March 25, 2004

Dual DVD Drives Take Over PC World - The days of worrying about whether you need DVD+R or DVD-R discs may soon be over. Eighteen months after Sony announced the first dual DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW drive that handles both formats, virtually every other optical-storage manufacturer is jumping onto the combo +/- (DVD±R/RW) bandwagon. 11:20:43 PM

Gates Launches Microsoft's Speech Server eWeek - Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday launched Speech Server 2004 during a trio of conferences here, showcasing a range of customers and announcing pricing for the two versions of the software and a development platform for creating and running speech applications. 11:18:42 PM

Purported Zawahiri Tape Condemns Musharraf Washington Post - A tape purportedly recorded by Ayman Zawahiri, the No. 2 figure in al Qaeda, called Pakistan's president a traitor Thursday and urged people to overthrow his government. 11:17:05 PM