======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Friday, August 27, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Gateway delivers its first BTX motherboard PC * Update: VeriSign dealt another legal blow in ICANN suit * Industry groups propose alternative to copyright bill * U.K.'s NHS licenses Sun's Java Desktop System * Siemens warns of ear damage from mobile phone tunes * Oracle again extends offer for PeopleSoft ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Get 30 days of Web meetings FREE. There's a better way to work with colleagues, remote team members and customers. Microsoft(R) Office Live Meeting brings you together online, in real time, and lets you create or modify any document. All in a hosted service that means you don't have to worry about added IT demands. Unlimited, secure Web meetings with dependable 99.99% uptime. It's better meetings, on demand. Register today for your 30-day trial and get access to our rich online resources. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=857941:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- GATEWAY DELIVERS ITS FIRST BTX MOTHERBOARD PC ======================================================================== Posted August 27, 2004 8:44 AM Pacific Time Gateway Inc. released the specifications Friday for a retail desktop PC based on a new motherboard design that should help cool high-end processors and graphics cards. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=857925:2B910B2 UPDATE: VERISIGN DEALT ANOTHER LEGAL BLOW IN ICANN SUIT ======================================================================== Posted August 27, 2004 8:41 AM Pacific Time VeriSign Inc. lost another round in its battle against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Thursday when a U.S. federal judge dismissed the company's antitrust claims, filed in an amended complaint. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=857932:2B910B2 INDUSTRY GROUPS PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE TO COPYRIGHT BILL ======================================================================== Posted August 27, 2004 8:14 AM Pacific Time WASHINGTON -- A group of 17 companies and organizations this week offered an alternative to a U.S. Senate bill that would allow artists and entertainment companies to sue firms that market products that "induce" copyright violations. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=857923:2B910B2 U.K.'S NHS LICENSES SUN'S JAVA DESKTOP SYSTEM ======================================================================== Posted August 27, 2004 7:54 AM Pacific Time LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) said this week that it purchased 5,000 licenses for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java Desktop System (JDS) as an alternative to Windows, in a move that could potentially open the door for greater use of the open-source software by the health agency. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=857936:2B910B2 SIEMENS WARNS OF EAR DAMAGE FROM MOBILE PHONE TUNES ======================================================================== Posted August 27, 2004 5:32 AM Pacific Time Careful -- some mobile phone tunes could be hazardous to your health. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=85792A:2B910B2 ORACLE AGAIN EXTENDS OFFER FOR PEOPLESOFT ======================================================================== Posted August 27, 2004 4:45 AM Pacific Time Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid to acquire rival enterprise software maker PeopleSoft Inc. for $7.7 billion is set to continue for a bit longer. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=85791F:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Savvy network managers network this way. Make InfoWorld's "Networking Report" newsletter part of your personal information network. Every Friday, it summarizes key developments in networking, from telecom wars to security issues, that are sure to affect the way you manage your network (and you can click through for the full story). "Networking Report" is the quickest, easiest way to keep current with what you need to know. 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