Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Wednesday, October 01, 2003

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1.	Jobs Abound in India's Booming Tech Sector (Reuters). Reuters - Software engineer Prakash just quit his job in Bangalore, but he's not worried.
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2.	Japan Introduces Consumer-Paid Computer Recycling
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3.	W3C Technical Architecture Group: Versioning XML Languages.

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1.	Your Own Affair, More (VCR) or Less (MP3). A crazy quilt of laws govern what your phone company, cable company, Internet service provider or video store may be compelled to tell about you. By Seth Schiesel.
2.	Predict the Future? You Can Bet on It. Putting a price tag on future events, online marketplaces help distill hunches into numbers. By Peter Wayner.
3.	A Mother in Touch With Her Inner Elf. Outfitting a Brownie pleat, sash and beanie used to be an excuse for a shopping expedition. It still can be, but now young scouts can be equipped from home. By Michelle Slatalla.
4.	With a Motorized Hub, the Wheel on the Bus Goes 'Round. A Dutch company plans to unveil a bus in which motor and wheel are one, a refinement that promises more miles per charge. By Matthew L. Wald.
5.	Extreme Athletes in Search of a Fresh Soundtrack. While other extreme-sports games let you play as a variety of athletes, they all tend to use the same arenas. By Charles Herold.
6.	Blackouts? Edison Might Say, 'I Told You So'. Thomas Edison, inventor of the incandescent light bulb and the first electrical grid, might have gloated had he seen the recent blackouts. By Jill Jonnes.
7.	From Maven to Outlaw: Evolution of 'Hacker'. Q. What is the difference between a "hacker" and a "cracker"? By J. D. Biersdorfer.
8.	Campuses Move to Block Music Sharing. Now that the record industry has gone on a legal offensive to stamp out music sharing, colleges and universities are clamping down even more vigorously. By Sam Lubell.
9.	Parking-Lot Etiquette for the Wireless Keyboard. Some wireless devices are like rude houseguests, always interfering with other gadgets under the same roof. But Apple's new cordless keyboard and mouse are models of decorum, discreetly taking the measure of their environment and bending over backward not to get in the way. By Ian Austen.
10.	Cookies Crumble, Worms Wilt Under the Sentinel's Gaze. In these days of worms, Trojan horse attachments and other security threats delivered through the Internet, the personal computer can seem like a medieval castle under siege. Fireball CyberProtection Suite from Red Cannon Security offers several weapons for the defense arsenal so you will not have to dig a moat around your desk. By J.d. Biersdorfer.
11.	For the Stylish MP3 Player, a Sleek Protective Sleeve. The iPod from Apple Computer is a designer music player, and with the least expensive model running about $300, it has a designer price tag. To protect the player's sleek, scratchable exterior and the miniature hard-drive technology inside, Terforma has released a new case called the iSleeve. By J.d. Biersdorfer.
12.	Game Controller With a Screen Resolves the TV Turf Battles. For as long as there have been game consoles, there has been the need for a TV set to use them with. But Hip Gear, a company that makes game controllers and accessories, has now eliminated that requirement with its Hip Screenpad, a controller with a built-in screen. By Charles Herold.
13.	An Automated Secretary Keeps Computers in Sync. As computer prices have fallen, it has become easier for some people to own more than one. But having, say, a desktop machine and a laptop is not always convenient. Keeping important files and lists updated and synchronized on more than one computer can be a trying task. By Ian Austen.
14.	Software for Media Moguls. Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of an operating system intended to make PCs true home-entertainment devices. Does it work? By David Pogue.
15.	Now Hear This, Quickly. With many people facing an increasing number of recorded messages each day, machines are letting listeners zip through audio by speeding it up. By Douglas Heingartner.
16.	Rival Masters of the Household Universe. When it comes to remote controls, who's really in control? Help lies in the universal remote -- but there are many varieties. By Peter Meyers.
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17.	Internet Sales Tax Looms (PC World). PC World - Many states sign on to streamline tax collection, clearing the way for widespread online sales taxes.
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18.	CCAGW Misreads Mass. Policy, Open Standards Generally
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19.	sshLogin is an application and a preferencePane designed to help users manage ssh-agent and ssh-add features in Mac OS X.

