Computerworld Wrap-Up
April 08, 2008
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In this issue:
* Microsoft patches critical top-to-bottom bugs in Windows
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* IBM updates high-end servers, returns to water cooling
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* Microsoft to pilot Office anti-piracy nagging
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107351/2/
* Google's new App Engine aims for the cloud
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107352/2/
* Q&A: CA's John Swainson talks up software-as-a-service, green-IT strategies
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107353/2/
* IBM rolls out tools for nontechies, developers to build mashups
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107354/2/
* Microsoft calls for talks on Internet trust, safety
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107355/2/
* HP unveils low-cost mini-laptop for education market
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107356/2/
* Review: HP's 2133 Mini-Note takes on the Eee PC
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107357/2/
* SNIA moves proposed data archive standards ahead
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107358/2/
* Nokia Tube seen as iPhone challenger
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107359/2/
* Blog post: Lucas Mearian: Solid state disk life and performance varies widely
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SHARK BAIT OF THE DAY
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IT Office Games
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FROM OUR TECH DISPENSER BLOG NETWORK
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Is This How Security Will Be Improved?
A Billings, Mont., law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against Davidson Companies, claiming the company was negligent when it allowed a hacker to penetrate its systems ...
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Report: Does collaboration drive business success?
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White Paper: White Paper: Lower-cost, Higher-Performance Networks.
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White Paper: Akamai Electronic Software Delivery
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TODAY'S IT BLOGWATCH
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Yahoo vs. Microsoft... FIGHT! (and alt.lost)
Am not. Are too. Is IT Blogwatch: in which Yahoo and Microsoft bicker like spoiled children. Not to mention alternative opening titles for Lost...
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
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OS Smackdown: Linux vs. Mac OS X vs. Windows Vista vs. Windows XP
Forget market share -- which desktop operating system is truly the best? Four experts defend their OS of choice in an opinionated free-for-all.
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THIS WEEK'S FRANKLY SPEAKING COLUMN
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Not Dead Yet
IBM's hoary AS/400 minicomputer lives on. And Frank Hayes wonders why.
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THIS WEEK'S COMPUTERWORLD EDITORIAL
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Earning Their Keep
The changing demographics of the IT profession might help account for the relatively low percentage of substance abusers in its ranks.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3092213/80502052/107129/2/
TODAY'S POLL
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What should Microsoft do about XP?
* Sell and support it as long as there's demand
* Stop selling it soon but still support it
* Stop selling and supporting it soon
* Take online Poll
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