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 Dec. 21, 2006    

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Opinion: E-mail Backup Confusion Gets Morgan Stanley into Hot Water

News: For Microsoft, 2006 Ends as a Sprint to the Finish Line

News: Microsoft Hands Out 16,000 SUSE Linux Subscriptions

Blog: Patch Watch: Firefox, Apple QuickTime Flaw Fixes

Blog: Is that Vista For Here or to Go?

TestRun Podcast: eWEEK Labs Picks the Best of 2006

News: Women CIOs: How to Smash the Glass Ceiling

News: Ericsson and Redback Networks: A Cinderella Story

News: ANTs Open-Source Data Server Scurries Faster Than Ever

News: Websense Moves into Leakage Prevention with PortAuthority Buy



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Opinion: E-mail Backup Confusion Gets Morgan Stanley into Hot Water

Morgan Stanley is facing disciplinary action because it said key e-mail messages were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but reportedly did not disclose that the backup records were intact. Do you have the right to say to a court, "Sorry, we don't have backup records anymore"?

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News: For Microsoft, 2006 Ends as a Sprint to the Finish Line

While 2006 may have started off as a casual walk in the park for Microsoft, it ended as a sprint to the finish line as the software maker rushed to get Vista and Office out the door. Click for a recap of Microsoft's year, spanning product delays, unhappy partners and developers, and Bill Gates semi-defecting to his charitable foundation.

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News: Microsoft Hands Out 16,000 SUSE Linux Subscriptions

Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and AIG Technologies have already signed up for the SUSE Linux enterprise subscription certificates Microsoft is offering under its recent, controversial deal with Novell. No Microsoft software seats were lost under the three agreements, the company says.

Opinion: 2006: The Year That Changed Linux

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Blog: Patch Watch: Firefox, Apple QuickTime Flaw Fixes

Mozilla has shipped a "highly critical" Firefox update to correct multiple security bugs that could cause cross-site scripting, information disclosure, denial-of-service and system access attacks. The Firefox update missed a password manager bug that was reported more than a month ago.

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Blog: Is that Vista For Here or to Go?

Surging notebook revenue is another indication of mobility's growing importance to businesses. Does Vista measure up to mobile needs? Vista's hefty hardware requirements will have to figure into the answer.

News: Outlook 2007: New Processors Will Spur Growth in Mobile Devices

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TestRun Podcast: eWEEK Labs Picks the Best of 2006

eWEEK Labs Director Jim Rapoza goes over some of the choices that eWEEK Labs analysts made for their top products, technologies and developments in the fields that they cover, including storage, VOIP, open source, and security. Listen to what our analysts picked.

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News: Women CIOs: How to Smash the Glass Ceiling

Women are severely underrepresented in all top corporate leadership positions, including chief information officer, but don't let the numbers spook you, say three CIOs, an executive recruiter and a global consultant. Savvy companies are starting to recognize the value of female leaders. Learn their tips for success. (CIO Insight) Learn their tips for success.

News: NetSuite Rolls Out Employee Resource Management Tool

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News: Ericsson and Redback Networks: A Cinderella Story

European telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson plunks down $2.1 billion to acquire Redback--a stunning turnaround for Redback, which filed for bankruptcy in 2003 when the telecommunications equipment market went bust. Redback has 15 of the top 20 wire-line carriers using its Smart Edge router.

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News: ANTs Open-Source Data Server Scurries Faster Than Ever

The company unveils a new version of its data server in its ongoing marketplace battle against giants Oracle, Microsoft and IBM. ANTs' new high-speed data loader reduces the time required to load large databases.

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News: Websense Moves into Leakage Prevention with PortAuthority Buy

Websense plans to blend PortAuthority's data leakage prevention technology with its own malicious content scanning tools to provide more comprehensive protection for enterprises. The deal is part of a burgeoning market for tools to stop workers or thieves from broadcasting or stealing info.

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