Wired: “Getting ahead in multiplayer games like EverQuest usually demands a lot of time spent playing the game. But some players with more money than time are spending their way to success.”

Anonymous Reader writes: “I found a link to a place that sell screen protectors pretty cheap for Stylistic 1200.
http://www.vsps.com/notebooks.htm“

The Register: “The world’s first 3G network goes live today in Tokyo, Japan. Run by NTT DoCoMo, the networks will
enable subscribers to watch video clips and listen to music on new mobile handsets. If two people
use the handsets they will be able to see one another thanks to an in-built camera on the device.”

Wired: “The fact that the FBI is struggling to conclusively identify the hijacker terrorists points out how serious the threat of ID theft may be.”

CNET: “A start-up spun off from IBM has begun selling a thin “blade” server with a less radical approach than
competitors trying to pack computing horsepower as densely as possible.

OmniCluster Technologies has begun selling servers that plug into existing servers’ PCI slots–the same type of
connection commonly used to attach devices such as network cards and storage system controllers to servers. The
method essentially sets up a miniature network between the host server and all the OmniCluster servers plugged into
it, said Chief Executive Chris Fleck.”

Henri Bergius writes: “Nemein’s Ami Ganguli presents the Midgard
application server in the “Open Source Content Management Systems”
panel in the Wizards of OS conference in Berlin on Oct 11 2001,
starting at 15:00.

The “Wizards of Operating Systems 2” is a three day conference
addressing audience interested in digital media culture and the future
of the knowledge society. The conference will be held on October 11th
– 13th 2001 in the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany.

Midgard is a freely-available solution for managing content on Web,
Extranet and Intranet services. It is also a toolkit for building
dynamic applications to power eBusiness and Information Management
processes.

Nemein Solutions is the leading Nordic provider of Open Source Midgard
software for mobile collaboration and information management.

Ami Ganguli is a member of Midgard’s core developer team. Ami works at
Nemein Solutions on the next generation Midgard2 application server.

For more information visit the conference Web site.

Contact information:

Ami Ganguli, Nemein Solutions
ami.ganguli@nemein.com
+358-20-198 6033

http://www.nemein.com/

“

Anonymous Reader writes: “Limewire has just relesed Sparky, a prototype that improves traffic over the Gnutella network by using new techniques to dramatically reduce broadcast query and ping traffic. The article includes links to download the program for Linux, Solaris, Windows, and Mac.

http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2001/sparky.htm l“

Wired: “Because of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Internet2 national meeting will take place by videoconference.”

Wired: “You’ve just been out for a run. You’re sweaty, thirsty and have no pockets. What do you do? Pay for that 32-ounce sugar water with your fingerprint.”

ComputerNewsDaily: “At a glitzy Silicon Valley party this summer, the computer industry titans gathered around a single
table formed a telling tableau.

Microsoft Corp.’s Bill Gates held court with a powerful venture capitalist. Across from him,
Compaq Computer Corp. Chairman Michael Capellas and Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Carly
Fiornia chattered, grinning over glasses of red wine.

To their left sat Gateway Inc. Chairman Ted Waitt, looking wistful, with no one left to talk to.”