With Reorg, Microsoft Aims to Make Itself More Nimble
(By Carol Sliwa)
Corporate IT shops could eventually see the effects of the internal reorganization that Microsoft Corp. announced recently in the form of a new Web-oriented, software-based service platform, according to analysts.

Netpace Organizes Mobile Applications Games and Entertainment Conference
Netpace, hosted the first Mobile Applications Games and Enter- tainment Conference (MAGEC) in Pakistan on Sep.17, 2005 at Karachi.

Tools Aim to Give IT More Time for Testing Patches
(By Jaikumar Vijayan)
New tools are starting to become available to IT managers who are looking for ways to protect their systems from worms and other attacks while they work to test and install security patches issued by software vendors.

You Cant Always GUESS what they want
(By Alan S. Horowitz)
A fast-growing part of Ken Erdner’s IT group was running out of office space, so he moved them into a new area separate from the rest of the department. But Erdner failed to ask the employees what they thought, and that proved to be a mistake. He was going for comfortable and productive; the group felt isolated and resentful.

HIGH Maintenance
How do you manage a skilled IT worker who is also a spoiled brat?
When the new IT contractor arrived at Tasty Baking Co., he might just as well have had “high maintenance” tattooed on his forehead. In his very first day on the job, he managed to alienate his co-workers with his poor interpersonal skills, solo mentality and penchant for repeatedly misunder- standing assignments.

Nokia 3250: Music-driven Mobile Phone Features Storage for up to 1000 Songs
The Nokia 3250, Nokia.s newest music phone with a unique design twists transforms a traditional phone keypad into dedicated music keys. The Nokia 3250 stores up to 1 GB (1000 songs) of high quality music and offers 10 hours of music play. In addition the Nokia 3250.s 2-megapixel camera includes smartphone capabilities.

Telenor Adds on 10 More Cities
Telenor Pakistan has officially opened its GSM mobile network for commercial service in Multan, Sialkot, Daska, Dina, Sambrial, Chunian, Kot Radha Krishan, Raja Jhang, Jhang and Sukkur

HP Adds Switches, Software for Network Edges and Wireless LANs
Says new InterConnect Fabric Switch line offers more resiliency, flexibility
(By Matt Hamblen)
Hewlett-Packard will announce a set of hardware and software designed to advance its network edge strategy, including two models of a new ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch that provide high availability, resiliency and automatic configuration features.

Wateen Telecom
Nationwide Optic Fibre Network to Cover 5000 KM in Pakistan
Wateen Telecom, a sister concern of Warid Telecom is setting up a nationwide optic fibre network in Pakistan spanning about 5000 kms to cover the length and breadth of the country to provide a backbone for Warid Telecoms GSM network.

Mobile Trojan Targets PCs too
(By Robert McMillan)
Virus writers have come up with a way to make their malicious software jump from a mobile phone to the PC. Security researchers on Thursday reported the first sightings of a new Trojan program, which masquerades as pirated software for mobile phones and attempts to infect PCs via the phone’s memory card.

Two European Airlines to Launch Mobile Phone Service
(By John Blau)
Two European airlines plan to launch a new service late next year that will allow passengers to use their mobile phones on flights within western Europe.

EU Phone Record Rules Could be OK’d by Year End
The European Union could agree on new rules for storing phone records to help catch terrorists by the end of December, the European Justice and Security Commissioner said.