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US, 10 other nations raid Internet piracy operations (AFP)
AFP - A series of raids on alleged Internet pirates around the globe seized equipment in 11 countries used for illicit copies of films, music and software, US officials said.

Google Shares Mapping Technology (AP)
AP - Google Inc. is throwing the doors open on the technology used to power the search engine's mapping service, allowing developers to create Web sites and software applications that merge Google's mapping information with data elsewhere.

EU weighs plan to help online music market -source (Reuters)
Reuters - A European Union initiative to fosterEU-wide licensing of online music use and royalty collection isdue in early July to help spur jobs and creativity, a sourceclose to the situation said on Thursday.

Microsoft's new search engine may beat Google: Gates (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft's new search engine may rival or even surpass the world's most popular web tool Google, Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates said.

UFeds Target Internet Piracy Organizations (AP)
AP - The government announced Thursday an 11-nation crackdown on Internet piracy organizations responsible for stealing copies of the latest"Star Wars"film and other movies, games and software programs worth at least$50 million.

Nextel Tests High-Speed Wireless Internet (washingtonpost.com)
washingtonpost.com - Nextel Communications Inc. of Reston said yesterday it would test a new high-speed wireless technology in the Washington area. The trial, which is scheduled to begin in the fall, will take place in the District, Arlington, Alexandria, Reston and Bethesda, but the service will not be commercially available.

Infosys's bank product links with Oracle (Reuters)
Reuters - Infosys Technologies Ltd. ,India's second-largest software exporter, said on Thursday itwill integrate Oracle Corp.'s Internet-based businesssoftware with its banking product, Finacle.