TECHWEB TODAY: SOFTWARE Tuesday, November 9, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Tuesday Software Feature: Scaling RFID's Data Mountain 2. Software News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Mozilla's Firefox Makes Formal Debut Today 4. VoIP Gets A Boost From The FCC 5. Spammer's Bail Set At $1M 6. E-Learning Predicted To Recover--Again Other News This Week 7. A Bundle Of Trouble? 8. E-Voting Passed The Test, But Remains Controversial 9. Nation's Supply Chain Has Too Many Weak Links 10. Sony Unveils One-Pound Windows 'Ultra Portable' ------- Advertisement ------------------- IBM solutions. Designed for the mid-market. Mid-sized companies like General Glass use IBM Express Middleware to give their sales force real-time product data on the road, their customers real-time updates on the Web and their bottom line real-world savings on the fly. All for as little as $2500. See how in valuable case studies, papers and more http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0CYYo0Aj ----------------------------------------- -- Keep Getting This Newsletter -- Don't let future editions of TechWeb Today Software go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam whitelist: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. Thanks. 1. TUESDAY SOFTWARE FEATURE: Scaling RFID's Data Mountain Radio frequency identification isn't just about the tags--you'll also need to figure out how to manage all that data with the right business-intelligence middleware. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3F0At 2. SOFTWARE NEWS OF THE WEEK Report: 'Complexity Crisis' To Hold Back Software Growth The worldwide software industry may be continuing its recovery, but a 'complexity crisis' will keep it from reaching booming double-digit growth rates. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0CvPS0Ab Microsoft Gives Sharing Tools To Government A Microsoft worldwide program manager denied that the move is designed to make Microsoft more competitive against open-source technology such as Linux. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3G0Au New ASP Model Lets User Customize Apps A deeper form of customization emerges, integrating the online service provider with legacy systems within the customer's own environment. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3H0Av Novell Launches Desktop Linux 9 The latest OS is based on Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, and is bundled with several open-source applications including OpenOffice, Mozilla's Firefox browser, and ZenWorks Linux Management. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0CvlU0A6 Indian Software Industry Relieved At Bush's Re-election India's software industry believes Bush's re-election lessens the likelihood of U.S. restrictions on the outsourcing of U.S. technology projects to India. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0CvDK0AH Microsoft's Antitrust Settlements May Top $4.5B Microsoft has spent more than $3 billion settling antitrust litigation over the past 18 months, and its total bill for settling claims could exceed $4.5 billion. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3I0Aw ------- Advertisement ------------------- IBM solutions. Designed for the mid-market. Mid-sized companies like General Glass use IBM Express Middleware to give their sales force real-time product data on the road, their customers real-time updates on the Web and their bottom line real-world savings on the fly. All for as little as $2500. See how in valuable case studies, papers and more http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0CYYo0Aj ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Mozilla's Firefox Makes Formal Debut Today With eight million users already, the free Firefox Web browser would hardly seem to need an official launch to gain acceptance in the Internet universe. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3J0Ax 4. VoIP Gets A Boost From The FCC The Federal Communications Commission has voted to bar state regulators from exercising key jurisdiction over VoIP. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3K0Ay 5. Spammer's Bail Set At $1M Prosecutors argued that Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh is too great a flight risk to be allowed any bail. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3L0Az 6. E-Learning Predicted To Recover--Again E-learning has had more predicted comebacks than the late Rodney Dangerfield. IDC forecasts that it will grow 27% annually over the next four years. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3M0A1 OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. A Bundle Of Trouble? Hotspot access is at the heart of some attractive wireless bundles, but there could be a long-term "gotcha." http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0CvlL0Aw 8. E-Voting Passes The Test, But Remains Controversial Supporters of electronic voting have four words for the technology's detractors: "I told you so." But opponents said the performance of the touch-screen machines on Election Day did little to settle their concerns. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cuvv0An 9. Nation's Supply Chain Has Too Many Weak Links The government needs to collaborate more closely with importers, private ports, and carriers and establish minimum mandatory requirements, analysts said. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0CvqF0Av 10. Sony Unveils One-Pound Windows 'Ultra Portable' The "pocketable PC" will have a Pentium processor, run Windows XP Professional, and have integrated Wi-Fi support. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekZN0GpvDH0G4S0Cv3N0A2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up For Info On Our Latest Webcasts TechWeb's live, interactive webcasts bring the industry's top experts right to your desktop for in-depth discussions about the market's most-pressing issues. 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