Technology & Business Daily Scoop - March 8, 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE

* New IM worms target MSN users * Hitachi moves into data storage outsourcing * WinFS lives again! But in XP not Longhorn * Update: Japan's FTC warns Intel on processor sales * Vonage CEO slams VoIP blocking * AMD pushes Opteron for embedded systems

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NEW IM WORMS TARGET MSN USERS

Antivirus companies are warning users of Microsoft's popular MSN Messenger application about a host of new worms that spread using instant messages (IMs) over that network.

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HITACHI MOVES INTO DATA STORAGE OUTSOURCING

Japanese electronics giant Hitachi, which acquired IBM's disk drive manufacturing arm more than two years ago, is now quietly expanding into the business of providing storage services for multinational companies.

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WINFS LIVES AGAIN! BUT IN XP NOT LONGHORN

The rumors of WinFS' death have been greatly exaggerated, according to Tom Rizzo, Microsoft's director of product management for SQL Server, who said the next-generation file and storage system is currently being backported for Windows XP, according to a report.

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UPDATE: JAPAN'S FTC WARNS INTEL ON PROCESSOR SALES

Japan's trade watchdog, the Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), suspects Intel's Japanese unit broke local antitrust regulations by offering incentives to major PC makers to limit their usage of processors from Intel's rivals, it said Tuesday.

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VONAGE CEO SLAMS VOIP BLOCKING

The top executive of VoIP (Voice over IP) provider Vonage Holdings is satisfied with regulators' response to a carrier that blocked Vonage's service but sees a broader danger ahead with technology for detecting the data service that customers are using.

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AMD PUSHES OPTERON FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has spotted a new market opportunity for its Opteron microprocessor. On Tuesday, the Sunnyvale, California, chip maker was set to announce a new program designed to make Opteron more attractive to developers of custom-designed embedded devices.

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