___________________________________________________________ Computerworld Wrap-Up May 05, 2008 ___________________________________________________________
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Click below for a free White Paper on how to properly evaluate and maximize your current software and in turn, be prepared for future investments. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112182/0/ ************************************************************ In this issue: * T-Mobile confirms 3G iPhone, says Austrian report http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112183/2/ * Windows XP SP3 enters slipstream http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112184/2/ * AT&T disconnects free iPhone wireless at public hot spots http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112185/2/ * Web 2.0 developers rank MSN/Live higher than Google, Yahoo and Facebook http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112186/2/ * Three HP user groups officially combine forces http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112187/2/ * Sun debuts OpenSolaris; OS to be served up on Amazon EC2 http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112188/2/ * Yahoo's stock slides after Microsoft pulls bid http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112189/2/ * Elgan: Adventures in 'extreme telecommuting' http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112190/2/ * Laptops may get more battery life from silver-zinc http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112191/2/ Blog post: Preston Gralla: Survey: Mac owners are smug...and whiten their teeth http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112192/2/ SHARK BAIT OF THE DAY _________ This Is So Not My Problem This happened just this morning. Fridays are usually a good thing, especially when I'm not on call. This one has already started out on the wrong foot. ... http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112193/2/ POST YOUR TECH TALES AT SHARK BAIT. IT'S THERAPEUTIC! _________ Need a place to vent about IT? Have a story to share? Submit your own "baits" for points, and rate other baits. Leave comments, build your profile, or try to become one of the big fish. Get started at http://sharkbait.computerworld.com FROM OUR TECH DISPENSER BLOG NETWORK ________________________________ Cloud Alliance Between Sun, Amazon? Sun Microsystems (JAVA) is set to announce a cloud computing alliance with Amazon (AMZN), with details expected Monday. That news comes from Om Malik at GigaOm, who interviewed Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz ... http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112194/2/ Tech Dispenser is an aggregated network of technology blogs selected by Computerworld's editors. Keep tabs on what the best tech bloggers are saying by frequenting TechDispenser.com. THE 2009 PREMIER 100 IT LEADERS ___________________________ Call for nominations! Know any IT leaders? Nominate them today for Computerworld's 2009 Premier 100 IT Leader Awards. Computerworld has launched its annual search for technology professionals who have demonstrated leadership in their organizations through the use of IT and have the strategic vision to align technology with business goals. Is there someone you'd like to recommend? Nominate that person today at Just click on this link -- http://survey.computerworld.com/surveys/p100NL/p100nl.htm -- anytime before May 30 to fill out the simple form. We'll take care of the rest! Honorees will be notified in the fall. THE CIO AND BUSINESS INNOVATION THROUGH STRATEGIC IT INITIATIVE _______________________________________________________ AIT Global is presenting an IT infrastructure and information security conference called The CIO and Business Innovation Through Strategic IT Initiative on July 1 & 2 at the United Nations in New York. The conference is aimed at CIOs, CISOs, VPs, IT Directors and other officials whose decisions shape IT and information security plans. Event partners include AIT Global CIO Forum, Polytechnic Global CIO Academy, InfoWorld Media Group and UN-GAID. For more information and to register, visit http://www.aitglobal.com OTHER RESOURCES _______________ Report: Does collaboration drive business success? http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/96621/0/ White Paper - Managing What Matters: The Four Requirements of Next Generation Web Performance Management http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/108959/0/ Computerworld Technology Briefing: Automation + Virtualization = Datacenter Optimization http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/109307/0/ TODAY'S IT BLOGWATCH _____________________ Microsoft gives up: what now for Ballmer? It's IT Blogwatch: in which we examine the fallout from Microsoft giving up on its bid to buy Yahoo! Does this mean Ballmer must go? Will it drive Yahoo into the arms of Google? What will Microsoft do with its bulging war chest? Not to mention the perils of the company picnic... To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112195/2/ TODAY'S TOP STORY _________________ The 6 most infuriating tech sales styles We spoke with seasoned IT executives to uncover the sales archetypes that drive them crazy, from doom-and-gloom predictors to dime-a-dozen drones. Bar the door; here they come! http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112196/2/ THIS WEEK'S FRANKLY SPEAKING COLUMN ___________________________________ All About Money Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes explains Wal-Mart's RFID fiasco and how you can avoid a similar fate with your suppliers. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/111760/2/ ***************SPONSOR************************************** White Paper - The Power of Pen Learn about why so many businesses today are deciding to take advantage of pen computing, its advantages over standard notebook computers, the industries that are best suited to pen computing, the types of form-factors and other choices available, and how pen-enabled computers can benefit all types of users and the types of work they do, in this whitepaper. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/103347/0/ ************************************************************ THIS WEEK'S COMPUTERWORLD EDITORIAL ___________________________________ Campus Whispers Universities need to be more proactive — and vocal — in dealing with their students' use of peer-to-peer file-sharing networks for illegal downloads. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3215470/303112/112197/2/ ***************SPONSOR************************************** Live Webcast: Long Tail Supplier Collaboration - What's In It For You? 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