Blog details Vista SP1 plans ... E.C. sues Apple, others over pricing

HIGHLIGHTS
News: European Commission sues Apple, others over pricing
News: British UFO hacker loses extradition appeal
News: Microsoft sues over resold school software
News: Blogger posts Windows Vista SP1 fixes on Web site
Storage Tip: Choosing what data to protect with encryption
ITwhirled: Driving while intexticated
Podcast: Blog details Vista SP1 plans ... EMI to offer DRM-free music ... JavaScript attack code gets out


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European Commission sues Apple, others over pricing
The European Commission has charged Apple Inc. and several big record companies with restrictive pricing practices in the European Union, a spokesman for the Commission confirmed on Tuesday.

British UFO hacker loses extradition appeal
A British hacker who broke into U.S. military computers looking for evidence of UFOs lost another extradition appeal on Tuesday in London's High Court.

Microsoft sues over resold school software
Microsoft Corp. has filed nine lawsuits against companies for allegedly reselling software that was originally sold under discounted educational licenses for schools in Jordan.

Blogger posts Windows Vista SP1 fixes on Web site
The owner of a blog dedicated to software patches has posted online more than 100 fixes he said are expected to be included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft Corp.'s first major update to its latest Windows client OS.

XenSource expands its virtualization capabilities
A new version of the XenSource Inc. virtualization hypervisor, released Monday, now works on servers running the Windows 2000 operating system from Microsoft Corp.

FCC strengthens rules against pretexting
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has prohibited telephone and mobile phone carriers from releasing customer records over the phone without a password in an effort to protect against the practice of pretexting.

Jobs unlikely to push for lift of video DRM
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs may be pushing for music labels to lift copyright protection on digital music but he doesn't appear so eager to do the same for video content, despite his position as the largest shareholder in Walt Disney Co.

JavaScript botnet code leaked to Internet
Software that could be used to turn a Web browser into an unwitting hacker's tool has been posted to the Internet, after it was downloaded by a quick-thinking attendee at last month's Shmoocon hacker conference.


STORAGE TIP

Choosing what data to protect with encryption
By David Hill, Mesabi Group

Planning what to do about encryption should be part of an overall data governance planning process that can also address issues such as data quality and master data management as well as how to meet requirements for responding to the changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for civil litigation. Here's what you need to know.

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ITWHIRLED

Bad idea of the week: Driving while intexticated
Never mind talking on your cell while you drive; that's old news. Does the idea of trying to send a text message from your phone while operating a car strike you as kind of insane? Nationwide insurance estimates that 20% of Americans do it -- 33% of those between 18 and 34. New Jersey is moving towards being the first state to outlaw the practice.

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