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In this issue:
* Google Analytics Now Tracking Adobe Flash Content
* Ingres Updates Open-Source Database
* Apple Exec Fights for New Job, Sues IBM
* Direct Energy Mines BI to Conserve Revenue Streams
* Google Boosts U.S. Search Dominance in October
* Opinion: The Apple Search Engine? I Hope Not
Computerworld Blogs:
* With Yang out, is Microsoft in at Yahoo?
* Don Tennant: What, me worry?
* Facebook good for business, opines think tank
* Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: 'I don't think anyone can make money from the Linux desktop'
Shark Bait: I/O issues with novice users
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Windows Vista: A Cybersecurity Shield
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Google Analytics Now Tracking Adobe Flash Content
Google and Adobe have agreed to collaborate to make it easier for users of the Google Analytics tool to track Flash content.
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Ingres Updates Open-Source Database
Ingres has shipped a big update for its open-source database.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3904439/80502007/152277/2/
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Apple Exec Fights for New job, Sues IBM
A newly hired Apple exec barred by a federal judge from working at the computer maker has countersued IBM, his former employer, arguing that a noncompetition deal he signed is unenforceable and too broadly written.
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Direct Energy Mines BI to Conserve Revenue Streams
Direct Energy has implemented a business intelligence system that gives it a more "holistic view" into its customer records.
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Google Boosts U.S. Search Dominance in October
Google continued to increase its U.S. search share dominance in October, widening its lead over Yahoo and Microsoft.
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Opinion: The Apple Search Engine? I Hope Not
Rumors are floating around the Web this week about a possible new search engine in the works by Apple. Let me be the first to say I hope they're not true.
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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With Yang out, is Microsoft in at Yahoo?
Yahoo's owners have spoken and Jerry Yang is out as Yahoo CEO. Does this mean that Microsoft is in?
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3904439/80502007/152284/2/
Don Tennant: What, me worry?
In five years, IT will still be a viable career path, but it will no longer exist as the stand-alone sphere of activity it tends to be today, posits Don Tennant in this week's editorial.
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3904439/80502007/149111/2/
Facebook good for business, opines think tank
In Thursday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches the think tank Demos tell us to chill out -- and unblock Facebook from our Web filters. Not to mention how Belgian charities make money...
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3904439/80502007/149112/2/
Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: 'I don't think anyone can make money from the Linux desktop'
During a press call today about Canonical's forthcoming Ubuntu release, Mark Shuttleworth said that no one can make money from the Linux desktop. On the other hand, he doesn't think Microsoft will be making much money from desktop operating system for much longer either.
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