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walktalker · 21-09-01, 01:01 PM

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G.SHDSL: Faster DSL means faster downloads

An emerging high-speed Internet standard in Europe holds potential for faster download speeds and broader availability for many U.S. businesses -- if they're willing to wait a while. Although DSL speeds vary widely, the new G.SHDSL could be two to three times faster than most versions of DSL targeted at business customers. The G.SHDSL standard also can deliver data farther than earlier DSL technologies, which are limited to a relatively short distance. Some European communications carriers are using the faster DSL (digital subscriber line) technology on a limited basis. "The European market will see this. And the (U.S. local phone companies) are looking at deploying it to replace their business offerings now," said Pat Hurley, a DSL analyst at TeleChoice, a communications industry market research firm.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp01

Next antitrust hearings to focus on XP
Government lawyers said they will make Microsoft Corp.'s powerful new Windows XP software a central focus in the final round of court hearings in their landmark antitrust case against the company. In a filing in U.S. District Court here, state and federal officials proposed a schedule under which the bitterly fought case would resume this fall with briefs and depositions, followed by formal hearings on a new remedy beginning Feb. 4 that could rewrite the rules of competition in the computer industry. In the filing, jointly prepared with Microsoft, the two sides also confirmed that settlement talks have been under way and will proceed during these court hearings. The company and the government "will continue to seek settlement of this matter through private discussions, which are ongoing and should continue simultaneously" with remedy proceedings, the filing said.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

Nimda picking up speed in Europe
The persistent Nimda computer virus, which attacks corporate computer systems and personal computers alike, regained momentum in Europe overnight while it showed signs of weakening elsewhere around the globe. Security experts sounded a fresh wave of warning calls on Friday that infestation continues at an increasing pace. According to security software firm Trend Micro, the number of infected computers in Europe jumped fivefold in the past 24 hours to 41,800 as of 7:30 a.m. EDT. Meanwhile, reported cases of Nimda infections appeared to be on the decline in the US and Asia as of late on Thursday, officials said.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

Linux gets an e-biz boost from Borland
Development tools specialist Borland is to offer Web services support for the Linux operating system -- a move it argued will build support for Linux for e-business. Web services will be added to Borland's Kylix Linux-based rapid application development (RAD) software. At Borland's conference in London this week, the company said the Web service features will be available in the fourth quarter of 2001. "This is very welcome," said Gary Barnett of analyst firm Ovum. "Borland is in a large and growing group that has got on the Web services bandwagon, but it has more credibility than some others." Jason Vokes, Borland's European product line manager for RAD products, said: "Kylix is the equivalent of (Borland's) Delphi 6 RAD product that runs on Windows. Delphi has recently been updated to include Web services and Kylix is now to be extended in the same way."
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

More negative news for cell phone users
Mobile phones may cause damage to health by speeding up the brain's response times, a British scientist told a conference on Friday. As consumer concerns mount that prolonged mobile phone use could lead to problems ranging from headaches to tumors, a recent study showing an alarming rate of brain cancer in some cellphone users is helping swing scientific opinion in Britain. Dr. Alan Preece, head of Biophysics at Bristol Oncology Center, is among a group of scientists becoming increasingly convinced that radiation from cellphones triggers chemical processes in the body that may be harmful.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

DVD writer puts 9.4GB on disk
Storage firm LaCie is launching two new DVD writers, one of which allows up to 9.4GB of data on a single disk. Available from early October, the drives are intended for archiving and backup, as well as creating DVD movie disks. However, most PC users will need FireWire adapters to use them. LaCie's new DVDRW supports DVD-R and CD-RW media, as well as its own 4.7GB rewritable DVD-RW disks. A second new drive, the DVDRAM/R supports DVD-R as well as double-sided DVD-RAM cartridges that can store up to 9.4GB. Both are external units. LaCie's UK general manager, George Leptos, said that the DVD-RAM/R was particularly attractive because it offered users up to 9.4GB of rewritable storage as well as the ability to master DVD-compatible disks.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

