Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

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1.	Efficient Supercomputing with Green Destiny
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2.	InfoWorld: Sun mulls plan to offer open source app server. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? I see Sun is still clueless about how to ensure compatibility of open source software, too.
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3.	Cool Science, for Adults Only. Hands-on science museums are generally aimed at children. Not this one. London's Dana Centre wants to make science so interesting that Londoners will head there, instead of the pub, after work. Well, one can always hope.
4.	Game Over for Edgy Sports News?. The Village Voice puts its sports coverage to bed. Does this bid good night to alternative sports reporting altogether or will it pave the way for new forms of sports reporting on the Net? Steve Kettmann reports from New York.
5.	Techno DJ Is Hot, Hot, Hawtin. Richie Hawtin is Mr. Techno -- a globe-trotting DJ whose livelihood depends on the latest technology. Wired News caught up with Hawtin, who is currently touring to promote his new album, to talk about the next DJ interface and human interaction in a techno world. By Leander Kahney.

11:19:21 PM

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1.	RealNetworks switches on video for AT&T. The streaming media company will announce a deal on Thursday to deliver digital video to AT&T Wireless cell phones, according to sources.
2.	MTV puts fans first at online music store. While Apple Computer, Microsoft and others target a potentially vast market for paid music downloads, Viacom's MTV unit is setting its sights closer to home.
3.	PeopleSoft shuffles lawyers in Oracle suit. The software maker hires Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton to defend lawsuits brought by Oracle and some PeopleSoft shareholders aimed at removing some major obstacles to the takeover.
4.	IBM to shutter Swedish facility
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5.	New Linux TPC-H Record Set
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6.	Game Over for Edgy Sports News?. The Village Voice puts its sports coverage to bed. Does this bid good night to alternative sports reporting altogether, or will it pave the way for new forms of sports reporting on the Net? Steve Kettmann reports from New York.
7.	Tech Job Meltdown in Final Stages. The bad news is that high-tech employers are set to lay off another 234,000 workers this year. But analysts say the high-tech industry should begin adding new jobs this spring.
8.	Techno DJ Is Hot, Hot, Hawtin. Richie Hawtin is Mr. Techno -- a globe-trotting DJ whose livelihood depends on the latest technology. Wired News caught up with Hawtin to talk about the next DJ interface and human interaction in a techno world. By Leander Kahney.

10:19:09 PM

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1.	Security expert proposes hackers' union. A proposal to create an association to represent the interests of hackers and vulnerability researchers is gaining support.
2.	Macintosh users join Kazaa network. A new piece of file-swapping software for Macintosh computers is drawing thousands of downloads by offering peer-to-peer options previously available largely to Windows computers.

9:18:00 PM

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1.	Goatse casemod. If you've hung around the Internet long enough, chances are you've encountered the Goatse guy (he's not hard to find -- google it if you're curious and want to be lastingly revulsed, but don't say I didn't warn you). Slashdot has added whole volumes of code just to keep users from tricking each other into opening this photo. That said, this casemod -- an obvious homage to Goatse -- made me laugh aloud. Link (Thanks, Soninlawofsam!)
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2.	HP earnings beat expectations. The company reports higher revenue and profit, with PC and printer sales driving the growth--demonstrating "what the merger was all about," says CEO Fiorina.
3.	PeopleSoft extends customer refund program. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the maker of enterprise business applications says it will extend its controversial program until the end of the year.
4.	A 'brain charger': The ultimate PDA accessory?. For those who said nothing new would be unveiled at Comdex, South Korean start-up DreamFree counters with the Peeg, a peripheral for PDAs that is said to stimulate brain activity.
5.	Comdex gets down to business. special coverage In recent years, the trade show has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it's focusing on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
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6.	Sybari Blocks IM Viruses (PC World). PC World - Antigen provides tools to secure messaging on Microsoft's Live Communications Server.
7.	FCC Chief Doubts Phone Number Portability Delay (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Wednesday was doubtful the agency would delay the right of customers to move home telephone numbers to wireless phones, despite a request from some local telephone companies.
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8.	More Than 500,000 High Tech Jobs Lost in 2002
9.	Does IT Matter?
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10.	ITU ranks state of ICT in countries worldwide. People in Slovenia have the same access to technology as people in New Zealand and France. That's one of the surprising results of a global index of information and communication technology (ICT) access put together by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Geneva.
11.	Pivotal rejects takeover bid. CRM (customer relationship management) software maker Pivotal Corp.'s board of directors rejected Tuesday a last-minute acquisition proposal from Hong Kong-based Chinadotcom Corp. unit CDC Software, setting Pivotal's shareholders up for a Friday vote on the takeover scenario the company has been pursuing for the past month, a merger with fellow midmarket software developer Talisma Corp.
12.	Symantec CEO: New threats need new security tack. LAS VEGAS - Taking on ever more sophisticated and aggressive cyber attacks requires a new approach and a lot of security software and services, John Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer Symantec Corp. said Wednesday in a keynote speech at Comdex.
13.	Update: OASIS approves service-provisioning standard - Infoworld Staff. OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) on Wednesday announced ratification of Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML) 1.0, which provides an XML-based framework for allocating system resources within and between organizations.
14.	Vendors show iSCSI storage devices support Windows. In a development that could help to ease the adoption of iSCSI, a protocol for creating storage networks over existing infrastructures, Microsoft Corp. has qualified iSCSI products from 14 storage hardware vendors to work with Windows and Microsoft's iSCSI drivers, the company announced Wednesday.
15.	AMD's crucial Sun win boosts Opteron prospects. One year ago, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) President and Chief Executive Officer Hector Ruiz stood on stage at Comdex with former Guns 'N Roses lead guitarist Slash and exhorted the technology industry to prepare for his company's new hybrid processor technology that combined 32-bit and 64-bit capabilities. At the time, AMD's financial picture was clouded with layoffs and financing efforts, and many industry analysts and observers were skeptical about AMD's ability to introduce the chips on time and to generate interest among technology buyers.
16.	Novell denies non-compete agreement with SCO. The SCO Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Darl McBride is incorrect in his contention that his company has a non-compete agreement with Novell Inc. that will be violated if Novell completes a planned acquisition of SuSE Linux AG, Novell said in a written statement Tuesday.
17.	MCI wins $250 million state contract. MCI has won a contract worth up to $250 million to provide networking and voice telecommunications services to the state of Virginia, the company announced Wednesday.
18.	Congressman pushes for tech education fund. The U.S. Congress needs to dedicate some of the proceeds from radio frequency spectrum auctions to fund technology education projects so that U.S. workers can compete for high-paying technology jobs, backers of a technology trust fund argued Wednesday.
19.	HP hardware units return to black in Q4. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Wednesday reported 10 percent year-over-year revenue growth in its fourth fiscal quarter, driven by higher revenue in all its major product groups. ADVERTISEMENT: Knowledge Base Software from Novo Solutions - Knowledge Base Software by Novo Solutions - web-based, affordable, scalable, web support and documentation solutions. Robust and easy to use. Free download and trial versions available.
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20.	News: Court limits in-car FBI spying. An appeals court overturns a decision that allowed the FBI to transform a luxury car?s navigation system into an eavesdropping device.
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21.	News: Computer trouble had wide impact in Aug. 14 blackout
22.	News: Court limits in-car FBI spying