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1.	OpenOffice 1.1 Ships (PC World). PC World - Update enhances compatibility with rival Office, community developers say.
2.	3G Phone Sector Plays Down Dutch Health Study (Reuters). Reuters - The world's mobile phone industry said on Wednesday nothing has been proved by the first survey suggesting that radio signals for the next generation of wireless phones can cause headaches and nausea among the public.
3.	Yahoo, NY Attorney General Settle Consumer Rights Case (Reuters). Reuters - Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O) on Wednesday said it would pay $75,000 as part of a settlement with the New York Attorney General's office concerning its marketing practices.
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4.	Slashback: VeriSign, Balance, Manifestation
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5.	Wired News: SonicVision Reaches for Stars.

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1.	PC, you can drive my car. Shiny SUVs packed with the tech gear du jour are all the rage at product launches--just ask Microsoft.
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2.	Flextronics, Beckman in Verdict Settlement Talks (Reuters). Reuters - Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX.O) and Beckman Coulter Inc. (BEC.N) are in talks aimed at resolving a contract dispute that resulted in a $934 million jury award against Flextronics last month, lawyers for both sides said.
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3.	New U.S. Sales Tax Regime For Internet Sellers?
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4.	Sun sees Europe ripe for picking. While Sun Microsystems Inc. has been hit with recent layoffs and financial blows, company executives are remaining confident that its strategy of pushing open standards, mobility and ubiquitous connections to the network is on target, with Europe being a clear case in point.
5.	Nordic bank hires IBM to revamp and manage IT. Nordic bank Nordea AB has hired IBM Corp. to manage its daily IT operations and to revamp its IT infrastructure, and expects the outsourcing arrangement to save it money and allow it to devote more resources to its core banking business, executives from both companies said Wednesday.
6.	Tough issues face Information Society summit. Delegates attending the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva in December can look forward to another major clash over several contentious issues that blocked agreement of two key documents during a critical round of negotiations in the Alpine city last month.
7.	EMC strengthens NAS hand. EMC Corp. on Wednesday announced that it has begun shipping three new network attached storage (NAS) devices designed to extend the storage vendor's appeal to departmental and small and medium-sized business users.
8.	Two ill former IBM employees will take company to court. Two of the four former IBM Corp. employees suing the company in a California court for failing to warn them of the dangers of working with chemicals used in the manufacture of semiconductors and hard drives will tell their stories to a jury starting on Oct. 14, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Tuesday in a release.
9.	OpenOffice releases final version of 1.1. The OpenOffice.org group after several months of testing released the final version 1.1 of its free open-source productivity suite Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT: See Enterprise Business Intelligence in Action - See how business intelligence can be used to solve real business problems with this live demo from Information Builders

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1.	Hot spots, cellular can coexist
2.	Layer 7 debuts with Web security kit
3.	Napster to launch next week
4.	Open-source group plugs three holes. The OpenSSL Project releases a patch to fix several vulnerabilities that were found during a security test by the U.K. government.
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5.	PeopleSoft Begins Job Cuts After Merger (AP). AP - PeopleSoft Inc. has begun dismissing employees as part of its previously announced plans to cut about 7 percent of its workers, following the purchase of rival J.D. Edwards & Co.
6.	Netflix Subscribers Rise 74 Percent (Reuters). Reuters - Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. on Wednesday said during the third-quarter it boosted subscribers by 74 percent even as it faced competition from retail heavyweights like Wal-Mart entering its business.
7.	SBC Cuts High-Speed Internet Prices by 10 Percent (Reuters). Reuters - SBC Communications Inc. (SBC.N), the No. 2 U.S. local telephone company, on Wednesday said it cut the price of its high-speed Internet service by about 10 percent.
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8.	South Korea Jumps To Open Source Software
9.	Arcade ROMs for Download, Legally

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1.	Appeals Court Considers Do - Not - Call List. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday considered whether to let the ``do not call'' registry take effect while it weighs a challenge from the telemarketers who say the list would violate their free-speech rights. By Reuters.
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2.	Audiocast archive. Open HTML container page.
3.	Bell Canada, Microsoft TV team up. The Canadian phone company plans to begin testing a new service that uses Microsoft technology to deliver video over telephone lines.
4.	Microsoft moves beyond patches. Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, the software giant plans a new security effort focused on what it calls "securing the perimeter."
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5.	House Panel Clears Bill for E-911 Grants (Reuters). Reuters - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved on Wednesday a bill that would provide up to $500 million in grants to help public safety agencies better pinpoint the location of wireless callers to 911.
6.	Disney Steps in With Child-Friendly Game (AP). AP - Guns and gore are big business for video game makers. They can be big a headache for parents.
7.	Citigroup to Shut c2it Online Payments Service (Reuters). Reuters - Citigroup Inc. (C.N), the world's largest financial services company, on Wednesday said it will shut its c2it online payments service on Nov. 9 because it has too few accounts to justify keeping it in operation.
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8.	The OpenBSD 3.4 Song: Theo Sings Back-up

