Today's News: EU sides with Oracle

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October 26, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > Featured Resource: ExpertAnswerCenter.com IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Europe clears Oracle takeover bid   >  Vendors announce new products at fall COMMON   >  Bytware's anti-virus software has bad patch protection   >  More headlines   >  Webcast Premiere: Introduction to i5 eServer HMC   >  Halloween: Do you speak -- eek! -- Geek?   >  The Missing Link: Camera phone gadget undresses with its eye Europe clears Oracle takeover bid [SearchCRM.com] The European Commission, one of the few remaining hurdles in the way of Oracle's takeover of PeopleSoft, has announced it won't block the $7.7 billion deal. MORE INFO: > IBM, iSeries users looking for next PeopleSoft?   Featured Resource: ExpertAnswerCenter.com Visit the ExpertAnswerCenter.com and pose your most difficult questions to our experts. Topics change regularly, and answered questions are placed in an archive for easy access. Also, you can read the expert's blog, register for an upcoming webcast, or find helpful information in the site's Resource Center. Visit today!   Vendors announce new products at fall COMMON [Search400.com] The main theme at the conference was enterprise application management, and several vendors -- including BCD, PFSweb and Mincron -- were on hand touting their latest Web products. Bytware's anti-virus software has bad patch protection [The Four Hundred] Patches used to stop malicious attacks on iSeries servers (usually through the IFS) can sometimes be written to create worse problems. With its new anti-virus release, Bytware says it can detect patch programs and ultimately lower the risk of infection. More headlines [From around the Web] Red Hat hoax: No smoking gun for Linux security (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com) SNW '04: Eyeing on-demand storage, IBM refreshes software (SearchStorage.com A MUST ATTEND EVENT:  Webcast Premiere: Introduction to i5 eServer HMC Date: Wed., Oct. 27, 9 a.m. EST (14:00 GMT) Speaker: Allyn Walsh, IBM Partner World for Developers (PWD) Technical Support Are you lost when it comes to i5 eServer Hardware Management Console (HMC)? Well, you're not alone. We've found just the man to guide you down the path of success when it comes to hardware management. Allyn Walsh has over 29 years? experience working in IT. He has worked at the IBM Rochester plant for the last 13 years with focus on systems management and high availability. Join Allyn in this webcast to tap into his wealth of knowledge and get a step-by-step introduction to HMC and learn what this tool can provide. IT QUIZ:  Halloween: Do you speak -- eek! -- Geek? Are you such a Know-IT-All that it's scary? How many of these terrifying terms can you guess without peeking? SURVEY:  User poll: Vote now Do you have plans to move from tape backup to another format? Camera phone gadget undresses with its eye [CNET News.com] Remember the ads for X-Ray Specs in the back of comic books (right next to the sea monkeys and above Grit magazine)? Those specs always seemed suspect -- both scientifically and legally. Well, now it looks like the genuine article has finally hit the market, albeit by accident. When a developer in Japan created an add-on to allow cell phones to take pictures in the dark, little did he know his gadget was so Superman-good, it could see right through people's clothes! And of all the garments, dark bikinis seem to offer the best view. You can't get the peeping gizmo outside of Japan, and you've got to think the government won't turn a blind eye to the camera with the "overexposure" problem.   Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]     Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail!  Search400: Administrator Tips  Search400: WebSphere Strategies  Search400: Top Expert Advice Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-177&ad=495437 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search400 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494