YouTube deletes 30,000 files ... Court blocks request to shut down Spamhaus

HIGHLIGHTS
News: YouTube deletes 30,000 files on request by Japan
News: Court blocks request to shut Spamhaus domain
News: Vista security discussions off to bad start
News: Samsung quietly launches new ultramobile PCs
Windows Tip: IPsec and Windows Vista
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Top 10 best presentations ever


NEWS UPDATES

YouTube deletes 30,000 files on request by Japan
The online video site YouTube has deleted close to 30,000 files after complaints from an organization representing Japanese copyright holders, the organization said Friday.

Court blocks request to shut Spamhaus domain
A U.S. judge has denied an order that would have suspended the domain name for The Spamhaus Project Ltd., averting a potential quagmire over how U.S. legal rulings apply across the global Internet.

Vista security discussions off to bad start
Security vendors looking to gain insight into Microsoft's plans for opening up the Vista operating system kernel were frustrated Thursday morning when a technical glitch kept many from joining the first online discussion of this issue.

Samsung quietly launches new ultramobile PCs
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has quietly two new versions of its Q1 ultramobile PC. Samsung didn't make a formal announcement about the machines' availability but they were noted in its third-quarter earnings report released earlier this week.

Microsoft says reported IE 7 bug not in browser
A flaw that research firm Secunia ApS claimed to have discovered in Internet Explorer 7 just hours after its unveiling is not a browser bug after all, Microsoft Corp. said Thursday. Instead, the problem lies in a component of Microsoft's Outlook Express e-mail client, which can be triggered by the browser.

Storage budgets may not keep up with demand in 2007
Although demand for more storage capacity is a continuing problem for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), only about 37 percent of companies surveyed plan to increase spending on the technology in 2007 according to a forecast released Thursday by industry research firm Gartner Inc.

Rambus expects $200 million hit from stock-options charges
Memory chip technology vendor Rambus Inc. expects to take a $200 million charge to earnings for stock-option backdating.

3Com releases enterprise VOIP phone
3Com Corp. has released a new cordless VOIP (voice over IP) phone, targeted at business customers who tend to move around the office a lot in their jobs.

AMD to ship 65-nanometer chips in Q4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is on schedule to deliver its first processors based on its advanced 65-nanometer manufacturing process in the fourth quarter this year.

Wall Street Beat: Earnings cloud hopes
Though some technology bellwethers such as Google Inc., Apple Computer Inc. and IBM Corp. provided bright spots this week, financial reports from heavyweights such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Inc. and EMC Corp. clouded prospects for the tech sector for the rest of the year.


WINDOWS TIP

IPsec and Windows Vista
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises

The biggest improvement with IPsec in Vista is that it's now easy to work with! Think about trying to use IPsec to secure traffic between your client computers and domain controllers. Have you ever tried that with an existing Windows network? It takes dozens (more likely hundreds) of IPsec filters and rules just to make it work -- if you can ever get it working. Domain and server isolation are great in theory but they're still difficult to implement and maintain on today's Windows networks.

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Reported IE7 bug actually an Outlook Express problem ... Vista security talks off to shaky start ... Google sees Q3 revenue soar higher

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10 Tips for moving fom programmer to entrepreneur ... 10 Best racing games ... Top 10 best presentations ever ... Top 10 dusting tools ... Top 10 Buddhist websites

Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes ... HP jostles Dell for PC market leadership

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News: Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes
News: Sales up at Nokia, but lower prices hurt profit
News: HP overtakes Dell in worldwide PC market
News: SAP remains on growth path in Q3
Unix Tip: Installing Solaris 10 with self-prepared CDs
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Dirty dozen IT embarassments


NEWS UPDATES

Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes
A large recall of Sony Corp.-made batteries by PC makers and problems that have hit the launch of the PlayStation 3 console caused Sony to cut its full year profit forecast by more than a third on Thursday.

