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ITworld Wrap-Up
April 1, 2008
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In this issue:

ISO adopts OOXML format as international standard
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Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106108/0/

Council of Europe, ISPs draft anti-cybercrime tactics
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106109/0/

IBM served by US Attorney's Office, gov't contracts hit
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Source: Windows XP to get reprieve for low-cost laptops
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106111/0/

EBay yanks sale of laptop with Vista attack code
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106112/0/

Linux kernel community grows, but elite group remains
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106113/0/

How to think big by thinking small
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/105925/0/

Scientists train suicidal fish
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How to think big by thinking small
By Sean McGrath

Computer programming logic is easy really. It all boils down to endless
variations of the following pseudo-English constructs: do | if | while.
That's it. Nothing else to it. Granted, there are a million and one ways
to express all three of these. There are also a million and one
poetically beautiful ways to create new language constructs that hide
the do/if/while stuff from direct view. But, when it is all boiled down,
it is just do/if/while in endless permutations and combinations.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/105925/0/


IN THE NEWS
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ISO adopts OOXML format as international standard
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/105985/0/
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has adopted an
international standard based on Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML)
document format.

Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106108/0/
Responding to increasing pressure from other mobile phone platforms,
Microsoft on Tuesday planned to introduce updated versions of Windows
Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile and also make its new enterprise
device management software available to all medium-size and large
businesses.

Council of Europe, ISPs draft anti-cybercrime tactics
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106109/0/
A set of guidelines to help European ISPs and law enforcement agencies
cooperate on cybercrime investigations are close to being complete.

IBM served by US Attorney's Office, gov't contracts hit
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106110/0/
IBM has received a grand jury summons from the U.S. Attorney's Office
over possible procurement violations between employees of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and certain IBM employees, the
company said Monday.

Source: Windows XP to get reprieve for low-cost laptops
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106111/0/
Microsoft plans to extend the availability of Windows XP for low-cost
laptops beyond June 30, with an announcement expected later this week,
according to a source familiar with the situation.

EBay yanks sale of laptop with Vista attack code
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106112/0/
Shane Macaulay's attempt to sell a hacked laptop complete with Windows
Vista attack code did not last long.

IBM fine-tunes model for disaster management
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106114/0/
IBM's research laboratories in the U.S. and India have fine-tuned
technology to help model and manage natural disasters such as wildfires,
floods, and diseases.

SaaS vendor NetSuite launches e-commerce editions
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106115/0/
NetSuite furthered its verticalization strategy recently with the
release of two new editions of its on-demand ERP platform specifically
geared towards e-commerce vendors.

Linux kernel community grows, but elite group remains
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/106113/0/
While Linus Torvalds' name is synonymous with the Linux kernel, Al
Viro's may be one day, too. Viro has contributed 1,571 changes to the
kernel, which sits at the core of the Linux operating system, over the
past three years.


TOP STORIES
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Even Apple will be hated one day
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How to get Vista SP1
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Best Buy offers gift cards to HD DVD buyers
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The seven dirtiest jobs in IT
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Microsoft warns of new Word attack
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/104631/0/


ITWHIRLED
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Scientists train suicidal fish
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3056156/158421455/101018/0/
Seeking to resolve the environmental impact of fish farms, scientists
are working to train fish to return to a specific point from their home
in the open sea in response to an audio signal. The fish would be fed
after the noise was broadcast until they were conditioned to associate
that sound with good times -- until they got fat enough, and then they'd
be killed and eaten, obviously.


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