======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, October 27, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Yahoo search goes mobile * Arm collaborates with Philips on low-power processor * Google snaps up digital mapping company * Java integration spec pushed * EDS offers early retirement to U.S. staffers * IT firms call for patent protection in EU ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Troubleshooting Application Response Time What is causing poor application performance? Is it the network? The server? The application? A rogue application or user hogging all the bandwidth? How can you quickly tell the difference? Can you prove it's not the network to other managers? How do you defend against "the network is slow" claims? Download free whitepaper & case studies to find out. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9946CB:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- YAHOO SEARCH GOES MOBILE ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 11:58 AM Pacific Time Yahoo Inc. for the first time is letting mobile phone users query its search engine, giving them access to conventional Web results, local business listings and related information, as well as images, such as pictures and maps, the company said Wednesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9946C3:2B910B2 ARM COLLABORATES WITH PHILIPS ON LOW-POWER PROCESSOR ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 10:40 AM Pacific Time LONDON - U.K. semiconductor design company Arm Ltd. is teaming with a division of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV to develop a self-timed processor that promises low-power consumption and easy integration for use in smart cards and consumer electronics. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9946C4:2B910B2 GOOGLE SNAPS UP DIGITAL MAPPING COMPANY ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 10:30 AM Pacific Time Search enabler Google Inc. said Wednesday it acquired digital mapping company Keyhole Corp. for an undisclosed sum. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9946C5:2B910B2 JAVA INTEGRATION SPEC PUSHED ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 9:00 AM Pacific Time Sun Microsystems and several other vendors on Wednesday will release an early draft of a specification intended to ease integration of Java-based systems, but IBM and BEA Systems have dropped out of participation in the effort. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9946C7:2B910B2 EDS OFFERS EARLY RETIREMENT TO U.S. STAFFERS ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 8:55 AM Pacific Time MIAMI - Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) offered voluntary early retirement options to about 9,200, or 17 percent, of its U.S. employees, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce costs, the company said Tuesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9946C2:2B910B2 IT FIRMS CALL FOR PATENT PROTECTION IN EU ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 8:45 AM Pacific Time BRUSSELS -- A group of some of the world's leading IT and telecommunications companies have warned that Europe could become a "haven for plagiarism" if the European Parliament fails to agree to allow patent protection for inventions implemented by computer. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9946C1:2B910B2 ======================================================================== 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. 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