Networking World: Longhorn To Have RSS Features / M'soft Targets Smartphones

TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING
Friday, June 24, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Microsoft Targets Smartphones
2. Networking News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Microsoft Plans RSS Features In Longhorn
4. Groups Laud Yahoo Move To Close Chat Rooms
5. IBM Said To Be Hiring 14,000 In India
6. Oracle Hires Former Microsoft CFO As President

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. Experts Undecided About Port 445 Sniffing Impact
8. Senate Pushes For Exec Jail Time In Data Breaches
9. Heavy Port Activity May Indicate Hacker SMB Sniffing
10. Talking, Driving Too Much For Brain To Handle
11. Microsoft Won't Patch IE Spoofing Bug

Last Week's Hottest Story
12. Researchers Stymied By Microsoft Bug

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Microsoft Targets Smartphones
Even though Symbian owns 76 percent of the smartphone market,
Microsoft believes more features and a new platform can turn its
paltry 8 percent share into a leading position within three years.
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2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Feds Urged To Allow Municipal Broadband Networks
A coalition of high technology companies, local governments, and
consumer organizations have urged Congress to pass legislation that
will ensure that local governments be allowed to provide broadband
network access to their residents and businesses.
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Nextel To Come Under Sprint Brand; Spectrum Move Likely
The Nextel-Sprint merger could lead to a re-alignment in the firms'
spectrum, with a shift toward EV-DO.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUj80ET

Coming Soon: Free Long-Distance Cell-Phone Calls Via Skype
A Norwegian company has developed technology that links cell phones
with Skype Technologies' VoIP service in a configuration that enables
users to make worldwide calls at local rates.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkA0Ed

AT&T Unveils Plans To Expand Global Business Network
Although it's still in the process of being acquired by SBC
Communications, AT&T announced that it is making a sweeping expansion
of its global networks, including IP VPN-based services that are
aimed at business customers.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkB0Ee

Skype Service Is Blocked In Middle East Country
Skype Technologies VoIP service has been blocked by the state
telephone and Internet service monopoly in Oman, according to reports
from the Middle Eastern country.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkC0Ef

Broadband Growth Boosts Dwindling Telecom Revenues
Revenues from traditional telephone services are negatively affecting
telecom providers, but will be partially offset by the growth of
broadband, according to an In-Stat report.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkD0Eg

BREAKING NEWS
3. Microsoft Plans RSS Features In Longhorn
Features are designed to make RSS feeds easier to subscribe to, and
more useful by connecting to desktop software.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkE0Eh

4. Groups Laud Yahoo Move To Close Chat Rooms
Family advocacy groups are lauding Yahoo for closing its chat rooms
to clean up areas promoting sex with minors; meanwhile, Yahoo is
moving to shore up relationships with sponsors whose ads appeared in
the affected areas.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkF0Ei

5. IBM Said To Be Hiring 14,000 In India
In another apparent cost-cutting move, IBM is adding 14,000 jobs in
India after recently slashing 13,000 jobs in Europe and the U.S.,
according to an online New York Times report.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkG0Ej

6. Oracle Hires Former Microsoft CFO As President
Oracle has hired Greg Maffei, who oversaw a period of expansion and
investment at Microsoft from 1997 to 2000. Maffei joins Oracle in the
midst of its own run of acquisitions.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkH0Ek

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. Experts Undecided About Port 445 Sniffing Impact
Experts disagree whether a recent surge in port sniffing of Windows
systems means a worm attack is on the way.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUkJ0Em

8. Senate Pushes For Exec Jail Time In Data Breaches
Two veteran U.S. Senators say they will introduce a bill which would
put business executives in harm's way if their companies stonewall on
data breaches.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUar0EI

9. Heavy Port Activity May Indicate Hacker SMB Sniffing
Activity on one of the ports associated with Windows' Server Message
Block (SMB) protocol is climbing, security giant Symantec said, an
indicator that hackers may be exploring a recently disclosed
Microsoft vulnerability.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUIp0Eq

10. Talking, Driving Too Much For Brain To Handle
Yakking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous because the brain
can't handle both tasks, researchers at John Hopkins University said.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DUIo0Ep

11. Microsoft Won't Patch IE Spoofing Bug
Hours after word broke that most browsers were vulnerable to a
spoofing flaw that phishers could use to pilfer confidential data,
Microsoft declined to issue a security update.
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LAST WEEK'S HOTTEST STORY
12. Researchers Stymied By Microsoft Bug
Computer security researchers are still perplexed by one of the
vulnerabilities patched last week by Microsoft.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eoo20Hi7YQ0G4V0DTPS0ET

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1 comment:

Anonymous1:27 AM
call pc to landline free

Hi, great blog by the way - didn't think you'd mind me posting this anonymously - as you do allow anonymous posts ;-).

Anyone tried this Skype program yet for free telephone calls over the internet? A guy at work uses it all the time and because he signed all his friends and relatives up he saves a fortune on his calls. Might be worth a go.

Good luck with the blog

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