8:17:00 PM

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1.	Reach Out And Touch Someone With Your Steel Penis.
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2.	Judge rules in favor of pop-up purveyor. A judge dismisses Wells Fargo's motion to prevent software maker WhenU from launching rival pop-up ads when customers access the financial services company's Web site.
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3.	PeopleSoft Extends Refund Program (AP). AP - PeopleSoft Inc. is reinstating money-back guarantees for customers of its corporate software, even as a judge considers a legal challenge to the program, which makes it more expensive for Oracle Corp. to buy the company.
4.	Hutchison Whampoa raises $5bn in 'astounding' issue (FT.com). FT.com - Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate, on Wednesday night priced Asia's biggest global bond sale outside Japan, raising $5bn to refinance existing debt and shore up funding for its 3G mobile telephone business.
5.	Hackers Did Not Cause Blackout - Report (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - There is no evidence that the blackout that struck the northeastern United States and southern Canada on August 14 was caused by hackers, but the power grid's reliance on the Internet makes it vulnerable to potentially devastating online attacks, according to a report issued Wednesday.
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6.	Fox Considering a Return of "Family Guy"
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7.	News: Computer trouble had wide impact in Aug. 14 blackout. The Associated Press By Brad Foss
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8.	BugTraq: Re: Security researchers organization. Sender: Crispin Cowan [crispin at immunix dot com]
9.	BugTraq: Re: Router Worm?. Sender: Jay D dot Dyson [jdyson at treachery dot net]
10.	BugTraq: Re: Router Worm?. Sender: Jay Jacobson [jay at edgeos dot com]

7:22:52 PM

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1.	TV demand to trigger LCD price rise. Strong demand for flat-panel televisions is expected to cause LCD panel prices to increase this month and the next--and may perpetuate an LCD shortage.
2.	Qwest to launch VoIP in December. The Baby Bell plans a December debut for an Internet telephone service in Minnesota, chief executive Richard Notebaert tells financial analysts.
3.	Court grants FCC extension on cable ruling. A federal appeals court gives the Federal Communications Commission more time to file a petition to re-hear a controversial case involving cable regulation.
4.	Check Point shifts security strategy. The security software maker, best known for its firewalls, branches out into Web security and devices to protect internal networks.
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5.	H-P's Fiscal 4Q Net Surged as All Divisions Post Profits (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter net income more than doubled, as restructuring and acquisition charges dropped, revenue rose 10% and the enterprise-systems business returned to profitability.
6.	AT&T Wireless Outsources (The Motley Fool). The Motley Fool - The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE - News), the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. Outsourcing deals with companies in India and other overseas locations are in the works. What gives?
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7.	FAQ: Firewall Forensics
8.	Secure the incompatible
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9.	BugTraq: Re: Router Worm?. Sender: Niels Bakker [niels=bugtraq at bakker dot net]
10.	BugTraq: Re: Router Worm?. Sender: Fred Laxton [securitynotice at laxton dot net]
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11.	Apple 'sudo' on Laptops May Let Local Users Execute Commands Without Authenticating
12.	Half-Life Dedicated Server Discloses Configuration Files to Remote Users if Downloads Are Permitted
13.	iawebmail.pl
14.	msuxobsd2.c
15.	djohn-0.9.8.1.tgz

6:22:33 PM

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1.	Comdex gets down to business. special coverage In recent years, the trade show has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it's focusing on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
2.	HP earnings beat expectations. The company reports higher revenue and profit, with PC and printer sales driving the growth--demonstrating "what the merger was all about," says CEO Fiorina.
3.	Symantec CEO: Take new tack against Net attacks. John W. Thompson tells the Comdex crowd that they can tighten up security if they intergrate their systems better--and advises them not to rely on Linux as a solution to virus problems.
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4.	Is Space Mining Feasible?
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5.	Wowhackers Busted - Largest Internet Hacking Ring Uncovered
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6.	BugTraq: [securitylab.ru & security.nnov] Kerio Winroute Firewall Xroxy problem. Sender: 3APA3A [3APA3A at SECURITY dot NNOV dot RU]
7.	BugTraq: YAK! 2.1.0 still vulnerable. Sender: bil [bil_912 at coolgoose dot com]
8.	BugTraq: RE: Security researchers organization. Sender: Jeremy Epstein [jeremy dot epstein at webmethods dot com]
9.	BugTraq: Re: Apple Safari 1.1 (v100). Sender: Christian Horchert [chorchert at veedev dot de]

