http://www.networkworld.com/rss/netflash.xml Network World News Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-outremer-telecoms-mauritius-plans-on.html Outremer Telecom's plans to expand into Mauritius by the end of the year have been dashed after the country's Information & Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) refused to grant the company a mobile license. Patrick Hilbert 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-sap-benchmarking-program-begins-tracking.html SAP users have begun measuring the performance of key aspects of their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems as part of a benchmarking process agreed to with user groups. In April, SAP agreed to delay an increase in the cost of its Enterprise Support service, and to make future increases conditional on meeting certain targets for performance and customer satisfaction. Peter Sayer 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-mobank-app-takes-shopping-to.html iPhone and iPod Touch owners in the U.K. will be able to use their devices to buy and pay for goods using a new application from MoBank. Mikael Ricknäs 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-tightening-credit-requirements-squeee-smaller.html As we entered the recession, the IT channel was optimistic that access to credit and financing wouldn't be a barrier to IT investment. However, now that we're in the eye of the storm, the barriers are looking more daunting than expected. Jeff Jedras 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-n-able-targets-growing-mid-market-opportunity.html While N-able Technologies' primary route to market for its network and systems management software has been through enabling managed services providers (MSPs), the company has recently launched a new partner program to tap what it sees as a growing opportunity: midmarket companies that want to run their internal IT shops like a managed service, just without the outsourcing. Jeff Jedras 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-avaya-offers-incentives-to-woo.html With networking vendor Nortel Networks currently attempting to re-organize its operations under creditor protection, rival Avaya is laying-out the welcome mat for Nortel partners looking for a new networking equipment maker to call home. Jeff Jedras 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-pick-and-choose-model-powerful-bc-cio.html Over 100 public sector organizations, including school districts, health authorities, crown corporations, agencies and municipalities have signed up for the same Microsoft toolset under an umbrella agreement between the Province of British Columbia and Microsoft Corp. Jennifer Kavur 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-how-to-maximize-your-incentive.html In an effort to generate business and drive revenue in a challenging economy, vendors are making significant changes to their channel incentive programs, with an eye to generating results today instead of tomorrow, according to one analyst firm. Jeff Jedras 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-windows-7-promises-reduced-power.html By building more intelligence and tools into the operating system and working more closely with its hardware and software partners, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is promising significantly reduced power consumption when its Windows 7 OS debuts this fall. Jeff Jedras 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-delaying-pc-refresh-will-cost.html With the economic uncertainty many small-and-medium-sized businesses are delaying their PC hardware refresh cycles to save money, but it's a decision that could actually be costlier in the long-run. That's the message that Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) sent during a recent Web briefing on the SMB PC market, and it's a message that could help resellers and system builders close sales. Jeff Jedras 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-ottawa-ip-vendor-eyes-ciscos.html Making even the smallest of businesses look like a big player is the focus behind the solutions offered by TalkSwitch, an Ottawa-based telephony vendor that could give Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) a run for its money in the "S" of the SMB market. Jeff Jedras 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-us-memory-vendor-doubles-down.html While this U.S.-based memory module and flash memory company already does business in Canada, Paul Jones, CEO of Patriot Memory, wants to double his company's Canadian market share by the end of this year with help from channel partners and new product releases. Maxine Cheung 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-worlds-1st-presentation-of-win.html This year's Microsoft Technology Summit in Poland is set to become a stage for two major events - the world's first presentations of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in their RTM (ready to manufacture) versions. Ludwik Krakowiak 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-weetabix-swallow-stage-one-of.html Weetabix has completed the first stage of a supply chain systems rollout, improving the accuracy of stock control. Leo King 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-you-dont-know-tech-the.html You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time. Another Facebook-wannabe went down the tubes, another gadget Web site got birthed, and yet one more politician is undressed, so to speak, by his own e-mails. Are you up to speed on all things geek? Prove it by acing our quiz. Correct answers are worth 10 points, and no, we won't block your Web access if you mention Taiwan. Let's begin. Dan Tynan 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-ngmoco-releases-rolando-2-for.html Ngmoco has announced the release of Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid, a new game for the iPhone and iPod touch