======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Thursday, December 2, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Opsware to acquire Rendition Networks * Managers misuse tech to control workers, study says * Dell signs big desktop contract with Philips * Mozilla gives sneak peak of Thunderbird e-mail app * NEC develops multicore cell phone processor * Google opens Tokyo research center ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- TITANS OF IT SERVICES DISCUSS THE DEMAND FOR ON-DEMAND Join Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com and Grand Central Communication's CEO Halsey Minor as they discuss the DEATH of IT in enterprise software applications. This provocative InfoWorld special report & cover story explores the future of enterprise software from the viewpoints of two of the decade's the most influential shapers of enterprise applications. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD6D:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OPSWARE TO ACQUIRE RENDITION NETWORKS ======================================================================== Posted December 2, 8:00 AM PST Pacific Time Opsware on Thursday announced plans to acquire network device configuration management vendor Rendition Networks in a cash and stock deal worth $33 million. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD66:2B910B2 MANAGERS MISUSE TECH TO CONTROL WORKERS, STUDY SAYS ======================================================================== Posted December 2, 7:01 AM PST Pacific Time Managers with outdated notions about controlling workers are misusing technology to monitor and micromanage employees, according to a new report. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD62:2B910B2 DELL SIGNS BIG DESKTOP CONTRACT WITH PHILIPS ======================================================================== Posted December 2, 5:04 AM PST Pacific Time Dell has won a large global contract from Dutch electronics giant Koninklijke Philips Electronics to provide hardware and managed desktop services. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD64:2B910B2 ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- GRID COMPUTING GLOSSARY OF TERMS Like any technology, grid computing has a specialized lexicon of terms, acronyms, and concepts. This comprehensive glossary provides a definition of grid-related terms. Definitions include: Adaptive Enterprise, Autonomic Computing, Clustering, Fibre Channel, 10-gigabit Ethernet, InfiniBand, NAS Don't be left in the dark! http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD71:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MOZILLA GIVES SNEAK PEAK OF THUNDERBIRD E-MAIL APP ======================================================================== Posted December 2, 4:53 AM PST Pacific Time The Mozilla Foundation has unveiled the most complete preview version yet of its stand-alone e-mail application. The release comes only weeks after the launch of its Firefox browser Version 1.0, and is part of the open source software project's continuing efforts to chip away market share from Microsoft's dominate Internet Explorer (IE). For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD61:2B910B2 NEC DEVELOPS MULTICORE CELL PHONE PROCESSOR ======================================================================== Posted December 2, 4:49 AM PST Pacific Time Engineers at NEC have developed a processor for cellular telephones that includes three ARM processor cores in a single chip, a moved aimed at improving the multimedia capabilities of cell phones. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD63:2B910B2 GOOGLE OPENS TOKYO RESEARCH CENTER ======================================================================== Posted December 2, 4:42 AM PST Pacific Time TOKYO -- Search-engine provider Google opened a research and development center at its Tokyo offices this week, the company said Thursday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD65:2B910B2 ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- HOW BMC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ADDRESS GENERAL IT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS Get ready for your Sarbox IT audit! With BMC Software, you can ensure your IT resources are fully aligned with your financial processes. Our leading enterprise management solutions improve general IT controls and ease the Sarbox audit process. Find out more in this complimentary white paper! http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD72:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== INFOWORLD PRODUCT GUIDE Get the latest reviews, news, product specs, and information on the products essential to your business today! http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD6A:2B910B2 ======================================================================== ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD67:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD6B:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=A3BD69:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
