Today's News: IBM reaches for the clouds

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August 18, 2004 Published by  SearchDomino.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > BEST ROUTE FROM R5 TO ND6   > mNotes 3.5 by CommonTime -- Lotus Notes goes mobile IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Open-source contribution brews stronger Java   >  IBM acquires Danish IT firm   >  Report: E-mail viruses getting smarter   >  More headlines   >  Poll: Your thoughts on the recent Radicati controversy?   >  Domino Dictionary Challenge: Can you stump Google?   >  IT Career Expert: Sharpening up your soft skills   >  The Missing Link: So much for the 'Can Spam' Act! Open-source contribution brews stronger Java [SearchDomino.com] IBM's donation of the Cloudscape database to open source secures stronger Java application development and a few benefits that will trickle down to WebSphere. MORE INFO: > Learn more about the WebSphere v5 architecture > Get more info on Domino/WebSphere integration   BEST ROUTE FROM R5 TO ND6 * Automate your Notes software migration projects. * 100% automated Notes desktop install & configuration. * Remotely manage and control your Notes desktops. * Full support for Notes and Domino 6.5 * Save time and money. Click here   IBM acquires Danish IT firm [InternetNews] Big Blue has acquired Maersk Data, the IT unit of a Danish shipping and energy conglomerate. An analyst says it's a case of IBM adding a profitable business to its portfolio for a relatively low price. Report: E-mail viruses getting smarter [Retuers] Antivirus vendor MessageLabs said Tuesday that viruses spread by e-mail are growing more sophisticated as virus writers and "spammers" are thought to be joining forces in an effort to make smarter bugs. More headlines [From around the Web] Losing the spam, phishing war on all fronts (eWEEK) FalconStor offers new backup appliances (ARNnet) POLLS:  Poll: Your thoughts on the recent Radicati controversy? Following the recent Radicati Group controversy surrounding its Microsoft/Lotus white paper, do you consider its findings valid (even if you may not agree)? PREVIOUS POLL RESULTS: In our last poll, we asked you how much your company is spending on spam control this year compared to last year. Here's what you and your peers told us.   FREE TRIAL: mNotes 3.5 Push NOTES DATA wirelessly Mobile professionals choose mNotes to push Lotus Notes PIM data to their Smartphone or PDA. Why? ** Supports BOTH cradle and wireless connections ** PUSH mail and PIM to Windows Mobile, PalmOS and more ** Scalable from personal use to full corporate server deployments with AES over-the-air or on-device security. USA Toll free +1 866 706 0609, ROW +44 1332 547 628. Free trial   GLOSSARY:  Domino Dictionary Challenge: Can you stump Google? This is the challenging pursuit of searching the popular Google search engine with a two-word or more search argument that will produce exactly (no less and no more than) one result. That is, only one Web page in the world (at least as indexed by Google) will happen to have the combination of words you've entered in the search box. Think you know the term? Click here to find out. TIP:  IT Career Expert: Sharpening up your soft skills If you want to rise in the ranks, you have to do more than just know how to write a mean C++ program or configure a spiffy network. You also have to be able to work well with people and know how to lead a team. These so-called "soft" skills are just as important as the factual knowledge you've been studying in all those certification programs. So much for the 'Can Spam' Act! [Silicon.com] If spamming were an Olympic event, the U.S. would get the gold and maybe even a few endorsement deals. An e-mail security firm found that nearly 90% of the spam sent during the past four months was made in the U.S. Most of it was not exactly wholesome either; a lot of the digital bilge might make Dr. Ruth blush. Oh, and get this, according to CipherTrust (which surveyed the spamscape), about 200 people are responsible for most of the spam. So to paraphrase Winston Churchill, never in the history of correspondence was so much frustration felt by so many, thanks to the annoying habits of so few.   Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]     Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail!  SearchDomino: Spam and Security Tip  SearchDomino: Domino & WebSphere Strategies Not a Member? 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