Google details 'Android' mobile platform ... MySpace launches self-serve ad service ... Dell to acquire EqualLogic

In this issue:
* Google details highly anticipated 'Android' mobile platform
* MySpace launches self-serve ad service
* Dell to acquire SAN vendor EqualLogic
* HP's Windows Home Server box goes on sale
* RIM offers BlackBerry software for small businesses
* Gartner: SAAS purchasing decisions 'are bypassing IT'
* LG's iPhone look-alike launched in Europe
* Kick-start your job search with new Yahoo social network
* Celebrity nerds outed


IN THE NEWS

Google details highly anticipated 'Android' mobile platform
Google on Monday announced a widely expected open-development platform for mobile devices backed by industry heavyweights like T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm and Motorola that could shake the wireless market to its core by simplifying and reducing the cost of developing mobile applications.

MySpace launches self-serve ad service
MySpace plans to launch a self-serve advertising service for small businesses.

Dell to acquire SAN vendor EqualLogic
Dell has entered into an agreement to acquire SAN (storage area network) vendor EqualLogic for $1.4 billion

HP's Windows Home Server box goes on sale
The first hardware boxes with Microsoft's Windows Home Server goes on sale worldwide Monday, as the company announces more partner support for its first server OS aimed specifically for home use.

RIM offers BlackBerry software for small businesses
Research in Motion has released a BlackBerry software package deigned for businesses with up to 30 wireless users.

Gartner: SAAS purchasing decisions 'are bypassing IT'
Three-quarters of all software as a service (SAAS) has been bought by business unit managers rather than IT managers, Gartner research vice-president Ben Pring has warned.

LG's iPhone look-alike launched in Europe
The iPhone-like handset that LG Electronics unveiled at August's Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) trade show is now on sale in Europe.

Kick-start your job search with new Yahoo social network
Yahoo Inc. launched a new professional social network called Y! Kickstart Sunday aimed at helping college students take the social networking skills they perfected for fun during college and use them to launch their professional lives.


OPINION

Printer Security Issues
James Gaskin, ITworld.com

I hoped the "hacked zombie printer" stories were just security company scare tactics. When someone asked me about securing printers during an Altiris ManageFusion security panel, I questioned it and said no one I knew has suffered from a hacked printer.

Unfortunately, printer hacks do exist, according to Jesper Jurcenoks, CTO of NetVigilance. He was a panelist on my Security 2008: What You Need Now panel at the ITEC show in Chicago, and he has first hand experience.


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ITWHIRLED

Many celebrities also nerds
The worlds of the geek and the Hollywood movie star may seem to be miles apart, but many celebrities from the entertainment world have their nerdy side. For instance, Blossom's Mayim Bialik is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience; Robin Williams is a hardcore gamer; and legendary beauty Hedy Lamarr patented spread-spectrum technology, which underlies both Ethernet and cell phone communication.


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