TECHWEB TODAY: E-BUSINESS Thursday, September 23, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Thursday E-Business Feature: PeopleSoft Stays The Course 2. E-Business News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Symantec Firewalls, Gateways Vulnerable To Attack 4. Fast Verizon Wireless Takes On Wi-Fi, Wireline Broadband 5. Qualcomm Licenses Microsoft Audio, Video Codecs 6. Microsoft Issues First SP2 Patch Other News This Week 7. Cybercrime Spins Out Of Control 8. Voting Machine For Disabled Could Provide Audit Feature 9. Congress Moves Against Spyware 10. Report: GSM Data Transmission Technology Easily Enhanced ------- Advertisement ------------------- What's the difference between world-class IT organizations and others? Making due with less through standardization is one difference - and one of the keys to an agile, adaptive IT enterprise. Find out more at the Adaptive Enterprise Briefing Center, featuring exclusive META Group articles: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CnMJ0Ac ----------------------------------------- 1. THURSDAY E-BUSINESS FEATURE: PeopleSoft Stays The Course The enterprise-apps firm calmly focuses on product upgrades and customer needs, despite Oracle's continued hostile-takeover bid. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxk0As 2. E-BUSINESS NEWS OF THE WEEK Ex-CA CEO Kumar Pleads Not Guilty Sanjay Kumar filed the plea at his arraignment on federal securities fraud and other charges, after CA agreed to pay $225 million to shareholders in a settlement allowing it to defer criminal prosecution. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxl0At CA To Pay $200M To Avoid Prosecution A string of guilty pleas by former execs are expected as well. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CniW0AJ PeopleSoft Discounts New Licenses The offer is designed to prompt upgrades among the nearly 5,000 customers who are running older releases of the company's software. Execs are also playing up a new contract signed with 3M. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxm0Au Companies Adopting RFID, Despite Technology's Immaturity The findings of analyst firms say RFID mandates from the federal government and major retailers are driving suppliers to the technology sooner than many would like. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxn0Av Consumers Want Software Downloads, Trial Versions Sixty-seven percent of U.S. consumers prefer to purchase software online, compared with 45 percent of European consumers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CniZ0AM Using Technology To Change Corporate Culture In an effort to foster collaboration, insurance brokerage Marsh & McLennan tests software that lets employees search colleagues' address books. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CnrC0A7 Verizon Set To Expand 3G Service BroadbandAccess, already in three cities, will be launched in 11 more metropolitan areas and 24 major airports. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CnrD0A8 Sony Launches Business-Only Vaio Laptop The new B series is based on Sony's Z1 design, and combines the most-requested business features. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxo0Aw ------- Advertisement ------------------- What's the difference between world-class IT organizations and others? Making due with less through standardization is one difference - and one of the keys to an agile, adaptive IT enterprise. Find out more at the Adaptive Enterprise Briefing Center, featuring exclusive META Group articles: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CnMJ0Ac ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Symantec Firewalls, Gateways Vulnerable To Attack Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance 100, 200 and 200R and the Symantec Gateway Security 320, 360 and 360R are affected; firmware fixes are available. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxp0Ax 4. Fast Verizon Wireless Takes On Wi-Fi, Wireline Broadband Can the next-generation wireless data service co-exist with Wi-Fi hotspots and other technologies? http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxq0Ay 5. Qualcomm Licenses Microsoft Audio, Video Codecs Qualcomm has inked a licensing agreement with Microsoft, under which Qualcomm will integrate Microsoft's Windows Media Audio and Video codecs. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxr0Az 6. Microsoft Issues First SP2 Patch Microsoft has posted its first fix for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the massive update that went out to users last month. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxs0A1 OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Cybercrime Spins Out Of Control With Internet-based-crime rates rising globally, a worldwide effort to increase international cooperation in pursuing cybercriminals is the order of the day. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CniT0AG 8. Voting Machine For Disabled Could Provide Audit Feature A new ballot-marking system initially designed for disabled voters could help solve a crucial problem--the lack of an auditable paper trail. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CniX0AK 9. Congress Moves Against Spyware A Senate committee approves anti-spyware legislation and sends it on to the full floor for consideration. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0Cnxt0A2 10. Report: GSM Data Transmission Technology Easily Enhanced 3G Americas has released an independent study that maintains that the data capabilities of GSM-oriented services can be sharply enhanced. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ejdY0GpvDH0G4T0CnOU0Ap -------------------------------------------------------------------- Register Today For TechXNY Join us October 5-7 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York for TechXNY where you'll find the business solutions you need. 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