MS to offer 6 versions of Windows Vista
New York: Microsoft Corp is planning six core offerings of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system, targeting how people use computers instead of PC hardware specifications.

Microsoft is planning three offerings aimed at consumers, two at business users and a stripped-down edition for emerging markets.

Unlike the current Windows XP, there will no versions designed specifically for advanced 64-bit computing, multimedia computers or Tablet PCs.
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Mittal Steel: opposition to Arcelor takeover bid reducing
Washington: Mittal Steel has said that opposition to its takeover bid of Luxembourg-based Arcelor is reducing and the whole deal may be finalised by the end of June after approval from European regulators and the shareholders of the company.

Several countries in Europe are apprehensive of the $22 billion merger, worried that this could lead to job cuts. According to Aditya Mittal, the chief financial officer of the company, Mittal Steel will start sharing post-merger plans with the countries involved this week, and stressed that the Arcelor acquisition will be good for companies and their shareholders as this will result in more growth opportunities for the industry.
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AskJeeves is now Ask.com
New York: AskJeeves.com has retired Jeeves, its mascot, and will now function as Ask.com, adopting a self-service approach for users looking for a focused way to search the Web beyond guessing keywords.

The new Ask.com features a slick, do-it-yourself toolbox that helps users refine more types of searches with the first click of their computer mouse for maps, images, dictionaries, weather, local info or documents stored on their computers.

Users can select from up to 20 different types of specialized search tools Ask.com has developed. Later this year, Ask will encourage outside developers to build tools to perform more specialized searches, the company said.

Rival search sites like Google, Yahoo or MSN require multiple clicks to reach such specialized information.

AskJeeves, the fourth most popular U.S. Internet search site, started out in 1996 by promising concrete answers to questions posed by Web users.
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