Although this is a little off topic, I know that this note will interest you napster users. Sorry to those of you that I have annoyed by posting a note off topic. Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc. Web Business Office, The City of Calgary PHONE: (403) 268-5527. FAX: (403) 268-6423 E-MAIL ADDRESS: sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca -----Original Message----- From: The_InfoWorld_Scoop@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:The_InfoWorld_Scoop at bdcimail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 1:07 PM To: sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca Subject: THE INFOWORLD SCOOP P.M. EDITION, Tuesday, October 31, 2000 ======================================================== THE INFOWORLD SCOOP P.M. EDITION ======================================================== Tuesday, October 31, 2000 Advertising Sponsor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You Are Not Alone Read CTO FirstMover Source for a sense of solidarity. It's the InfoWorld weekly newsletter that focuses on the world of the Chief Technology Officer. With capsule reports, opinion and analysis, and market research on the products, trends, and issues that drive your technology and business decisions every day. Delivered to your e- mailbox every Tuesday. To subscribe, go to http://www.iwsubscribe.com/newsletters/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TOP NEWS STORIES * Intel: We are Rambus 'advocates' * AOL 6.0 wreaks havoc with some PCs * Finjan builds defense against PDA attack * Bertelsmann forms alliance with Napster Scroll down for more on these articles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTEL: WE ARE RAMBUS 'ADVOCATES' Posted at October 31, 2000 09:48 AM Pacific OFFICIALS FOR CHIP mammoth Intel have said in the past that Rambus memory technology "is the recipe for performance" for the company's high-end processors, and a company spokesperson on Tuesday said Intel's position has not changed. Intel restated its position after shares of Rambus stock fell sharply Tuesday following rumors that Intel was recalling its support for Rambus memory technology. For the full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/10/31/001031hnintram.xml?1031tup m - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AOL 6.0 WREAKS HAVOC WITH SOME PCS Posted at October 31, 2000 09:19 AM Pacific AOL 5.0 WAS an unmitigated disaster for the online giant. Soon after its release, users began complaining about network settings getting blown away, key Windows files being rewritten, and in some cases PCs becoming utterly inoperable. Some of the same problems are beginning to crop up with AOL 6.0, which launched last week. This is AOL's first client software designed to serve all of its dial-up, cable modem and DSL customers. Apparently the one-software-fits-all approach isn't working out for all cable modem and DSL customers. For the full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/10/31/001031hnaol.xml?1031tupm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FINJAN BUILDS DEFENSE AGAINST PDA ATTACK Posted at October 31, 2000 08:45 AM Pacific SECURITY SOFTWARE COMPANY Finjan Software announced the release of an application on Tuesday to protect computer systems from attacks launched from PDAs (personal data assistants). San Jose, Calif.-based Finjan's SurfinShield Corporate monitors the behavior of executable programs synchronized from Palm Pilots to corporate PCs, according to a company release. The application looks for active Web content, such as ActiveX, Java scripts, and executable programs coming in over a synchronization link to a PDA, and prevents content that breaches security policies, such as attempting to delete a file or open a network connection. For the full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/10/31/001031hnfinjan.xml?1031tup m - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BERTELSMANN FORMS ALLIANCE WITH NAPSTER Posted at October 31, 2000 08:06 AM Pacific ONCE ENEMIES, BERTELSMANN and Napster will now form an alliance to develop a peer-to-peer file sharing service, the German company announced Tuesday. Bertelsmann's newly formed eCommerce Group, BeCG, and Napster have developed a membership-based service that will provide file-sharing capabilities that "preserves the Napster experience while at the same time providing payments to the rightsholders," the company said in a statement. 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