Sales up at Nokia, but lower prices hurt profit
Nokia Corp. reported a 20 percent jump in net sales for its third quarter, but increased sales of entry-level phones caused a sharp drop in average selling prices and reduced the company's profit.

HP overtakes Dell in worldwide PC market
Hewlett-Packard Co. snatched the top position in global PC shipments from rival Dell Inc. by a slight margin in the third quarter.

SAP remains on growth path in Q3
Demand for business application software from SAP AG appears stronger than ever, with the German company reporting yet another quarter of significant sales growth.

First security flaw signalled in IE7
Less than 24 hours after the launch of Internet Explorer 7, security researchers are poking holes in the new browser.

Apple has strong Q4 but may have to restate
Strong sales of its iPod music players and Macintosh computers helped Apple Computer Inc. earn net income of $546 million in its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter, but the company warned it could restate its financial results at a later time as it continues an investigation of stock-option practices.

Red Hat vows better instructions for beta OS
The beta release of Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 has some "warts," a Red Hat executive said Thursday, adding that the company will improve its documentation for the second beta release, particularly concerning virtualization.

Samsung shrinks DRAM features to 50nm as Vista looms
Samsung Electronics has developed the first DDR2 (Double Data Rate, second generation) DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips in the world using 50-nanometer manufacturing technology, an important improvement as PC manufacturers gear up for adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s Vista OS.

Google's blogging woes continue
A Google Inc. employee mistakenly posted information to an official Google blog that she had intended to publish in her personal blog, the latest blogging faux pas for the search engine giant.

Adobe buys video software company Serious Magic
Adobe Systems Inc. has snapped up video software company Serious Magic Inc. in a bid to capitalize on the increased prevalence of video on the Web.


UNIX TIP

Installing Solaris 10 with self-prepared CDs
By Sandra Henry-Stocker

Installing Solaris 10 from a set of CDs that I burned myself turned outto take four times as long as I had expected it would and to be asurprisingly annoying process. The first and most time-wasting problem turned out to be how troublesome it was to feed the CDs into the system at the right time.

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HP jostles Dell for PC market leadership ... IE 7 ships, flaw found ... Adobe buys Serious Magic

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Geek Comic of the Week: Dirty dozen IT embarassments
Here's a little change of pace. They say a picture's worth a thousand words, so maybe this cartoon representation of some of IT history's most egregious screw-ups will help guide you away from repeating the mistakes of the past.

Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks ... SAP mum on NetWeaver developer price

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News: Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks
News: India's staff shortage no big problem, Wipro chief says
News: SAP quiet on NetWeaver developer subscription price
News: New tools could jazz up mobile phone displays
Storage Tip: Data protection management products help reduce complexity
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: IgNobel prizes awarded


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Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks
Microsoft Corp. and Orange SA will link their instant messaging systems later this year, allowing up to 375 million people to chat with each other using their PC or mobile phone.

India's staff shortage no big problem, Wipro chief says
Wipro Ltd.'s chairman downplayed the impact of staff shortages in India, saying they won't hold back the continued growth of the country's outsourcing industry.

SAP quiet on NetWeaver developer subscription price
SAP AG hopes to attract new blood to its software development community by launching an online subscription service for individual developers to create new applications on its NetWeaver integration platform. But the company is mum on what the subscription will cost.

New tools could jazz up mobile phone displays
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Nokia Corp. have each announced new developer tools to encourage innovation on their respective mobile phone software platforms.

Apple warns of Windows virus in latest iPods
Apple Computer Inc. has warned Windows users that a small number of its latest iPod models are affected by a virus. Apple's technical support website warns: "We recently discovered that a small number -- less than 1 per cent -- of the video iPods available for purchase after September 12 left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus."

Microsoft releases guidelines for customer privacy
Criticized in the past for an initiative that would require the company to collect and catalog personal information about its customers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released an internal document about how it protects customers' privacy in the hopes that other companies will adopt similar practices.

