Outlook-killer Scalix in spotlight [TECH UPDATE]

Welcome to ZDNet's Tech Update Today for Tue., March 1, 2005

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DAVID BERLIND - Outlook-killer Scalix spotlighted in public discourse

TOP NEWS HEADLINES FROM ZDNN - Growth rate slips for Firefox usage - AOL's instant messenger gets hooks to Outlook - Sun: Chip connection tech on horizon - Big Blue to sales staff: Go far and small - JBoss tries to bulk up its Rolodex of partners - VoIP in finance: Networks too 'rickety' - Business loses a day a week to e-mail

LATEST BLOGS - Getting the premium you deserve -- Ed Gottsman - CIO "DNA" evolving, says Meta Group -- Chris Jablonski - iDownload hires a lawyer -- Wayne Cunningham - SOA: the definitions keep on flying -- Joe McKendrick - First decrease ever measured for IP Telephony in US -- Chris Jablonski

DAN FARBER'S PICKS - Intel to spotlight new Itanium - Eclipse lights up Java crowd - AOL instant messenger to become better corporate citizen - Why Microsoft should reveal source code - Servers made simple

TUNE IN TO DAN AND DAVID - Anytime, anywhere secure data access - Phishing: Watch out for scam spam - Sun's utility computing: $1 per CPU per hour - Finding IT talent still a challenge - Best practices in intrusion prevention

IN THE BLOGS - Rearden Commerce transforms business services

FEATURE - WiMax may pose fresh challenge to broadband

REVIEW - Dell Latitude D810

DOWNLOAD - One for all, all in one

PREVIOUSLY ON TECH UPDATE TODAY - Microsoft fires back in database price war - VoIP is ready for prime time--and it's going to hurt

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAVID BERLIND

Outlook-killer Scalix spotlighted in public discourse

Last week, when I reported--via blog and podcast--about Scalix's uniquely disruptive Outlook/Exchange-killer, ZDNet's George Ou thought it sounded too good to be true--and posed some tough follow-up questions for Scalix in his blog. Scalix founder Julie Farris wasted no time delivering some answers--and she delivered them straight to the Talkback section of George's blog. George, meanwhile, was downloading a demo version to try Scalix for himself. I hope you find this very public brand of discourse--connecting vendors, the press, and potential customers--as exciting as I do. I hope, too, that you'll join the conversation. (By the way, George concludes that "Scalix, in its promised state, should make Microsoft management quake in their boots.") http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=53993-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Podcast: Scalix offers Firefox-based imitation of Outlook http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=53994-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOP NEWS HEADLINES FROM ZDNN

Growth rate slips for Firefox usage http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=53995-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

AOL's instant messenger gets hooks to Outlook http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=53996-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Sun: Chip connection tech on horizon http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=53997-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Big Blue to sales staff: Go far and small http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=53998-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

JBoss tries to bulk up its Rolodex of partners http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=53999-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

VoIP in finance: Networks too 'rickety' http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54000-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Business loses a day a week to e-mail http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54001-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LATEST BLOGS

Getting the premium you deserve -- Ed Gottsman http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54002-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

CIO "DNA" evolving, says Meta Group -- Chris Jablonski http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54003-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

iDownload hires a lawyer -- Wayne Cunningham http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54004-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

SOA: the definitions keep on flying -- Joe McKendrick http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54005-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

First decrease ever measured for IP Telephony in US -- Chris Jablonski http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54006-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAN FARBER'S PICKS

Intel to spotlight new Itanium

Despite Itanium's troubles and the popularity of Intel's's lower-end Xeon products. the chipmaker still has long-term plans for the processor family. At the Intel Developer Forum today, the company is expected to offer another glimpse into Itanium's future. A new model, code-named Poulson, is scheduled to succeed Tukwila, a processor due in 2007 that had previously been code-named Tanglewood. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54007-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Sources: IBM ditching Itanium altogether http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54008-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Eclipse lights up Java crowd

A little more than a year ago, detractors painted the Eclipse open-source project as nothing more than a ploy by IBM to sell its own software. Today, by most accounts, Eclipse is the center of innovation in the Java tools industry. This week's sold-out EclipseCon conference will fete its newest board members--IBM rivals BEA Systems, Sybase and Borland International--and detail the expanding list of development-related projects under Eclipse's purview. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54009-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

David Berlind: Sun unphased by an Eclipse that's living up to its name http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54010-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

AOL instant messenger to become better corporate citizen

America Online is beta testing a software, co-developed with Intellisync, that integrates its instant messenging solution with Microsoft's Outlook in away that makes Outlook more aware of an AIM participant's Net presence. "It's about time," writes David Berlind, "that AOL recognized that many corporate users actually rely on AIM." http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54011-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Why Microsoft should reveal SQL Server code John Carroll thinks that anyone with a valid license should have access to Microsoft's SQL Server source code. Rather than a polemic against proprietary software, John makes a practical argument and commends Microsoft's steps to release more source code. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54012-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54013-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Viewability of SQL Server code is far cry from open source http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54014-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Servers made simple

