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ThinkFree Reaches 250,000 Registered Users - February 26, 2007

Today ThinkFree announced they'd reached 250,000 registered users. These users are made up of small and medium business owners and their staffs, university professors, teachers, entrepreneurs, parents, bloggers and students. What's more, ThinkFree users come from more than 200 countries, including Mauritania, Anguilla, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. The greatest number of users come from five regions: the United States, South Korea, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Canada.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/thinkfree_250k_users.php

MyEclipse Delivering Tools to NetBeans, Visual Studio Users - February 13, 2007

Genuitec has just announced immediate availability of the MyEclipse SNAPs tools to Suns NetBeans and Microsofts Visual Studio developers via Use-Anywhere connectors. Users of NetBeans and Visual Studio are now able to utilize the MyEclipse Visual HTML Designer, XML Editor, Database Explorer and Image Editor SNAPs directly in their own environment. Additional SNAPs will be made available using other MyEclipse features by integrating open source technologies and through partner extensions. The..
http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t90548.html

NetBeans 6.0 Milestone 6 Available - February 13, 2007

NetBeans 6.0 Milestone 6 is now available for download. Some of the new features added and tested in Milestone 6 include: Most Java EE features re-added to the build. UI Gestures Collector that logs users actvities in IDE. Profiler added Memory Profiling Improvements. Review the Milestone 6 Report for a complete overview of what's new.
http://www.netbeans.org/community/news/index.html#984

Adobe Simplifies Web Conferencing, Upgrades Authoring Software - February 13, 2007

Adobe releases its Acrobat Connect Web conferencing software and upgrades its Adobe RoboHelp 6 "help" software product line.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/76689364/0,1759,2084601,00.asp

Skype Founders Unveil Global Online TV Service - February 13, 2007

The global broadband television service would be free for users.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/76648048/0,1759,2084815,00.asp

Vista Aims to Stop Hackers' Social Engineering Ploys - February 13, 2007

News Analysis: Microsoft maintains that by addressing the social aspect of IT attacks, the portion that can dupe even the smartest users into launching malware-laden attachments or clicking unknown URLs, Vista will improve PC security significantly.
http://feeds.ziffdavis.com/~r/ziffdavis/eweek/tech/~3/76320147/0,1759,2084631,00.asp