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Today's Stuff Wednesday, November 07, 2001

Survey Plugin. I wish the Survey Plugin for Manila would have the functionality of Survey Monkey. It definatly would make Manila a better K-Log tool - wouldn't it?

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IBM and MSFT propose "Web Services Inspection". IBM and MSFT are proposing WEB SERVICES INSPECTION (WS-I) as a way to describe what services a business offers and how users can access those services. [UMBC AgentWeb]

Darwin Magazine: Why do Intranets Fail? The fact that many internal corporate websites go unused--or worse, waste employees' time--is vexing, given the alluring promise of intranets. The same technology that made the Internet a revolutionary communications tool was supposed to revolutionize the corporation as well. [Tomalak's Realm]

Start Developing with Windows XP. At our Windows XP Developer Center, you'll find everything you need to start developing on the Windows XP platform, including documentation, technical articles, downloads, WebCasts, and more. (October 25, Announcement) More... [MSDN by Stapler]

XP Additional Licenses Go On Sale. Microsoft has begun offering Addition Licenses for Windows XP, though only at a slight discount over the normal retail price. This license allows consumers to use their existing XP CD to install XP on a second machine by providing a new Product Ke [Windows Informant]

XP Launch Falls Short of Windows 98. Retailers in the United States sold more than 300,000 copies of Windows XP in the first three days after its launch. Not a shabby showing, but not up to the post-launch numbers of Windows 98, the No. 1 operating system. [internetnews.com: Top News]

CBS has put a number of images online. CBS has put a number of images online which show ground zero during the second week after the WTC attacks. [owrede_log]

Microsoft Faces Two-Front Court Fight. Failing to settle its antitrust case with all sides, Microsoft Corp. is now in the precarious position of complying with already negotiated sanctions while risking additional future penalties the trial judge could impose as early as next year. [AP Tech News]

Windows XP: Microsoft's Most Accessible Operating System Ever. Microsoft collaborated with users and manufacturers of assistive technology to assure compatibility with the company's new operating system. [Microsoft PressPass]

Hewlett Family Opposes HP-Compaq Merger. The heirs of Hewlett-Packard co-founder William R. Hewlett came out Tuesday in opposition to the proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. The heirs control about 5 percent of HP stock. [Internetweek: Todays News]