Upcoming chats:

Open source and its changing role in the enterprise with Stormy Peters
Mark your calendars for Thursday May 15 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST. Peters can answer your questions about the open-source movement, reality versus hype, managing open source tools and anything else about the software world you want to discuss. Peters is co-founder of the non-profit GNOME Foundation and director of community and partner programs for OpenLogic. No registration necessary.

Crimeware: understanding new attacks and defenses, with authors Markus Jakobsson and Zulfikar Ramzan
Join internationally acclaimed security scientists and authors Markus Jakobsson and Zulfikar Ramzan for a live chat on Wednesday May 28 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST where they will answer your questions about advanced IT threats. Some of the spooky new tools financially motivated attackers are using today include rootkits, bot networks, spyware, adware and click fraud. But you can learn to protect your networks. PLUS, attendees of the chat will be eligible to win one of 10 copies of the authors' latest book Crimeware: understanding new attacks and defenses.

May giveaways:
May giveaways from Microsoft Subnet and Cisco Subnet
Win a Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 from New Horizons; a Cisco training course worth up to $3,995 from Global Knowledge; one of 15 copies of the SharePoint training video, WSS and MOSS 3.0 Development (video training) published by Sams; one of 15 copies of the Cisco Press book CCNA Practice Questions (Exam 640-802), 3rd Edition, or a Cool Stuff techno-toy worth up to $500 from Global Knowledge. Hurry! Deadline for entries is May 31.