Technology & Business Daily Scoop - January 26, 2005

======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, January 26, 2005 IN THIS ISSUE * Sun launches global group focused on telcos * DOJ steps up Longhorn scrutiny * Oracle ups 2006 forecast, citing PeopleSoft deal * SAP reaches 2004 sales target, sees more growth * EarthLink, SK Telecom create virtual mobile operator * Microsoft to require Windows piracy check -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT ENABLING THE ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE WITH 10G ETHERNET Could your challenges be a stronger demand for simplicity, manageability, or adaptability? We live in a horizontal, heterogeneous, networked world. It's not about vertical silos, it's about bridging the gap between people, processes and technology through standardization. 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You?ll learn about the current state of IT-business alignment in 565 IT organizations around the world. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B33EF7:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== SAP REACHES 2004 SALES TARGET, SEES MORE GROWTH German business software vendor SAP AG increased software license revenue 10 percent in 2004 and forecast revenue to gain as much as 12 percent this year. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B33EEB:353CA35 ======================================================================== EARTHLINK, SK TELECOM CREATE VIRTUAL MOBILE OPERATOR Internet service provider EarthLink and South Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom will launch a joint virtual mobile network operator in the U.S., called SK-EarthLink, the companies announced Wednesday. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B33EE9:353CA35 ======================================================================== MICROSOFT TO REQUIRE WINDOWS PIRACY CHECK Microsoft in mid-2005 will put a piracy lock on two of its download Web sites, requiring all Windows XP and Windows 2000 users to validate their copy of Windows as genuine before downloading software, the company said Tuesday. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B33EE8:353CA35 ====================================================================== -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT GRID COMPUTING GLOSSARY OF TERMS Like any technology, grid computing has a specialized lexicon of terms, acronyms, and concepts. 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