usage in the U.S., Microsoft announces. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, usage, Firefox, Web browser, U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Audible unveils podcast-monitoring service

November 11, 2005 A downloadable-audio clearinghouse offers podcast monitoring to provide usage data to marketers. TAGS: Audible Inc., podcast, advertiser, Internet advertising, usage, monitoring, monitor

Growth rate slips for Firefox usage

February 28, 2005 The rate at which people are putting the browser into action is slowing, but IE's market share continues to dip. TAGS: WebSideStory Inc., growth rate, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, market share, usage, margin, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, open source, survey, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

Oops! They're swapping again

January 16, 2004 After months of decline, music downloads over peer-to-peer services are on the rise, a new report shows. TAGS: NPD Group Inc., RIAA, P2P, lawsuit, usage, file-sharing, file-swapping, survey, increase, market research company, research company, monitor, music

Year in review: Browsers get a second wind

December 22, 2005 The Web offers a fresh lease on life, showing healthy competition among browsers and dramatic changes in usage. TAGS: Firefox, web technology, RSS, Web browser, mashup, AJAX, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, usage, Web application, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Communications Corp., Apple Computer, Mozilla Corp., IBM Corp., Google Inc., open source

Pay-as-you-go software licensing going slow

October 19, 2004 Pricing plans designed to let companies pay only for what they actually use are proving difficult to pull off. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., contract, copy protection, utility computing, pricing, usage, software company

Report: Companies unprepared for IM attacks

March 23, 2005 Many businesses are ignoring the emerging security threat posed by instant messaging software, a survey shows. TAGS: SurfControl plc, IM, usage, P2P, threat, survey, security company, attack, security, virus

Open-source database gets backing

January 10, 2005 Pervasive looks to crack the database market with a support offering around open-source database PostgreSQL. TAGS: Pervasive Software Inc., PostgreSQL, Ingres, open source, Computer Associates International Inc., database, IBM Corp., usage, Forrester Research Inc., MySQL, open-source software, support

CA adds financial view to management

September 7, 2004 An update to Computer Associates' management software lets users bill for IT services based on usage. TAGS: CA Unicenter, Service Management, Computer Associates International Inc., IT Service Management, management software, product marketing, usage, component, information technology, business application, patch management

The spyware inferno

August 13, 2004 Venture capitalist Sharon Wienbar explains why any rational discussion ultimately tends to wind up swallowed into something resembling Dante's Nine Circles of Hell. TAGS: adware, Zone Labs Inc., spyware, P2P file sharing, P2P, IM client, usage, shareware, word, IM, games

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