======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Tuesday, November 9, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * HP debuts 14 new imaging, printing products * Mozilla launches Firefox 1.0 browser * Security group sets baseline standard for firewalls * Europeans debate software patents, interoperability * New MyDoom variant exploits IE flaw * Microsoft offers governments sharing tools ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Improve business with HP IT consolidation solutions In order to stay competitive in today's marketplace, businesses need to discover innovative ways of doing more with less. That's where HP comes in. With an HP IT consolidation solution, you can reduce costs, optimize the way your business operates and run a more agile work environment overall. Find out how HP IT consolidation solutions have helped other companies improve their productivity and bottom line by reading the white papers. Download the white papers. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D75E3:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- HP DEBUTS 14 NEW IMAGING, PRINTING PRODUCTS ======================================================================== Posted November 09, 2004 8:53 AM Pacific Time Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) showed off 14 new imaging and printing products during an event in Frankfurt, Germany, where executives showcased the HP LaserJet 4345mfp multifunction copier, which they said can crank out up to 45 pages per minute for a third the cost of similar machines. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D75DB:2B910B2 MOZILLA LAUNCHES FIREFOX 1.0 BROWSER ======================================================================== Posted November 09, 2004 8:40 AM Pacific Time The Mozilla Foundation has released Version 1.0 of its Firefox browser, an open-source product that has generated lofty expectations that it will offer real competition to Microsoft Corp.'s ubiquitous Internet Explorer. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D75DF:2B910B2 SECURITY GROUP SETS BASELINE STANDARD FOR FIREWALLS ======================================================================== Posted November 09, 2004 8:33 AM Pacific Time Four security software rivals are have teamed up to set a baseline standard for application security firewalls, challenging others in the industry to join them. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D75E0:2B910B2 EUROPEANS DEBATE SOFTWARE PATENTS, INTEROPERABILITY ======================================================================== Posted November 09, 2004 7:05 AM Pacific Time BRUSSELS -- The European Union's (E.U.'s) planned software patent rules represent a major threat to interoperability unless specific exemptions are made to the legislation, participants at a conference on the issue heard on Tuesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D75D9:2B910B2 NEW MYDOOM VARIANT EXPLOITS IE FLAW ======================================================================== Posted November 09, 2004 5:41 AM Pacific Time A new variant of the MyDoom worm that exploits an unpatched flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer (IE) browser is in the wild and posing particular risk to home and small business users, security experts warned this week. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D75DC:2B910B2 MICROSOFT OFFERS GOVERNMENTS SHARING TOOLS ======================================================================== Posted November 09, 2004 4:51 AM Pacific Time As part of its ongoing efforts to woo public sector customers, Microsoft Corp. has begun giving governments tools for collaborating and sharing technology information with other organizations so that they can learn from each other's experiences and cut development costs. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9D75DA:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Secure Your Network with SECURITY ADVISOR Don't let network security issues keep you worrying through the night. Let InfoWorld's security expert, Wayne Rash, show you how to rest easy with his hands-on, technically oriented weekly column. 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