Hackers' project hides browser-busting code
Hackers are developing new software that will help hide browser attack code from some types of security software. The software, called VoMM (eVade o’ Matic Module), uses a variety of techniques to mix up known exploit code so as to make it unrecognizable to some types of antivirus software.


STORAGE TIP

Data protection management products help reduce complexity
By David Hill, Mesabi Group

The problem: Many organizations report significant problems with data protection processes, specifically their backup and restore processes. Data protection is a must task for enterprises not only for business continuity, but also for compliance where complete and accurate recovery of data, such as financial-oriented records, is mandatory. Although the problem of improving the data protection processes may not be an intractable one, it is not necessarily an easy one to solve. Here's what you need to know.


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IgNobel prizes awarded
Did you know that hiccups can be stopped by putting a finger up the rectum? Why woodpeckers don't get headaches? That misquitos can't distinguish between the smells of cheese and feet? Brave scientists who worked on these topics and more were honored at this year's celebration of research oddities.

EMC layoffs loom ... Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion

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News: EMC layoffs loom
News: Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion
News: Intel shows off new low-cost laptops
News: Sony to recall Vaio laptop batteries
Opinion: Innovation thru constraint
Interview: Beyond skill: Building a career in IT
ITwhirled: Brits baffled by geekspeak


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EMC layoffs loom
Even as EMC Corp. expands beyond network storage technology into security, virtualization and content management, it is preparing to cut as many as 1,250 jobs.

Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion
Internet backbone provider Level 3 Communications Inc. will acquire Broadwing Corp., a provider of voice, data and media services, in a cash and stock deal worth about $1.4 billion.

Intel shows off new low-cost laptops
Intel Corp. showed off two notebooks based on its low-cost reference design on Tuesday at its Developer Forum in Taipei. The PCs are aimed at poor countries as part of a five-year $1 billion global program meant to ensure nobody is left behind in the digital age.

Sony to recall Vaio laptop batteries
Sony Corp. has added its name to a growing list of computer makers recalling laptop PC batteries made by one of its own subsidiaries.

Microsoft frees virtualization tech from licensing
In a move aimed at allowing more computers to run different software systems simultaneously alongside Windows, Microsoft said Tuesday it is making the specification for its virtualization format software freely available to all software developers and customers.

SRAM industry probe hits Toshiba
Toshiba Corp. has been contacted by investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) who are looking into the SRAM (static RAM) chip market, the company said Tuesday, bringing to four the number of SRAM-makers that have received subpoenas or requests for assistance from the DOJ.

MySQL automates database tasks
MySQL has introduced a new automation service that could help enterprises cut administration costs. The service, called MySQL Enterprise will assist with the typical daily tasks of a database administrator, such as performance and tuning, troubleshooting, security planning, upgrades, patch installation, migration and scripting.

Study: Intel processors help Macs gain marketshare
A new study from ChangeWave Research finds that 37% of people are more likely to buy a Mac now they are powered by Intel processors. Since the initial rollout of the Intel Macs, Apple's share has climbed steadily -- from 4 percent in January 2006 to the current 12 percent.

Spamhaus appeals possible shutdown ruling
The Spamhaus Project Ltd. has told a U.S. court that it plans to appeal a recent ruling that threatened the volunteer organization with millions of dollars in legal fines and a possible shutdown of its database of known spammers.

Sun thinks inside the box for data center system
To help enterprises with expanding data center needs, Sun Microsystems Inc. decided to think inside the box. Sun's Project Blackbox crams multiple servers and storage hardware into a box the size of a semi-trailer truck that can be literally driven up to a company, plugged in and turned on.


OPINION

Innovation thru constraint
By Sean McGrath

This morning I had a thought which was roughly speaking, fifty percent interesting and fifty percent horrifying. Actually no. That latter fifty percent should be split into twenty five percent for horror and twenty five percent for depression. Actually no, that twenty five percent for depression should be split...Maybe this would be easier if I just explained what the thought was? I think so. Then the complex mix of emotions I experienced should hopefully be self explanatory.

