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ITworld.com Wrap-Up
February 27, 2008
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In this issue:

Ballmer launches Windows Server 2008, lauds user base
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Opera chooses Google as default search in mobile browser
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Lawmakers debate mobile consumer rights bill
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E.U. fines Microsoft another €899M for antitrust abuse
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Debate on OOXML standard continues behind closed doors
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a7

Nortel cutting 2,100 jobs
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a11

50 ways to make your software do more
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The online relationship obituary database
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OTHER RESOURCES
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Achieving PCI Compliance at the Point of Sale
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Anti-Virus Is Dead: The Advent of the Graylist Approach to Computer
Protection
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a16

Comparing Approaches for Desktop Software Lockdown
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50 ways to make your software do more
Christopher Null, PC World

Stuck with a boring browser? Wish that Word could handle more tasks?
Feel hemmed in by Photoshop? You don't have to toss (or upgrade) your
existing software to get new features and tools. Sometimes a plug-in, an
add-on, or even a simple tweak can enable your computer to do tricks you
never even thought of before. We rounded up more than 50 of our favorite
tools and tips for unlocking extra value from popular browsers,
productivity applications, and multimedia tools.
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IN THE NEWS
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Ballmer launches Windows Server 2008, lauds user base
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Besides launching a set of updated products Wednesday, Microsoft CEO
Steve Ballmer lauded the company's IT user base, calling them the 'heart
and soul' of the industry.

Opera chooses Google as default search in mobile browser
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a4
Opera Mobile and Opera Mini users will start seeing a Google search bar
on their browser start pages, based on an agreement between the
companies.

Lawmakers debate mobile consumer rights bill
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a0
A proposed consumer rights bill for mobile telephone service drew mixed
reviews during a hearing in Congress Wednesday, with detractors saying
the legislation would place too much regulation on a competitive
industry.

E.U. fines Microsoft another €899M for antitrust abuse
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a13
The European Commission fined Microsoft a massive €899 million ($1.3
billion) for continued failure to honor the 2004 antitrust ruling
against it, Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes said Wednesday.

Debate on OOXML standard continues behind closed doors
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a7
With 6,000 pages of text subject to 1,100 modifications, all to be
approved by 120 delegates from 37 countries in just five days, the task
facing the standards committee discussing Microsoft's Office Open XML
(OOXML) document format in Geneva this week is mammoth.

Nortel cutting 2,100 jobs
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a11
Nortel said it will cut 2,100 jobs and shift 1,000 more to 'higher
growth and lower cost geographies' after fourth quarter results fell
short of Wall Street expectations.

European Commission approves Acer's buying Packard Bell
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a9
The European Commission Wednesday gave the go-ahead for the takeover of
Dutch computer maker Packard Bell by Acer of Taiwan, after a one-month
examination of the deal.

Verizon's first open-network specs coming March 19
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a177015a428998256a3
Verizon Wireless will release Version 1.0 of the technical
specifications for devices to use on its 'Any Device, Any App' service
at its developer conference on March 19.


TOP STORIES
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Why Windows XP should be available until Windows 7
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Google finds evil all over the Web
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Yesterday's SQL worms, today's problem
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Windows Vista SP1's error-filled saga
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Unix Tip: More on filenames
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ITWHIRLED
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The online relationship obituary database
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People's willingness -- nay, eagerness -- to share their raw emotional
stories online with the world never ceases to amaze. One New York
public radio employee found a great deal of closure after writing her
father's obituary, and so decided to write one for a past relationship
as well. She started a site for others to do the same -- which has
gotten dozens of entries. Warning: ADDICTIVE!


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