Technology & Business Daily Scoop - January 25, 2005

======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Tuesday, January 25, 2005 IN THIS ISSUE * Computer scientists identify future IT challenges * In Brief: U.S. security expert sues Japanese government * IBM to buy Corio for $182 million * SAP launches two security initiatives * IBM/Lotus plots future of Notes and Domino * IBM goes silent on Linux desktop effort -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT ATTEND FREE STORAGE SESSION COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU Now, businesses are required by law to manage data at more than a backup and restore level. Is your business prepared to meet Government regulations for data retention? Attend the FREE SAN Educational Program and learn how to do this easily, cost-effectively, and with scalable results. REGISTER TODAY http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD0D:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== COMPUTER SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY FUTURE IT CHALLENGES A group of British computer scientists have proposed a number of "grand challenges" for IT that they hope will drive forward research, similar to the way the human genome project drove life sciences research through the 1990s. Ambitious goals include harnessing the power of quantum physics, building systems that can't go wrong, and simulating living creatures in every detail. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DCFB:353CA35 ======================================================================== IN BRIEF: U.S. SECURITY EXPERT SUES JAPANESE GOVERNMENT A U.S. security expert is suing the Japanese government for ¥30 million ($291,000) for allegedly censoring his criticisms of Japan's online citizens registry database, called Juki Net. In a lawsuit filed against Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ejovi Nuwere, CTO of SecurityLab Technologies, in Boston, alleged that the ministry stopped him from making a presentation in which he planned to discuss his concerns about the security of the database. Juki Net has been surrounded by controversy, particularly over security concerns, since before its launch in 2003. Nuwere was one of three experts hired by the government to test the security of the system. The experts successfully managed to compromise servers in part of the system. Nuwere had intended to describe these experiences in his talk. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD00:353CA35 ======================================================================== IBM TO BUY CORIO FOR $182 MILLION IBM will acquire Corio, a provider of software-management services and software for businesses, in a cash deal worth $182 million, IBM announced Tuesday. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DCFC:353CA35 ======================================================================== -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO ENHANCE YOUR IT PRODUCTIVITY This InfoWorld Spotlight on IT Productivity, Sponsored by Intel and BMC software brings together news, white papers, and research on capturing value through IT metrics, managing your company's IT productivity, linking IT priorities to business objectives, and managing IT investments. Visit this Spotlight today to find out how to optimize your IT productivity: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD0E:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== SAP LAUNCHES TWO SECURITY INITIATIVES SAP AG has launched two new initiatives aimed at helping customers secure their SAP software systems. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DCFF:353CA35 ======================================================================== IBM/LOTUS PLOTS FUTURE OF NOTES AND DOMINO IBM/Lotus on Monday celebrated the future of its Notes platform telling customers that their investments are protected while at the same time touting the benefits and advancements of the company's emerging Java-based line of next generation Workplace collaboration tools. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DCFE:353CA35 ======================================================================== IBM GOES SILENT ON LINUX DESKTOP EFFORT More than a year after IBM's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sam Palmisano challenged his company to move to the Linux desktop by the end of 2005, IBM has significantly toned down its rhetoric on the subject of open-source clients. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD01:353CA35 ====================================================================== -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT THE ENEMY IN YOUR IN-BOX: Perimeter Email Strategies that Will Work Join experts from Network World, Meta Group and Proofpoint for this new, on-demand webcast as they identify the top 10 concerns for email managers and action steps to address them. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD0F:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ====================================================================== INFOWORLD SMB NEWSLETTER Sign up today for the latest news, reviews, and product information essential to the smooth running of your SMB's IT operations. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD04:353CA35 ====================================================================== ADVERTISE To advertise, contact Elisabeth_raphel@infoworld.com. ====================================================================== UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD02:353CA35 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD07:353CA35 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DD05:353CA35 Copyright (C) 2005 InfoWorld Media Group. 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: GDEWILDE@GMAIL.COM