Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Toshiba offers to replace 340,000 laptop batteries ... Microsoft launches YouTube rival

Today's IT News Audio Update
Toshiba is offering to replace 340,000 laptop batteries ... Microsoft has launched the beta version of a new video download service ... EMC will spend $175 million to acquire security equipment provider Network Intelligence


HIGHLIGHTS

News: Toshiba offers to exchange 340,000 notebook batteries
News: EMC buys Network Intelligence
News: Motorola to buy Symbol for $3.9 billion
News: Microsoft tests YouTube competitor
Opinion: Pray for tape; its demise would be disastrous for small businesses
ITwhirled: Next must-have iPod accessory: The iZod?


NEWS UPDATES

Toshiba offers to exchange 340,000 notebook batteries
Toshiba Corp. has offered to exchange 340,000 notebook computer batteries, but said they do not pose a fire hazard. Instead, defective batteries could unexpectedly cut power to the notebooks, causing users to lose unsaved work.

EMC buys Network Intelligence
EMC Corp. will spend $175 million to acquire security information provider Network Intelligence Corp. This latest acquisition, expected to close late Monday, underscores the growing importance of security technology to EMC. Also on Monday, EMC announced that it had completed its $2.1 billion purchase of RSA Security, which will form the basis of a new RSA-branded security division within the company.

Motorola to buy Symbol for $3.9 billion
Motorola Inc. plans to acquire wireless mobile device developer Symbol Technologies Inc. for $3.9 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.

Microsoft tests YouTube competitor
Microsoft Corp. hopes to bank on the popularity of online video-sharing services such as YouTube and Google Video with its own competitive service, which goes into beta on Tuesday.

Napster exploring sale, tie-up
Napster Inc., the remade version of the popular Internet music sharing service, is in talks over a sale or possible strategic partnership, the company said Monday.

DHS picks cybersecurity czar
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally named a leader for its cybersecurity efforts on Monday, fulfilling a promise made last July by an agency that has drawn poor marks for digital security.

Microsoft files 20 more antipiracy lawsuits
Continuing its worldwide assault on software piracy, Microsoft Corp. has filed 20 lawsuits against resellers accused of distributing unauthorized copies of its software.

New AIM worm may prove difficult to fight
A sophisticated computer worm spreading via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is setting up a botnet that may be difficult to combat, security researchers said.

Motorola, Nokia, BenQ bid Cebit adieu
BenQ Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. will participate at next year's Cebit trade show, and rumors abound that other vendors, particularly in the consumer electronics segment, might also skip the annual event.

T-Mobile top bidder as 3G auction ends
T-Mobile USA Inc. came out the biggest spender in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Advanced Wireless Services spectrum auction, which ended Monday.


OPINION

Pray for tape; its demise would be disastrous for small businesses
By Joel Shore

Sitting just a few feet from me in my home office is 2 terabytes of RAID 5 storage, in a cabinet barely bigger than a one-gallon milk bottle. Lying on my desk are four 8-gigabyte Compact Flash cards, each no bigger than a fifty-cent piece. Is it any wonder that few people seem to talk about tape for the SMB market anymore?


ITWHIRLED

Next must-have iPod accessory: The iZod?
What with a new batch of iPods coming out, you're going to want to show that your MP3 player is classier than the rest. That's why you've got to get the latest in iPod-wear, better than iPod socks: The iZod. Look, it's even got it's little collar popped!

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