======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Friday, October 1, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Microsoft, EU give final arguments on remedy suspension * PeopleSoft's CEO Conway gets the boot * Siemens launches new unit to focus on end-to-end systems * Hitachi, NEC launch networking equipment joint venture * Intel plans faster bus for Pentium 4 Extreme Edition * Update: Microsoft asks EU court to suspend remedies ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- INFOWORLD PRESENTS A SPECIAL REPORT ON STORAGE MANAGEMENT The unrelenting growth of data storage needs, which set off a chain reaction of solutions targeted at the Fortune 500, has filtered down to affect IT operations of small and midsize businesses (SMBs). This report features 10 tips to help purchase storage management solutions. Additional information, including results from InfoWorld's research on the storage market is also included. Sponsored by Veritas. REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=90B7F9:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MICROSOFT, EU GIVE FINAL ARGUMENTS ON REMEDY SUSPENSION ======================================================================== Posted October 01, 2004 7:16 AM Pacific Time LUXEMBOURG -- The war of words over Microsoft Corp.'s business practices continued at a Luxembourg court on Friday with the its opponents arguing that unless the company offers a version its operating system without Windows Media Player, Microsoft will extend its quasi-monopoly in the PC market over the digital media sector. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=90B7F0:2B910B2 PEOPLESOFT'S CEO CONWAY GETS THE BOOT ======================================================================== Posted October 01, 2004 6:39 AM Pacific Time PeopleSoft Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Craig Conway was shown the door on Friday by the company's board of directors, who immediately replaced him with Dave Duffield, PeopleSoft's founder and chairman. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=90B7F1:2B910B2 SIEMENS LAUNCHES NEW UNIT TO FOCUS ON END-TO-END SYSTEMS ======================================================================== Posted October 01, 2004 4:54 AM Pacific Time Synergy was the word Siemens AG used several years ago when it talked about combining its carrier and enterprise network and mobile phone businesses under one roof. Then the company spun off these operations into separate divisions to be able to focus -- it said -- more closely on customers' individual needs. Now the manufacturer is pulling everything back together and the buzzwords are end-to-end systems and convergence. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=90B7EF:2B910B2 HITACHI, NEC LAUNCH NETWORKING EQUIPMENT JOINT VENTURE ======================================================================== Posted October 01, 2004 4:46 AM Pacific Time Alaxala Networks Corp., the backbone-network router and switch joint venture announced by Hitachi Ltd. and NEC Corp. earlier this year, began operations on Friday, it said in a statement. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=90B7F2:2B910B2 INTEL PLANS FASTER BUS FOR PENTIUM 4 EXTREME EDITION ======================================================================== Posted October 01, 2004 4:39 AM Pacific Time Intel Corp. is planning to introduce a faster front-side bus on an upcoming version of its Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor that will help the firm increase the performance of its chips by improving a crucial bottleneck in system performance. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=90B7F4:2B910B2 UPDATE: MICROSOFT ASKS EU COURT TO SUSPEND REMEDIES ======================================================================== Posted October 01, 2004 4:28 AM Pacific Time LUXEMBOURG -- Microsoft Corp. asked a judge to suspend the European Commission's antitrust ruling against it on Thursday, arguing that secrets revealed now cannot be retracted. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=90B7F5:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Savvy network managers network this way. Make InfoWorld's "Networking Report" newsletter part of your personal information network. Every Friday, it summarizes key developments in networking, from telecom wars to security issues, that are sure to affect the way you manage your network (and you can click through for the full story). "Networking Report" is the quickest, easiest way to keep current with what you need to know. 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