======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, October 13, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * SAP to increase focus on business intelligence * Lycos unfurls Circles social networking site * EU asks four countries to justify call for Intel chips * New version of SAP Business One available * Motorola will add NFC payment function to cell phones * UDO replacing MO faster than expected, says Plasmon 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=947AF5:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SAP TO INCREASE FOCUS ON BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ======================================================================== Posted October 13, 2004 4:58 AM Pacific Time SAP plans to expand its focus on business intelligence (BI) software over the next year. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AF0:2B910B2 LYCOS UNFURLS CIRCLES SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE ======================================================================== Posted October 13, 2004 4:42 AM Pacific Time Lycos Inc. on Wednesday will release a test version of a social networking Web site that, unlike many competing ones, is more focused on letting users communicate with people they already know than on letting users get to know strangers. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AEB:2B910B2 EU ASKS FOUR COUNTRIES TO JUSTIFY CALL FOR INTEL CHIPS ======================================================================== Posted October 13, 2004 4:42 AM Pacific Time The European Commission has asked four European Union countries to justify why they favor Intel Corp. processors in computers for public authorities, it announced Wednesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AEC:2B910B2 NEW VERSION OF SAP BUSINESS ONE AVAILABLE ======================================================================== Posted October 13, 2004 4:18 AM Pacific Time German business software vendor SAP AG is rolling out a new version of its SAP Business One software with several functions designed for small and medium-size manufacturers. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AED:2B910B2 MOTOROLA WILL ADD NFC PAYMENT FUNCTION TO CELL PHONES ======================================================================== Posted October 13, 2004 1:27 AM Pacific Time Motorola Inc. is the latest company to move towards adding a payment function based on Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to its line of cell phones, the company announced Tuesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AEE:2B910B2 UDO REPLACING MO FASTER THAN EXPECTED, SAYS PLASMON ======================================================================== Posted October 13, 2004 12:56 AM Pacific Time Sales of UDO (Ultra Density Optical) discs and drives are going well and the format is replacing MO (Magneto Optical) technology faster than expected, the president of technology developer Plasmon Inc. said in a recent interview. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AF1:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Looking for a new IT Career? InfoWorld.com jobs database is now powered by CareerJournal.com, the Internet's premier, free career site for IT professionals, executives & managers. Search for a new position or post your resume on InfoWorld.com because it offers the web's most confidential search and resume database. If you are an employer and have a variety of job openings, become a corporate member and post an unlimited number of jobs. Go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AF3:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AEF:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AF4:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=947AF2:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
