IT News: Oct. 2 -- Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online

IT News: Oct. 2

10/02/2006

This week: New Cisco specialty certification debuts; Symantec close to making formal complaint against Microsoft; and a bevy of beta and RC releases from Microsoft, including Data Protection Manager and PowerShell.

Article links for items mentioned in this week's audiocast:

Cisco Storage Certs Now Count Toward SNIA Title
Cisco Updates Security Exam, Adds New Specialty
IBM Touts Steps Toward Services 'Products'
IBM Recalls 526,000 Sony Laptop Batteries
Survey Shows Gap Between Developers, Corporate Security Priorities
Intel To Release 4-Core Microprocessor
Judge Dismisses Key Part of AMD Lawsuit Against Intel
Red Hat Stock Plummets After Profit Dip
CA Launches Warranty for Consumer Security Products
Symantec to EU: Microsoft Trying To Shut Out Security Rivals
Microsoft Releases Out-of-Cycle Patch for VML Flaw
Visual Studio Service Pack Not Totally Compatible with Vista
Microsoft Ships Interim Test Build of Vista RC1
Microsoft Beta Tests Continuous Data Protection Update
Broad Beta of .NET Micro Framework Debuts
Microsoft PowerShell Tool Nears Q4 Release
Beta Begins of Forefront Security for SharePoint

The HP pretexting scandal goes to Washington; 111 useful laptop tips; and how to keep your computer files in your hip pocket. It's all in this week's IT Webgems: