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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2006
  EU Orders Deutsche Telekom to Share Network
  Romania Arrests 23 for Internet Scams
  Microsoft Repairs Security Patch
  EA Exec Claims Gaming Industry Fails Women
  SanDisk MP3 Player Doubles Storage of iPod Nano


EU ORDERS DEUTSCHE TELEKOM TO SHARE NETWORK
The European Commission (EC) supported German regulators who ordered
Deutsche Telekom AG to open its high-speed Internet networks to
competitors. As a result of the order, the company must permit
competitors to buy access on its broadband network to offer their own
services to end users. German regulators will have advance approval of
the price charged. Past refusals to grant access forced the company's
business rivals to build their own networks, effectively preventing
them from operating outside cities and causing higher Internet prices
in rural areas, according to the EC.
Wall Street Journal, 21 August 2006
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115616823663141011.html

ROMANIA ARRESTS 23 FOR INTERNET SCAMS
As part of a move against Internet scam rings operating in Romania,
police arrested 23 people in Pitesti, from a group of 63 suspects
sought for questioning over accusations of scamming foreigners by
posing as well-known firms to clients of those companies. After
tricking the e-mail recipients into updating their contact database,
the scammers allegedly created false identity documents and collected
money from other countries. If convicted, the accused face up to 15
years in prison for identity theft. FBI officials reportedly aided in
the investigation.
The Register, 21 August 2006
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/21/romanian_id_fraud_clampdown/

MICROSOFT REPAIRS SECURITY PATCH
Microsoft announced that it has fixed a bug in the MS06-040 Windows
Server services update, a critical security patch. The bug affected
programs that use large amounts of memory on some versions of Windows.
Although the bug did not affect most Windows systems, it did cause
problems in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and the 64-bit version of
Windows XP Professional Edition. The company's fix for the problem is
available online.
PCWorld, 21 August 2006
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,126839-c,windowsbugs/article.html

EA EXEC CLAIMS GAMING INDUSTRY FAILS WOMEN
According to David Gardner, chief operating officer for Electronic Arts
(EA), the video gaming industry continues to fail women by not
producing suitable content. Gardner was speaking to a conference in
Edinburgh at the time. His company's research discovered that 40
percent of teen girls play video games versus 90 percent of teen boys,
and most girls lost interest within a year. He pointed to EA's Sims
game, which accommodates relationships and chat, as a successful
example of the kind of games girls and women enjoy playing.
BBC, 21 August 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5271852.stm

SANDISK MP3 PLAYER DOUBLES STORAGE OF IPOD NANO
SanDisk has introduced the Sansa e280, a flash-based MP3 player with
twice the storage capability of Apple's iPod nano, in an attempt to
gain market share against Apple Computer. The new player includes 8
gigabytes of flash memory and an optional 2 GB microSD card. The price
of the 4 GB iPod nano is $249, almost the same as the 10 GB Sansa e280
at $249.99. The new device also comes with a digital FM tuner to record
and store songs, photo display, video playback, a voice recorder, and a
user-replaceable lithium battery.
Red Herring, 21 August 2006
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=18057&hed=SanDisk+Takes+on+iPod

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