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1.	SCO to yank SGI's Unix license. The software company expands its battle over Linux by pledging to revoke the Unix contract held by high-end computer maker Silicon Graphics Inc.
2.	McAfee founder joins chorus of music sellers. Srivats Sampath is set to launch a song download company that's half-iTunes and half-Friendster in its mix of digital music sales and community recommendations.
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3.	Cisco Agrees to Stay Huawei Lawsuit (AP). AP - Signaling movement toward a settlement, networking equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc. agreed Wednesday to temporarily halt its lawsuit accusing China's Huawei Technologies Co. of copying Cisco's proprietary technology.
4.	Napster Marks Comeback with Oct. 9 Test Debut (Reuters). Reuters - Napster, the pioneering song-swap service that was shut down for copyright infringement, is coming back next week to face the music as a paid site in a vastly changed online music arena.
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5.	New Palm Lineup Reviewed: Tungsten T3 & E, Zire 21
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6.	Cisco halts Huawei piracy suit. Peace in our time

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1.	ATI revs up graphics chips
2.	A feast of handhelds, but who's biting?. Though the PDA market is sluggish, Dell and Sony Electronics are updating their product lines with new units that range from simple and sleek to advanced with wireless capabilities.
3.	IBM banks billion-dollar utility deal. Big Blue lands a $2.6 billion deal to provide pay-as-you-go IT outsourcing services to Nordea, one of Northern Europe's largest financial services companies.
4.	SCO to yank SGI's Unix license. SCO expands its battle over Linux by pledging to revoke the Unix contract held by high-end computer maker Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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5.	PeopleSoft Cuts Jobs After Merger (AP). AP - PeopleSoft Inc. has begun dismissing employees as part of its previously announced plans to cut about 7 percent of its workers, following the purchase of rival J.D. Edwards & Co.
6.	The Linux Cat in SuSE's Hat (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - German company SuSE Linux AG has announced an October 24th release date for its next-generation operating system for home users, part of what some analysts see as an "end run" strategy to create a loyal grassroots base.
7.	Foot in the Door for Open Source? (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - There is no question about it: As far as David-and-Goliath scenarios go, the scrappy open-source office applications that have taken on mighty Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Office could not have picked a seemingly more invincible foe. Bill Gates' silicon empire is just about as powerful and wealthy a corporate organization as has ever existed. Next to it, outfits like OpenOffice, StarOffice and Corel (Nasdaq: CORL) Office look like ragtag guerilla fighters and, frankly, kind of puny.
8.	Citigroup Closing Online Money Service (AP). AP - Citigroup Inc. is shuttering its c2it online money-transfer service as of Nov. 9, according to the c2it.com Web site.
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9.	OpenOffice.org Hits 1.1

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1.	OpenOffice update finalized. The group behind the open-source rival to Microsoft's Office releases the first major update of its software, OpenOffice 1.1.
2.	3Com weaves around Cisco into China. The accord reached by Cisco and its Chinese rival, Huawei, clears a bigger path for the Massachusetts-based networking company to enter China's hot telecom market.
3.	Microsoft suit stays in Texas. A judge in Texarkana rejects an attempt by the software giant to have a lawsuit brought against it by British phone maker Sendo dismissed or moved to Washington state.
4.	Yahoo settles telemarketing dispute. The company says it will alter the way it markets to its customers as part of an agreement with New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
5.	Report: Big Blue still biggest in IT outsourcing. IBM leads the pack in the $68.5 billion information technology outsourcing market, but Hewlett-Packard and a handful of overseas companies are gunning to catch up, says IDC.
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6.	SCO Derides GPL, Will Revoke SGI's UNIX License
7.	Is the Internet Your Source of Knowledge?
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8.	EMC beefs up midrange NAS. NetApp in sights
9.	Sun makes rare move to place Lintel kit ahead of Sparc/Solaris. Changing times

