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TOP STORIES - March 15, 2011 • Linux Security Mailing List Crippled by Hackers • Novell Acquisition Delayed by DOJ Patent Investigation • Black Duck Introduces Android Fast Start Program • HP webOS Plans Could Irritate Microsoft • Microsoft Launches Python Tools for Visual Studio Beta SPOTLIGHT 10 Key Missing Features in iPad 2 The iPad 2 might be an update, but it's not as big of a jump over its predecessor as some want to believe. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Xoom Unleashes Graphical Firepower • Jobs Taunts Google, Amazon with iPad 2 • Remote Access Challenges, Benefits • Eye-Controlled Laptop Tracks Your Gaze FEATURED VIDEO Build Business Resiliency Set smart priorities to maintain continuous operations during disasters. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • 10 Promising iPad Alternatives Coming • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need • Discovery Landing: End of an Era IN THIS ISSUE Linux Security Mailing List Crippled by Hackers The mail server hosting the members-only security mailing list "Vendor-Sec" for open-source vendors has been severely damaged, shutting down the closed list for the time being. READ MORE>> Novell Acquisition Delayed by DOJ Patent Investigation The deal to be acquired by Attachmate hinges largely on the sale of 882 patents to a Microsoft-led consortium of vendors. The DOJ is taking longer than expected on the due diligence, to the consternation of investors. READ MORE>> Sponsored by IBM Work smarter to get the maximum out of your ideas at smartertechnology.com. News, information, and resources for your IT needs. Learn more ADVERTISEMENT Black Duck Introduces Android Fast Start Program Black Duck Software announces a new Android Fast Start program to help developers get started with development projects for the hot Android open-source mobile development platform. READ MORE>> HP webOS Plans Could Irritate Microsoft Microsoft could be irritated by HP's plans to port webOS onto PCs, even if those PCs continue to also run Windows. READ MORE>> Microsoft Launches Python Tools for Visual Studio Beta Microsoft delivered a set of tools for Python developers on .NET--Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS)--at the annual PyCon confab for Python developers. READ MORE>> How Often Should You Pull Customer FICO Credit Scores? Lenders are asking: How often should I refresh the FICO Scores of my existing customers? How many of my customers will have a significant change in their score in the short term? How much will their scores change, over a short period of time? DOWNLOAD NOW >> The Forrester Wave: WAN Optimization Forrester recently conducted a WAVE report that looks at the WAN optimization space. It examines the latest technologies for overcoming performance limitations, and compares how the different vendors are differentiating themselves in this space. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Smart Ways to Incorporate Social Networking Into Your Enterprise Mar 29, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Social networking is not a fad - and it is not going away! Millennials entering the workforce have embraced this medium as a way to communicate both personally and professionally. It is time for companies to catch up and properly integrate social networking into their enterprises or risk being left behind. REGISTER >> DR Emergency: Cures for Common DR Problems Mar 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for a live, interactive eSeminar to find out how you can overcome these constraints to realize the full potential of your architecture and wide-area networks (WAN). Attend this online-only event to learn how you can re-architect your data protection and disaster recovery strategies. REGISTER >>

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