5:22:11 PM

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1.	Microsoft's new security mojo. Security technologist Richard Forno says Microsoft's latest hacker bounty only diverts public attention away from the core security problem that users face.
2.	Court to FBI: No spying on in-car computers. The FBI and other police agencies may not eavesdrop on conversations inside automobiles equipped with OnStar or similar dashboard computing systems, a court rules.
3.	Novell: SCO's wrong about SuSE deal. The business software maker rebuts claims by SCO Group chief Darl McBride that Novell's planned buy of SuSE Linux violates eight-year-old noncompete agreements.
4.	IBM sets up shop to test radio tags. Big Blue says it is building a facility designed to allow companies to check the accuracy of gear that employs controversial radio frequency identification tags.
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5.	Database Wars: Sybase vs. Oracle (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - In the glory days of client/server technology, Sybase (NYSE: SY) was a name on the lips of everyone considering the purchase of a relational database. But that was eons ago in computing time, and nowadays Sybase is lucky to make a DBA's short list. Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), meanwhile, always makes the cut and usually finishes at or very near the top.
6.	Using Technology To Win Employee Loyalty (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Most business experts would agree that one of the most valuable assets of any company is its workforce. Even the vocabulary about employees has changed. What used to be the personnel department and then morphed into human resources is now "human capital." And a whole new breed of software has emerged: employee relationship management.
7.	SCO Escalates Legal Battle on Three Fronts (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Upping the ante in an already contentious legal battle, SCO Group is enlarging the scope of its copyright protection efforts on three fronts. First, it is preparing to file a number of lawsuits against large enterprise-Linux users for copyright infringement. SCO already has a pending lawsuit against IBM (NYSE: IBM).
8.	AT&T Wireless Claims EDGE in Mobile Data Service (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - AT&T Wireless has gone nationwide with its next-generation EDGE network, targeting business customers with a high-speed wireless data service that the carrier contends is the fastest national offering of its type.
9.	Allstream, Microcell Launch Wireless High-Speed Net (Reuters). Reuters - Two of Canada's smaller telecom companies teamed up on Wednesday to launch a new high-speed wireless Internet service that will compete against those offered by the country's big cable and phone companies.
10.	Microsoft in Deal with GameSpy for Online PC Games (Reuters). Reuters - Gaming technology company GameSpy said on Wednesday that it had signed a deal with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) that will help turn the software maker's personal computer games into online games.
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11.	The Riches of Open Source
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12.	Security: More than just technology - Infoworld Staff. You have to design for good security, not just load a new program
13.	Alibre case underscores Russia piracy issue. Company alleges former employee stole source code
14.	Symantec CEO: New threats need new security tack. Thompson says fending off cyber attacks requires new approach
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15.	EDGE everywhere by mid-2004 - AT&T Wireless. Trebles bandwidth
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16.	Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) Spell Checking
17.	Cisco, Security Vendors Slam Door on Infected Systems

4:21:52 PM

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1.	Home fashions for total perverts. Spotted in Hint Magazine: "In a kinky convergence of couture and coitus, the London-based artist-designer duo of Basso & Brooke -- self-proclaimed 'enthusiasts of luxury, pomposity and irony' -- produce the most perverted fashion and items for the home we've ever seen. These include hot pads and tea towels illustrated with penises, eye masks quilted with illustrations of genitalia and picnic blankets splattered with ejaculation images. Our fave is a men's velvet v-neck sweater ($400), featuring drawings of high-heel shoes where the points are replaced with spouting male members in what has to be the ultimate in self-pleasure. Sadly, the heels are too good to be true, but the pullover exists and is available for sale at the website, along with an orgy scene of other goodies." Link
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2.	AOL acquires multimedia search provider. update The company plans to use Singingfish technology to improve its own Web search engine by letting users look for audio and video content.
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3.	As Students Power Up, Colleges Rewire (AP). AP - Steve Leslie's dorm room at Miami University has 20 plugs sprouting from the walls. They power a color TV, stereo, compact disc and DVD players, video game player, desktop computer and laptop, printer, scanner, refrigerator, microwave and two fans. Then there are rechargers for a cell phone, hand-held computer, camera, electric razor and toothbrush.
4.	Firm offers free virus software in effort to curb epidemic (AFP). AFP - Software maker Computer Associates is offering worldwide PC users free anti-virus software as part of an effort to fight the epidemic of Internet attacks.
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5.	Encrypted Cell Phone Hits the Market
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6.	Infocus: Home User Security: Your First Defense. This article focuses on protecting the home office through personal firewall software, as well as general security measures that are often overlooked by home users.
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7.	Cool Science, for Adults Only. Hands-on science museums are generally aimed at children. Not this one. London's Dana Centre wants to make science so interesting that Londoners will head there, instead of the pub, after work. Well, one can always hope.
8.	Game Over for Edgy Sports News?. The Village Voice puts its sports coverage to bed. Does this bid good night to alternative sports reporting altogether or will it pave the way for new forms of sports reporting on the Net? Steve Kettmann reports from New York.
9.	Techno DJ Is Hot, Hot, Hawtin. Richie Hawtin is Mr. Techno -- a globe-trotting DJ whose livelihood depends on the latest technology. Wired News caught up with Hawtin, who is currently touring to promote his new album, to talk about the next DJ interface and human interaction in a techno world. By Leander Kahney.
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10.	MiMail Mutation Spreads

