IBM joins OpenOffice.org ... Intel increases revenue outlook ... Eudora reborn as open-source app

HIGHLIGHTS
* IBM throws weight behind OpenOffice.org project
* Intel increases revenue outlook on rising chip demand
* Eudora reborn as open-source application
* Dell bulks up storage appliance
* Hitachi shrinks its storage controller
* Leading Reasons Why CIOs Get Fired
* Mining the Talk: Unlocking the Business Value in Unstructured Information
* 10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT
* Poll: What's the best thing about Fall?


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IBM throws weight behind OpenOffice.org project
After years of holding out, IBM Corp. Monday announced it has joined the OpenOffice.org open-source community and will contribute code to the office suite that serves as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Office software.


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Intel increases revenue outlook on rising chip demand
Citing surprisingly high demand for its processors, Intel Corp. on Monday upgraded its third-quarter revenue forecast to a range of $9.4 billion to $9.8 billion from the company's previous estimate of $9 billion to $9.6 billion.

Eudora reborn as open-source application
The open-source version of Eudora is now available for download, three months after the e-mail client stopped selling commercially.

Dell bulks up storage appliance
Dell has added a new iSCSI storage array to its portfolio: the PowerVault MD3000i -- a fully redundant enclosure that can pack dual power supplies, dual RAID controllers and 15 SAS (serial attached SCSI) drives in 2U. Two expansion modules can bring the overall capacity to 45 drives, which, by year's end should also include SATA drives. At rollout, the MD3000i supports SAS drives only.

Hitachi shrinks its storage controller
Virtualized SANs aren't just for large data centers, claimed Hitachi Data Systems as it added a low-end model to its Universal Storage Platform (USP) series of dedicated storage controllers.


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Leading Reasons Why CIOs Get Fired
Every CIO should become familiar with the facts about why some contemporaries at other organizations get fired. Sometimes an enterprise simply hires the wrong person. Other times the CIO simply falls down on the job.


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Mining the Talk: Unlocking the Business Value in Unstructured Information
In 'Mining the Talk,' two leading-edge IBM researchers introduce a revolutionary new approach to unlocking the business value hidden in virtually any form of unstructured data–from word processing documents to websites, emails to instant messages.

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TODAY'S POLL
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What's the best thing about Fall?

- Kids are finally back in school
- Football
- Pale, fleshy legs are hidden away
- I can breathe the air
- I'm not the only one in the office

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