EDUPAGE> Edupage, February 02, 2004
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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 16:36:15 -0700
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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2004
MyDoom Overwhelms SCO Site
PeopleSoft Moves Annual Meeting
Gateway to Acquire eMachines
Appeals Court to Hear P2P Case
MYDOOM OVERWHELMS SCO SITE
The MyDoom virus began its denial-of-service attack on Utah-based
software company SCO Group on Sunday, crippling the company's Web site
and forcing it to relocate the site to a new URL. Officials said the
attack is expected to expire on February 12, at which time the former
site will be restored. The fast-spreading MyDoom virus has infected an
estimated one million computers, with several hundred thousand likely
involved in the current attacks on SCO, according to F-Secure's Mikko
Hypponen. A separate attack is expected to hit Microsoft on Tuesday.
Both Microsoft and SCO have offered rewards of $250,000 for information
leading to the conviction of those responsible for the virus.
CNET, 2 February 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-7349-5151572.html
PEOPLESOFT MOVES ANNUAL MEETING
In what one member of the PeopleSoft Board of Directors called a direct
response to the hostile takeover bid from Oracle, PeopleSoft has
rescheduled its annual stockholders meeting, moving the date up to
March from May. Oracle is expected to try to influence the makeup of
the PeopleSoft board at the meeting, when several director positions
will be contested. Last week Oracle announced its slate of choices for
the PeopleSoft board. According to Craig Conway, PeopleSoft president
and CEO, moving up the meeting is intended to "put Oracle's apparent
efforts to interfere with our business behind us as soon as possible."
In the meantime, both sides are awaiting rulings from the U.S.
Department of Justice and the European Commission on whether the
proposed takeover would receive regulatory approval.
Internet News, 2 February 2004
http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3307041
GATEWAY TO ACQUIRE EMACHINES
Lagging computer maker Gateway Inc. has announced a deal to acquire
eMachines, which has been successful in the low-end PC market. Gateway,
which has posted losses in 12 of the past 13 quarters, is looking to
enter that market to revive its computer sales, which have stalled
despite the company's successful entry into other consumer
electronics, such as plasma televisions and digital cameras. The
acquisition of eMachines will make Gateway the third largest maker of
personal computers, behind Dell and Hewlett-Packard, and most analysts
believe the move is a good one for both companies. Gateway's retail
stores have not been profitable, and, according to Roger Kay of IDC,
the acquisition of eMachines will give Gateway "flexibility in dealing
with its stores" as well as an exit strategy to abandon the stores if
it chooses to do so.
New York Times, 31 January 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/31/technology/31gateway.html
APPEALS COURT TO HEAR P2P CASE
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals this week will hear arguments over
whether Grokster and StreamCast Networks (maker of Morpheus) should be
held liable for the illegal trading of copyrighted materials on their
networks. In April of last year, a federal court ruled that the P2P
companies are not responsible for such activity, striking a blow
against the recording and movie industries. Copyright holders argue
that unless operators of file-trading networks are held accountable,
the continued illegal trading of files "will gravely threaten any
possibility for meaningful copyright protection in the digital era."
Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and counsel to
the two companies said the issue is "whether technology companies are
allowed to innovate or whether they have to ask permission from
copyright owners before they build new products." A ruling is not
expected for several months.
Wired News, 2 February 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62112,00.html
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