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IT News, Oct. 27

10/27/2008

This week: Microsoft Releases VM Manager, Off-Cycle Patch; Earnings Reports from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft; Security -- Where The Cool IT Jobs Are At; more. Article links for items mentioned in this week's audiocast:

  • Elop Touts OCS 2007 R2 as PBX Replacement
  • Microsoft Releases Virtual Machine Manager
  • Microsoft Gets Patent on Broadcast Censorship Solution
  • Sync Framework: It's Still at Version 1.0
  • Off-Cycle Microsoft Patch Targets Worm-Like Windows Bug
  • Microsoft Weathers Bad Economy in Its First Quarter
  • Virtualization Market Strong but Slowing, Report Says
  • Malware Disguised as Social Networking Tops Emerging Security Threats
  • Google Shows Strong 3Q Revenue
  • Data Breaches at State, Local Agencies Expose Data about Millions
  • Alcatel-Lucent Beefs Up Enterprise Laptop Security
  • VMware Earnings Beat Expectations In a Difficult Economy
  • Yahoo To Cut Jobs After Flat 3Q Performance
  • Bad Times Call for a Security Check, Experts Say
  • IT Pros List Coolest Security Jobs

This week's Redmond Radio podcast topic: What was the point of those Gates/Seinfeld TV commercials? E-mail your comments to [email protected] and you might win a Redmond T-shirt!

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