Computerworld Weekly Top 10: January 22, 2010 ===============================================================
Microsoft confirms 17-year-old Windows bug Microsoft warns that a bug in the kernel of a 32-bit windows versions could allow hackers to hijack PCs. The company said the bug is 17-years old. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256498/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Dell~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Your Small Business Needs a Real Server You could realize the advantages of running a workplace where employees, partners, and customers can access information whenever they need it, wherever they are. You and your business could truly work from anywhere. and enjoy the protection of having a consistent way to back up data so that critical information survives individual desktop crashes or laptop losses. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256499/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. 2010 CPU forecast: What's coming for desktop and mobile PCs http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256500/0/ 2. Apple Tablet: 10-Inch Display May Be a Myth http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256501/0/ 3. AT&T drops price of iPhone's unlimited voice and data plan http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256502/0/ 4. IT Blogwatch: iPhone 4G rumors: Apple Korea leaking? Release date in Q2 2010? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256503/0/ 5. Mike Elgan: How Apple is training you for the future http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256504/0/ 6. 10 great iPhone apps for business users http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256505/0/ 7. Mozilla launches Firefox 3.6, calls it 'world's best browser' http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256506/0/ 8. Microsoft promises emergency IE patch http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256507/0/ 9. Data center density hits the wall http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256508/0/ OTHER RESOURCES 1. Reduce Backup Costs with Data Deduplication http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/249588/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DirectAccess and UAG: Better Together Here are some of the key reasons why you would want to run Unified Access Gateway with DirectAccess http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/243858/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 CPU forecast: What's coming for desktop and mobile PCs What will be the big news in the desktop and mobile PC chip markets this year? >From mighty six-core desktop chips to miniscule smartbook processors, here's a look at what's in the CPU cards this year. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256500/0/ Apple Tablet: 10-Inch Display May Be a Myth Will Apple's rumored iSlate tablet boast a 10-inch touchscreen? The masses seem to think so, but one technologist predicts a much smaller, 7-inch screen that's less power-hungry. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256501/0/ AT&T drops price of iPhone's unlimited voice and data plan In war, there are no winners--unless the war in question happens to be a price war, and the combatants happen to be Verizon and AT&T. In that case, customers tend to make out quite nicely. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256502/0/ IT Blogwatch: iPhone 4G rumors: Apple Korea leaking? Release date in Q2 2010? Is Apple rattled by Google's Nexus One? Apple Korea and several mobile operators are leaking rumors about an "iPhone 4G" due for release as early as April. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers can't quite believe it, despite the breadth and caliber of the sources. Not to mention the game(s) of the decade... (AAPL) http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256503/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs | Now Part of Symantec~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not Just Words: Enforce Your Email and Web Acceptable Usage Policies Unmanaged employee use of email and the web can subject any organization to costly risks. Learn how clearly written Email and Web Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs) can protect your business. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256509/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mike Elgan: How Apple is training you for the future It's hard enough to invent a better way to do things. But the most difficult challenge is getting consumers to accept the change. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256504/0/ 10 great iPhone apps for business users InfoWorld presents a grab bag of handy productivity apps that can make your iPhone as useful as can be http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256505/0/ Mozilla launches Firefox 3.6, calls it 'world's best browser' Mozilla today released Firefox 3.6, the first upgrade to the open-source browser since last June. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256506/0/ Microsoft promises emergency IE patch Microsoft today announced that it will issue an emergency security update for Internet Explorer (IE), but postponed setting a ship date for the fix until Wednesday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256507/0/ Data center density hits the wall The newest servers concentrate more power into a smaller footprint. Some experts advocate spreading the servers out to mitigate the heat problem, but others say water-based cooling is inevitable. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256508/0/ =============================================================== IN DEPTH ___________ Features, special reports, how-tos, practical advice and more -- all hand-selected by Computerworld editors as the best of the batch. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/6097479/69165/256229/0/ Nominate your world-class company Is your IT department great place to work? Our 17th annual "Best Places to Work in IT" special report and listing will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as provide interesting projects and a flexible and diverse work environment. 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