TOP STORY
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DRAM prices plunge, expected to keep falling
http://www.itworld.com/Comp/1938/070920dramprices/index.html
Anyone looking to add a bit more memory to their computers won a gift
from the DRAM (dynamic RAM) industry. Heavy competition has caused
prices to tumble and industry analysts predict further price declines.
IN THE NEWS
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Report: Steve Jobs subpoenaed in backdating case
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2698/070920jobs/index.html
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) to give a deposition in the stock option
backdating lawsuit against former Apple General Counsel, Nancy Heinen.
Sony to expand PS2 business, offers no PS3 price cut
http://www.itworld.com/App/4201/070920sonyps2/index.html
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) opened Japan's biggest computer
gaming event on Thursday with a keynote speech that promised a new
PlayStation 3 controller and expansion of its PlayStation 2 business,
but not an anticipated price cut.
Toshiba develops multimedia chip using Cell technology
http://www.itworld.com/Comp/1982/070920toshiba/index.html
Toshiba Corp. on Thursday revealed a new high-performance chip aimed at
multimedia applications such as video processing in consumer devices.
With bankruptcy, SCO now facing Nasdaq delisting
http://open.itworld.com/5033/070920scodelist/page_1.html
Following its bankruptcy filing, The SCO Group Inc. may be booted off of
the Nasdaq stock exchange as early as next week, the Unix vendor said
Wednesday
IBM expands Microsoft collaboration war to office market
http://www.itworld.com/App/4147/070919ibmms/index.html
IBM Corp.'s move to develop its own suite of productivity applications
to compete with Microsoft Corp.'s Office software is part of a larger
war the two companies are waging in the market for employee
collaboration applications.
SAP gives pricing, release plans for A1S hosted applications
http://utilitycomputing.itworld.com/4594/070919sappricing/page_1.html
SAP AG has christened its suite of hosted ERP software for the midmarket
SAP Business ByDesign and said it will be available initially in the
U.S. and Germany, with the U.K., France and China to follow soon after.
Pricing for the service in the U.S. starts at $149 per user per month
for a minimum of 25 users, including services and support, SAP said.
Laptop vendors to offer Centrino with WiMax next year
http://wireless.itworld.com/4273/070919laptop/page_1.html
Several laptop vendors plan to announce support for an upcoming version
of Intel Corp.'s Centrino platform that uses WiMax wide-area networking
technology -- but Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc. and Apple Inc. are not
expected to be among them.
INTERVIEW
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Nokia expands enterprise, security offerings
http://wireless.itworld.com/4245/070919nokia/page_1.html
In this interview, Mary McDowell, executive vice president and general
manager of Nokia's Enterprise Solutions, a division that deals with
products from the E Series phones to security appliances to software
such as the Intellisync Mobile Suite, discusses Nokia's direction in
several enterprise areas.
