NetFlash: Gamers get a league of their own

I’m just an amateur video-gamer, and since my son was born I have a lot less time to play, so I’ve had to hang up my joystick. But maybe, when he’s older, I can coach him on the fundamentals, sign him up for a league and basically live my video-gaming dream vicariously through him. Hey, if he’s good enough, he could get a gaming scholarship to a university, and – dream of dreams – maybe he could turn pro. With hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes available even today, it would certainly be possible then. Gamers get a league of their own http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0301widernetgames.html?net

I’m just an amateur video-gamer, and since my son was born I have a lot less time to play, so I’ve had to hang up my joystick. But maybe, when he’s older, I can coach him on the fundamentals, sign him up for a league and basically live my video-gaming dream vicariously through him. Hey, if he’s good enough, he could get a gaming scholarship to a university, and – dream of dreams – maybe he could turn pro. With hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes available even today, it would certainly be possible then.

Gamers get a league of their own

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0301widernetgames.html?net

CA blasts SCO, disputes Linux license claim

The flurry of news surrounding The SCO Group just won’t die down. Just after SCO claimed a victory – with several companies signing up for its intellectual property license for Linux – two of those companies, including big fish Computer Associates, are vigorously denying that they signed any such thing. Meanwhile, speculation over Microsoft’s investment in SCO has reached a fever pitch.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0305cablast.html?net

SCO: Microsoft played no role in VC fundraising

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0305scomicro.html?net

U.S. gov’t voices opposition to China’s WLAN standard

Three senior U.S. government officials this week weighed in on the controversy surrounding China’s implementation of a national standard for wireless LANs with a letter to senior Chinese officials that described the move as a barrier against international trade, a U.S. trade group said Thursday.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0305usgovt.html?net

IBM launches initiatives to automate and integrate

At its PartnerWorld conference in Las Vegas this week, IBM announced two initiatives that ultimately could make it easier to integrate business and IT events across multiple platforms, to automate workflows and to provision resources.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0304ibmauto.html?net

Today at “Layer 8”

Why we’re thankful Gates is not interested in Disney; why your boss owes you more today; and our readers find technology everywhere – and we mean everywhere – they look; all that and more today at Layer 8 – your home for not-just-networking news. Final reminder: Today’s the last day to enter our weekly caption contest. Put finger to keyboard and win.

https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net

This week’s top 5 stories so far:

1. Hackers: What are they thinking?

https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/0301hackers.html?net

2. Network certification choices grow with Cisco

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0301specialfocus.html?net

3. Microsoft to make its software ‘behave’

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0301microsoftrsa.html?net

4. SCO sues Linux users DaimlerChrysler, AutoZone

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0303scosues.html?net

5. Doubts dog Microsoft spam plan

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0301microsoftspam.html?net