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1.	Korea launches a switch to open source. The South Korean government says that by 2007 it plans to replace proprietary software with open-source alternatives on a substantial number of its PCs and servers.
2.	Weather researchers test out radar grids. The University of Massachusetts is leading a $40 million research effort to see if a grid of low-cost radar sensors can forecast severe weather better than more expensive equipment and methods.
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3.	Nextel: Capital Spending to Drop in 2004 (Reuters). Reuters - Wireless telephone company Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O) said on Wednesday it expects its capital spending to drop in 2004 as it keeps a tight grip on expenses.
4.	PC Grid Powers Search for Smallpox Cure (PC World). PC World - Volunteers worldwide hook up PCs to help discover a new treatment.
5.	Music Industry Will Talk Before Suing (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The music industry, criticized for its recent wave of lawsuits aimed at stopping song swapping on the Internet, agreed yesterday to contact future defendants before they are sued and give them a chance to pay a cash settlement or argue that they have been mistakenly accused of copyright infringement.
6.	Symantec: Viruses Becoming Faster, More Complex (Reuters). Reuters - Symantec Corp. (SYMC.O) on Wednesday said more intricate computer viruses are appearing at a faster rate, making it harder for computer users to guard against malicious software.
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7.	California Demands Licensure For VoIP Providers
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8.	European mobile networks ally for added clout. The 'we're not Vodafone' fraternity

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1.	AOL Launches Spanish Version of Service. Tienes e-mail. The AOL Latino service is wholly in Spanish, down to the instructions on installation CDs. By The Associated Press.
2.	Microsoft OKs $10.5 Million Consumer Settlement. Microsoft has agreed to pay $10.5 million to consumers who said they were overcharged when they bought software directly from the company. By The Associated Press.
3.	3G Phone Sector Plays Down Dutch Health Study. The industry said today nothing has been proved by the first survey suggesting that radio signals for new wireless phones can cause headaches and nausea. By Reuters.
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4.	Study: For-fee downloads to spur game growth. The online market for computer games is expanding, but fee-based downloads are what will bring in revenue for game companies, says market research firm IDC.
5.	Cisco, Huawei suspend patent suit. The networking gear maker reaches an accord with Chinese rival Huawei Technologies, suspending patent litigation between the two companies.
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6.	Microsoft Puts the 'M' in Media (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Not satisfied with its dominance of the global business and personal computer software market, Microsoft Corp. has set its sights on the home entertainment market.
7.	AirPrism joins crowded mobile management field (TechTarget). TechTarget - Mobile resource management startup AirPrism Inc. recently announced a new product designed to remotely manage handheld devices over wireless networks. With this announcement, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based firm becomes one of a number of companies to market products designed specifically for mobile management.
8.	Palm: Corporate Handheld Demand Improving (Reuters). Reuters - Loss-making Palm Inc. (PALM.O), the world's top maker of handheld computers, on Wednesday said corporate demand for handheld products was beginning to recover after a two-year, industry-wide slump.
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9.	Turn Your New Opteron Into A One-Game Console
10.	User Interface Design for Programmers

