Friday, September 09, 2005

Firefox 1.5 Beta Released / Access Acquires PalmSource

TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING
Friday, September 9, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Access To Acquire PalmSource
2. Networking News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 Releases As First Bug Surfaces
4. FEMA Will Fix IE-Only Assistance Site, Open Access
5. Katrina Fallout Could Affect Chip Supplies
6. Vista, Office 12 Key At PDC

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. Google Hires 'Father Of The Internet' Vinton Cerf
8. Firefox 1.5 Beta Nearly Ready
9. Sun Microsystems Set To Unveil 'Galaxy' Opteron Servers
10. One Critical Windows Patch Planned
11. Bloggers, Citizen Journalists See Katrina From The Inside

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Access To Acquire PalmSource
Japanese mobile software vendor ACCESS will acquire troubled Palm OS
developer PalmSource in a deal worth about $324 million, the
companies said.
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2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
WiMAX To Aid Katrina Recovery Effort
Wimax will be deployed at an evacuation shelter and other spots on
the U.S. Gulf Coast hit by Hurricane Katrina.
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Landline Phones Are An Endangered Species: Report
A new study argues that a new generation of smart phones will take
advantage of WiFi, VoIP and VoWLAN to liberate voice communications
from the telephone cord.
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New Flaw Exposes Cisco Routers To Hackers, DoS Attacks
A newly found flaw in Cicso's IOS router operating system software
could allow hackers to take over IOS-based devices, or launch Denial
of Service (DoS) attacks against them.
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VoIP Fuels Security Appliance Growth: Report
In-Stat finds that enterprise VoIP adoption is fueling a growing and
robust security appliance market.
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Skype Mum On Reports Of Possible $3 Billion Acquisition By EBay
Skype declined to comment on reports that it's in talks with eBay,
under which the online auction giant would buy the VoIP provider for
a price tag of $2 billion to $3 billion.
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Satellite Communications Fills Katrina's Telephone Void
With most landline and cell phone networks still dead in New Orleans
there has been an almost panicky run to satellite phone service,
which has remained uninterrupted.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 Releases As First Bug Surfaces
Mozilla Corp. has released the first official beta of Firefox 1.5,
the next major update of the group's open source browser.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqGp0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dgcu0E4

4. FEMA Will Fix IE-Only Assistance Site, Open Access
The Federal Emergency Management Agency now says it is working on
opening registration via other browsers.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqGp0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dgcv0E5

5. Katrina Fallout Could Affect Chip Supplies
Katrina has caused the shutdown of a New Orleans facility that
produces hydrogen used in silicon wafer manufacturing, a development
that could impact global production.
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6. Vista, Office 12 Key At PDC
Microsoft will debut at next week's Professional Developers
Conference a new Windows Vista beta targeted at developers and
Release Candidate 1 of Visual Studio 2005.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqGp0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dgcx0E7

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. Google Hires 'Father Of The Internet' Vinton Cerf
Google has hired Vinton Cerf, often called the 'father of the
Internet,' a move seen as a reflection of the market-leading search
engine's ability to attract the best talent.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqGp0Hi7YQ0G4V0DgSa0ET

8. Firefox 1.5 Beta Nearly Ready
The Mozilla Foundation posted previews of the upcoming Firefox 1.5
beta, and said that the real deal would be available for download
Thursday night or Friday morning.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqGp0Hi7YQ0G4V0DgSb0EU

9. Sun Microsystems Set To Unveil 'Galaxy' Opteron Servers
Sun Microsystems will introduce its 'Galaxy' family of Opteron
servers at its quarterly 'Network Computing' product rollout event in
New York.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqGp0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dgcy0E8

10. One Critical Windows Patch Planned
Microsoft said it has only one security bulletin ready to release
next week, a sharp drop-off from the half-dozen that debuted in
August.
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11. Bloggers See Katrina From The Inside
Bloggers and other citizen journalists have once again proven the
growing importance of the Internet in covering the biggest news
events.
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