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Subject: August 2001 ECMgt.com: New Standards and Rules Create Opportunity
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  • Apple's OS X: Magnet for Hackers?
  • Microsoft taking dual approach to handhelds
  • Web ready phones are not enough
  • Look, Officer! No Hands!
  • Sharp Tools Up to Make LCDs with Built-In Circuits
  • Intel Clocks in With Fast Pentium 4 Chips
  • IBM to specialize in large monitors
  • Cisco Secures Broadband Access
  • CA Fires Back With New Product Blitz
  • Apple recalls power adapters
  • AOL 7.0 Released For Beta Testing
  • Mac OS X gets its own Windows Media Player
  • WebMethods Releases App, Inks Pact
  • Cloning .Net
  • Dell loads Red Hat Linux 7.1 on servers, workstations
  • PC manufacturers can zap MS Windows icons
  • Precise Adds DB2 Monitoring
  • New Notes Web Client To Offer Offline Perks
  • Microsoft readies Word bundle for Macs
  • Intel to roll out Tualatin
  • Oracle9i Positioned For Content Management

Apple's OS X: Magnet for Hackers?
In the past, Apple Computer evangelists have touted the company's signature Macintosh OS for, among other things, its relative invulnerability to hackers and cyber-terrorists.

Microsoft taking dual approach to handhelds
Although Microsoft touts its Pocket PC as the best software package for handheld computing devices, it is offering another option for computer makers that think they can do better.

Web ready phones are not enough
Of the 10 million handsets purchased in the US in Q4 2000, most featured enhanced graphics and longer battery life.

Look, Officer! No Hands!
The ban on talking on cell phones while driving in New York has spurred a flurry of activity among developers of hands-free and voice recognition products.

Sharp Tools Up to Make LCDs with Built-In Circuits
Sharp Corp, Japan's biggest liquid crystal display maker, said it will start making advanced displays next autumn that integrate circuits into the screen, allowing sharper images and lower power use.

Intel Clocks in With Fast Pentium 4 Chips
With the back-to-school computer buying season about to get underway, Intel Corp. took the battle to rival AMD with the release of two new Intel Pentium 4 processors clocking in at 1.8 GHz and 1.6 GHz, respectively.

IBM to specialize in large monitors
IBM will focus its display business solely on large flat-panel displays with high resolution in the coming years.

Cisco Secures Broadband Access
Cisco announced two new access devices for securing broadband connections in small branches and home offices.

CA Fires Back With New Product Blitz
CA is firing back at a takeover attempt by disgruntled software mogul Sam Wyly with an impressive new product blitz.

Apple recalls power adapters
Apple Computer is recalling 570,000 power adapters used on some older PowerBook models after reports that the brick-shaped units can overheat, creating a potential fire hazard.

AOL 7.0 Released For Beta Testing
Beta testers can now get a first look at America Online Inc.'s latest project, AOL 7.0.

Mac OS X gets its own Windows Media Player
Ensuring that users of the latest Apple operating system, as well as Windows users, will be able to play Windows Media audio and video files, Microsoft announced a version of its Windows Media Player for Mac OS X.

WebMethods Releases App, Inks Pact
WebMethods Inc. today unveiled version 4.5 of its application integration platform, adding capabilities aimed at letting small and mid-sized companies connect with online marketplaces.

Cloning .Net
Even as Microsoft touts the open availability of the underpinnings of its .Net initiative, open-source advocates are working to make sure .Net isn't a Microsoft-only technology.

Dell loads Red Hat Linux 7.1 on servers, workstations
Dell Computer began shipping its entire line of Dell PowerEdge servers with the most recent version of Red Hat's Linux operating system preinstalled.

PC manufacturers can zap MS Windows icons
Responding to an appeals court ruling that it broke the law through anti-competitive business practices, MS Corp. announced that it would begin offering computer manufacturers the ability to remove certain default icons in the upcoming version of its Windows XP OS.

Precise Adds DB2 Monitoring
Precise Software today shipped performance management software for IBM's DB2 UDB database.

New Notes Web Client To Offer Offline Perks
Lotus Development's new iNotes Web Access client promises to let users work offline without the bulky proprietary full Notes client.

Microsoft readies Word bundle for Macs
Microsoft on Thursday said that it will begin offering a word-processing and e-mail bundle for Mac users.

Intel to roll out Tualatin
Ushering in the first of many processors built on a smaller, 0.13-micron architecture, Intel will formally introduce its Tualatin chip, a Pentium III processor that runs cooler and uses less power than its predecessors

Oracle9i Positioned For Content Management
Oracle is positioning its Oracle9i database server as an enterprise-wide content manager.

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