priced at $10. Peter Cohen 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-frag-doll-wannabe-1-woman’s.html From March to May, Kristin Reilly spent her spare time doing two things: perfecting her deadly aim in first-person shooters, and smiling for the camera. Reilly had joined the running to become a Frag Doll, a group of highly skilled and--not accidentally--very attractive female gamers sponsored by game publisher Ubisoft. Reilly planned to secure the position with as much precision as a sniper lining up a headshot. Bonnie Ruberg 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-outback-communities-get-7m-internet.html The Rudd government has announced it will spend $7 million over four years on improving public Internet access facilities in remote Indigenous communities. Kathryn Edwards 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-oracle-fusion-11g-vows-to.html Oracle has promised businesses it is tackling the complexity of IT infrastructure, with the release of Fusion Middleware 11g. Leo King 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-usocial-to-sell-twitter.html Members of the micro blogging service Twitter can now purchase followers from uSocial. Carrie-ann Skinner 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-ixos-intros-neo-ipod-speaker.html Looking like something from Transformers, IXOS has announced the Neo iPod speaker dock aimed at bedrooms across the land. Nick Spence 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-ken-frakes-is-new-digital.html Branding and digital agency Start Creative has announced that interactive-media guru Ken Frakes will join its team as digital director. Digital Arts Staff 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-apple-admits-iphone-3gs-heat.html Apple has posted a special iPhone 3GS and 3G temperature warning on its official support pages. Lexton Snol 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-o2-grabs-palm-pre-as.html According to a report in the Guardian newspaper UK mobile operator O2 will next week announce a deal with Palm to be the exclusive UK partner for the Palm Pre mobile phone handset. O2 has so far refrained from commenting on the report. Megan Burger 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-archos-9-tablet-pc-runs.html Archos has announced that its Windows touchscreen tablet PC - the Archos 9 - will hit the UK this autumn for £450. Oliver Garnham 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-oracle-may-cut-up-to.html Oracle may lay off between 850 to 1,000 European employees, according to the French union CFDT. Mikael Ricknäs 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-deathmatch-rematch-blackberry-versus-iphone.html The new iPhone 3.0 OS is now old news, but does its enhancements overcome any advantages that the BlackBerry has over the iPhone? In May, I pitted the BlackBerry Bold in a head-to-head competition against the iPhone 3G, which handily beat RIM's business standard in most areas. After all, the iPhone 3.0 OS enhances the e-mail, calendar, and search functions that many BlackBerry users focus on and that IT loves about the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). Galen Gruman 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-web-site-for-china-mobiles.html A Web site for China Mobile's upcoming mobile application store appeared online on Friday, giving a preview of what free and paid downloads the carrier will offer to its more than 480 million subscribers. Owen Fletcher 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-rsas-coviello-cloud-computing-not.html Cloud-based services are being rolled out without enough attention being paid to securing these services and the information they handle. That was the finding of a recent study commissioned by RSA Security. Sumner Lemon 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-suit-over-chinas-web-filter.html A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer and Sony next week over their shipment in China of controversial software that the company says stole its programming code. Owen Fletcher 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-taiwan-keeps-door-to-china.html Taiwan will have to revise chip-industry regulations before United Microelectronics (UMC) can invest in China, an official said Friday. Dan Nystedt 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-wall-street-beat-after-a.html The second quarter officially ended on June 30 with technology stocks leading all others. The question is, after a strong second quarter run, where do they go from here? Some analysts predict a dip in coming months as people avoid buying new PCs, opting instead to wait until late October when they can buy computers with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7. Dan Nystedt 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-satyam-buyer-does-not-get.html Tech Mahindra may have to ask Satyam Computer Services for a preferential issues of shares to continue its bid to take over the troubled outsourcer. John Ribeiro 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070309-apple-may-be-exempt-from.html Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country. Owen Fletcher 2009-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-google-updates-some-apps.html Google made a few updates to various Apps services this week, including one that lets users within an organization share templates with each other. Nancy Gohring 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-mac-news-benvista-releases-photozoom.html BenVista has released the latest version its photo enlargement software, PhotoZoom Pro 3. Jonathan Seff 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-will-iphones-get-tactile-feedback.html It's always fun to speculate about what Apple has up its sleeve, and one way to get the rumors flying is to uncover Cupertino's latest patent applications. MacRumors has done just