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CIO . News Watch
March 21, 2008

IT Workers Favor Obama, McCain
IT workers seem to like Barack Obama and John McCain equally in the U.S. presidential race, but more than a third of respondents in a recent survey preferred some other candidate.
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SPONSOR: Epicor

11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement
An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Here are the 11 criteria that allow you to identify and select the solution that will meet these expectations. Click to continue.

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SPONSOR: Agilysys

Identity Management: Compliance and Beyond
Identity Management -- It's more than just about compliance. Its how smart and innovative companies are not only saving money, but are making it too. View this webcast today brought to you by Agilysys.


Microsoft Vista SP1 Officially Available
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was released a day after Amazon.com let slip that it would become available this week.

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Garmin GPS Dominates Consumer, Corporate Market: What's Next?
GPS device maker Garmin currently owns the U.S. portable navigation system market with more than half of all consumer and enterprise users, but will it be able to overcome the challenges ahead and succeed with its new smartphone?

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SPONSOR: Gemalto

A New Era in Enterprise Security: Gemalto – Microsoft Identity and Access Management Solution
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Time: 3:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM PDT
For IT organizations, optimizing business processes and securing access to networks and data often can be an either-or proposition. Addressing these needs, Microsoft and Gemalto are working together to offer a comprehensive identity and access management system that delivers personalized digital security services, including strong authentication, digital signature, email and file encryption, and more. Register for this Webcast to learn more about how these technologies can be deployed with your existing infrastructure to improve network security, business process efficiency and employee productivity.
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Arthur C. Clarke Dies At 90
Science fiction writer, inventor, scuba diver, and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke died early this week at his home on the island nation of Sri Lanka at the age of 90.

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Apple iPhone Users Devour Most Mobile Content, Research Shows
Whether or not the iPhone and is read to take on the BlackBerry in the enterprise space, it's the single most popular device for accessing mobile Internet content, according to a recent study.

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King of Spam Pleads Guilty; Faces 26 Years in Prison
The notorious spammer authorities dubbed "the King of Spam" is facing a possible 26-year jail sentence after pleading guilty in Seattle on Friday to charges of fraud and tax evasion.

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High Court: Novell's Microsoft Antitrust Case Can Go Forward
The U.S. Supreme Court has 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.

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FCC Closes 700MHz Spectrum Auction
The controversial 700MHz spectrum auction has closed, raising $19.59 billion, a record for a spectrum auction in the U.S., the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said this week.

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Facebook Beefs Up Privacy Options, Readies Online Chat
Facebook has rolled out new privacy features that give users more control over who sees the data stored on their profile pages.

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Yahoo to Microsoft: Cheapskate
Yahoo has dusted off a three-month old financial plan to reinforce its contention that the company is worth much more than Microsoft has offered to pay for it.

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Data Thieves Steal Credit Card Data From Supermarket Chain
Data thieves broke into computers at supermarket chains Hannaford Brothers and Sweetbay, stealing an estimated 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers, Hannaford said this week.

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Thank you for reading CIO News Watch.

Al Sacco
CIO News Watch Editor
CXO Media


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