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Meanwhile, it's celebrating a jury decision clearing it of patent infringement charges related to a feature in its Office ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0930microloses.html?nl> Microsoft set to release MSN Messenger 7.0 beta, 09/30/04 A select group of testers next week will get an early look at MSN Messenger 7.0, the next version of Microsoft's popular instant messaging client. <http://www.nwfusion.com/nlmicrosoftalert670> Microsoft asks EU court to suspend remedies, 09/30/04 Microsoft Thursday asked a judge to suspend the European Commission's anti-trust ruling against it, arguing that secrets revealed now cannot be retracted. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0930msantit.html?nl> Munich migrates to Linux despite EU debate, 09/30/04 If Microsoft had any hope of seeing Munich back away from its landmark decision last year to abandon Windows software in favor of open source Linux, that hope faded Wednesday when city officials decided to move ahead with their migration project. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0930municmigra.html?nl> Windows NT Newsletter: Two Active Directory books, 09/29/04 There are two new books out that I want to talk about today. Both deal with Active Directory and are written by people who know what they're talking about. One's ... <http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nt/2004/0927nt2.html?nl> Instant messaging worm exploits JPEG flaw, 09/29/04 Security experts have spotted the first attempts to create an Internet worm that propagates using instant messages and exploits a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft software. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0929instamessa.html?nl> Microsoft, Amazon.com file phishing, spamming lawsuits, 09/28/04 Microsoft and Amazon.com Monday filed one joint and several separate lawsuits against companies and individuals accusing them variously of trying to defraud consumers by imitating Amazon and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0928microamazo.html?nl> Microsoft open sources Web authoring application, 09/28/04 Continuing its flirtation with open source, Microsoft on Monday posted the code of a little-known collaboration application to open-source development site SourceForge.net. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0928microopen.html?nl> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Network World Staff Senior Editor John Fontana covers Microsoft for Network World. 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