that, and the paperwork shows Apple has its eye on some intriguing technologies that may find their way into future iPhones and iPods. Jeff Bertolucci 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-manage-twitter-on-your-desktop.html Twitter is all the rage. It was name-checked on Conan's second Tonight Show broadcast and was even extended into a comedy bit. Basically, Twitter is a microblog that you post, which is shared with the world at large. You can collect friends and only see their tweets, see everyone's tweets, and even reply and send direct messages. In order to use Twitter, normally you have to stick to its Web site, twitter.com. Hence the need for a standalone PC application, and freebie Spaz is one such approach. Steve Horton 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-doj-officially-opens-investigation-into.html The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Thursday that it is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service. Nancy Gohring 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-suda51-no-more-wii-for.html In some interesting news, Suda 51, creator behind such titles as Killer 7 and No More Heroes has revealed that after this years upcoming No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, which is exclusive to the Wii, the No More Heroes series will go in another direction, leaving the Wii behind in its laser beamed wake. Sean Mirkovich 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-asteroids-and-another-resident-evil.html Recently, Hollywood's biggest production companies fought in a brutal bidding war for the privilege to adapt the old-school space-blaster Asteroids into a film. The winner? Universal Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura (G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra) and Jeff Kirschenbaum (Wanted, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) are attached to the product. The script is to be penned by Matthew Lopez, who wrote this year's Race to Witch Mountain starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Sean Mirkovich 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-xhtml-2-language-dumped-in.html Looking to focus on the budding -- and game-changing -- HTML 5 specification, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) said Thursday it plans to increase available resources for the effort by discontinuing further development of XHTML 2. Paul Krill 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-photographing-fireworks-step-by.html For the photographer, winter certainly has its share of iconic subjects, such as Christmas trees, snowmen, and icicles hanging from a roof. But there's nothing quite like the excitement of shooting summertime fireworks. Done right, fireworks photos are dynamic and colorful, and they convey a sense of action better than almost any other kind of still image. Read on to learn how to capture some exciting fireworks photos of your own this summer. Dave Johnson 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-facebook-following-up-privacy-change.html The folks at Facebook don't seem to be taking much downtime this summer. After announcing a revamped approach to user privacy control this week, the Facebook team is now preparing to launch a new and improved Facebook application for the iPhone. Jr Raphael 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-happnin-shows-whos-tweeting-about.html Ever wonder what the folks in your town are tweeting about? Head to Happn.in, which shows the popular Twitter topics for dozens of major cities worldwide. Rick Broida 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-judge-temporarily-dismisses-myspace-cyberbully.html A U.S. judge on Friday overruled a jury verdict and dismissed a case against a Missouri woman convicted last November in a cyberbullying case that led to a teenager's death, according to published reports. Agam Shah 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-online-ad-groups-release-new.html Online consumers should get more information about what information is being tracked and collected for the purposes of behavioral advertising, and they should have more control over what data is being collected, according to new privacy principles released Thursday by four advertising trade groups. Grant Gross 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-get-a-handle-on-your.html For many businesses, recessions strike with a double whammy. Sales fall as fraud rises, squeezing profits at both ends. But unlike those in previous recessions, many of today's entrepreneurs are recovering lost revenue with new technologies that track output down to the last mile, french fry and drop. Johnathon Williams 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-good-master-data-management-needs.html To engineers at oil and gas exploration and development company Nexen Inc., having access to information means being able to think in terms of concrete data and not barrels of gas. Kathleen Lau 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-game-deals-50-off-fallout.html The much beloved Fallout 3 can now be yours for $25 thanks to the team at Steam. But, the deal only lasts this weekend and is exclusive for the PC version only. So, if you've got a PC and have yet to pick up Fallout 3, now's the best time to nab it, as the game usually goes for $50. Sean Mirkovich 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-trine-goes-live-today-release.html As reported earlier, Trine will be priced at $20 for the PlayStation Network, while Steam is selling it for $30. And while the arguments over the variations in price continues, it looks like you'll finally be able to spend your $30 for the PC version as Trine was released today on Steam at 9AM PST, a day earlier than expected. Sean Mirkovich 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-askcom-bets-on-semantic-search.html In the past eight months, Ask.com