DOJ: High-tech needed for anti-terror proposal
The U.S. Department of Justice wants its wiretapping and other surveillance capabilities vastly expanded, with the Internet and other modern communications technologies among the targets of the government's new war on terrorism, according to experts who are familiar with a new Department of Justice proposal. The proposal should be officially released next week said a DOJ official. It would apply telephone wiretapping rules to the Internet and it would formally endorse Carnivore, the e-mail surveillance tool of the department that has been vehemently denounced by civil liberties advocates since its discovery last year, said David Sobel, general counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Until now, Attorney General John Ashcroft had not announced whether he would permit the use of Carnivore.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

Napster clones face financial woes

Droves of Napster clones are proving that it's still cheap and easy to create file-swapping services under the nose of the entertainment industry -- but such ventures promise mostly high risks and little pay for the people behind them. Even as the U.S. courts have effectively shut down file-trading giant Napster, numerous would-be replacements have taken root. Most hope to avoid legal entanglements and eventually profit on the immense popularity of services that offer free access to popular music, videos and other files. Like the evanescent "eyeballs" that lured venture capitalists to sink billions into failed dot-coms, the staggering number of consumers signing up for file-swapping services has been a siren's call to developers. Already, millions of people have migrated to start-ups such as MusicCity, Audiogalaxy and Aimster.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

How video games influenced the WTC attack
What's being called the Attack on America is going to change things in many ways, both large and small, some predictable, some not so easy to predict. One of the small issues is that users of Microsoft's Flight Simulator game will no longer be able to crash a simulated 757 into a realistic graphic of the World Trade Center. Yet this small change -- a concession by Microsoft to not offend its customers -- brings up the larger issue of gaming and learning. It has already played an actual role in the attacks -- with the terrorists using flight simulators used to train commercial pilots to hone their deadly skills -- and could play another role in the outcome.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/co...pt=zdnn_nbs_hl

Will the war on terrorism be a recession buster?
Will last week's terrorist attacks and the coming war effort finally plunge the U.S. economy into the recession it's been teetering on the brink of for months? Or will the opposite happen? Might wartime spending act as a fiscal stimulus package that would jump-start the country's flagging finances? Congress has already approved $40 billion in spending to rebuild and fight terrorism after last week's attacks, and there's a good chance that many more billions will be ladled for tasks such as rescuing the beleaguered airline industry and upgrading national security. Economists are hoping that the burst of wartime spending will counteract not only the financial fallout from last week's attacks, but also the long decline of the economy over the last year.
http://salon.com/tech/feature/2001/0...lus/index.html

Taliban rejects demand for bin Laden
Rejecting President Bush's point-blank demand, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan refused Friday to hand over Osama bin Laden, suspected mastermind behind the worst terrorist attacks in American history. The Pentagon deployed additional planes to support a military buildup in the Persian Gulf. On the morning after Bush outlined plans for a global war on terrorism in a nationally televised address, Congress struggled to nail down final details of multibillion-dollar legislation to stabilize the nation's ailing airlines. But the nation's economic uncertainty was reflected in a gyrating stock market, down sharply, then up, then down again -- all before noon.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7246050.html

Government Web sites busy after attacks
Magazine special editions and Web sites updated around the clock don't seem to be enough to quench the public's thirst for news on the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. So, thousands of people have found ways to get information directly from the source. The Internet pages of government agencies have been busy as never before in the days following the crash of hijacked planes in New York, outside Washington and in Pennsylvania -- second only to news Web sites.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7248273.html

Sony unveils palm-sized camcorder
Sony has unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, measuring the length of a handheld computer and weighing less than 11 ounces. Called the DCR-IP7E Network Handycam IP (Image Portal), the camcorder will be available in stores across Asia by November for $1,720. The unit allows video buffs to surf the Web and send e-mails with video attachments when used with a compatible Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or Sony's Bluetooth 56kbps modem adapter. The camcorder can hold up to 50 e-mail messages and addresses. The device accepts JPEG, TIFF and MPEG attachments, which are automatically stored on the Sony Memory Stick when received as e-mail.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...html?tag=cd_mh

