======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, November 10, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Siemens' cordless phones gain access to Skype * Microsoft to launch new search engine technology * EU objects to Microsoft-Time Warner ContentGuard deal * Dell opens another call center in India * Microsoft to indemnify most users from legal threats * Update: Cisco boosts Q1 net income, revenue 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=9DCEF9:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SIEMENS' CORDLESS PHONES GAIN ACCESS TO SKYPE ======================================================================== Posted November 10, 2004 7:44 AM Pacific Time Skype Technologies SA is teaming with Siemens AG to offer cordless phone users the ability to make Internet telephony calls, in addition to traditional calls, from their handsets. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9DCEEB:2B910B2 MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH NEW SEARCH ENGINE TECHNOLOGY ======================================================================== Posted November 10, 2004 4:56 AM Pacific Time Microsoft Corp. is set to unleash its much-anticipated search technology on Thursday, as it ramps up efforts to take on market leader Google Inc. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9DCEE9:2B910B2 EU OBJECTS TO MICROSOFT-TIME WARNER CONTENTGUARD DEAL ======================================================================== Posted November 10, 2004 4:53 AM Pacific Time BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has issued a formal set of objections to Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. taking control of ContentGuard Holdings Inc., a digital rights management (DRM) company, according to sources familiar with the case. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9DCEE8:2B910B2 DELL OPENS ANOTHER CALL CENTER IN INDIA ======================================================================== Posted November 10, 2004 4:50 AM Pacific Time BANGALORE, INDIA -- Dell Inc. is setting up a third customer contact center in India, in the Chandigarh metro area in the north of the country, the company announced Wednesday. Operations at the center are likely to begin by March next year with about 300 employees. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9DCEED:2B910B2 MICROSOFT TO INDEMNIFY MOST USERS FROM LEGAL THREATS ======================================================================== Posted November 10, 2004 4:44 AM Pacific Time In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers. The move, experts said, is great marketing but will have little impact on users. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9DCEEC:2B910B2 UPDATE: CISCO BOOSTS Q1 NET INCOME, REVENUE ======================================================================== Posted November 10, 2004 4:42 AM Pacific Time Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday reported significant gains in earnings and revenue for its fiscal 2005 first quarter that met analyst expectations. 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