TECHWEB TODAY: E-BUSINESS Thursday, October 14, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Thursday E-Business Feature: Out Of India 2. E-Business News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Report: IT Salaries On Rise, Outsourcing Overblown 4. OQO Ships Tiny Windows XP Device 5. Google Debuts Desktop Search 6. Dell Moves Full Steam Ahead In Consumer Electronics Other News This Week 7. As The Worms Return 8. One In Four Say Pirated Software Used In The Office 9. FDA Approves RFID Tags For Humans 10. Intel Pulls Plug 0n 4.0-GHz P4 ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Getting It All Together: Business Continuity Considerations in Physical Server Consolidation. We�ll assess the drivers of server consolidation, and discuss collaborative planning for server consolidation and business continuity, and more. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CXzS0AW ----------------------------------------- 1. THURSDAY E-BUSINESS FEATURE: Out Of India A host of countries argue that offshore IT outsourcing isn't just about India anymore, as they look to pitch their advantages to the enterprise. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrJ60Af 2. E-BUSINESS NEWS OF THE WEEK PeopleSoft: Oracle's Offer Is Inadequate Oracle's $21-per-share hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft isn't good enough for shareholders to accept, PeopleSoft director A. George 'Skip' Battle said. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrJ70Ag Industry Scrambles To Decipher Tax Bill Corporate tax legislation approved by Congress this week has manufacturing groups wondering whether U.S. industry could gain new tax breaks after the bill is signed into law. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrJ80Ah Health And Human Services Awards $139 Million For Patient IT Funding of grants and contracts is to promote the use of IT in health care to improve patient safety and quality of care. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKA0Ar Novell Warns Against Potential Linux Lawsuits Novell Corp. executives this week fired a warning shot in the continuing industry battle over software patent lawsuits. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0Cqj40AA IBM's Kelly Moved Aside In Chip Reorganization John Kelly III, senior vice president of technology for IBM's Systems and Technology Group, has quietly been shifted to a new role as part of a major reorganization of IBM's struggling chip operations. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0Cqj70AD eBay Launching VAR, Reseller Program eBay Inc. is developing and refining a VAR and reseller program that promises to give sellers of used gear higher profit margins. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CqJs0Af Cap On H-1B Visas Quota Reached Immediately By Oct. 1, the first day of the U.S. government's fiscal year, enough visa petitions to hit the annual 65,000 cap on H-1B allotments had been received. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKB0As ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Getting It All Together: Business Continuity Considerations in Physical Server Consolidation. We�ll assess the drivers of server consolidation, and discuss collaborative planning for server consolidation and business continuity, and more. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CXzS0AW ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Report: IT Salaries On Rise, Outsourcing Overblown META sees IT salaries beginning to lift, and IT specialists should see gains of as much as 10 to 15 percent over the next three years. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKC0At 4. OQO Ships Tiny Windows XP Device The 14-ounce device has a 20 GB hard disk and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKD0Au 5. Google Debuts Desktop Search Google unveils its long-anticipated desktop application for searching through files, e-mail messages, and Web histories on the local PC. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKE0Av 6. Dell Moves Full Steam Ahead In Consumer Electronics Dell pushes beyond the PC into consumer electronics with the introduction of a mini-version of its digital music player that will compete with Apple's iPod Mini. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKF0Aw OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. As The Worms Return Two new reports dramatically illustrate how worms and other threats linger to bother us again and again and again. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0Cqwx0AV 8. One In Four Say Pirated Software Used In The Office Somewhat more remarkably, nearly 80 percent said that they wouldn't want to work for a company that uses unlicensed software. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CqkA0AO 9. FDA Approves RFID Tags For Humans RFID chips implanted in humans could save lives and possibly limit injuries from errors in medical treatments, according to manufacturer VeriChip. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKG0Ax 10. Intel Pulls Plug 0n 4.0-GHz P4 Intel is letting its customers know that it has pulled the plug on a planned 4.0-GHz speed grade of its Pentium 4 processor. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej4c0GpvDH0G4T0CrKH0Ay -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBCAST ALERT: 360-Degree Management: The Breakthrough New Application Management Strategy Date: Tuesday, October 26th, 2004 Time: 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET As organizations introduce the next generation of online applications, They inevitably reach a point of chaos: Suddenly the tools, skills and processes they have used to manage applications for years seem utterly ineffective. 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