3:21:32 PM

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1.	Emerging t-shirts. Emergants sells t-shirts with slogans relating to "emerging tech:" P2P, Open Source and nanotechnology. Link
2.	Japanese rubber monsters of the 1970s. Amazing gallery of famous Japanese monsters of the 1970s. I have just fallen down the clip-art hole. Link (via Die Puny Humans)
3.	Crafting hipsters unite. At Craftster (a community for crafting hipsters), the motto is, "No tea cozies without irony." Get in touch with your kitsch-fetish and your urbanity, all at once. Link (Thanks, Leah!)
4.	Hipster crafts how-to. Site full of hipster craft projects for the home -- needlepoint, bowls, knitting, etc. Link
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5.	Encrypted cell phone foils eavesdroppers. Berlin company CryptoPhone releases a GSM mobile handset that uses encryption technology to ensure that calls can't be intercepted.
6.	Apple crops up in Windows world. Although the annual Comdex trade confab is a Microsoft-dominated event, there are a few signs of Mac life in Las Vegas, says our staffer on the show floor.
7.	Comdex gets down to business. special coverage In recent years, the trade show has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it's focusing on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
8.	Sun drops more hints on Opteron servers. Sun Microsystems executives say the company plans to launch its first Opteron Sun Fire servers as soon as the first quarter of next year.
9.	Dell products get smart card protection. The computer maker announces smart card products designed to control authorized access to companies' computers.
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10.	PeopleSoft Extends Money-Back Guarantees (AP). AP - PeopleSoft Inc. is reinstating money-back guarantees for customers of its corporate software, even as a judge considers a legal challenge to the program, which makes it more expensive for Oracle Corp. to buy the company.
11.	FCC Chief Doubtful About Number Portability Delay (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Wednesday was doubtful the agency would delay the right of customers to move home telephone numbers to wireless phones, despite a request from some local telephone companies.
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12.	SCO Hints at *BSD Lawsuits Next Year, And More
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13.	Patriotic Al Jazeera hacker fined $2000 and sentenced to 1000 hours of community service
14.	Largest internet Hacking Ring Uncovered and Leaders Face Arrest for Sharing 2.6 Mil. People's Personal Data
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15.	Mobile phones could cripple - boffins. Walk and talk yourself into a wheelchair
16.	EU sets up Euro-security agency. Puny budget, educational role
17.	Complaints? About ISPs? Surely not!. ISPA unveils new complaints outfit
18.	ISS launches first hardware appliance. Crucial product transition
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19.	Game Over for Edgy Sports News?. The Village Voice puts its sports coverage to bed. Does this bid good night to alternative sports reporting altogether, or will it pave the way for new forms of sports reporting on the Net? Steve Kettmann reports from New York.
20.	Tech Job Meltdown in Final Stages. The bad news is that high-tech employers are set to lay off another 234,000 workers this year. But analysts say the high-tech industry should begin adding new jobs this spring.
21.	Techno DJ Is Hot, Hot, Hawtin. Richie Hawtin is Mr. Techno -- a globe-trotting DJ whose livelihood depends on the latest technology. Wired News caught up with Hawtin to talk about the next DJ interface and human interaction in a techno world. By Leander Kahney.
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22.	AT&T Patents Anti-Antispam Technology
23.	IT leaders question U.S. cybersecurity mandates
24.	IronPort to acquire SpamCop

2:21:15 PM

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1.	G4 Cube fishtank. Got a dead, orphaned Apple G4 Cube lying around? According to the ancient traditions of the Mac-faithful, this is a signal that you are to get out your caulking gun and turn it into a fishtank. Link (via MacSlash)
2.	Googlehouse. BoingBoing pal Jean-Luc says, "This incredible Net Art page from french artists Rika Dermineur and Stephane Degoutin uses Google Images search -- with the following words "X + house" -- to constructs a wall with all these pics and form a live 3D collage. The artists tell that it's a kind of mirror that shows how intimacy is revealed on the Internet, and what role Google plays in that process." Link
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3.	Oracle readies portal-building tools. The company releases an early version of a toolkit to speed up the process of building standards-based portal applications, or portlets.
4.	EMC to invest $100 million in India. The data storage company announces investments to reinforce the software development facility that it set up in India earlier this year.
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5.	Armchair Protesters Set Up Bush-Chasing Web Site (Reuters). Reuters - Can't make it to the planned anti-Bush protests in the capital city this week?
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6.	Cisco Networking Simplified
7.	NDIS Wrapper For Wireless LAN Cards Under GPL
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8.	BT Broadband tops complaint table. BT Openworld and Broadband are more complained about than any other UK internet service providers, official data shows.
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9.	AT&T Patents Anti-Antispam Technology
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10.	Wowhackers Busted - Largest Internet Hacking Ring Uncovered Leaders Face Arrest for Sharing 2.6 Mil. People's Personal Data
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11.	BugTraq: Re: OpenBSD kernel holes .... Sender: [noir at uberhax0r dot net]
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12.	Gateway Keys Storage Push at Comdex
13.	Elsewhere: Red Hat offers security course
14.	Elsewhere: Cisco and antivirus firms unite against worm threat
15.	News: MI5 takes charge of online terror tips

