Vista SP1 due in Q1 2008 .. Another iPhone unlocking video hits the Web ... SAP pushes for settlement talks with Oracle

HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft: Vista SP1 due in Q1 2008, beta in September
News: SAP pushes for settlement talks with Oracle
News: Deutsche Telekom confirms iPhone talks
News: iPhone unlocking video hits Web
News: Acer head vows to step down if Gateway deal fails
News: EarthLink layoffs signal change in muni Wi-Fi
Storage Tip: Steps to long-term retention of digital information
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Stop, think before you "reply to all"


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Microsoft: Vista SP1 due in Q1 2008, beta in September
Microsoft Corp. has finally broken its silence on the timing of the release of the highly anticipated Windows Vista Service Pack 1, saying the software updates should be in final release in the first quarter of next year, with the company shipping off a beta next month to 10,000 to 15,000 testers

SAP pushes for settlement talks with Oracle
SAP AG has asked a U.S. court to order settlement talks in its legal battle with Oracle Corp., arguing that Oracle exaggerated its claims against the German software maker. Oracle said it opposed such talks and accused SAP of trying to "make this case go away."

Deutsche Telekom confirms iPhone talks
Deutsche Telekom AG is in talks with Apple Inc. about selling the iPhone in Germany and expects the U.S. company to announce its German distribution partner soon, a senior executive said Wednesday in Berlin.

iPhone unlocking video hits Web
A video showing the founder of a Belfast, Northern Ireland company unlocking the iPhone hit the Web early Wednesday U.K. time as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple Inc.'s device for use with carriers other than AT&T Inc.

Acer head vows to step down if Gateway deal fails
Amid mounting criticism of the deal, the chairman and CEO of Acer Inc. has vowed to step down if the company's bid to join with Gateway Inc. does not succeed.

EarthLink layoffs signal change in muni Wi-Fi
EarthLink Inc.'s announcement that it will lay off 900 people is a blow to broadband competition, but some industry followers say it doesn't signal the end of municipal Wi-Fi.

Google in, Yahoo out for CNN.com text ads
Google Inc. has become the exclusive provider of pay-per-click text ads on CNN.com, one of the most visited news Web sites in the world, displacing rival Yahoo Inc.


STORAGE TIP

Steps to long-term retention of digital information
By David Hill, Mesabi Group

According to a recent survey from the SNIA's Data Management Forum, over half (53%) of the respondents stated that they have information that must be retained permanently, and 83% stated that they have information that must be retained over 50 years. Before you can put together your long term data archiving strategy, you must identify how long you need to keep your data.

Here's what you need to know...


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Note to CEOs: Stop, think before you "reply to all"
Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines, got an e-mail from a couple who missed a concert when their flight was delayed; they wanted the price of their concert tickets and related expenses refunded. Baldanza sent a note to some airline employees sneering "we owe him nothing" -- but accidentally replied to the Spirit customers as well. Oops!

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