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… the Volcano

Country: Congo

Elevation: 3050 meters

Caldera: 2 x 2.3 kilometer crater (100 meter walls)

Lava flows: cover 1500 square km

Latest eruption: 2002

- Accounts for 2/5th of Africa's volcanic eruptions.

- 24 times in the 20th century.

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Internet…

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Ian W.

MSN Search Page Redesigned Changing algorithms to improve search relevancy Search page imitates Google Windows Live Search, may lead to MSN brand being dropped

Amazon Tunes into Music Downloads Discussing project with top music companies Amazon branded music players and a music download subscription service Could be ready by summer

First Mac OS X Worm Discovered (Leap.A) is the first OS X worm First appeared as a link to shots of the unreleased OS X 10.5 Leopard System The virus erases files and attempts to infect other users through iChat

Registrars Oppose Hike in Domain Name Fees VeriSign reached agreement with Internet Corporation for Assigned

Names and Numbers (ICANN) VeriSign contract to operate .com registry to be renewed in 2012 Registrars oppose fee increase and extended contract as anti-

competitive

Software…

Tina L.

Dropping Outlook from Office 2007 Home & Student Ed. Includes OneNote instead of Outlook Outlook is not as heavily used by Home & Student communities as in

corporations Prevents SMB from using the Home & Student Ed. for business purposes

Microsoft confirms USB bug that drains laptop batteries Notebook’s battery to drain faster than usual Flaw lies in the ACPI driver of Windows XP SP 2. Registry key fix for the bug not meant for general customer user.

.Oracle grabs Sleepycat

Talks with JBoss, Sleepycat, and Zend Technologies The acquisition extends Oracle's embedded database product line. Revenues: subscription contracts and support services

Sources:1) MS Office 2007 issue2) USB bug issue2) Oracle acquisition

Bill would bar US firms from putting servers in China

“the Global Online Freedom Act” -- introduced legislation that would bar U.S. Internet companies from locating Web servers inside "Internet-restricting" countries such as China and Vietnam.

Dell adds Cisco connectivity to servers allow its blade servers to connect to network switching technology from

Cisco Systems , matching a feature already available from the two leaders in the blade server market, IBM and Hewlett-Packard

Lower end switches drive Ethernet growth Late 90’s technology Fixed Managed Ethernet switches- developing countries and small &

medium size business has helped to drive sales of these switches- CHEAPER

Hardware…

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Luis E.

World Cup passes on smart soccer ball

Adidas develops High-tech ball -- sends a radio signal to a referee's watch when the ball crosses the goal line.

Missed Opportunity: EU Services Vote disappoints IT Industry Watered-down directive restricts development

IBM bets $1 Billion on Information Management Will develop range of IM software and services over 3yr period

Dell, Philips cancel $700M IT services deal “Global workplace project” cancelled Found to be “wrong approach”

L.G. Philips, Kodak to jointly evaluate OLED tech LCD manufacturer and Kodak will jointly evaluate mobile

displays and development and supply of AMOLED technology

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Business-to-Business…

Cynthia M.

IBM opens lab in India for advanced IT deployments Work with customers on advanced IT deployments that involve high

levels of scale and performance Staff of15 to draw on staff and resources from IBM India Software Lab

(ISL).

Mobile VoIP could radically change cell phone use Could threaten cash cow voice business

European Commission unveils latest digital safety devices for cars 'Intelligent cars' initiative could save lives

Philips designs watermark system to curb video piracyO Cinefence embeds watermarks in video & audio—provides traceability

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