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TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Nokia, NEC test IP multimedia interoperability * BTG hits Amazon, Netflix and others with patent suit * Amazon releases A9 search engine * Hitachi to release 100GB hard drives for notebooks * Microsoft to detail Media Center updates on Oct. 12 * Tough times ahead for semiconductor business ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Can your network see trouble coming? Keep your network and business ahead of the curve. Activate your subscription to AT&T Networking Views. Activate Here http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8B76C0:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NOKIA, NEC TEST IP MULTIMEDIA INTEROPERABILITY ======================================================================== Posted September 15, 2004 8:00 AM Pacific Time Two industry heavyweights have completed interoperability tests of a new technology designed to drive the convergence of voice, data, and video services over wireless and fixed infrastructure based on the Internet Protocol. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8B76B6:2B910B2 BTG HITS AMAZON, NETFLIX AND OTHERS WITH PATENT SUIT ======================================================================== Posted September 15, 2004 7:13 AM Pacific Time LONDON - BTG PLC, a London-based firm that focuses on intellectual property and technology commercialization, said Wednesday that it has filed suit against Amazon.com Inc., Barnesandnoble.com LLC and two other Internet companies for infringing on patents related to the tracking of users on the Web. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8B76B4:2B910B2 AMAZON RELEASES A9 SEARCH ENGINE ======================================================================== Posted September 15, 2004 5:41 AM Pacific Time Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. officially moved into the search engine market with the unveiling late Tuesday of its Internet search engine, A9.com. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8B76BA:2B910B2 HITACHI TO RELEASE 100GB HARD DRIVES FOR NOTEBOOKS ======================================================================== Posted September 15, 2004 4:39 AM Pacific Time Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST) announced the availability of 2.5-inch hard drives with capacities up to 100GB for notebook computers by the end of 2004, the company said on Tuesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8B76AF:2B910B2 MICROSOFT TO DETAIL MEDIA CENTER UPDATES ON OCT. 12 ======================================================================== Posted September 15, 2004 4:34 AM Pacific Time Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce several new consumer products on Oct. 12 at an event in Los Angeles. The announcements are expected to include an update to Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 and the first devices using Media Center Extender technology. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8B76AD:2B910B2 TOUGH TIMES AHEAD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR BUSINESS ======================================================================== Posted September 15, 2004 4:28 AM Pacific Time SAN FRANCISCO -- The number of companies building and designing microprocessors is likely to shrink by approximately 40 percent over the next 10 years, analysts from Gartner Inc. predicted at the research firm's Semiconductor Industry Summit conference here in San Francisco Tuesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8B76B0:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Like having your own $MM tech testing lab Where else can you get IT product evaluations and buying advice like this? Decades in development and staffed by veteran analysts and editors, the multimillion-dollar InfoWorld Test Center is a legend in the industry. 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