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ITworld.com Wrap-Up
March 12, 2008
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Top 10 Reasons Hackers use the Web for Attacks
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Blue Coat Systems outlines the top 10 reasons why hackers use the web to
attack including desktop and server vulnerabilities, the widespread
adoption of "always-on" broadband Internet access and more.

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In this issue:

Seattle and Silicon Valley square off
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102791/0/

Microsoft submits Windows 7 for U.S. antitrust review
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102792/0/

Gates repeats request for more H-1B visas
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102793/0/

BT partners on software-based SMB phone system
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102794/0/

Ballmer outlines Microsoft's enterprise ambitions
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102795/0/

Wal-Mart removes Linux PC from store shelves
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102625/0/

Rigged Excel documents making the rounds
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102796/0/

Japan investigating reports of iPod nano fires
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102797/0/


OTHER RESOURCES
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Open, Manage and Accelerate SSL Encrypted Applications
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/101544/0/

2008 Internet Security Trends Report
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102329/0/

Multi-layer Spam Defense Architectural Overview
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/101558/0/


OPINION
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Seattle and Silicon Valley square off
By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service

In the way that really only an online discussion can, the debate over
which place is better, Seattle or Silicon Valley, has spun into a
gloves-are-off, let's-take-this-outside kind of brawl.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102791/0/


IN THE NEWS
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Microsoft submits Windows 7 for U.S. antitrust review
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102792/0/
Microsoft has submitted the follow-up to Windows Vista to the committee
that oversees its U.S. antitrust compliance, to ensure the operating
system is meeting the terms of the company's agreement with the
government.

Gates repeats request for more H-1B visas
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102793/0/
The U.S. is driving away the world's best engineers and computer
scientists by putting limits on H-1B visas and other immigrant worker
programs, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday.

BT partners on software-based SMB phone system
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102794/0/
BT has partnered with a U.S. company, RingCentral, to offer an
Internet-based phone system in the U.K. that's easy for small and
medium-size businesses to configure and maintain.

Ballmer outlines Microsoft's enterprise ambitions
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102795/0/
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used his opening keynote at Microsoft's
Convergence user conference to not only preview a number of updates to
the company's Dynamics line of business software, but also to make a
firm declaration of the software giant's enterprise market plans.

Wal-Mart removes Linux PC from store shelves
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102625/0/
Wal-Mart has stopped selling Everex's Linux-based PC in its stores
because of a tepid response from customers, although it will continue to
sell the product online, the retailer said Tuesday.

Rigged Excel documents making the rounds
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102796/0/
Security experts have warned that malicious Microsoft Excel documents
are making the rounds via email, exploiting an unpatched Excel
vulnerability that has been known publicly since January.

Japan investigating reports of iPod nano fires
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102797/0/
Japan is investigating a potential defect in an early generation iPod
nano after one of the players reportedly emitted sparks while
recharging.

CDT launches health privacy initiative
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102798/0/
Privacy needs to be a higher priority as the U.S. government and other
groups push for adoption of health IT as a way to improve the country's
health-care system, said the Center for Democracy and Technology, which
has launched a health privacy initiative.

3Com adds virtualization to routers
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102666/0/
3Com has added a virtualization feature to its routers via a partnership
with LineSider Technologies, a provider of policy-based network
infrastructure control and management products.


TOP STORIES
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Windows XP: The operating system that refuses to die
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/101543/0/

Microsoft debuts IE 8, aims for CSS interoperability
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102369/0/

Where Microsoft lost its way - Google obsession
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/101536/0/

Tip: Burning bootable DVDs
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/101684/0/

Casino insider tells (almost) all about security
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/102326/0/


ITWHIRLED
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Geek Comic of the Week: Kinkofry
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2918291/158421455/101020/0/
Mushrooms are pretty amazing -- so says the tagline for this comic,
anyway. Looking vaguely like Super Mario's mushroom enemies, the
fungal heroes and villains in this comic navigate their way around its
strange world.

Subscribe to the ITwhirled alert - weird tech news direct to your inbox.
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Messaging management is becoming more difficult thanks to the growing
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