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1.	Parsing with Powell. Emerging issues related to the Internet present FCC Chairman Michael Powell with a myriad of new questions to ask and decisions to make.
2.	Korea launches a switch to open source. The South Korean government says that by 2007 it plans to replace proprietary software with open-source alternatives on a substantial number of its PCs and servers.
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3.	Amadeus, IBM to offer updated airline computer systems (AFP). AFP - The international travel reservations group Amadeus Global Travel Distribution said it has signed an agreement with IBM to offer IT services to airlines with the aim of modernising their systems.
4.	Microsoft hopes to inspire spending with Media Center (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - REDMOND, Wash. - Take the brain of a personal computer and add the beauty of television. The result, Microsoft and its partners hope, will be a new wave of spending on consumer electronics.
5.	Global music sales slide 11 percent in first half: report (AFP). AFP - Global sales of recorded music such as CDs slumped by about 11 percent in both value and units in the first half of 2003, hit by rising piracy and illegal downloads from the Internet, an industry body said.
6.	Top Cameras (PC World). PC World - The best digital cameras under $500.
7.	More Than 929,000 Subscribe to XM Satellite (Reuters). Reuters - Broadcaster XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. on Wednesday said it added 237,000 subscribers in the third quarter and remains on track to meet its goal of serving 1.2 million customers by year-end.
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8.	Baltimore Inner Harbor To Go Wireless
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9.	Earth Simulator delights scientists. Results from the world's most powerful supercomputer could help climate predictions, scientists say.
10.	US visa cuts worry Indian techies. A reduction in US visas for foreign workers is bad news for the India's software export industry.
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11.	Economic model urged for Web services. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Comparing Web services to the advent of electricity in homes, an Amazon official at the Web Services Edge 2003 West conference here Tuesday stressed that an economic model must emerge to proliferate the use of the technology.
12.	Palm unveils new handhelds. Palm this week will unveil two additions to its Tungsten handheld lineup as well as a replacement device for its $99 Zire.
13.	Sun and SchlumbergerSema partner for utility computing. Sun Microsystems Inc. and SchlumbergerSema on Wednesday will announce a partnership to give outsourcing clients the chance to pay for the computing resources they use as opposed to having to agree to an upfront fixed price.
14.	RIAA: P-to-P vendors must filter content. WASHINGTON -- The U.S. recording industry called on peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software vendors to filter out copyright content and a U.S. senator pressed the distributor of the popular Kazaa P-to-P software to cut off users who violate its end-user license agreement during a Senate hearing on file trading Tuesday.
15.	NTT DoCoMo's 3G service has 1 million subscribers. Subscriptions to NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s Foma 3G (third-generation) mobile telephone network hit the 1 million mark on Tuesday, the company said Wednesday.
16.	AOL launches new services in Spanish. AOL Time Warner Inc. launched a Spanish-language version of its Internet Service Wednesday, targeting U.S. Latino customers.
17.	Microsoft delivers SharePoint Services for Windows Server. Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday delivered Windows SharePoint Services, a part of Windows Server 2003 that allows end-users to set up Web sites for collaboration and information sharing. ADVERTISEMENT: Get 128-bit SSL Web Site Encryption! - Looking for SSL? Turn to the SSL Experts! Protect your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption from VeriSign. Get a FREE Internet Security Guide Today. Click Here.

12:12:47 PM

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1.	Reclusive Irish Nuns Convert to the Internet (Reuters). Reuters - A reclusive order of Irish nuns has opened itself up to the outside world for the first time by launching a Web site to spread the good news.
2.	3G Phone Sector Plays Down Dutch Health Study (Reuters). Reuters - The world's mobile phone industry said on Wednesday nothing has been proved by the first survey suggesting that radio signals for the next generation of wireless phones can cause headaches and nausea among the public.
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3.	3G Waves Causes Headaches, Sharpens Memory
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4.	Sendo wins round one of MS smartphone secrets lawsuit. Case neither dismissed nor moved

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1.	Microsoft offers Server collaboration tools. The software titan releases Windows SharePoint Services, a set of tools for building online collaboration sites based on Windows Server 2003.
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2.	India Cool to Microsoft Source Code Offer
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3.	US BB take-up hampered by cost, content. Could be worse
4.	IBM 'poisoning workers' case goes to trial. Test case for the semi business?
5.	Band goes ahead with Webcast suicide. Hell on Earth
6.	Symbian on wheels? Auto makers moot 'open' architecture. German majors propose standards for auto IT systems

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1.	Ex-IBM Workers' Cancer Suit Moves Forward (AP). AP - Two former IBM employees who believe their semiconductor factory jobs exposed them to cancer-causing chemicals can pursue a lawsuit against the firm, a judge ruled Tuesday.
2.	Microsoft OKs $10.5M Consumer Settlement (AP). AP - Microsoft has agreed to pay $10.5 million to consumers who said they were overcharged when they bought software directly from the company, according to a settlement filed Tuesday.
3.	Swiss high court awards compensation to worker who sent porno mail (AFP). AFP - The Swiss high court awarded compensation to a worker who was sacked for sending a pornographic email to someone outside the company.
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4.	TSL Is Dead, Long Live TSL