1:21:04 PM

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1.	AOL acquires multimedia search provider. The company plans to use Singingfish technology to improve its own Web search engine by letting users look for audio and video content.
2.	PeopleSoft extends customer refund program. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the maker of enterprise business applications says it will extend its controversial program until the end of the year.
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3.	McBride: Don't blame us, blame IBM (TechTarget). TechTarget - LAS VEGAS -- During a keynote address Tuesday at Computer Digital Expo's Enterprise IT week conference, SCO Group Inc. CEO Darl McBride told attendees that the General Public License that governs Linux and open source software will not survive, but the blame for that lies with IBM Corp.
4.	Best Hybrid Phones (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Great media, PDA hybrids & one to avoid.
5.	UN: Nordic Nations Lead Digital Technology Access (Reuters). Reuters - Nordic countries lead the world in access to digital information and communication technology but four Asian "tiger" economies are catching up fast, the United Nations telecommunications agency said on Wednesday.
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6.	Microsoft Introduces Competition For Google News
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7.	Web survey charts Rings' appeal. The special attraction of the Lord of the Rings films is the focus of an internet survey by an Aberystwyth academic.
8.	Broadband could be £22bn boost. The increased use of broadband internet connection could add £22bn to the UK economy by 2015, a new report suggests.
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9.	WLAN client vendors make news in Vegas. Wireless LAN infrastructure vendors are bypassing Comdex this year as many hold off on making announcements and putting on exhibitions until the Wi-Fi Planet show in early December. But there is an array of WLAN client news at Comdex including launches of software, components and silicon intended to make WLAN and other wireless technologies run faster and be easier to use and manage.
10.	AOL launches audio, video search feature. Hoping to attract broadband customers to its service, America Online Inc. (AOL) on Wednesday began offering a new audio and video search feature that promises to simplify searches for multimedia content across the Web as well as through AOL's exclusive media content.
11.	U.S. tech job losses slow in 2003. Although job losses continue to hit the U.S. technology sector, the rate of the employment decline is slowing, the American Electronics Association (AEA) said Wednesday.
12.	SCO: GPL threatens $229B software market. S VEGAS -- The SCO Group Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, Darl McBride, enlisted the help of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to bolster his arguments against the open source GPL (GNU General Public License) and Linux during a keynote address at the CD Expo conference here in Las Vegas.
13.	PeopleSoft extends customer refund offer to Dec. 31. PeopleSoft Inc. told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday that it is extending a disputed customer refund offer aimed at thwarting a takeover attempt by Oracle Corp. until Dec. 31. ADVERTISEMENT: Need a MS Exchange Spam Filter?? - Spam sucks. Your life shouldn't. iHateSpam SE was uniquely developed to be both user- and admin-friendly. Control spam according to the needs of your company and users. V5.5, 2000, Exchange 2003, and Gateway.
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14.	Attack code surfaces for latest Windows holes. Two peices of code exploit the Workstation Service vulnerability
15.	Alibre case underscores Russia piracy issue. Company alleges former employee stole source code ADVERTISEMENT: Get strong 128-bit SSL security for your online business - To secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption, download a copy of the free VeriSign Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business." You'll learn everything you need to know about encrypting e-commerce transactions, securing corporate intranets, and authenticating your Web site.
16.	IT leaders question U.S. cybersecurity mandates. Companies should act before Congress is forced to pass hasty legislation, chairman of cybersecurity subcommittee says
17.	IronPort to acquire SpamCop. Purchase is designed to shore up spammer blacklist service
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18.	Elsewhere: Red Hat offers security course. Red Hat is offering a training course to improve the security skills of users. The course, called RH423 Red Hat Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication, will co...
19.	Elsewhere: Cisco and antivirus firms unite against worm threat. Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems has announced licensing agreements with three leading antivirus software companies and a program claimed to protect computer netw...
20.	News: MI5 takes charge of online terror tips. The Register By John Leyden [john dot leyden at theregister dot co dot uk]
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21.	Viren und Würmer verbreiten sich rasant
22.	CA bietet kostenlose Antivirus-Software
23.	Mandrake: Glibc Buffer overflow vulnerability

12:20:52 PM

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1.	Comdex gets down to business. special coverage In recent years, the trade show has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it's focusing on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
2.	Polese steps down as Marimba chairman
3.	Briefly: MySQL names marketing chief. Executives shift at the open-source database vendor and software seller Marimba...eBay's founder joins Meetup board...Start-up teams with Edge Wireless for an all-in-one device.
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4.	Ex-boss testifies in IBM lawsuit (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - During the years Arthur Diaz worked as an IBM manager at one of the company's San Jose plants, employees used to complain to him that the chemicals they used were making them sick.
5.	Marimba chairman to step down (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - Kim Polese, one of Silicon Valley's few high-profile female executives, said Tuesday she is stepping down as chairman of Marimba, the software company she co-founded in 1996.
6.	Tech Stocks Edge Higher in Morning Trading (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - NEW YORK -- Technology stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday, boosted by better-than-expected economic data. Shares of AT&T Wireless fell after news of layoffs, but an upgrade boosted Hewlett-Packard ahead of its earnings report.
7.	ETrade Launches Online Tool to Compare Mortgages (Reuters). Reuters - ETrade Financial Corp. (ET.N) said on Wednesday it launched an online tool for consumers to compare the costs for mortgages offered by E*Trade's mortgage unit and any other lender.
8.	Report: Tech Employment Dips, But Rate Slowing (Reuters). Reuters - High-technology industries in the United States lost 540,000 jobs last year, and will likely lose jobs this year, but at a markedly lower rate, the American Electronics Association said on Wednesday.
9.	Biometrics Hold Key to Next Hi-Tech Revolution (Reuters). Reuters - The executive skips past the snaking airport check-in queue, waves a credit-card size pass at a monitor, puts a finger into a hi-tech reader and proceeds to the boarding zone thinking: "Some day, we'll all fly like this."
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10.	So, HP, What Exactly Are You Trying To Sell Us?
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11.	BT broadband tops complaint chart. BT Openworld and Broadband attracted more complaints per thousand customers than any other UK net service provider.
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12.	Elsewhere: Germany Touts High-Security Phone. A German company launched a new mobile handset on Tuesday targeted at business executives that secures that lines are free from eavesdroppers, sparking criticism that it ...
13.	Elsewhere: Through the fog? IT security investment. What?s moving from nice-to-have to must-have? Quite a bit in the world of security, says Quocirca?s Bob Tarzey. But get the total value proposition right? Back in the...
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14.	'Don't shoot the MP3.com archive,' pleads founder Robertson. Still a live grenade, after all these years?

