VoIP ZONE
 

VoIP DRIVES CABLE SUCCESS
Cable providers currently account for slightly more than half of the VoIP market, and specialist providers tally another 37%. That leaves a mere 11% for telcos whose traditional lifeline has been voice communications.
http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/e-newsletters/Internet-Telephony/20060501/u1621620-voip-drives-cable-success.htm

WHAT THE SKYPE/POLYCOM NEWS MEANS TO VoIP
On the surface, it may not seem like big news ... Polycom, a leader in conferencing, and Skype, a leader in VoIP, come together to make a new product - a portable speakerphone that works with Skype. But, aside from allowing you to have conference calls with other Skype users the product is a harbinger of great things to come.
http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/e-newsletters/Internet-Telephony/20060501/u1627205-what-skypepolycom-news-means-voip.htm

CYBERZONE

WHO DUNNIT SOFTWARE
The Classification System for Serial Criminal Patterns (CSSCP) combs through police department IT systems, searching for patterns or clusters of data elements that might tie together a string of crimes and give police the data they need to find the perpetrators, derived from analysis of the most successful detectives in Chicago.
http://www.govtech.net/magazine/story.print.php?id=99373

WIRED MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO ONLINE VIDEO
In a world of what-you-want, when-you-want-it video, it can be difficult to chose among the thousands and thousands of clips and programs. In this new guide to online video, Wired magazine breaks out online video by network and genre.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70767-0.html?tw=wn_index_1

DID YOU REMEMBER SEEING THAT?
It was a stunt that launched a thousand conspiracy theories. Market researcher James Vicary claimed in 1957 that he could get movie-goers to "drink Coca-Cola" and "eat popcorn" by flashing those messages on the screen for such a short time that viewers were unaware of it. People were outraged, and the practice was banned in the UK, Australia and the US.But Vicary's study was fabricated, and scientists who have since tried to replicate it have largely failed. But now researchers have shown that, if the conditions are right, subliminal advertising to promote a brand can be made to work surprisingly well...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025494.400?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nshref=mg19025494.400

30K,000 LAPTOPS, NOT EXACTLY GENTLY USED, FOR $48 APIECE
For sale: more than 30,000 laptops. Gently used? Well, not exactly. But the price is hard to beat. Maine's seventh- and eighth-graders are getting new Apple laptop computers this fall. That leaves about 30,000 old Apple iBooks, and schools are being given the opportunity to purchase them at a bargain price of $48 apiece.

At that price, some school districts can't resist paying to keep the old ones even though they're getting new ones this fall.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2006/04/25/fs_30000_laptops_not_exactly_gently_used_for_48_apiece?mode=PF

NAPSTER GOES BACK TO OFFERING FREE MUSIC
All the songs on Napster are free again. In a bid to gain traction against Apple's dominant iTunes online music store, Napster over the weekend shifted to an advertising-supported model. Visitors can listen to any of the 2 million tunes in its catalog without having to fork over a credit card or download the Napster software application.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/50270.html

SCIENCE ZONE

SELF-MEDICATING SHEEP SHAKE OFF THE "STUPID" LABEL
Can sick sheep stick to their own prescriptions? Almost, since it seems that sheep can select the correct medicine to treat a specific ailment
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19025495.200?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nshref=mg19025495.200

KIWI GENETICS SOFTWARE A TOP APPLE DOWNLOAD
User-friendly genetics software developed in Auckland has become the most popular science download from Apple Computer's website worldwide.
  http://www.stuff.co.nz/hlc/1,,77463~3652475a28~,00.html

RECYLCLING GOLD WITH PERSIMMON SKINS
Researchers at the Saga University have discovered a way to recover gold from waste electronic circuit boards using the juices of persimmon skins. Apparently when mixed with sulfuric acid, specially processed persimmon skins have the ability to bind with gold in an acid solution of other metals.
http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/AC/TNKS/Nni20060427D27JSN05.htm

SHUTTING DOWN ALZHEIMER's
More than a decade ago few people were optimistic about the prospects for defeating Alzheimer's. Scientists knew so little about the biology of the disease, and its origins and course were thought to be hopelessly complex. Recently, however, researchers have made tremendous progress toward understanding the molecular events that appear to trigger the illness, and they are now exploring a variety of strategies for slowing or halting these destructive processes.
http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe5a1274736402747617-fdfb15737467027b72147874-ff3310707762

BIO BRIEFS

East Bay--Novartis inherits Chiron's legacy of innovation, growth: 111 to lose jobs in takeover's wake
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120206

East Bay--Biotechs revive option to share costs, benefits
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120207

Philadelphia--Human testing of stem-cell therapy OK'd
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120208

Phoenix--Biotech cash pitted against tax cut plans
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120209

Raleigh/Durham--Techs, biotechs bullish heading into cash hunts
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120210

San Francisco--Research group seeks aid for bio incubator
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120211

San Francisco--Benefits of research add up
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120212

Washington--Maryland. may lose biotech cos.
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/22120213

ASIA-PACIFIC ZONE

STANFORD MED SCHOOL JOINS INTERNET PROJECT
The School of Medicine at Stanford University has joined a project led by a San Diego company to develop a Web portal where users in China can find accurate, current medical information. Many in China still rely on herbal remedies and treatments. The portal is intended to provide a reliable source of information to fill the gap between traditional approaches and modern medicine. Michael Chermak, chief executive of Bridgetech Holdings International, which is leading development of the portal, stressed the importance of having partners such as Stanford whose reputation can provide credibility for the project among users.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/14473749.htm

SINGTEL's SUBSCRIBER BASE REACHES 85 MILLION
Singapore's leading carrier Singtel said that its number of subscribers has crossed the 85 million mark. As of 31 March 2006, Singtel and its associate telcos reported 85 million customers; this is a 31% increase over last year. In seven markets, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, where the Singaporean company directly participates, customer numbers increased by 28% to over 33 million. Singtel associates Bharti and Telkomsel have posted highest growth of 78% and 51% year-on-year user increase respectively. In its domestic market, the telco reported 1.66 million customers, including 130,000 3G customers. Singtel has the largest subscriber base in Asia excluding China.

WIRELESS ZONE

RHODE ISLAND FORGES AHEAD WITH STATEWIDE WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORK
Rhode Island is pushing ahead with a plan to launch a fee-based WiMAX/Wi-Fi network blanketing the entire state by 2007. Although officials believe the network could persuade businesses to relocate from nearby Boston, which is more expensive, there is no guarantee customers will be interested.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-04-28T204303Z_01_N28446626_RTRUKOC_0_US-RHODEISLAND.xml

CRICKET CHIRPS INTO SAN ANTONIO
Leap Wireless International is launching its Cricket wireless services in the San Antonio market today. Alaska Native Broadband 1 License (ANB) is carrying out the service rollout in the Texas city.
http://email.wirelessweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ewED0C1swl0B4I0EUHK0

SITE CITE

SIX WAYS TO WOO YOUR LOVER...AT LEAST
Need help guiding Cupid's arrow to your target? A bunch of red roses is just the start
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19025491.900?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nshref=mg19025491.900