Friday, September 07, 2007

Apple Gives $100 iPhone Credit; Broadcom Beats Qualcomm, Again

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, Sep 7, 2007

(Table of Contents)

*Where Did You Go, CIO?
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*Champaign, Illinois Gets Free Wi-Fi From Go Networks
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*Airborne Antenna Could Bring Internet And Entertainment To Airliners
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*Sun CEO Hints At Growth Through Acquisition
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*Patent Examiners Oppose Patent Reform Proposal
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*Broadcom Wins Another Court Ruling Against Qualcomm
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( Today's Top Story)

Where Did You Go, CIO?
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An informal search of a dozen global company sites reveals that
seven don't list their CIOs. Why, and what does it mean?

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(Today's Most Popular Stories)

Apple Tries To Ease iPhone Customer Anger With $100 Credit
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A firestorm of hate mail expressing frustration at the price cut
prompts an apology by Steve Jobs as well as a lesson in consumer
electronics retail.

Apple Builds Ecosystem With iPod Touch Screen
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The new lineup includes a partnership with Starbucks that will
result in free Wi-Fi access in its coffee shops for iPhone or
iPod Touch owners who want to download music.

Microsoft Releases Silverlight; Linux Version Coming
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Silverlight 1.0 will focus mostly on audio and video, but future
versions will let developers program for the Web in .NET.

Palm Dumps Foleo Ultraportable Computer
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Palm does plan a "Foleo II," but it would be based on the same
platform under development for the Treo.

Critics Skeptical That Microsoft Will Be Able To Alter Vote On OOXML
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Losing the fast-track vote may mean Microsoft has missed its best
opportunity to get OOXML approved.

(Editor's Picks)

DoJ Opposes Net Neutrality Rules
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The department says net neutrality regulations could "prevent,
rather than promote, optimal investment and innovation in the Internet."

Fraudster Pleads Guilty To Internet Domain Owner Shakedown
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A Las Vegas man pled guilty to threatening lawsuits against the
owners of Internet domain names in a scheme to gain control of them.

HP Upgrades Multi-Processor-Based Servers With Latest Intel Xeon Chips
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The upgrades include the rack-based ProLiant DL580 G5 and the
ProLiant BL680c G5, which is HP's first four-processor blade server.

(Networking News of the Week)

Champaign, Illinois Gets Free Wi-Fi From Go Networks
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The wireless network is one of the first for parent company
NextWave, which recently raised $355 million to fund Wi-Fi and
WiMax installations.

Airborne Antenna Could Bring Internet And Entertainment To Airliners
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUyi0Ez
Tests show that a small antenna can provide broadband connections
capable of delivering Internet and entertainment features to a
wide range of commercial aircraft.

Sun CEO Hints At Growth Through Acquisition
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Revenue and profit growth have become the computer company's top priorities.

Patent Examiners Oppose Patent Reform Proposal
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A group that claims to represent more than 5,000 patent examiners
and professionals says patent reform proposals would hurt the
American patent approval process.

Broadcom Wins Another Court Ruling Against Qualcomm
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUyl0E3
The ruling Tuesday by the three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Third District reversed an earlier decision by a lower court
that had dismissed the case.

Big Media Seen Playing Hardball With Apple
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUyv0EE
Apple will face a tougher time filling its iTunes store with
television shows and movies as big media companies gird against
repeating the music industry's mistakes.

Money Worries Dampens Mood Among Tech Workers, Says Report
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Still, tech workers as a group are more upbeat about their jobs
than the overall 9,000 workers across all the sectors that Hudson surveys.

Rolling Review: NetQoS SuperAgent
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In the second installment of our APM Rolling Review, we set out
to see whether NetQoS' appliance lives up to its name.

Russian Cities To Be Equipped With WiMax By Alvarion
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUyy0EH
The initial phase of the deployment is part of the Russian
Federation's federal program to connect hundreds of schools wirelessly.

Cisco Announces New 802.11n Gear To Ship In October
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The hardware would include the Aironet 1250 Series access point,
a new WLAN Controller system based on its Catalyst 6500 line of
switches and software services.

Intel's Hottest Quad Core Ever: Build A QX6850 PC Without Busting
Your Budget
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Here's how to roll your own computer equipped with Intel's
top-of-the-line quad-core processor, along with CPU benchmarks
and some lower-cost project alternatives.

Rollout: Cisco 3G Wireless WAN Card
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUy20E5
By adding ISR integration, Cisco moves its 3G HWIC to the head of
the pack.

CIOs Uncensored: When It Comes To IT, Cool Is As Cool Does
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Sure, Steve Jobs is the King of Cool--but cool is as cool does.

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(Breaking News)

Apple Patches iTunes, Adds Features For iPod Touch
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The iTunes 7.4 udpate fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability that
affects both Mac and Windows users.

Microsoft And Siemens To Partner On Vehicle Systems
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Microsoft and Siemens VDO Automotive will work jointly to develop
in-vehicle information, communications, navigational, and
entertainment systems.

AMD To Open Source Some ATI Graphic Specs
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUy60EA
The chipmaker said it had been working with various open source
groups to enhance the compatibility for its ATI Radeon graphics
chips for consumer Linux users.

Dell To Rally SMBs Around Its Virtualization Bandwagon
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUy70EB
In its quest to win more small and medium business customers,
Dell is expected to show off a new storage area network array
that is optimized for virtualization next week.

Palm, Motorola Seen Most Hurt By iPhone Price Cut
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBCkv0Hi7YQ0G4V0FUy80EC
Apple's hefty iPhone price cut pits it in direct competition with
handsets from Motorola and Palm, which are struggling to convince
Wall Street they can turn around their aging brands.

(Featured Jobs)

* U.S. Sentencing Commission seeking Information Technology
Manager in Washington, DC
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* The IT Staffing Company seeking SAP HR Payroll Sr. BA in
Princeton, NJ
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* ISES, Inc. seeking Sharepoint Maintenance in Princeton, NJ
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* McFadyen Consulting seeking eBusiness Project Manager in
Vienna, VA
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* Openlink Financial, Inc. seeking Senior Technical Consultant in
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