Google shares break $700 ... Hackers sneak malware into MySpace band pages ... Van Wyk aims to transform Red Hat

In this issue:
- Google shares break $700 on reports of wireless talks
- Hackers sneak tricks into MySpace band pages
- Privacy groups call for do-not-track list
- Google makes social networking power move -- finally
- Companies tap RSS to tame info overload
- Van Wyk aims to transform Red Hat for future growth
- Woman reacts to bad cable service with hammer attack
- Gadget giveaway ends this week. Enter now!
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IN THE NEWS

Google shares break $700 on reports of wireless talks
Google's stock topped $700 for the first time on Wednesday, as reports about its mobile software plans heated up.

Iron Mountain to buy e-discovery company
Major storage provider Iron Mountain said Wednesday it intends to purchase Stratify, a maker of document discovery software, for about $158 million in cash.

Hackers sneak tricks into MySpace band pages
Several band MySpace profiles have been rigged to serve up malicious software, according to security vendor FaceTime Communications

Privacy groups call for do-not-track list
A coalition of nine privacy and consumer groups have proposed a U.S. do-not-track list that would allow consumers to opt out of advertising efforts that track their movements online.

Google makes social networking power move -- finally
Belatedly recognizing the importance of social networking as an online service and advertising vehicle, Google Inc. this week will unleash its strongest response yet to the rising threat and skyrocketing popularity of MySpace and Facebook.

Companies tap RSS to tame info overload
As employees struggle to read an increasing amount of work-related material, some companies have turned to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology to improve productivity.

Microsoft plots ambitious SOA roadmap
Microsoft Tuesday laid out an ambitious SOA roadmap around a set technologies code-named Oslo that will be blended into its middleware, development, and management tools and some of its emerging enterprise online services.

Researchers dig for hidden links in spam
Two researchers at the University of Quebec are refining a way to identify links advertised in spam messages.

Van Wyk aims to transform Red Hat for future growth
Having established itself as the leading enterprise Linux vendor, Red Hat is in a pivotal phase of reinventing itself as a broader open-source software provider and a long-term technology leader.


CAREER TIP

How to influence anyone
By David Maxfield

When it comes to influence, we stink. We stink as individuals, we stink as organizations, and we stink as a society. But here's a new view of influence that will help you lead change within your IT organization and beyond. ...Continue


PODCAST

Intel ships updated Itanium 2 processor ... Asustek's Eee PC coming to America ... Google reportedly developing mobile-phone software


GADGET GIVEAWAY

Our gadget giveaway ends this week. Don't wait. Enter now!

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ITWHIRLED

Woman reacts to bad cable service with hammer attack
When for some reason 75-year-old Mona Shaw's Comcast "triple play" package - TV cable, phone, and Internet - wouldn't turn on, she did what any reasonable person would: she went to the local Comcast office and started attacking office equipment with a hammer. She says she has no regrets, though she doesn't agree with those who call her a hero.


POLL

Techies who sit all day: What's your solution to back pain?

- Massage
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- Sitting up straight like my mother taught me, darn it

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