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ITworld.com Wrap-Up
March 5, 2008
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In this issue:

Ozzie: Microsoft needs Yahoo for Web, advertising plan
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Yahoo allows more time to nominate board members
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101678/0/

Apple hints at enterprise future for iPhone
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Wi-Fi takes to the sea
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101680/0/

AT&T plans $1 billion network investment
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Apple goal of 10 million iPhone sales stays on track
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101682/0/

Where Microsoft lost its way - Google obsession
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101536/0/

Crackpot technologies that could shake up IT
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/100834/0/


OTHER RESOURCES
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Data Protection and Disaster Recovery with iSCSI and VMware
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Making Your Business Disaster Ready with Virtual Infrastructure
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Case Study: Consolidating Servers While Keeping Them in Sync with DR
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101211/0/


OPINION
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Where Microsoft lost its way - Google obsession
Don Reisinger, ITworld.com

Microsoft has always been a software company and Google has always been
an online services firm. So why are they such fierce competitors? The
answer: Microsoft is jealous of Google. And that jealousy has led the
company to believe it can be a bloated mess and offer a wide array of
products without focusing on its core competency - software.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101536/0/


IN THE NEWS
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Ozzie: Microsoft needs Yahoo for Web, advertising plan
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101677/0/
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie on Wednesday attempted to
clarify Microsoft's Web-based advertising and services strategy and lay
a case for why buying Yahoo is integral to that plan.

Yahoo allows more time to nominate board members
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101678/0/
Yahoo has lifted next week's deadline for nominating directors to its
board, an attempt to discourage Microsoft from launching a proxy fight
to replace the current board with members willing to approve its Yahoo
acquisition bid.

Apple hints at enterprise future for iPhone
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101679/0/
Apple hinted that the iPhone might become more useful to business
workers during a discussion hosted by Morgan Stanley on Wednesday.

Wi-Fi takes to the sea
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101680/0/
While wireless Internet access has become a virtual commodity in homes
and offices, exhibitors at this week's Cebit show in Hanover, Germany,
are displaying wares focused on extending and optimizing the technology.

AT&T plans $1 billion network investment
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101681/0/
AT&T will spend US$1 billion in 2008 to expand its IP (Internet
Protocol) networks for large businesses, driven by an 'explosive surge'
in data, voice and video traffic, the company said Wednesday.

Apple goal of 10 million iPhone sales stays on track
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101682/0/
Apple remains on course to sell ten million iPhones in the current
financial year, senior executives told shareholders Tuesday.

Facebook hires away Google online ad vice president
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101683/0/
Sheryl Sandberg, Google's vice president of global online sales and
operations, will jump to Facebook later this month to become the
social-networking company's chief operating officer and help the company
to grow globally.


TOP STORIES
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Over 50% of companies fire workers for e-mail, 'Net abuse
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/100833/0/

Where Microsoft lost its way - Google obsession
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101536/0/

Windows Vista SP1's error-filled saga
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/100929/0/

Windows XP: The operating system that refuses to die
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/101543/0/

LinkedIn users question Gates query
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/100832/0/


ITWHIRLED
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Crackpot technologies that could shake up IT
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2879998/158421455/100834/0/
Nanotech! Pervasive computing! Wireless power! Just a few years ago,
these ideas sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel, but today
they're on the threshold of reality -- and will really mix things up if
they come to fruition. Will 2008 be their big year? Or will they
always be the next big thing?


Subscribe to the ITwhirled alert - weird tech news direct to your inbox.
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