Monday, September 10, 2007

Skype warns users of Windows worm ... AMD launches Barcelona server chip ... Sony shows off Rolly audio player

HIGHLIGHTS
* Researcher intercepted embassy passwords
* Skype warns users of Windows worm
* Vodafone's new handset lineup to include iPhone rival
* Capgemini to provide IT services for Google Apps
* AMD finally launches Barcelona server chip
* Seattle man gets two years for eBay fraud
* Sony shows off unique Rolly audio entertainment player
* Budgeting for acquisitions
* IT Risk: Turning Business Threats into Competitive Advantage
* YouTube video leads to arrest of teenage speedster


TOP STORY

Researcher intercepted embassy passwords
A security researcher who collected thousands of sensitive e-mails and passwords from the embassies of countries such as Russia and India blamed systems administrators on Monday for not using encryption to shield their traffic from snooping.


NEWS UPDATES

Skype warns users of Windows worm
Skype users are under attack from a new worm that spreads through the peer-to-peer Internet phone application's chat feature.

Vodafone's new handset lineup to include iPhone rival
Vodafone Group PLC plans to launch several phones for holiday shoppers in Europe, including a high-end, touch-screen rival to Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

Capgemini to provide IT services for Google Apps
Google Inc. has formed a partnership with Capgemini SA, which will provide IT services to large businesses that adopt the Google Apps Premier Edition hosted suite of collaboration and communication software.

AMD finally launches Barcelona server chip
After months of delays, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s latest processor, a quad-core server chip called Barcelona, is at last expected to hit the market Monday.

Seattle man gets two years for eBay fraud
A Seattle man has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling computers and cameras on eBay but never actually delivering the goods.

Sony shows off unique Rolly audio entertainment player
Now you don't have to dance to your favorite tunes -- your audio player can dance for you


OPINION

Budgeting for acquisitions
September means the weather starts to cool down just as the budget process starts to heat up. While you may not be worried about acquiring companies yourself, how does your budget process handle the likely event of a major supplier buying another supplier? Or worse, what if a major supplier gobbles a company you have rejected in the past as a supplier?


BOOKS

IT Risk: Turning Business Threats into Competitive Advantage
IT risk incidents damage corporate reputations, expose weaknesses in firms management teams, rob profits, and dampen competitive advantage. What's an IT executive to do? Here are 3 tips for improving IT risk management in your enterprise.


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ITWHIRLED

YouTube video leads to arrest of teenage speedster
A British teenager was arrested on suspicion of driving at speeds of over 140mph, having posted to YouTube a video of himself in the act. Stupid, right? But here's the kicker: The car in question was a Ford Escort, a vehicle no one would suspect could go that fast.

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