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Following Norton AntiVirus and Virex yesterday, Intego has posted the June virus definitions for VirusBarrier, which adds support for 46 new viruses.

The Law Offices of Edward J. Carreiro today announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed against ATI Technologies and its officers “resulting from violation of the federal and/or state securities laws.” Investors who purchased shares in ATI from Jan. 13, 2000 through May 24, 2000 are eligible to participate in the lawsuit. On May 24, 2000, shares of ATI fell 40 percent after the company announced it would significantly miss earnings and revenue targets.

SpeakTime 2.0 is a rewritten, Carbonized version of the background application that can speak the current time or a phrase at specified times. SpeakTime is US$15 shareware.

Houston Chronicle columnist Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus recaps Apple’s recent World Wide Developer Conference announcements in his most recent column, including: Mac OS X being pre-installed, Apple’s 17″ LCD, Mac OS X Server 2.0, new G4 servers, and WebObjects 5.

Microsoft, which yesterday began shipping Office XP for Windows, may find it difficult to market and sell its most profitable software, according to an Upside article. The article notes that only about 20 percent of Office customers use Office 2000 (for Windows), stating that Microsoft is a victim of its own success by having perfected the software years ago to meet the needs of most.