======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Monday, November 22, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Skulls Trojan attacks Symbian mobile phones * In Brief: Nextance launches Intellectual Property Optimization Suite * PeopleSoft makes managed service play * Euro Web sites spread Bofra worm via banner ads * Thomson joins takeover bid for ContentGuard * U.S. security critic sues Japanese gov't for censorship ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- How did 80% of information become 100% useless? What if information could find its way in and out of databases, all on its very own! With the Adobe Intelligent Document Platform(TM), it's possible. When you combine the logic of XML and Adobe PDF, suddenly documents are smarter. Unstructured content unifies with structured data. And information intuitively travels where it's needed, as it's needed, all on its very own, safely and securely. It's simplicity at work. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A12406:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SKULLS TROJAN ATTACKS SYMBIAN MOBILE PHONES ======================================================================== Posted November 22, 9:11 AM PST Pacific Time Users of Nokia's 7610 smart phone and possibly other phones running Symbian's Series 60 software should be aware of a new Trojan program on the Internet. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A123FB:2B910B2 IN BRIEF: NEXTANCE LAUNCHES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OPTIMIZATION SUITE ======================================================================== Posted November 22, 7:24 AM PST Pacific Time Nextance last week announced its Intellectual Property Optimization Suite, which enables users to manage valuable intellectual property (IP) assets and associated contractual agreements in order to more effectively optimize revenue and mitigate legal risk related to IP. Nextance's IP Optimization Suite manages the entire lifecycle of IP assets and addresses such issues as underutilized IP assets, underpaid licensing and royalty revenue, unnecessary risks related to legal compliance, and sluggish time-to-market for new solutions that increasingly depend on IP. Pricing starts at $500,000 and ranges to over $1,000,000 depending on the size of the organization and sophistication of the implementation. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A123FD:2B910B2 PEOPLESOFT MAKES MANAGED SERVICE PLAY ======================================================================== Posted November 22, 6:00 AM PST Pacific Time PeopleSoft is the latest vendor to jump aboard the managed-services bandwagon, last week announcing a comprehensive service for all its ERP product lines. The application management services will be available for all Enterprise, EnterpriseOne, and World products and will include maintenance, administration, end-user, and extended services. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A123FF:2B910B2 ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Security best practices for perimeter email management Webcast As more attacks penetrate perimeter defenses, companies are looking for ways to ensure networks and applications remain secure. Tune in now as experts discuss inbound and outbound message threats and how you can eliminate them. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A1240A:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- EURO WEB SITES SPREAD BOFRA WORM VIA BANNER ADS ======================================================================== Posted November 22, 5:28 AM PST Pacific Time Web site visitors who clicked on banner ads on a number of popular European Web sites this weekend could have infected their computers with variants of the Bofra worm, experts warned on Monday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A123FC:2B910B2 THOMSON JOINS TAKEOVER BID FOR CONTENTGUARD ======================================================================== Posted November 22, 4:57 AM PST Pacific Time Thomson joined Microsoft and Time Warner on Monday in trying to take control of U.S. digital rights management (DRM) company ContentGuard Holdings. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A123F9:2B910B2 U.S. SECURITY CRITIC SUES JAPANESE GOV'T FOR CENSORSHIP ======================================================================== Posted November 22, 4:50 AM PST Pacific Time TOKYO -- A U.S. computer security expert is suing the Japanese government for violation of his freedom of speech, alleging they censored him at a recent computer security conference, the plaintiff said at a news conference on Monday. The lawsuit is the first of its kind in Japan, according to his lawyer. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A123F8:2B910B2 ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Faster, better, cheaper - the world of IP convergence Trends, business needs and ROI mandates are driving businesses toward an integrated IP network infrastructure. Tune in to learn how you can lower costs while increasing productivity. 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