More news later on

21-09-01, 01:01 PM	#1
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	The Newspaper Shop -- Friday edition It's friday, so I offer coffee to all readers to celebrate this G.SHDSL: Faster DSL means faster downloads An emerging high-speed Internet standard in Europe holds potential for faster download speeds and broader availability for many U.S. businesses -- if they're willing to wait a while. Although DSL speeds vary widely, the new G.SHDSL could be two to three times faster than most versions of DSL targeted at business customers. The G.SHDSL standard also can deliver data farther than earlier DSL technologies, which are limited to a relatively short distance. Some European communications carriers are using the faster DSL (digital subscriber line) technology on a limited basis. "The European market will see this. And the (U.S. local phone companies) are looking at deploying it to replace their business offerings now," said Pat Hurley, a DSL analyst at TeleChoice, a communications industry market research firm. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp01 Next antitrust hearings to focus on XP Government lawyers said they will make Microsoft Corp.'s powerful new Windows XP software a central focus in the final round of court hearings in their landmark antitrust case against the company. In a filing in U.S. District Court here, state and federal officials proposed a schedule under which the bitterly fought case would resume this fall with briefs and depositions, followed by formal hearings on a new remedy beginning Feb. 4 that could rewrite the rules of competition in the computer industry. In the filing, jointly prepared with Microsoft, the two sides also confirmed that settlement talks have been under way and will proceed during these court hearings. The company and the government "will continue to seek settlement of this matter through private discussions, which are ongoing and should continue simultaneously" with remedy proceedings, the filing said. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 Nimda picking up speed in Europe The persistent Nimda computer virus, which attacks corporate computer systems and personal computers alike, regained momentum in Europe overnight while it showed signs of weakening elsewhere around the globe. Security experts sounded a fresh wave of warning calls on Friday that infestation continues at an increasing pace. According to security software firm Trend Micro, the number of infected computers in Europe jumped fivefold in the past 24 hours to 41,800 as of 7:30 a.m. EDT. Meanwhile, reported cases of Nimda infections appeared to be on the decline in the US and Asia as of late on Thursday, officials said. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 Linux gets an e-biz boost from Borland Development tools specialist Borland is to offer Web services support for the Linux operating system -- a move it argued will build support for Linux for e-business. Web services will be added to Borland's Kylix Linux-based rapid application development (RAD) software. At Borland's conference in London this week, the company said the Web service features will be available in the fourth quarter of 2001. "This is very welcome," said Gary Barnett of analyst firm Ovum. "Borland is in a large and growing group that has got on the Web services bandwagon, but it has more credibility than some others." Jason Vokes, Borland's European product line manager for RAD products, said: "Kylix is the equivalent of (Borland's) Delphi 6 RAD product that runs on Windows. Delphi has recently been updated to include Web services and Kylix is now to be extended in the same way." http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 More negative news for cell phone users Mobile phones may cause damage to health by speeding up the brain's response times, a British scientist told a conference on Friday. As consumer concerns mount that prolonged mobile phone use could lead to problems ranging from headaches to tumors, a recent study showing an alarming rate of brain cancer in some cellphone users is helping swing scientific opinion in Britain. Dr. Alan Preece, head of Biophysics at Bristol Oncology Center, is among a group of scientists becoming increasingly convinced that radiation from cellphones triggers chemical processes in the body that may be harmful. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 DVD writer puts 9.4GB on disk Storage firm LaCie is launching two new DVD writers, one of which allows up to 9.4GB of data on a single disk. Available from early October, the drives are intended for archiving and backup, as well as creating DVD movie disks. However, most PC users will need FireWire adapters to use them. LaCie's new DVDRW supports DVD-R and CD-RW media, as well as its own 4.7GB rewritable DVD-RW disks. A second new drive, the DVDRAM/R supports DVD-R as well as double-sided DVD-RAM cartridges that can store up to 9.4GB. Both are external units. LaCie's UK general manager, George Leptos, said that the DVD-RAM/R was particularly attractive because it offered users up to 9.4GB of rewritable storage as well as the ability to master DVD-compatible disks. