======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, September 22, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * AT&T woos international markets with VOIP projects * Cape Clear, Neon in Web services deal * Ireland blocks calls to 13 countries to thwart Net scam * Reports: CA may escape charges in DOJ deal * PeopleSoft, IBM strike middleware alliance * Microsoft appoints new public sector head ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- InfoWorld, Robotics Trends and IDG World Expo invite you to: ROBONEXUS- October 21-23, 2004, Santa Clara Convention Center Website: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DD2FD:2B910B2 Emerging robotics technology is the first new industry of the 21st Century! See 100's of the latest consumer and mobile robots, 50 of the world's leading robot experts, robot competitions from FIRST, Servo Magazine, Robotics Society of America, Sozbots, and learn everything you need about the Business of robotics, the technology or robotics and the fun of robotics -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- AT&T WOOS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS WITH VOIP PROJECTS ======================================================================== Posted September 22, 2004 9:14 AM Pacific Time AT&T Corp. Wednesday announced a number of VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) initiatives, such as a program to develop common standards for the technology and an expansion of its international VOIP remote worker pilot project. But as the company tries to draw more corporate users to VOIP, its own research, also published Wednesday, showed that concerns about the quality of service continue to dog the market as a whole. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DD2FA:2B910B2 CAPE CLEAR, NEON IN WEB SERVICES DEAL ======================================================================== Posted September 22, 2004 9:00 AM Pacific Time Cape Clear Software and Neon Systems Inc. on Wednesday announced they are working together to integrate their respective technologies and allow users to quickly integrate mainframe applications and data through the use of Web services. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DD2F9:2B910B2 IRELAND BLOCKS CALLS TO 13 COUNTRIES TO THWART NET SCAM ======================================================================== Posted September 22, 2004 5:40 AM Pacific Time Ireland's telecom regulator said this week that is taking "extraordinary" measures to protect Internet users from rogue autodialer programs that hijack their modems and run up long-distance phone charges by suspending direct dialing to 13 countries, most of which are South Pacific islands. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DD2F5:2B910B2 REPORTS: CA MAY ESCAPE CHARGES IN DOJ DEAL ======================================================================== Posted September 22, 2004 4:35 AM Pacific Time Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) has reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice under which the company will pay compensation to shareholders and open its accounts to monitoring by an independent third party, in return for the DOJ deferring prosecution in its investigation of accounting fraud at the company, U.S. newspaper reports said Wednesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DD2F6:2B910B2 PEOPLESOFT, IBM STRIKE MIDDLEWARE ALLIANCE ======================================================================== Posted September 22, 2004 4:25 AM Pacific Time PeopleSoft Inc. is deepening its ties with IBM Corp., announcing on Tuesday a sales and development partnership it called the most significant enterprise applications alliance in the companies' history. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DD2F4:2B910B2 MICROSOFT APPOINTS NEW PUBLIC SECTOR HEAD ======================================================================== Posted September 21, 2004 5:22 PM Pacific Time Microsoft Corp. has appointed a new leader for its Worldwide Public Sector group, which plays a key role in its efforts to counter competition from open source software in government and education markets. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8DD2F3:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Like having your own $MM tech testing lab Where else can you get IT product evaluations and buying advice like this? Decades in development and staffed by veteran analysts and editors, the multimillion-dollar InfoWorld Test Center is a legend in the industry. And now the "Test Center Report" delivers insights and analysis direct from the Center to your inbox. 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