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ITworld.com Wrap-Up
March 17, 2008
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In this issue:

Appeals court gives Qwest's Nacchio a new trial
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103531/0/

Supreme Court: Novell's antitrust suit against Microsoft can go forward
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103532/0/

RFID-hack hits 1B digital access cards worldwide
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103533/0/

Iomega likes new EMC bid
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103534/0/

BMC to buy BladeLogic for $800 million
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103535/0/

Windows Mobile to get Flash, PDF support
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103536/0/

Google News, YouTube blocked in China amid Tibet riots
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103537/0/

Six-word reviews of 763 songs
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/100834/0/


OTHER RESOURCES
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Open, Manage and Accelerate SSL Encrypted Applications
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/101544/0/

2008 Internet Security Trends Report
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/102329/0/

Multi-layer Spam Defense Architectural Overview
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/101558/0/


OPINION
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RIM better get to work if it wants to compete with Apple
Don Reisinger, ITworld.com

Until last week, RIM's BlackBerry device was one of the few smartphones
able to address the needs of business professionals. That all changed
with Apple's announcement of significant improvements to its iPhone.
Now, RIM has to do more than add a touchscreen and a hidden keyboard to
its BlackBerry, it'll have to offer the kind of SDK Apple announced.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/102789/0/

IN THE NEWS
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Appeals court gives Qwest's Nacchio a new trial
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103531/0/
A U.S. appeals court has granted Joseph Nacchio, the former CEO of Qwest
Communications International, a new trial, reversing his April 2007
conviction on 19 counts of insider trading.

Supreme Court: Novell's antitrust suit against Microsoft can go forward
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103532/0/
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by Microsoft to halt
an antitrust suit that Novell filed against the company for
anticompetitive behavior it said harmed its WordPerfect and QuattroPro
business in the 1990s.

RFID-hack hits 1B digital access cards worldwide
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103533/0/
The Dutch government has issued a warning about the security of access
keys that are based on the widely used Mifare Classic RFID chip.

Iomega likes new EMC bid
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103534/0/
The second time may prove to be the charm in EMC's attempt to acquire
Iomega, as the consumer and small-business storage maker said Monday
that EMC's latest offer is superior to other potential deals.

BMC to buy BladeLogic for $800 million
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103535/0/
BMC Software said Monday that it intends to purchase BladeLogic, a maker
of data center automation software, for $28 per share in cash, or about
$800 million.

Windows Mobile to get Flash, PDF support
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103536/0/
In addition to its own Silverlight multimedia technology, Microsoft will
support Adobe's competing Flash technology on Windows Mobile phones, the
companies planned to announce on Monday.

EBay to take over affiliate program's management
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103538/0/
EBay will soon take over management of the affiliate programs for its
core marketplace and for its Half.com site from ValueClick in the hopes
that it can operate them more efficiently.

Google News, YouTube blocked in China amid Tibet riots
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103537/0/
Beijing appears to have taken a page out of Myanmar's playbook by
blocking some Internet access amid rioting in Tibet that has already
seen as many as 80 people killed, according to the Tibetan government in
exile.

ValueClick to pay $2.9 million to settle spam complaint
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103539/0/
Online advertiser ValueClick has agreed to pay a record $2.9 million to
settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that it sent deceptive
advertising claims in spam e-mail and failed to secure consumers'
sensitive financial information.


TOP STORIES
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Windows XP: The operating system that refuses to die
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/101543/0/

Microsoft debuts IE 8, aims for CSS interoperability
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/102369/0/

IT jobs "very sexy indeed" says Commissioner Reding
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/103035/0/

Tip: Burning bootable DVDs
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/101684/0/

Casino insider tells (almost) all about security
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/102326/0/


ITWHIRLED
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Six-word reviews of 763 songs
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2946626/158421455/100834/0/
Of the hundreds of musicians hoping to break into the big time at the
South by Southwest music festival, 763 submitted mp3s. The Morning News
contributing writer Paul Ford listened to them all. And with his
six-word reviews he may be ending some careers before they've begun. One
of our favorites: "Someone's been eating Hall and Oatesmeal."


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POLL
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