BEA to Oracle: We're not opposed to a reasonable offer

In this issue:

- BEA to Oracle: We're not opposed to a reasonable offer
- Cisco to buy WiMax startup Navini Networks for $330M
- MySQL to get injection of Google code
- Microsoft says next version of NAV not quite baked
- ID thieves have a 50-50 chance of going to prison
- Wireless tech makes jury duty slightly less onerous
- Macs, iPhone boost Apple's earnings
- MySpace to add games from Oberon
- Gadget giveaway ends soon. Enter now!


IN THE NEWS

BEA to Oracle: We're not opposed to a reasonable offer
BEA Systems Inc. has told Oracle Corp. the two companies can still make a deal -- just not the one on the table.

Rejected by BEA, Oracle sets bid deadline
Oracle Corp. Tuesday morning said that BEA Systems Inc. has officially rejected its offer to acquire the company. BEA had previously said the offer was too low.

Cisco to buy WiMax startup Navini Networks for $330M
Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to buy Navini Networks Inc., a developer of WiMax broadband wireless access systems for $330 million, marking Cisco's first foray into the technology.

MySQL to get injection of Google code
MySQL laid out its software road map through 2009, including code contributed by Google and security improvements due in MySQL 7.0.

Microsoft says next version of NAV not quite baked
Microsoft Corp. has delayed the release of the next version of Dynamics NAV, one of its ERP applications for mid-size companies, company executives said Tuesday.

Judge takes Qualcomm's side in patent spat with Nokia
Qualcomm Inc. scored a minor victory in its continuing spat with Nokia when a judge last week recommended ending the investigation Nokia bought against it in August for infringing patents.

ID thieves have a 50-50 chance of going to prison
A new study of Secret Service case files found that convicted ID thieves received prison time in half of all cases.

MySpace to add games from Oberon
MySpace will partner with Oberon Media to put interactive games on its users' personal profile pages starting next year.


WINDOWS TIP

Fixing Group Policy Gobbledygook
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises

A reader posed this question: "When I opened my Default Domain Policy in Group Policy Object Editor, some of the nodes under Administrative Templates were in different languages.... Do you know how to reverse this so that the outcome will be English only?" Here's one solution.


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Jury duty to become slightly less onerous, thanks to wireless technology
One of the worst parts of jury duty is the time you spend sitting around in some musty courthouse waiting for your number to be called. But one Michigan court had the bright idea of handing out pagers -- like the ones restaurants use to let patrons know their table is ready -- to prospective jurors. Now people are a little less grumpy about their civic duty, and shops and restaurants near the courthouse are seeing more customers.


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