======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Thursday, September 16, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Airbus tests in-flight mobile phones * Vodafone offers BlackBerry phone with smaller keyboard * Oracle hires HP VP to sell software hosting service * NEC extends quantum cryptography range and speed * German IT agency sets record straight on IE * Iomega readies wireless NAS device ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Work more securely with Acrobat 6.0. Working more securely means that your employees enjoy safer document exchange and control, and you enjoy lower deployment and maintenance costs. Adobe Acrobat offers flexible security options, proven reliability and is already a document standard with thousands of businesses and government agencies. Download a free tryout of Acrobat today. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8BD393:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- AIRBUS TESTS IN-FLIGHT MOBILE PHONES ======================================================================== Posted September 16, 2004 7:48 AM Pacific Time European plane maker Airbus SAS has successfully completed the first in-flight trial of mobile phones and infrastructure equipment based on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology, the company said Wednesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8BD38C:2B910B2 VODAFONE OFFERS BLACKBERRY PHONE WITH SMALLER KEYBOARD ======================================================================== Posted September 16, 2004 6:29 AM Pacific Time European users are expected to be some of the first to get their fingers on BlackBerry handsets featuring a new keyboard technology that promises streamlined typing functionality on compact, converged devices. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8BD38A:2B910B2 ORACLE HIRES HP VP TO SELL SOFTWARE HOSTING SERVICE ======================================================================== Posted September 16, 2004 5:32 AM Pacific Time Oracle Corp. has tapped Juergen Rottler, formerly with Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), to head its growing On Demand unit, a division that sells software-hosting services. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8BD38B:2B910B2 NEC EXTENDS QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY RANGE AND SPEED ======================================================================== Posted September 16, 2004 5:28 AM Pacific Time NEC Corp. researchers have developed a quantum cryptography system with sufficient speed and range to make it commercially viable. It could go on sale in the second half of 2005, the researchers said Thursday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8BD389:2B910B2 GERMAN IT AGENCY SETS RECORD STRAIGHT ON IE ======================================================================== Posted September 16, 2004 4:52 AM Pacific Time In response to the growing number of viruses infecting computers, a spokesman for Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has suggested that users consider alternatives to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser. But the agency did not recommend that users steer clear of Microsoft products, the spokesman said, refuting a press release issued Tuesday by browser developer Opera Software ASA. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8BD390:2B910B2 IOMEGA READIES WIRELESS NAS DEVICE ======================================================================== Posted September 16, 2004 4:45 AM Pacific Time Iomega Corp. is soon expected to ship its first network-attached storage (NAS) device based on wireless networking technology. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8BD38E:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Your Linux and Open Source Connection For the best open source coverage around, let InfoWorld bring you cutting-edge information that will keep you savvy and informed. Subscribe to the Linux and Open Source Report, a weekly e-mail newsletter, and stay up on the latest developments in the open source world. 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