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1.	Catching the wireless wave. Music lovers and Game Boy owners will soon be able to play unplugged. Also: Wireless broadband.
2.	An open-source letter. Former Novell executive Joe Firmage details the internal battles that led to the sale of the licensing rights for Unix to SCO and how that decision is now roiling the Linux market.
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3.	Geer Comments On Firing From @Stake
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4.	Children fuel internet explosion. The number of children online in Europe has jumped by a third in a year, with the UK in the lead, a survey finds.
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5.	Palm updates PDAs with larger screens, Palm OS 5. BOSTON - Palm Inc. introduced three new personal digital assistants (PDAs) Wednesday, adding two new Tungsten devices and a new Zire device to the company lineup as it gets ready for the end-of-year shopping season and the reorganization of its operating structure. ADVERTISEMENT: Get 128-bit SSL Web Site Encryption! - Looking for SSL? Turn to the SSL Experts! Protect your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption from VeriSign. Get a FREE Internet Security Guide Today. Click Here.

8:10:36 AM

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1.	Music Industry Will Talk Before Suing (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The music industry, criticized for its recent wave of lawsuits aimed at stopping song swapping on the Internet, agreed yesterday to contact future defendants before they are sued and give them a chance to pay a cash settlement or argue that they have been mistakenly accused of copyright infringement.
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2.	Vast computer power goes on tap. The first phase of an ambitious computing network designed to handle huge amounts of data is launched.
3.	BSkyB hits viewer milestone. Satellite broadcaster BSkyB achieves its goal of signing up seven million subscribers.
4.	Rapper backs download action. Rapper LL Cool J says he supports US music industry crackdowns on illegal downloads.
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5.	Entrepreneurs destroyed by lack of IT credit. But are PCs on the never never the answer?
6.	Worms spread faster, blended threats grow. Not nice, not nice at all
7.	Toshiba, HP unveil Media Center 2004 notebooks. Reg Kit Watch Dell and Gateway go for the desktop market

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1.	Virtual Grid Supercomputer Goes (Partly) Online
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2.	BSkyB hits viewer milestone. Satellite broadcaster BSkyB achieves its goal of signing up 7 million subscribers, three months ahead of schedule.
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3.	3G in new health scare. Tingling, nausea and headaches
4.	Palm launches Tungsten, Zire trio. Leaked specs. confirmed
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5.	Lindows to Microsoft: Buzz Off. The seller of a Linux-based operating system tweaks the software giant yet again, refusing to shut down a website which purports to help consumers cash in on a $1.1 billion class-action settlement.
6.	Global Warming Deaths on the Rise. About 160,000 people die each year from malaria, malnutrition and other maladies caused by global warming, a new study says. Researchers estimate the number could almost double by 2020.
7.	3G Mobile Signals: Health Effects. A recent Dutch study tests the radiation from base stations for current mobile phone networks against the new third generation networks for fast data transfer. The new signals can cause headaches and nausea, the study found.
8.	Lawsuits Damp Down P2P Audience. Activity on the more popular peer-to-peer networks has dropped 41 percent in three months, according to a new poll. The RIAA's no-download message, delivered through lawsuits against individuals, seems to be getting through.
9.	SonicVision Reaches for Stars. New York's Hayden Planetarium, now the Hayden Space Theater, is one of the most powerful virtual-reality machines in the world. Now playing: SonicVision, featuring Moby, Radiohead and Bowie. Michelle Delio reports from New York City.
10.	Palm Hands Off New Handhelds. Adding features without raising prices, Palm unveils three additions to its popular line of Zire and Tungsten handhelds. The new devices could help the company become profitable this year. By Elisa Batista.
11.	Rappers in Disharmony on P2P. At a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday, rappers Chuck D and LL Cool J offer different points of view on the song-swapping issue. One wants his rights protected, the other sees an opportunity. By Katie Dean.
12.	Ousted Official Back at Nuke Lab. Stanley Busboom, former head of security at the Los Alamos lab, is back as a consultant. But how's that? Six months ago, he was forced to resign after whistle-blowers were sacked for uncovering security problems. By Noah Shachtman.

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1.	Will Your Next TV Be an HP? (PC World). PC World - Another PC maker eyes the consumer electronics market.

