IT News Week of Aug. 24: MS Appeals Word Judgment

08/24/2009

Happy birthday, Windows 95! It was 14 years ago this Monday that Microsoft released one of its most popular OS, finally retiring it at the end of 2002. Same day, in 1998, the first trial of human RFID went live in the United Kingdom. And a shout out to Pepsi, who techies crave for its peppiness. It was introduced on Aug. 28, 1898. I know it's not tech-related, but really, what techie doesn't drink soda while being a desk jockey?

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Microsoft Appeals Word Judgment; Microsoft releases IE8, Systems Center VM Manager R2 Eval, and Exchange 2010 RC; DOJ clears Oracle-Sun deal; Big iron workers make big bucks; more. Links for items mentioned in this week's audiocast:

• Microsoft Files Federal Appeal on Word Patent Judgment
• Microsoft Researchers Look To 'De-Anonymize' Internet
• Microsoft Bridges PHP to ADO.NET Data Services
• Microsoft To Push Out IE 8 via WSUS on Tuesday
• Evaluation Version of SCVMM 2008 R2 Released
• Exchange 2010 RC Available for Download
• Security Group Collaborates on Sharing Malware Data
• Oracle Releases ASP.NET Data Providers
• DOJ Clears Oracle-Sun Deal but Questions Remain
• When It Comes to Exec IT Salaries, Mainframes Pull Big Bucks

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Duration: 18:04