In a surprise move today, Judge Thomas Pinfield Jackson delayed the ruling in the highly publicized Microsoft anti-trust lawsuit. The judge delayed the ruling in order for both sides to submit further filings in the case before he would decide the fate of the Redmond giant. The DOJ and Microsoft have been laughing at the proposed solutions coming from each side, most recently Microsoft saying the DOJ proposal was "defective" amongst other things.

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After just over a year of service, AllAdvantage is planning to open its doors, and its check book, to netizens around the globe. Starting today, the company will begin focusing its efforts to pay on a country-by-country scale. Payment rates and hours will fluctuate depending on the country, and could change as often as every month. AllAdvantages Web site will soon be updated to support the current information, including hourly rates and maximum payouts. Visit AllAdvantage.com for more information.

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CORRECTION - Today, May 31st, Techpages.com received information that AOL has posted a new alpha version of AOL Compuserve 6.0 (screenshot). Techpages staffer Ryan Neeley ridiculed security at AOL, stating that "after Kenton.org and Techpages.com showed the world how weak AOL security is, AOL has still not tried to fix the problem." This new alpha is reportedly in the same spot as the alpha that broke news earlier this week. AOL blocked access to users of AOL 6.0 sometime after it was available for download to the public.

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Reports are flying that Gnutella creators are looking at creating a Web search engine based on the ultra fast, unique Gnutella protocol. One such example, InfraSearch, is currently beta testing its services. The freelancing group of developers for Gnutella reportedly showed the service to Netscape pioneer Marc Andresson last week when they met with him. One of the main goals of the search project is to prove that the technology behind Gnutella is way ahead of the game, and to show that Gnutella isn't just for porn and MP3s. Visit InfraSearch.com for more details and to see an example.

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Adobe last week shipped the first beta of the next-generation of its flagship program Adobe Photoshop. Version 6.0 is quite a bit beefier than its predecessors, with new features and enhancements which include the ability to create a Web layout, cut it into parts, assign alt tags, create text, then choose "Save for Web" and have Photoshop create the HTML automatically. Other improvements include more layer features and tools to create more advanced graphics. Visit Adobe Systems for more information about Photoshop.

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The popular instant messaging program Odigo is back with a force. The newest version, released early today, features integration with AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, and new voice chat capabilities. The development team has added visibility options, and improved search features and ability to work behind a firewall. Odigo raised eyebrows with its past releases, offering users interoperability with ICQ for the first time ever. This program is set to take the battle over instant messaging software protocol to a new level. Visit Odigo.com for more details or download it now from FileForum.

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Microsoft will be one of the major sponsors for the upcoming TOOLS (Technology Object-Oriented Languages and Systems) session being held from July 30th to August 4th. The session will feature 25 tutorials aimed at software developers and managers who wish to learn about the latest technologies including Sun's Jini, Microsoft COM+, and several others. Keynote speakers include Kent Beck, creator of "eXtreme
Programming", one of the most wildly discussed software technologies as of late; and Martin Fowler, best-selling author on
Design Patterns, Refactoring and UML (Rational Software's and the Object Management Group's Unified Modeling Language); amongst others. The conference will be held in Santa Barbara at the Fess Parker Double Tree Resort. For more informatin visit the TOOLS Conferences Web site.

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The number of owners of handheld personal digital assistants such as the Palm and HandSpring is growing at an enormous rate. For many business professionals a PDA is not a luxury, but a requirement. Four of five handhelds are said to be manufactured by Palm, Inc. Today, they delivered a solution to synchronizing corporate data with its revolutionary product.

Synchronization involves transferring data from your PC such as schedules, various documents, and programs for the mini-system, onto the PDA for use and easy portability. Until now, a solid solution for transferring corporate databases did not exist. Now Palm has Palm HotSync Server to make things easier.

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BetaNews has secured an exclusive interview with Kenton himself, the cyber-eye into AOL that we all can thank for AOL 6.0 and Gamera. After working for AOL as a community leader, and being released due to the corporate need for "more maturity," Kenton pooled his resources and managed to obtain several confidential materials and documents from the Internet giant. The results, AOL 6.0 pre-alpha downloads and with the help of Inside-AOL.com, exclusive information in regards to the Linux version of AOL dubbed Gamera.

The following statement is directly from Kenton himself, as he discusses his most recent activities revolving around AOL.

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BetaNews was informed this afternoon of a proposal at AOL to expand upon the Mozilla browser and Gecko code to bring it to the forefront of the Internet "browser war" that has been raging on since the beginnings of the Internet browsing phenomenon. As the corporate monster continues in its quest to be the number one provider of content and services via the Time Warner merger, it finds itself being labeled a monopoly much like Microsoft by the public, yet it continues to expand and gain new users.

This proposal will bring Gecko into the palm of your hand, as the Internet's largest service provider plans to adapt the code and develop "micro-browser technology" for use on smaller devices such as Nokia cell phones.

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All over the news in the last few days, Microsoft has once again delayed the announcement concerning its Next Generation Windows Services, previously scheduled for Thursday, June 1st. John Lettice of the British site The Register has written an interesting piece discussing the possibility of the project being tabled indefinitely. The huge undertaking by Microsoft has been delayed several times before, the most recent due to the expected ruling in the anti-trust case against the Redmond giant. Microsoft broke the news to reporters, saying a "final decree... in our continuing antitrust matter... would distract attention and focus from our event next Thursday." Read the rest of the article at The Register.

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The competition in the pay-to-surf market has gone through the roof since the first service started not too long ago. Spamming of referral IDs and become-a-member e-mails has flooded you e-mail box all to often. A new service from OpinionBar.com has changed the way pay-to-surf works. Instead of banner ads at the bottom of the screen, a simple rating scale appears, where you rate Web sites, services, and products for cash and other items.

You can also earn points by viewing banner ads, but it is not required. Certain sites will offer specials that you can save for later, and you can also leave messages for other viewers about products and sites. Visit OpinionBar.com for more information, and download the viewbar from FileForum.

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After a year of development, and wiring congressional hearing rooms at a pricey $750,000 USD each, Hearingroom.com is completing the final touches on a service unlike that of any other in the world. Aiming for a launch next month, visitors to the site will be granted text and audio access to the hearing rooms on Capitol Hill. Text transcripts will be available, and an archive of the hearings will be created, so you can double check that "I don't recall" testimony. This service comes at quite a price however, costing as much as $15,000 a year depending on the subscription. Visit Hearingroom.com for more information.

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Yesterday the first high-resolution screenshots of the X-Box system were posted at IGN. More than two-dozen images are now available to wet your palate for the release of the gaming system next year, the most impressive of which include a demo of the Ping Pong game (not a moving demo, just a series of screenshots). Don't get over-excited however, as the software giant recently pushed back the release date of the system until next year. Visit IGN for more details and to view the screenshots, but be patient, the images may take some time to load on a dial-up connection.

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Microsoft will be hosting an event in July for developers to get the chance to hear the latest information about Microsoft DirectX and perform hardware compatability tests. The event, taking place July 11-14, 2000 in Seattle, Washington, will feature in-depth technical presentations on taking advantage of DirectX 8, 3 days of hardware and software compatability testing, and one-on-one time with DirectX managers and developers. Attendees will also recieve a copy of the most recent version of the DirectX SDK, DDK, and most recent Windows 2000 releases. If you register before June 16, the cost is $450 USD, $545 after that date, and $595 for on site registration. Register now for Microsoft Meltdown 2000. For more information visit the Microsoft Meltdown 2000 information site.

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