Whether you run a small business or a department inside a large enterprise, sooner or later you'll need a server. But servers require an IT department, right? Not necessarily. A new crop of systems from IBM, HP, and others are specifically designed to be easy enough for nonexperts to set up and manage. CNET editors review eight of these low-end servers--and offer advice and tools for matching a machine to your company's needs. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54015-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TUNE IN TO DAN AND DAVID

Anytime, anywhere secure data access

The increasingly mobile workforce is now accustomed to accessing information from their corporate networks via phones, PDAs and laptops. That means businesses must be vigilant about securing wireless data. In this Audiocast, we outline the requirements for provisioning a wireless infrastructure that provides mobile users with secure access to corporate data and applications anytime, anywhere. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54016-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Phishing: Watch out for scam spam

In this ZDNet Audiocast, David Berlind talks to Dave Jevans, chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group, about the latest phishing schemes and how to protect computers and networks from these attacks. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54017-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Sun's utility computing: $1 per CPU per hour

Sun Microsystems is now offering a pay-per-use service that will function like a utility or grid. In a Face to Face interview, Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz tells Dan Farber that at the core of the new computing service is "transparent" pricing. PLAY VIDEO http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54018-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Finding IT talent still a challenge

In a CIO Sessions exclusive, Microsoft CIO Ron Markezich shares his thoughts on a range of topics, from Longhorn to security flaws in Internet Explorer to the biggest IT challenges facing Microsoft. PLAY VIDEO http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54019-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Best practices in intrusion prevention

Intrusion prevention is not just for large organizations anymore. Small and medium-sized businesses can also take advantage of this growing technology.In this audiocast, we'll discuss the advantages of intrusion prevention systems and how organizations can determine which system may be right for them. PLAY AUDIO http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54020-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Navigating the printer landscape

Despite the digitization of everything, paper and printing are essential to business operations. In this ZDNet videocast, we provide guidelines for choosing the printing solutions that best meets the needs of your tasks. PLAY VIDEO http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54021-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

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Rearden Commerce transforms business services

Rearden Commerce's unique and likely successful product is an XML/Web services-based platform for orchestrating and automating travel, package shipping, conferencing and other business service requests for corporate employees and consumers. Founder and CEO Patrick Grady understands what it takes to win in his space. "We will be the lowest cost provider of services because of the stack we built," he says. If it can get a critical mass of business and consumer service providers and customers to map into the software stack, Dan Farber writes, Rearden Commerce just might live up to its hype. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54022-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

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WiMax may pose fresh challenge to broadband

Emerging wireless technology, backed by cell phone pioneer McCaw and others, is poised to compete with cable, DSL. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54024-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REVIEW

http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54025-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5 Dell Latitude D810

With upgraded specs and a sturdier design, the Latitude D810 is a smart choice for businesses in search of a well-rounded desktop replacement. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54026-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DOWNLOAD One for all, all in one

With eight powerful tools, All-in-One Secretmaker 4.1.4 is a one-stop online-privacy solution. Avoid spam and annoying pop-ups, manage your Internet cache and history files, and block tracking companies from identifying you. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54027-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PREVIOUSLY ON TECH UPDATE TODAY

Microsoft fires back in database price war

In a move that could lead to more price cuts in the database market, Microsoft yesterday introduced a lower cost version of its database software. SQL Server 2000 Workgroup, a version for small businesses priced at $3,899 per processor, is planned for the first half of this year, while the upcoming SQL Server 2005 update is due in the summer. With the revamped product suite, Microsoft intends to offer alternatives

to a range of rival software, including open-source products and databases from rivals Oracle and IBM, each of whom last year introduced lower-cost

editions of their databases in an effort to spur sales to medium-size customers. http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54028-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54029-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

Viewability of SQL Server code is far cry from open source http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54030-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

See also: Open source's next frontier http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54031-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

VoIP is ready for prime time--and it's going to hurt

For many weeks now, tech nomad Peter Cochrane has been experimenting with Skype. All his telephone calls--Skype-to-Skype, Skype-to-mobile and Skype-to-fixed line--have been made with headset and laptop computer. His mobile phone bill has plummeted from $500 a month to less than $10 a month. He's even purchased headsets for his children and colleagues and asked them to move to VoIP. Yes, the telecom industry is in big trouble. But who, asks Cochrane, will pay for the communications infrastructure if the money is taken out of the industry by services that charge nothing? http://ct.zdnet.com.com/clicks?c=54032-45018394&brand=zdnet&ds=5

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