has unfurled a set of changes to its search engine that the IAC unit calls a success, although its share of U.S. search queries has actually shrunk during that time period. Juan Carlos Perez 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-conficker-forgotten-but-not.html Conficker may not dominate the headlines any longer, but it's still going strong, according to Trend Micro's Malware Blog and stats from the Conficker Working Group. Erik Larkin 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-capcoms-ps1-survival-horror-hits.html On the PlayStation Blog, Capcom Marketing Coordinator Ryan McDougall revealed that the company will be re-releasing a handful of its PS1 and PSP classics on the PlayStation Network in the next few months, with the first titles hitting tomorrow. Dave Rudden 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-net-neutrality.html Advocates of network neutrality are cheering Thursday after learning that the federal government will require any applicants to its broadband stimulus funds to maintain nondiscriminatory networks. Brad Reed 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-palm-pre-hardware-glitches-hard.html Customer forum complaints about shoddy hardware in the Palm Pre are hard to put in perspective, analysts said, considering it is a first-generation device that still has promise for its new WebOS. Matt Hamblen 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-ixos-intros-neo-ipod-speaker.html Looking like something from Transformers, IXOS has announced the Neo iPod speaker dock aimed at bedrooms across the land. Nick Spence 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-claims-that-apple-admits-iphone.html They say the iPhone 3GS is hot. Hot as in sexy. Hot as in selling like cakes that are hot. Hot as in "scorch the skin off your face Raiders of the Ark-style." Dan Moren 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-microsoft-removes-projectile-vomiting-ie8-ad.html An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it. Elizabeth Montalbano 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-xbox-360-dashboard-ads-to.html What's worse than paying $50 a year more than Games For Windows Live gamers, just to play Xbox 360 games online? How about paying that same fifty bucks plus having to eyeball banners that unfurl across your Xbox 360's interface like royal proclamations, flocks of leering emoticons that shout "hello!" (emphasis 'LO') like irritated eyeball-rolling tweens, or human silhouettes that groove in looping jukes as dangling ear buds flail like weird, pliable antennae? Matt Peckham 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-videocloud-offers-hd-video.html Toronto-based solution provider, IT Methods, is aiming to "bring high-definition video conferencing to the masses," with its new videoCloud managed telepresence service offering and the help of its channel partners. Maxine Cheung 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-five-reasons-your-family-doctor.html Roughly 30 per cent of family physicians in Ontario utilize electronic medical records (EMRs), according to OntarioMD Inc., a subsidiary of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). Jennifer Kavur 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-soft-skills-are.html If you think technical skill is all you need for a career in IT, think again. Expectations for IT employees are changing. Jennifer Kavur 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-choose-a-mobileme-account-for.html A nifty iPhone feature is the capability to upload a photo or video directly from the phone's Photos app or Camera Roll to a MobileMe gallery. The iPhone grabs your MobileMe login info from Mail, so you don't even have to remember your account password. Dan Frakes 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-vista-ultimate-users-fume-rant.html Consumers running Windows Vista Ultimate, who have blasted Microsoft for breaking promises to deliver a host of extras, are now knocking the company's upgrade plans and discount pricing for Windows 7. Gregg Keizer 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-insert-a-copyright-from-the.html BooBoo asked the Answer Line forum how to enter the copyright symbol (©) without going through menus and the character map. Lincoln Spector 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-create-events-based-iphoto-albums-with.html If you use iPhoto '09 and its Events organizational feature in a true events manner--separating your photos by actual event--then you may have stumbled onto a limitation in the current version of iPhoto. Let's say you're interested in creating a photo album for a friend who you've photographed at a number of events. But you don't just want photos that contain your friend in this album; you want all the photos from any event they attended. Rob Griffiths 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-bing-builds-an-underwhelming-twitter.html Looking for a competitive edge in the Internet search wars, Microsoft plans to index Twitter updates in real time for Bing, its recently rebranded search engine. Jared Newman 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-researchers-design-wind-turbine-kites.html Stanford University researchers are designing wind turbine kites that would fly to heights of 30,000 feet to reach powerful winds that could be used as alternative energy sources. Sharon Gaudin 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-microsoft-pulls-gross-out-ad-for.html It looks like the image of a woman throwing up after inadvertently viewing pornography was too controversial for Microsoft. As of this morning, the online-only ad for Internet Explorer 8 called O.M.G.I.G.P. -- oh my God! I'm gonna puke--has been pulled from all Microsoft and third-party video Web sites--including the dedicated IE8 site, Browser for the Better. Ian Paul 