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1.	Gamers' argot. Master game-designer Greg Costikyan's article, "Talk Like a Gamer," is an etymological excursion into gamer's argot. It reminds me of my favorite learned book on jargon, The Big Con, a book about grifters' slang, which I reviewed here. Some games have separate gameworlds devoted to roleplayers and to power gamers--those who play primarily to become more powerful in the game world and can't be bothered with such fripperies as pseudo-Elizabethan chat. Power gamers seek to power level, increase in ability in the game quickly--often with the help of a more powerful character who provides buffs to allow the character to gain experience rapidly. This practice is called twinking--gaining quickly in power or level in a semi-illegitimate fashion through assistance from a more powerful character. The term is obviously derived from Twinkie, but the association with a sugary snack is not obvious--I surmise that the usage may come from gay slang, in which a "twinkie" is a cute young man with an older lover. Link
2.	Spam Sandals: $12/pair. Spam Sandals: tagging meets irony meets luncheonmeat meets interweb. Link (Thanks, Alice!)
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3.	MySQL names marketing chief
4.	IBM renews its emphasis on PCs. Despite some past ambivalence about the PC marketplace, the computing heavyweight once again is firmly behind desktops and notebooks.
5.	AOL gives Macromedia developers a shot at AIM. Time Warner's Internet portal says it will open the door for Macromedia software developers to create applications on its AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ products.
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6.	IBM Upgrades Improve Security, Migrations (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - IBM announces upgrades to its ThinkVantage technology suite that improve security and migration capabilities for PC users.
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7.	Minnesota Senator Says Email Tax Might Reduce Spam
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8.	Award for new virtual TV guide. A new "virtual TV guide" could help visually impaired viewers find the programmes they want to watch.
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9.	Mandrake: Glibc Buffer overflow vulnerability
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10.	Virgin and T-Mobile squabble over divorce terms. Back in court
11.	Stuff Bush with your mobile. Free logo fights international war madness
12.	Freeserve dismisses rebranding reports. Old news, still 'under review'

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1.	Bond, eyes closed. There's something queerly compelling about this three-minute video of stills of people in James Bond movies with their eyes closed, dissolving into other people in Bond films with their eyes closed. 17MB Quicktime Link (Thanks, Johannes!))
2.	Celebrity dead photshopping. Nice Fark photoshopping contest: turn celebrities into the living dead. Link
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3.	AOL Adds Audio, Video Search (PC World). PC World - Internet giant simplifies multimedia queries, adds local area search tools.
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4.	Teraflop In A Box At SC2003
5.	Ebola Vaccine Human Trials Begin
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6.	Oracle Row Level Security: Part 2
7.	Bush pushes for cybercrime treaty
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8.	No Easy Solution to Spyware
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9.	Slim Devices ships Squeezebox networked MP3 player. Reg Kit Watch Listen to your tunes via Wi-Fi
10.	Epicor buys Scala. Mid-market play
11.	MI5 takes charge of online terror tips. Secret agency steps out of the shadows
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12.	TROJ_TOONCOM.I

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1.	Stocks to Watch Wednesday (Reuters). Reuters - Stocks to watch: AT&T WIRELESS (AWE.N)
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2.	Australia convicts online pirates. Two men are convicted in what is believed to be Australia's first prosecution for online music piracy.
3.	Mini-copter stars at robot show. The world's lightest and smallest robot helicopter is unveiled by the Seiko Epson company.
4.	Virus tries to con PayPal users. Computer users are being warned about the latest virus which tries to fool customers into sending credit card details.
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5.	Macromedia, AOL bring IM capabilities to Central. Macromedia Inc. Wednesday released the developer version of Macromedia Central, a software environment that lets users access distributed information from desktop PCs and handheld devices using XML (Extensible Markup Language) and Web services. In addition, Macromedia announced the addition of instant-messaging (IM) capabilities to Central through a partnership with America Online Inc. (AOL) ADVERTISEMENT: Need a MS Exchange Spam Filter?? - Spam sucks. Your life shouldn't. iHateSpam SE was uniquely developed to be both user- and admin-friendly. Control spam according to the needs of your company and users. V5.5, 2000, Exchange 2003, and Gateway.
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6.	Hynix appeals against EU DRAM tax. Not fair
7.	Net Porn addict claims unfair dismissal. 'I need therapy and understanding'
8.	Tarantella backs SuSE and Red Hat. Used to be called SCO, remember?
9.	MS TCO study fails to dislodge OSS trials from Newham council. They came, they audited, they went away again...
10.	Freeserve strikes ad blow against AOL, Tiscali. 'Don't mess with us' - Wanadoo UK

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1.	'Spyware' steps out of the shadows. A growing movement aims to stop or regulate software that surreptitiously monitors computer use.
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2.	Singapore Braces for New Piracy Law After U.S. FTA (Reuters). Reuters - Nearly half of all business software used in Singapore is illicit, industry officials said on Wednesday, raising the prospect of legal battles once a free trade pact with the United States comes into force next year.
3.	Sun Micro Signs China Desktop Linux Software Deal (Reuters). Reuters - Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc has signed a desktop software deal with a Chinese firm that takes aim at rival Microsoft Corp in the fast-growing market, an executive said on Wednesday.
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4.	The economics of spam
5.	No easy solution to spyware
6.	Red Hat offers new security course
7.	SOAP Web services attacks
8.	Germany touts high-security phone

