Longhorn To Get 'Low Rights' IE7 / AMD Pushes Multicore Plan

TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING
Friday, June 10, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: AMD Pushes Multicore, Mobile Plans
2. Networking News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Low Rights IE 7 Designed For Longhorn Only
4. .Net Nod Goes To VeriSign
5. Intel, Nokia Team To Accelerate Mobile WiMAX
6. Mobile Trojan Masquerades As Anti-Virus Software

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. Microsoft Plans 10 Patches Next Tuesday
8. AMD Plans 64-Bit Sempron Processors
9. ACLU Sues To Block Utah Law Restricting Internet Content
10. Are The Fat Times Over For Firefox?
11. CIO Confidence In 2006 Plummets

Last Week's Hottest Story
12. Microsoft Says IE 7's Tabs Just 'Catch-up'

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: AMD Pushes Multicore, Mobile Plans
AMD aims to move beyond dual-core processors to four or more CPUs on
a single chip within two years, and it plans to field mobile chips
that can keep notebook-computer batteries running for seven hours.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlJ0EP

2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Telco Execs: Convergence Means Opportunity--And Risk
More thorough network deployment, seamless communications on
converged devices and network security will be critical as the
telecommunications industry continues to evolve, four industry
executives said at Supercomm.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlK0EQ

DSL Notches 100-Million Subscriber Mark
DSL gained 10 million subscribers during the first quarter of 2005 to
reach a total of 107 million users worldwide, cementing its position
as top broadband technology, a new study said.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlL0ER

Foundry Networks Unveils All-Fiber Metro Ethernet Switch
Foundry Networks Inc. has unveiled a new, all-fiber optic layer 2/3
edge switch designed to allow service providers and carriers to
easily deploy Ethernet to the home and to business services.
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Infranet Initiative Opens Up As Cisco, Alcatel Join
Two of the biggest communications equipment suppliers, Cisco and
Alcatel, have joined the successor to the Infranet Initiative
Council, prompting the enlarged group to form an open standards-based
forum that will link with an established standards organization.
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Google Maps Tinkerers Make Demographic Data Come Alive
Geeks, tinkerers, and innovators are crashing the Google party,
having discovered how to tinker with the search engine's mapping
service to graphically illustrate vital information that might
otherwise be ignored, overlooked, or not perceived as clearly.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlO0EU

Earthlink Plans To Offer VoIP On Traditional Phones
Earthlink plans to test an Internet telephony service in October that
would deliver local and long-distance calling over existing
telephones.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. Low Rights IE 7 Designed For Longhorn Only
The additional security provided by a 'low-rights' mode in Internet
Explorer 7 will be for Longhorn only.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlQ0EW

4. .Net Nod Goes To VeriSign
ICANN gives the nod to VeriSign as the manager of the .net top level
domain.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlR0EX

5. Intel, Nokia Team To Accelerate Mobile WiMAX
With the new, mobile version of the WiMax wireless networking spec
poised for approval, Intel and Nokia hope to spark awareness by
building clients, infrastructure, and even notebook platforms.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlS0EY

6. Mobile Trojan Masquerades As Anti-Virus Software
A new variant of a Trojan, dubbed the Skulls.L virus, is aimed at
Nokia smartphones and draws users in by pretending to be legitimate
anti-virus software.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlT0EZ

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. Microsoft Plans 10 Patches Next Tuesday
Next week Microsoft will roll out ten security bulletins, at least
one marked "Critical," the Redmond, Wash.-based developer disclosed.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlU0Ea

8. AMD Plans 64-Bit Sempron Processors
AMD is planning a 64-bit version of its Sempron processor, presaging
a down-market duel in which the scrappy semiconductor vendor will
battle Intel's upcoming 64-bit Celeron D for control of the so-called
"value-priced" market segment.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlV0Eb

9. ACLU Sues To Block Utah Law Restricting Internet Content
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal court to rule
as unconstitutional a Utah child-protection law that would require
Internet service providers to block websites that contain content
deemed unsuitable for children.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSlW0Ec

10. Are The Fat Times Over For Firefox?
Firefox continues to gain users in Europe as it does in the U.S., a
French Web metrics firm said, although the rate of increase appears
to be slowing.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSQA0En

11. CIO Confidence In 2006 Plummets
Chief information officers went pessimistic in the second quarter,
said a research firm, with confidence in the future sagging to their
lowest levels in over a year.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DSfD0ED

LAST WEEK'S HOTTEST STORY
12. Microsoft Says IE 7's Tabs Just 'Catch-up'
Microsoft divulged a few more details about its upcoming Internet
Explorer 7, and admitted that its implementation of tabs will be just
'catch-up' to rivals such as Firefox and Opera.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoY20Hi7YQ0G4V0DRHg0EH

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