======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, November 3, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * U.K. NHS IT project cuts new deal with Microsoft * Hackers reopen stolen code store with Cisco wares * In Brief: Xerox ships new network, desktop printers * Group tallies more than 1,100 e-voting glitches * Tools wrap: Java and .Net are boosted * Internet Explorer loses market share ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- InfoWorld Webcast: Four Excuses for Upgrading Your Network InfoWorld's CTO Chad Dickerson discusses four technologies that you may want to consider when upgrading your network. This webcast is tailored to small- and mid-sized businesses looking to leverage enterprise-class technologies, like VoIP, SANs, Gigabit Ethernet and enterprise-class security, on a fraction of the budget typically required. Chad relates his experiences as a columnist and technologies. A companion webcast to P.J. Connolly's article "Small Networks Bulk Up." Sponsored by Cisco Systems. Register and view now. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9B8F85:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- U.K. NHS IT PROJECT CUTS NEW DEAL WITH MICROSOFT ======================================================================== Posted November 03, 2004 8:50 AM Pacific Time LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) has signed a software licensing deal with Microsoft Corp. that the NHS says will provide for the development of a user interface specifically designed for the organization while also providing substantial cost savings for the multi-billion pound project, it was announced Wednesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9B8F7D:2B910B2 HACKERS REOPEN STOLEN CODE STORE WITH CISCO WARES ======================================================================== Posted November 03, 2004 8:45 AM Pacific Time An anonymous group of malicious hackers reopened an online store that sells the stolen source code of prominent software products and is offering the code for Cisco Systems Inc.'s PIX firewall software to interested parties for $24,000, according to messages posted in online discussion groups. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9B8F7B:2B910B2 IN BRIEF: XEROX SHIPS NEW NETWORK, DESKTOP PRINTERS ======================================================================== Posted November 03, 2004 8:27 AM Pacific Time Xerox Corp. this week introduced new printers, including a high-speed network laser printer, a desktop laser printer, an entry-level multifunction copier/printer, and a small workgroup fax machine. The black-and-white products are the latest offerings to support Xerox's strategy of delivering systems that scale from the personal desktop up to large workgroups or departments. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9B8F7E:2B910B2 GROUP TALLIES MORE THAN 1,100 E-VOTING GLITCHES ======================================================================== Posted November 02, 2004 6:47 PM Pacific Time WASHINGTON - U.S. voters calling in to a toll-free number had reported more than 1,100 separate incidents of problems with electronic voting machines and other voting technologies by late Tuesday during the nationwide election. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9B8F7C:2B910B2 TOOLS WRAP: JAVA AND .NET ARE BOOSTED ======================================================================== Posted November 02, 2004 4:55 PM Pacific Time BEA Systems and Enerjy Software this week are expanding Java tools efforts while MKS is focusing on boosting Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net development platform. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9B8F7F:2B910B2 INTERNET EXPLORER LOSES MARKET SHARE ======================================================================== Posted November 02, 2004 4:44 PM Pacific Time Although Microsoft Corp. still dominates the Web browser space, its Internet Explorer continues to lose market share to open-source rival Mozilla. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9B8F81:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Looking for a new IT Career? 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