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 DOJ: High-tech needed for anti-terror proposal The U.S. Department of Justice wants its wiretapping and other surveillance capabilities vastly expanded, with the Internet and other modern communications technologies among the targets of the government's new war on terrorism, according to experts who are familiar with a new Department of Justice proposal. The proposal should be officially released next week said a DOJ official. It would apply telephone wiretapping rules to the Internet and it would formally endorse Carnivore, the e-mail surveillance tool of the department that has been vehemently denounced by civil liberties advocates since its discovery last year, said David Sobel, general counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Until now, Attorney General John Ashcroft had not announced whether he would permit the use of Carnivore. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 Napster clones face financial woes Droves of Napster clones are proving that it's still cheap and easy to create file-swapping services under the nose of the entertainment industry -- but such ventures promise mostly high risks and little pay for the people behind them. Even as the U.S. courts have effectively shut down file-trading giant Napster, numerous would-be replacements have taken root. Most hope to avoid legal entanglements and eventually profit on the immense popularity of services that offer free access to popular music, videos and other files. Like the evanescent "eyeballs" that lured venture capitalists to sink billions into failed dot-coms, the staggering number of consumers signing up for file-swapping services has been a siren's call to developers. Already, millions of people have migrated to start-ups such as MusicCity, Audiogalaxy and Aimster. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 How video games influenced the WTC attack What's being called the Attack on America is going to change things in many ways, both large and small, some predictable, some not so easy to predict. One of the small issues is that users of Microsoft's Flight Simulator game will no longer be able to crash a simulated 757 into a realistic graphic of the World Trade Center. Yet this small change -- a concession by Microsoft to not offend its customers -- brings up the larger issue of gaming and learning. It has already played an actual role in the attacks -- with the terrorists using flight simulators used to train commercial pilots to hone their deadly skills -- and could play another role in the outcome. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/co...pt=zdnn_nbs_hl Will the war on terrorism be a recession buster? Will last week's terrorist attacks and the coming war effort finally plunge the U.S. economy into the recession it's been teetering on the brink of for months? Or will the opposite happen? Might wartime spending act as a fiscal stimulus package that would jump-start the country's flagging finances? Congress has already approved $40 billion in spending to rebuild and fight terrorism after last week's attacks, and there's a good chance that many more billions will be ladled for tasks such as rescuing the beleaguered airline industry and upgrading national security. Economists are hoping that the burst of wartime spending will counteract not only the financial fallout from last week's attacks, but also the long decline of the economy over the last year. http://salon.com/tech/feature/2001/0...lus/index.html Taliban rejects demand for bin Laden Rejecting President Bush's point-blank demand, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan refused Friday to hand over Osama bin Laden, suspected mastermind behind the worst terrorist attacks in American history. The Pentagon deployed additional planes to support a military buildup in the Persian Gulf. On the morning after Bush outlined plans for a global war on terrorism in a nationally televised address, Congress struggled to nail down final details of multibillion-dollar legislation to stabilize the nation's ailing airlines. But the nation's economic uncertainty was reflected in a gyrating stock market, down sharply, then up, then down again -- all before noon. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7246050.html Government Web sites busy after attacks Magazine special editions and Web sites updated around the clock don't seem to be enough to quench the public's thirst for news on the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. So, thousands of people have found ways to get information directly from the source. The Internet pages of government agencies have been busy as never before in the days following the crash of hijacked planes in New York, outside Washington and in Pennsylvania -- second only to news Web sites. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7248273.html Sony unveils palm-sized camcorder Sony has unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, measuring the length of a handheld computer and weighing less than 11 ounces. Called the DCR-IP7E Network Handycam IP (Image Portal), the camcorder will be available in stores across Asia by November for $1,720. The unit allows video buffs to surf the Web and send e-mails with video attachments when used with a compatible Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or Sony's Bluetooth 56kbps modem adapter. The camcorder can hold up to 50 e-mail messages and addresses. The device accepts JPEG, TIFF and MPEG attachments, which are automatically stored on the Sony Memory Stick when received as e-mail. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200...html?tag=cd_mh More news later on __________________ This post was sponsored by Netcoco, who wants cookies, cookies, cookies and, you guessed it, more cookies