Networking World: Got Jott?; Web 2.0 Summit Re-cap

TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, Oct 19, 2007

(Table of Contents)

*Got Jott? 5 Voicemail To Text Services Reviewed
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*Web 2.0 Summit: Verizon Wants '2-Door' Policy For 700MHz Auction
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*Symbian Promises To Make Mobile Phones Faster, With Richer Graphics
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*U.S. Tech Job Growth Continues
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*Interop: Four Shows In One
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*AT&T Adds GPS To BlackBerry Curve
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( Today's Top Story)

Got Jott? 5 Voicemail To Text Services Reviewed
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SpinVox, GotVoice, CallWave, and SimulScribe are also assessed.

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(Today's Most Popular Stories)

Verizon Adds iPhone Look-Alike In Challenge To Apple
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The Voyager, made by LG and offered exclusively by Verizon
Wireless, has a large touch screen that slides open to reveal a
full keypad.

Ballmer Demos 'Popfly,' Microsoft's Web Mashup Tool At Web 2.0
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At the Web 2.0 Summit, Microsoft demonstrated an application
called "Popfly" that lets neophytes create Web-based mashups
without writing code.

Apple's Leopard Ready To Steal Windows Vista's Thunder
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Apple hopes new productivity enhancements and security tools will
push Mac OS X deeper into the business computing world, where
it's largely been shut out by Microsoft.

Google Says Its Health Platform Is Due In Early 2008
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Google plans to bring its immense data storage and organization
capacities to the field of medical care and patient records,
Marissa Mayer, the company's head of search, said at the Web 2.0 Summit.

(Editor's Picks)

Web 2.0 Summit: More Consolidation Expected In Online Ad Market
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Panelists from Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL suggest acquisitions may
win out over building expensive ad platforms.

SAP Speeds Up NetWeaver For Services Over The Internet
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The company revisits Internet speedup technology for its new
Enterprise Services Community Networking Lab via a partnership
with Akamai.

Web 2.0 Summit: Social Gaming Hits The Mainstream
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Once dominated by teenage boys, Web 2.0 producers are seeing
soccer moms and suburbanites getting involved in casual, mobile
and social games.

(Networking News of the Week)

Web 2.0 Summit: Verizon Wants '2-Door' Policy For 700MHz Auction
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Verizon wants to be able to sell "locked" devices that are
subsidized by the carrier and limited to applications and
services approved by the carrier.

Symbian Promises To Make Mobile Phones Faster, With Richer Graphics
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ScreenPlay is a new graphics architecture designed to integrate
high-definition video content, lifelike games, and animation on
mobile devices.

U.S. Tech Job Growth Continues
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IT jobs have grown 6% the past year, and unemployment remains at
2%, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Interop: Four Shows In One
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More than 200 companies plan to exhibit at Interop, Mobile
Business Expo, VoiceCon, and OutsourceWorld next week in New York.

AT&T Adds GPS To BlackBerry Curve
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With built-in GPS, users can now use location-based applications
and services such as turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions,
moving maps, and traffic alerts with rerouting options.

Clearwire Unveils A WiMax PC Card For Laptops
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The PC card is designed to enable consumers to wirelessly use the
Internet at broadband speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps.

Sprint To Offer Touch-Screen Smartphone With Windows Mobile Software
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The HTC Touch has plenty of entertainment features, although it's
best suited for mobile professionals.

Brazil Police Arrest Cisco Executives On Tax Fraud
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Cisco Systems senior executives were among at least 40 people
arrested by Brazilian police Tuesday in a massive tax fraud
investigation targeting the U.S.-based technology and network
company, authorities said.

Microsoft's Phone Ambitions Face A Winding Road
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The biggest challenges for Microsoft may be legacy vendors Cisco,
Avaya, and Siemens, which are known for resilience and uptime.

Bill Gates Sets The Conference Room For Microsoft RoundTable
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The company's unified communication launch includes a
conferencing phone with a 360-degree camera.

Microsoft Takes On IP Telephony With Unified Communications Launch
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Microsoft's "multi-year, multi-dimensional" drive to link voice,
video, and data is expected to compete with similar products from
Cisco Systems and Avaya.

Key Issues For Tech Resellers: Broadband Competition, Internet Regulation
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The survey found that 82% of resellers believe that freeing more
unlicensed spectrum for wireless broadband would help their
businesses.

VoIP Hack Puts PCs In Peril
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A security researcher says attacking VoIP devices over SIP can be
difficult, but many of the devices have embedded Web servers that
can be hacked using a buffer overflow exploit.

Microsoft To Push Unified Communications At Mobile Workforce First
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Microsoft is urging businesses to combine voice, video, and data
communications with its Office Communication Server and Exchange
products as the base.

Samsung Unveils Smartphones With Symbian Software
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The phones offer features such as GPS, fast 3G data speeds,
cameras, and a Symbian version of Google Maps.

Microsoft Enters Local Search Market With 'Live Search 411'
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The combined voice and Web offering lets users locate local
businesses or other points of interest through the telephone, PC,
or mobile Web browser.

Vendors Ready Their Products For Interop Show In New York
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Some companies target small and midsize businesses with new
networking gear, while others showcase products and initiatives
that improve collaboration.

Microsoft Set To Launch Unified Communications Software
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The products are designed to help companies add voice, video, and
instant messaging to their communications networks with minimal
disruption.

Ex-Qwest Chief Nacchio Says NSA Punished The Phone Company
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In a court appeal, ex-Qwest executive Joseph P. Nacchio says the
company was in line to get lucrative NSA work, but was rejected
after Qwest raised questions about the legality of some of the
agency's work.

California Bans Forced RFID Implants For Humans
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A California state senator criticized the RFID industry for being
AWOL on the issue and says it should have supported the legislation.

Led Zeppelin To Sell Music Online
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eBEGN0Hi7YQ0G4V0Fao40Eu
British rockers Led Zeppelin will offer their music online for
the first time next month, they said on Monday.

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(Breaking News)

Microsoft Wants Smaller Software Footprints Starting With Windows 7
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Microsoft will use a bare bones version of the Windows kernel,
called MinWin, as the starting point for the development of
future products, including Windows 7 and Windows Server.

ECHO Appoints Keith Hall to Board
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Former LendingTree exec joins board of Electronic Clearing House

National City Extends Card Processing Deal with First Data
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National City decides to continue long-time First Data relationship.

Microsoft Plans Smaller Deals, 'Independent' Path
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CEO Steve Ballmer said the company is focusing on up to 20
smaller acquisitions of $50 million to $1 billion each annually
rather than mega-deals.

Google Hiring Expense Controls Now In Place
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CEO Eric Schmidt said he has put in tighter controls over hiring
during the past quarter that should help it further control cost
increases from now on.

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* PNC Bank seeking Application Systems Manager II in Pittsburgh, PA
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* Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. seeking .Net Developer in
Springfield, MO
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* ITT Corporation seeking Manager, IT Business Systems in Fort
Wayne, IN
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* Agilent seeking IT Services Manager in Santa Clara, CA
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* Champion and Partners Ltd seeking IC Chip Architect in London, GB
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Friday, October 19, 2007

Got Jott?; Web 2.0 Summit Re-cap

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