TECHWEB TODAY: E-BUSINESS Thursday, November 11, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Thursday E-Business Feature: Microsoft Clears The Decks 2. E-Business News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Security Vendor Says Windows XP SP2 Full Of Holes 4. Intel Taps Otellini As Next CEO 5. Microsoft Unveils Search Beta 6. Earlier Editions Of Firefox Flawed Other News This Week 7. Hacking For Dollars 8. New MyDoom Worms Exploit Unpatched IE Bug 9. Many Counties Put Social Security Numbers Online 10. Banks And Consumers Differ On Efforts To Curb ID Theft ------- Advertisement ------------------- This issue sponsored by CDW... Take advantage of special offers from Xerox. Get FREE ink with purchase of a Xerox Phaser 8400 or save $100 on select Xerox multifunction printers. Now at CDW! http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0CvDQ0Ae ----------------------------------------- -- Keep Getting This Newsletter -- Don't let future editions of TechWeb Today E-Business 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. THURSDAY E-BUSINESS FEATURE: Microsoft Clears The Decks Redmond pays off legal plaintiffs, pays out stockholder dividends so it can focus on next-generation initiatives. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0CwaY0AI 2. E-BUSINESS NEWS OF THE WEEK PeopleSoft Rejects Oracle Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said he will walk away if the majority of shareholders don't themselves sell to Oracle by Nov. 19. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0CwaZ0AJ 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/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cv3K0AH IT Spending Hits The Skids For The New Year The latest Wendover Global Insight IT Spending Index shows that technology investments through Q1 2005 will be down 11 percent. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwaa0AQ Dell Sued Over Global E-Commerce Process Can one small company own the rights to international E-commerce? That's the question posed by a patent lawsuit filed two weeks ago against Dell. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwab0AR 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 percent annually over the next four years. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cv3M0AJ Microsoft Extends Legal Protection To All Customers The company will shield all customers from legal costs and damages involving patent, copyright, trademark, or trade-secret disputes. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwac0AS '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/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0CvPS0As Universal Business Language Ratified By OASIS The new standard defines a common XML library of business documents and invoices, and aims to facilitate e-commerce around the globe. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwad0AT ------- Advertisement ------------------- This issue sponsored by CDW... Take advantage of special offers from Xerox. Get FREE ink with purchase of a Xerox Phaser 8400 or save $100 on select Xerox multifunction printers. Now at CDW! http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0CvDQ0Ae ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Security Vendor Says Windows XP SP2 Full Of Holes Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has ten unpatched vulnerabilities, a U.S. security firm says. Microsoft, however, ardently disputes the claims. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwae0AU 4. Intel Taps Otellini As Next CEO Intel's board has tapped Paul Otellini to replace Craig Barrett as CEO, starting next year. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwaf0AV 5. Microsoft Unveils Search Beta Microsoft unveils the beta version of its own search engine, dubbed MSN Search. It does not include some anticipated tools. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwag0AW 6. Earlier Editions Of Firefox Flawed Just days after the Mozilla Foundation released the final version of its Firefox browser, a security firm says earlier editions should be replaced. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwah0AX OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Hacking For Dollars More and more hackers are looking to steal your computer and then use it to steal money. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0CwMX0Av 8. New MyDoom Worms Exploit Unpatched IE Bug New versions of the MyDoom worm are among the fastest-ever exploits of an unpatched Microsoft vulnerability, security experts said. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwai0AY 9. Many Counties Put Social Security Numbers Online The GAO says federal, state, and local officials should create a unified way of safeguarding Social Security numbers that are used in all government records. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwaj0AZ 10. Banks And Consumers Differ On Efforts To Curb ID Theft A Unisys study finds that banks aren't doing as much as customers think they are to deter phishing and ID theft. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekcU0GpvDH0G4T0Cwak0Aa -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBCAST ALERT: Introducing the Crystal Reports SMB Reporting and Delivery Solution Date: Thursday, November 18th, 2004 Time: 9:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 Noon ET Duration: One Hour Need to increase report development productivity, reduce the cost of delivering information, improve decisions with more targeted information, or improve the accuracy and quality of information? 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