======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Monday, October 11, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Polycom targets high-quality desktop conferencing * Government, Microsoft haggle over documentation * Update: Former CA chief Kumar appears Cannes technology show * Plumtree upgrades portal package * Microsoft still hopes to settle with EC, exec says * SGI launches Linux-based visual computer line ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- VoIP is Here. Plan, Build, & Deploy at IPComm 2004 Nov 15 - 17, Las Vegas IPComm 2004 delivers proven strategies and solutions to plan, build, and deploy Voice over IP. Join your peers for 3 days of expert-led sessions, invaluable case studies, networking opportunities, personal interaction with experts for answers to your challenges and much more. Find out more and reserve your seat by October 15 to save $100 at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8CF:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- POLYCOM TARGETS HIGH-QUALITY DESKTOP CONFERENCING ======================================================================== Posted October 11, 2004 8:00 AM Pacific Time Conferencing and collaboration equipment provider Polycom on Monday announced a series of offerings designed to bring business-quality conferencing features to personal desktops. The products follow up on a collaborative agreement struck with Microsoft earlier this year to develop rich media services. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8CC:2B910B2 GOVERNMENT, MICROSOFT HAGGLE OVER DOCUMENTATION ======================================================================== Posted October 11, 2004 7:24 AM Pacific Time Microsoft Corp. is behind schedule in complying with a court order to document its proprietary communications protocols, according to U.S. authorities monitoring its behavior. It also plans to release the documents in a file format that cannot be annotated, and can only be used with Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, they said in a report published Friday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8CA:2B910B2 UPDATE: FORMER CA CHIEF KUMAR APPEARS CANNES TECHNOLOGY SHOW ======================================================================== Posted October 11, 2004 6:05 AM Pacific Time CANNES, FRANCE -- Former Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sanjay Kumar made a surprise appearance at the Etre technology conference in Cannes on Monday, three weeks after his indictment for securities fraud and obstruction of justice. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8C7:2B910B2 PLUMTREE UPGRADES PORTAL PACKAGE ======================================================================== Posted October 11, 2004 6:00 AM Pacific Time Plumtree Software further extended its portal-based, Web applications building and management platform Monday, announcing upgrades to its Content and Collaboration servers, APIs for search and collaboration, and support and services for J2EE and .Net platforms. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8C5:2B910B2 MICROSOFT STILL HOPES TO SETTLE WITH EC, EXEC SAYS ======================================================================== Posted October 11, 2004 5:05 AM Pacific Time CANNES, FRANCE -- Microsoft Corp. still hopes to settle with the European Commission over the sanctions ordered against it to correct its anticompetitive behavior, even as its appeal of the case winds its way through the legal channels, a senior company executive said Monday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8C6:2B910B2 SGI LAUNCHES LINUX-BASED VISUAL COMPUTER LINE ======================================================================== Posted October 11, 2004 4:48 AM Pacific Time Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) on Monday will launch the successor line to its Onyx visualization systems. Called Prism, the systems will be based on Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 processor and the Linux operating system. 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