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November 12, 2004
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In This Edition
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1. Review: Firefox 1.0 Lives Up to Hype
2. News: FBI Makes Arrest in Windows Source Code Theft
3. News: Oracle: PeopleSoft's Board to Reject 'Final' Buyout
Offer
4. News: Video Games: The Ultimate Tech Influencer?
5. News: Google Brings E-Mail Client Access to Gmail
6. News: Microsoft to Update IE Before Longhorn? Maybe So
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1. Review: Firefox 1.0 Lives Up to Hype
There's been a lot of hype surrounding the Mozilla
Foundation's Firefox browser, and eWEEK Labs' tests of
Version 1.0 show the hype is well-deserved. Read the
review and tell us what you think.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1381-1-5-264762-152061-1
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2. News: FBI Makes Arrest in Windows Source Code Theft
A Connecticut man arrested on charges of selling Windows
2000 and Windows NT 4.0 source code stolen from a Microsoft
partner faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of
$250,000, according to a complaint unsealed by a New York
court. Get the details on this federal offense.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1381-1-5-264762-152064-1
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3. News: Oracle: PeopleSoft's Board to Reject 'Final' Buyout
Offer
PeopleSoft's board of directors is refusing yet again to
entertain Oracle's all-cash tender offer, according to a
news release issued by Oracle on Wednesday afternoon. What's
next?
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1381-1-5-264762-152067-1
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4. News: Video Games: The Ultimate Tech Influencer?
Does the tech that drives video games influence the rest of
the tech industry? It seems like another reason to dust off
the chicken-and-egg scenario. Which comes first depends on
who's buying: the average consumer or big business.
eWEEK.com reporter Libe Goad takes a close look.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1381-1-5-264762-152070-1
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5. News: Google Brings E-Mail Client Access to Gmail
In what it is billing as "e-mail portability," Google is
opening access to its Gmail e-mail service from desktop
clients and mobile devices.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1381-1-5-264762-152073-1
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6. News: Microsoft to Update IE Before Longhorn? Maybe So
Microsoft is investigating whether it can use the same IE
add-on mechanism that third-party developers are deploying,
so as to issue out-of-band browser updates. Mary Jo Foley
of Microsoft Watch has the story.
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