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INTERVIEW

Beyond skill: Building a career in IT
The IT market and IT technology are constantly evolving, a characteristic that Steve Bjorg, Co-founder, President and CTO of MindTouch believes keeps a career in IT exciting. In this interview, Bjorg discusses the essential elements of a great career in IT.


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Brits baffled by geekspeak
A recent survey in the United Kingdom revealed that while the British public love gadgets and computers, they can't recognize the terms used to identify many technology concepts. Which leads to the obvious question: if they don't know what they're called, how do they buy them?

DOJ probes Mitsubishi SRAM sales ... Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007

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News: U.S. DOJ probing Mitsubishi SRAM sales
News: Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007
News: Yahoo to simplify e-biz for small companies
News: GSMA gets 10 bids for low-cost 3G handset
Windows Tip: IPsec and Windows Vista
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: File sharing gets divine approval


NEWS UPDATES

U.S. DOJ probing Mitsubishi SRAM sales
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s U.S. unit for information regarding sales of SRAM (static RAM) chips in the U.S., the Japanese company said Monday. DIGG it!

Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007
Intel Corp. will start shipping 45-nanometer versions of its latest microprocessors for servers, laptops and desktop PCs in the second half of next year, company executives said Monday. DIGG it!

Yahoo to simplify e-biz for small companies
Yahoo Inc. is revamping its e-commerce hosting platform to make it easier for small businesses to open and manage online stores. On Monday, Yahoo plans to unveil the first stage of the project by introducing two new "wizards" for designing stores and adding inventory information. DIGG it!

GSMA gets 10 bids for low-cost 3G handset
Ten vendors have submitted bids to the GSM Association (GSMA) to produce a low-cost 3G (third-generation) mobile handset, the group's chairman said Monday. DIGG it!

Philips Q3 profit soars on sale of semiconductor unit
Third-quarter earnings nearly tripled at Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, boosted by the sale of its chip business, but revenue remained flat. The Dutch manufacturer is refocusing on less volatile areas such as medical systems, lighting and consumer electronics products, after last week completing the sale of its mobile phone business. DIGG it!

SAP to give developers easier access to NetWeaver
SAP AG plans to make it simpler for developers to work with NetWeaver in a bid to expand the appeal of the integration platform which is central to recent versions of the vendor's enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. DIGG it!

McAfee buys compliance vendor Onigma
McAfee Inc. has acquired Onigma Ltd., an Israeli vendor of data-leak prevention software. Onigma's FlowControl software prevents unauthorized data from being transmitted over the network by e-mail or malicious software and can prevent it from being copied to devices attached to the PC, such as USB drives or printers.

Black Duck debuts U.S. encryption compliance
Black Duck Software Inc. is extending the scope of its compliance management offerings with a new product to handle U.S. export encryption requirements. DIGG it!


WINDOWS TIP

IPsec and Windows Vista
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises

The biggest improvement with IPsec in Vista is that it's now easy to work with! Think about trying to use IPsec to secure traffic between your client computers and domain controllers. Have you ever tried that with an existing Windows network? It takes dozens (more likely hundreds) of IPsec filters and rules just to make it work -- if you can ever get it working. Domain and server isolation are great in theory but they're still difficult to implement and maintain on today's Windows networks.

Read the full article here :: DIGG it!


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Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13 ... Samsung sees Q3 operating profits fall ... Microsoft promises to ship Vista in Europe on schedule

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Divine approval for file sharing?
When Sweden outlawed the downloading of copyrighted files last July, the head of one Swedish municipality's culture department publicly admitted that he's a downloader in an attempt to start a conversation on the practice's prevalence in society. But he was saved from potential jail time when the main evidence in the case -- his computer -- was struck by lightning and rendered inoperable.