7:19:12 AM

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1.	Japan's Seiko Epson unveils world's lightest, smallest robot helicopter (AFP). AFP - Japan's top ink-jet printer maker Seiko Epson Corp. unveiled the world's lightest and smallest robot helicopter, which it hopes will be used as a "flying camera" capable of operating during natural disasters.
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2.	Competitive broadband could add £22bn to UK economy. BIG idea takes off
3.	Hynix appeals against Europe's 35% DRAM levy. Not fair, apparently
4.	US loses 500k+ tech jobs in 2002. Where did they all go?
5.	Apple preps second Panther OS update. Latest 10.3.2 build shipped to testers
6.	Aussie students escape jail for online music piracy. Lucky boys
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7.	Move Over DVD, Here Comes the EVD. China unveils its next-generation rival of the DVD, the EVD (Enhanced Versatile Disc). China hopes to reduce over-reliance on foreign technology and avoid paying patent royalties. Analysts doubt that the EVD will catch on, however.
8.	Germany Touts High-Security Phone. Germany launches a new mobile handset that is eavesdropper-proof. While privacy lobbyists applaud the new 'freedomphone,' security specialists worry the phone could hamper criminal investigations.
9.	Cool Science, for Adults Only. Hands-on science museums are generally aimed at children. Not this one. London's Dana Centre wants to make science so interesting that Londoners will head there, instead of the pub, after work. Well, one can always hope.
10.	No Easy Solution to Spyware. Congress would be better off protecting individuals against online surveillance than trying to legislate spyware that monitors their online activity, a policy group says.
11.	Game Over for Edgy Sports News?. The Village Voice puts its sports coverage to bed. Does this bid good night to alternative sports reporting altogether or will it pave the way for new forms of sports reporting on the Net? Steve Kettmann reports from New York.
12.	'Hope Is a Lousy Defense'. Sun Microsystems refugee Bill Joy talks about greedy markets, reckless science and runaway technology. On the plus side, there's still some good software out there. By Spencer Reiss of Wired magazine.
13.	Techno DJ Is Hot, Hot, Hawtin. Richie Hawtin is Mr. Techno -- a globe-trotting DJ whose livelihood depends on the latest technology. Wired News caught up with Hawtin, who is currently touring to promote his new album, to talk about the next DJ interface and human interaction in a techno world. By Leander Kahney.
14.	FedEx Delivers New Tech Lab. There's more science to delivering packages than meets the eye. That's why FedEx is funding a new research lab, one it hopes will rival MIT's. By Kristen Philipkoski.

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1.	Turkey Soda is the new Shamrock Shake. The Jones Soda Company has posted a (hoax?) announcement of its latest seasonal beverage: Turkey and Gravy Soda. Even if it turns out not to be true, I very much appreciate the deadpan delivery of the copy on the sell-page, and the graphics for the new bottle are fantastic. I wouldn't drink this, but I'd buy a bottle, soak the label off, scan it, and use it for desktop wallpaper. "We are really excited about the limited test launch of our new flavored Turkey & Gravy beverage. This seasonal flavor allows us to enter a new market segment, the meal replacement market. The new flavor will also appeal to new consumers, those who prefers a savory type flavor to the traditional soda flavors," says Peter van Stolk, President & C.E.O. "With consumers becoming more and more health conscious, Jones Soda's Turkey & Gravy flavored beverage is a zero calorie and zero carbohydrate beverage that can be served warm or cold with a full flavor that will meet and will exceed our customer's expectation." Link (Thanks, Computerface!)
2.	USB-powered travel-sized Xmas tree. Imagine that you're a business-traveller whose whole life is packed into a 22 kg, Euro-airline-compliant rolling suitcase. Imagine it's the holiday season. There's no way you're going to pack a Xmas tree into your little roll-along, even though it would brighten up the generic hotel-room something fierce, especially when augmented by a couple airline-sized miniature liquor bottles, a carton of convenience-store eggnog, and the warbling of the bolted-down television tuned to a Donny and Marie Xmas Special. Fear not. The USB Christmas Tree Light glows in six neon colors, packs handily into even the smallest suitcase, and has a candy-cane-striped cable that you can plug straight into your laptop for hours of lonely, festive fun. So draw the blackout curtains, drown out the roar of the passing airplanes, and hoist a phlegm-nog while you contemplate your email by the light of this cheery bit of decor. Link (via Gizmodo)
3.	Pink Floyd: The Wall action figures. Just in time for the holiday season: Pink Floyd: The Wall action figures. Collectible action figures. Strictly limited edition. (Limited, I suspect, to the number of units they think they can sell.) Link (via Smartpatrol)
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4.	Airspeed Velocity Of An Unladen Swallow

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1.	Dilbert for 19 Nov 2003.
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2.	Non Sequitur for 19 Nov 2003.
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3.	SCO Escalates Linux Legal Battle (TechWeb). TechWeb - With a team headed by legal-technology star David Boies, SCO said it will go after Novell and at least one large unnamed Linux customer in the near future.
4.	AT&T Wireless Plans to Lay Off 10 Pct-WSJ (Reuters). Reuters - AT&T Wireless (AWE.N) plans to lay off more than 10 percent of its 30,000 workers over the next year and outsource the jobs, The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation.
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5.	Smart phones fox users. Mobile users are not getting help to make the most of smartphones with multiple functions, a survey says.
6.	Full speed ahead for Japan's broadband. Japan puts Britain to shame in their leaps made in broadband internet roll-out, take-up and more importantly speed.
7.	Virus tries to con PayPal users. Computer users are being warned about the latest virus which tries to fool customers into sending their credit card details.
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8.	Reviews: SSL VPNs
9.	Security Researcher Calls for Vulnerability Trade Association
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10.	Belgian watchdog fumes over Nokia battery statement. How can you tell them apart?