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-att-iphone-customers-angry-over.html Some AT&T and iPhone customers are angry over delayed delivery of voicemail messages. Sometimes, they say, a voicemail message may not appear in their inbox for several days after it was recorded. David Coursey 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-bing-adds-twitter-search.html For all the hoopla, it turns out that Microsoft's foray into presenting real-time information--Twitter posts--on Bing is pretty lame. I just hope it stays that way. David Coursey 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-bing-beats-google-to-the.html Microsoft beats Google out of the gate by adding Twitter searches to its Bing search engine. Sharon Gaudin 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-reports-microsoft-will-sell-windows.html Microsoft will reportedly offer a multi-license "family pack" for Windows 7, according to details in the end-user licensing agreement (EULA) of a recently-leaked build. Gregg Keizer 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-court-orders-spammers-to-pay.html A U.S. district court has ordered members of an alleged international spam ring to give up US$3.7 million that they made while sending out illegal e-mail messages pitching bogus weight-loss products and human growth hormone pills. Grant Gross 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-vendor-squabbles-cause-w3c-to.html The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easier for people to distribute multimedia content. Jeremy Kirk 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-cisco-virtualization-help.html Cisco is looking to accelerate the rate at which customers adopt virtualization in their data centers, company officials said at the Cisco Live event this week. Jim Duffy 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-stock-exchange-keeps-pirate-bay.html Internet cafe operator Global Gaming Factory X will be delisted from a Swedish stock exchange if it engages in illegal activities involving the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, which it plans to acquire, a stock exchange official has warned. Mikael Ricknäs 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-a-guide-to-the-next.html Choose a section The Desktop Features New Desktop Features The Enterprise Features Hands-On Reviews Upgrade Advice What Enterprise IT Thinks Features for IT Admins Availability and Pricing A Video Tutorial Windows 7 and Netbooks Shane O'neill 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-green-it-to-be-an.html The ongoing economic recession can help drive adoption of green IT within the data centre, according to a report from Datamonitor. Jack Loo 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-nortel-bay-networks.html Former Bay Networks CEO Dave House says he likes the idea of Nortel's enterprise data division -- built around Bay technology -- breaking free and picking up its old name. Tim Greene 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-10-hot-touchscreen-phones.html Keeping tabs on the latest cell phone models can be a full-time job, especially given the number of cell phones announced by Apple, Palm, Nokia, and HTC (including, most recently, the BlackBerry-like T-Mobile Dash) over the past few months. But thanks to PC World, you don't have to hunt down and compare the various touchscreen smartphones yourself. Daniel Ionescu 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-iphone-3gs-tips-to-prevent.html In light of a spate of recent iPhone 3GS overheating reports, Apple published a set of guidelines to help iPhone users ensure that their devices remain at proper operating temperatures to prevent overheating and related issues. More accurately, Apple released the tips the day that many of the initial reports surfaced, last Thursday, June 25, so it's unclear whether or not the two are connected--Apple has not issued an official comment on the reports. But the following information could be valuable to any iPhone owner concerned with possible overheating. Al Sacco 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-ing-to-simplify.html Dutch bank ING has signed a "significant" deal with Atos Origin, expanding an existing outsourcing contract. Leo King 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-weetabix-supply-chain-rollout-eliminates.html Weetabix has completed the first stage of a supply chain systems rollout, improving the accuracy of stock control. Leo King 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-couple-gets-prison-time-for.html Husband and wife owners of a California company that distributed pornographic materials over the Internet have been each sentenced to one year and one day in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Grant Gross 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-75-of-brits-in-fear.html Nearly two thirds of Brits don't know how much it costs to use their mobile phone abroad, says Acision. Carrie-ann Skinner 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-mobile-roaming-rip-off-ends.html EU legislation that sees the cost of using a mobile phone in Europe slashed comes into force today. Carrie-ann Skinner 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-lloyds-tsb-job-cuts-hit.html Lloyds TSB will cut 2,100 jobs, in a move set to hit IT and back office roles. Leo King 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070209-windows-7-may-get-family.html Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shared license for three computers in the same household. The license details in the latest build of Windows 7 have the following clause under 'Installation and Use Rights': "If you are a 'Qualified Family Pack User', you may install one copy of the software marked as 'Family Pack' on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there," according to ZDNet's Ed Bott. Ian Paul 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00