Networking World: RFID Protest At Wal-Mart? / Eyeing The Video iPod

TECHWEB TODAY: NETWORKING
Friday, October 14, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Eyeing The Video iPod
2. Networking News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Consumer Group Calls For RFID Protest At Dallas Wal-Mart
4. Symantec Ratchets Up Norton Renewal Prices
5. U.S. Adults Favor New Technology In Doctors' Offices
6. IBM Pitches Its Custom R&D Unit

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. Exploit Already Out For New Win2K Bug
8. Web Mail Becoming The New Phone Number
9. China-S. Korea Combo Overtake U.S. As Biggest Spammer
10. Spending For Wireless LANs, VoIP To Boom
11. VoodooPC Mimics Mac Mini With Puny PC

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Eyeing The Video iPod
Will short clips and music videos be enough to propel the new
video-capable iPod to success, or is better, fresher content needed?
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2. NETWORKING NEWS OF THE WEEK
Microsoft, Yahoo To Link Instant-Messaging Services
Microsoft and Yahoo announced interoperability between each other's
instant messaging services, a deal that security experts say will
make IM an even bigger target for hackers and hucksters.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmp60EE

Google, Comcast Reportedly Looking At AOL
Google and Comcast are in negotiations with Time Warner to buy a
minority stake in AOL.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpb0Ew

Skype, Linksys Team Up To Offer VoIP Wireless Handset
Skype Technologies and Linksys have teamed up to offer a $130
cordless handset that enables Skype users to make free VoIP calls.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpc0Ex

Chinese Telecom Industry To Go On 3G Shopping Spree
Heavy Reading says capital expenditures will grow as the 3G buildout
coincides with final preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Wireless LANs, IP Telephony To Boom
Spending on wireless LAN and IP telephony gear is likely to more than
double by 2009 in key business segments, according to a report
released by IDC.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpe0Ez

Japan To Offer VoIP For Cell Phones
Japan is readying a new network for cell phones that will allow
people to connect to the Internet to talk over the phone more cheaply
and transmit data more quickly.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. Consumer Group Calls For RFID Protest At Dallas Wal-Mart
Study are expected to show that RFID helps reduce out-of-stock
problems at Wal-Mart stores.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpg0E2

4. Symantec Ratchets Up Norton Renewal Prices
Symantec has quietly raised the price of annual renewals for its
consumer and small business line of security products by as much as
33 percent.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmph0E3

5. U.S. Adults Favor New Technology In Doctors' Offices
Most U.S. adults favor their doctors adopting new technologies in
their practices, a survey says.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpi0E4

6. IBM Pitches Its Custom R&D Unit
Big Blue is hoping to continue the unit's growth, expecting about $1
billion in services contracts in 2005, but lower-cost outsourcers are
hoping to lure their share of the business, too.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpj0E5

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. Exploit Already Out For New Win2K Bug
An exploit has been released for the most dangerous of the 14
vulnerabilities that Microsoft unveiled recently, said a security
expert.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0DmdF0EI

8. Web Mail Becoming The New Phone Number
Yahoo tops the list of major email providers in customer
satisfaction, as email for online consumers become as important as a
telephone for communications, a research firm said.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpk0E6

9. China-S. Korea Combo Overtake U.S. As Biggest Spammer
Together, China and South Korea now account for more spam than the
U.S.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0DmdB0EE

10. Spending For Wireless LANs, VoIP To Boom
Spending on wireless LAN and IP telephony gear is likely to more than
double by 2009 in key business segments, according to a report
released by IDC.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/erJe0Hi7YQ0G4V0Dmpl0E7

11. VoodooPC Mimics Mac Mini With Puny PC
A second PC vendor hoping to cash in on mimicking the success of
Apple Computer's Mac mini has introduced an ultra-small machine.
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Friday, October 14, 2005

RFID Protest At Wal-Mart? / Eyeing The Video iPod

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