4:18:13 AM

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1.	Scam literary agent run to ground. A grifter who has made it her practice to rip off naive writers with a phony literary agency has been snagged, after a bewlidering array of international scores: In a burst of activity, Melanie Mills--long known to be a scam literary agent--has promoted a nonexistent writers' conference in South Carolina, which she then cancelled without sending anyone their promised refunds on memberships they'd bought; faked her own death, masquerading as her own assistant and possibly as her own daughter as well; shut down her operation in North Myrtle Beach SC, and decamped to Canada; while operating under the name "Elizabeth von Hullessem", fraudulently promoted and sold memberships in a nonexistent literary conference in Banff (trading on the reputation of the prestigious Banff-Calgary Wordfest), plus an equally nonexistent charity concert in Banff to benefit autism; and vanished from Banff with tens of thousands of dollars in convention fees. Link
2.	Dick's from-the-grave career in Hollywood. With Paycheck (a new John Woo movie based on a Philip K Dick story) opening on Christmas, the time is right for Wired to run a long feature on Dick's life and death, and his posthumous career as a film-writer. I have to confess that I prefer the movies built on Dick's work to the work itself, which I often find clumsily written, thinly characterized, and incoherently plotted -- but when streamlined by a screenwriter and acted out by a cast of talented actors and designed by a stylish director, Dick's work really shines. Isa and her older half-sister, Laura Leslie, are upstanding Bay Area citizens, both intelligent and obviously competent. Together with their younger half-brother, Chris, who works as a martial arts instructor in Southern California, they control their father's legacy. Russell Galen advises them from New York. The four take their stewardship seriously: They're fine with repackaging a novel to tie in with a movie, for example, but novelizations of short stories are out. And thanks to Vintage Books, every word of his fiction will soon be in print - as you'd expect for an author who's now taught in colleges and cited by the French post-structuralist philosopher Jean Baudrillard. As for film deals, the estate has become increasingly choosy. "We sort of feel like we have to protect Philip K. Dick's brand image," says Galen. "So we set very, very high prices, and we'll only do business with people who are established. It's ironic, because the films that created the phenomenon started with options that were granted to struggling filmmakers. Today, we shun people like that." Not every movie based on Dick's writings has been a hit: The 1996 film Screamers, starring Peter Weller, and last year's Imposter, with Gary Sinise in the lead, grossed only $12 million between them. "But in Hollywood, what matters is getting the movie made," explains Galen. "If somebody options a story and it's not made, that spoils the track record." Link
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3.	Getting a Job in the Valley Is Easy, if You're Perfect. As the economy bounces back, even Silicon Valley's job market is showing signs of revival. But it has a long way to go. By Matt Richtel and Laurie J. Flynn.
4.	Chess Master and Computer End Series in Tie. World chess champion Garry Kasparov tied his computerized opponent X3D Fritz in a final match Tuesday, leaving the four-game series in a draw. By The Associated Press.
5.	Ex-Analyst Will Report on Martha Stewart Trial. Henry Blodget, an icon of the dot-com era, has been hired to report on Martha Stewart's trial for Slate magazine. By Reuters.
6.	AT&T Wireless Jumps Into Data Arms Race. AT&T Wireless weighed into the mobile Internet arms race with a national upgrade to its mobile data network that will enable laptop connections at twice the speed of dial-up access. By The Associated Press.
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7.	AT&T Wireless Planning to Cut 10% of Its Work Force (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - NEW YORK -- AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (NYSE:AWE - News) is making plans to lay off more than 10% of its 30,000 workers over the next year and outsource the jobs, people familiar with the situation told The Wall Street Journal.

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1.	America Online Boosts Searches for Audio, Video (Reuters). Reuters - America Online, the world's largest Internet service, said it acquired French consumer electronics group Thomson's (TMS.PA)(TMS.N) Singingfish unit, whose technology lets users hunt for songs and videos across the Internet.
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2.	South Korea Plans National 100 Mbps Network

1:17:12 AM

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1.	Group wants phone number plan put on hold. A telephone industry association asks federal regulators to stop telephone number portability rules from taking effect on Nov. 24.
2.	Storage companies synch up with Windows. In a boost for an emerging networking standard, more than a dozen storage hardware companies prove that their iSCSI-based products work with Microsoft's Windows.
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3.	Northwest Air Pulls Fares from Web Site After Row (Reuters). Reuters - Northwest Airlines Corp. will no longer display fares on Cendant Corp.'s Cheap Tickets Web site, the two companies said on Tuesday, due to a dispute over how the carrier's air fares are displayed.
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4.	Dell builds new support "command center". Dell Inc.'s services group has built a new high-tech command center on its Round Rock, Texas, campus designed to help the company better track its support staff and supply chain and give it a leg up in responding to disasters at customer sites.
5.	AT&T chief: Wireless delivered, despite bust. LAS VEGAS - The wireless industry has come a long way in the past three years even though some futuristic predictions of the boom years have not become reality, John Zeglis, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT: Free Project Posting Site to Find the Right Consultant! - ProSavvy offers a powerful online solution that brings clients and consultants together quickly! ProSavvy has 2000+ pre-qualified consulting firms, with expertise in all disciplines. Save time and money, post your project today for FREE.

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