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By - Darren Straight

Windows Home Server Released to Manufacturers

The Windows Home Server Team at Microsoft have announced that Windows Home Server has been released to manufacturing (RTM). That being that they have finalized the software and are now handing it off to their OEM partners. The evaluation version (with 120 day evaluation period) and the system builder version are also heading into the distribution channels and will be available in

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Microsoft Office Live Adds Ask Sponsored Listings

Microsoft Office Live (http://www.officelive.com) today announced that it is adding Ask Sponsored Listings (http://sponsoredlistings.ask.com) to its adManager Beta search advertising service. adManager enables small businesses to purchase and manage search-based keyword advertising easily and affordably directly from the Microsoft Office Live platform. Ask Sponsored Listings joins the MSN network and Windows Windows Live Search as distribution sources for Microsoft Office

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MSN and Farecast.com Launch Free Airfare Predictions, Planning Tools

MSN and Farecast.com, the airfare prediction Web site, have today announced an agreement in which MSN will offer its users free airfare predictions and planning tools on the MSN Travel Channel. The addition of Farecast’s innovative technology and planning tools on MSN Travel will hopefuly empower its millions of monthly users to make more informed decisions when planning and shopping for

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comScore Releases June 2007 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, has released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of activity across competitive search engines.  In June 2007, Google Sites maintained its spot atop the rankings with 49.5 percent of the U.S. search market.  Yahoo! Sites captured second place with 25.1 percent of U.S. searches, followed by Microsoft Sites (13.2 percent), Ask Network