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1.	Neoteris Updates VPN Software To Improve Access For Suppliers And Partners (TechWeb). TechWeb - The SSL-based VPN now include forms- and header-based Web single sign-on, a cache cleaner that keeps sensitive information from being cached on the client side, a host checker and integrated password management.
2.	Palm Refreshes Tungsten, Zire PDAs (PC World). PC World - Tungsten T3, Tungsten E, and Zire 21 boost memory, software in new versions.
3.	SuSE Rolls Out 64-bit Linux For PCs (TechWeb). TechWeb - The new operating system includes improved partitioning, while maintaining support for 32-bit applications.
4.	IBM Taps Advanced Processes For Wireless Chip (TechWeb). TechWeb - Possible uses include cars with "smart cruise control" and collision-avoidance systems.
5.	Study: Consumers Are Ready For PC-Based Entertainment Centers (TechWeb). TechWeb - A Jupiter Research survey says the trend toward the computer as digital entertainment hub is likely to continue.
6.	Study: Europeans Spending As Much Time Online As Watching TV (TechWeb). TechWeb - A Yankee Group report also says 52% of European broadband users spend more than three hours a day onlune--twice as many as consumers with dial-up connections.
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7.	Mobile firm steps up price pressure. 3 UK, the mobile operator owned by Hutchison Whampoa, introduces a new low tariff as it looks to increase market share.
8.	Sun shares drop on profit warning. Shares in network computer maker Sun Microsystems drop 14% after the company says earnings will disappoint.
9.	Text blocking aid fights bullies. A new service to block unwanted text messages could help young people deal with digital bullying.
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10.	Data will save mobile operators - report. Revenue hike
11.	mmO2: Competition Commission squeezes profits. There may be troubles ahead
12.	UK entrepreneurs destroyed by lack of IT credit. But are PCs on the never never the answer?
13.	Brits pound OpenSSL bugs. Abstract thinking

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1.	Cap on U.S. Work Visas Puts Companies in India in a Bind. The H-1B program has become an issue as the United States economy softened and employment slumped. By Saritha Rai.
2.	F.C.C. to Enforce No Call Registry. Michael C. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the agency would enforce the national do-not-call registry despite logistical complications caused by a federal judge's ruling. By Matt Richtel.
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3.	Subscribers to Japan's NTT DoCoMo 3G mobile service top one million (AFP). AFP - More than one million subscribers had signed up to the 3G mobile phone service of Japan's leading cellphone carrier, NTT DoCoMo Inc., by the end of September, the company said on Wednesday.
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1.	HP does a Double-Take on data backup. Hewlett-Packard is teaming with a small software company to offer a data replication product for Microsoft applications.
2.	EMC beefs up mid-tier storage. The data storage giant plans to unveil a set of network-attached storage products, including a device that runs Microsoft's new storage operating system.
3.	Army enlists HP for tech overhaul. Hewlett-Packard plans to announce a contract worth up to $500 million to provide hardware, software and services to help the U.S. Army integrate its information systems.
4.	Sun enlists utility computing ally. The server company signs up consulting firm SchlumbergerSema to partner on pay-as-you-go processing power and outsourcing services.
5.	Palm pitches three new handhelds. The company is looking to gain new customers while satisfying its upgrade-happy enthusiast crowd, but analysts expect it to be a tough holiday season for the overall PDA market.
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6.	Microsoft's Media Center Targets Living Rooms (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) launched a major upgrade to its multimedia personal computer software on Tuesday, aiming to bring more computers out of offices and into people's living rooms.
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7.	The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed
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8.	OSAF receives $2.75 million in grants to fund Higher Education version of Chandler. It's curious to me that OSAF would want to do this, considering that the education requirements are almost opposite from the vision for Chandler 1.0. I also wonder why universities would back Chandler when it looks like Glow could meet their requirements much sooner.
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9.	Windows to Lindows: lay off. Despite the efforts of Microsoft lawyers to stop them, the Linux supplier, Lindows, on Tuesday said it will continue to help Californians with their legal claims against Microsoft.
10.	Economic model urged for Web services. SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Comparing Web services to the advent of electricity in homes, an Amazon official at the Web Services Edge 2003 West conference here Tuesday stressed that an economic model must emerge to proliferate the use of the technology.
11.	ICANN seeks views on VeriSign's Site Finder. VeriSign Inc.'s Site Finder has come under further scrutiny from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). A committee of the Internet governing body is investigating whether the service hurts the Internet's stability. ADVERTISEMENT: RHT 2003 Salary Guide - The Latest in IT Salary Trends! - "The 2003 Robert Half Technology Salary Guide offers the latest information on hiring trends and salary ranges for IT professionals. Get your FREE copy TODAY!

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