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Apple's iPhone contracts leave developers speechless

======================================================================== INFOWORLD DAILY http://www.infoworld.com/ Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 ======================================================================== Table Of Contents: * Apple's iPhone contracts leave developers speechless * Data security meets disco fever * This?! This is the DNS flaw? * A Windows admin tames Open BlueDragon * Sun readies Web stack featuring choice of OSes * VMware to offer low-footprint ESX hypervisor free * Ubuntu founder urges Linux desktop to rival Apple Other Resources: IT WHITE PAPER Agile Development: 5 Steps to Continuous Integration http://www.accelacomm.com/jlp/newsletter/13/80503371/ ***************** Sponsor ******************************* DO YOU HAVE THE POWER TO RESOLVE TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH ONE CALL? Watch this webcast, hosted by GoToAssist, to get an under-the-hood look at a remote support solution that enables the IT organization to be the engine that keeps your end users productive and your company running. http://www.accelacomm.com/jlp/newsletter/13/80524021/ *********************************************************** ======================================================================== APPLE'S IPHONE CONTRACTS LEAVE DEVELOPERS SPEECHLESS -- Contradicting its seemingly open approach to development, Apple made the iPhone SDK confidential even to those who download it for free. Read on: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374436/205020978/127822/0/ DATA SECURITY MEETS DISCO FEVER -- Whatever you do, do not take a smartphone along if you decide to go to a disco in some foreign city because, Cringely reports, "a high-ranking U.K. official got Shanghai'd in Shanghai last January, possibly compromising the cyber security of the British government." Read on: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374436/205020978/127823/0/ THIS?! THIS IS THE DNS FLAW? -- Now that the technical details of the DNS flaw have been leaked, it seems that such an obvious flaw has been overlooked for more than 20 years because it's so ridiculously simple. Read on: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374436/205020978/127824/0/ A WINDOWS ADMIN TAMES OPEN BLUEDRAGON -- This alternative J2EE CFML engine to Adobe ColdFusion gives you the opportunity to save your company money and, in so doing, become an asset in a world where admins have become a dime a dozen. Read on: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374436/205020978/127825/0/ SUN READIES WEB STACK FEATURING CHOICE OF OSES -- The company is announcing on Wednesday Sun Web Stack, which brings its own twist to the open source LAMP stack. Read on: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374436/205020978/127826/0/ VMWARE TO OFFER LOW-FOOTPRINT ESX HYPERVISOR FREE -- Trying to fend off Microsoft, virtualization company says that forthcoming ESXi, due in two weeks, will be available free of charge. Read on: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374436/205020978/127827/0/ UBUNTU FOUNDER URGES LINUX DESKTOP TO RIVAL APPLE -- Mark Shuttleworth says the Linux desktop needs to soar above and beyond the Mac in terms of a crisp and clean user experience. Read on: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374436/205020978/127828/0/ ======================================================================== ***************** Sponsor ******************************* DO YOU HAVE THE POWER TO RESOLVE TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH ONE CALL? Watch this webcast, hosted by GoToAssist, to get an under-the-hood look at a remote support solution that enables the IT organization to be the engine that keeps your end users productive and your company running. http://www.accelacomm.com/jlp/newsletter/13/80524021/ *********************************************************** DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR COMPUTER, MP3 PLAYER OR CELL PHONE The InfoWorld Daily podcast provides readers with up-to-the-minute news and features that shape the world of enterprise IT. Tom Sullivan reports on the leading news and events that shape the today's IT community. http://www.infoworld.com/weblog/podcasts/new_podcasts_index.html ======================================================================== ADVERTISE To advertise, contact Gregg_Pinsky@infoworld.com. ======================================================================== UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS If you do not wish to continue to receive this newsletter, go to: http://www.infoworld.com/newsletter/newsletter-unsub.html Contact Customer Service at: customerservice@infoworld.com To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://www.infoworld.com/about/abt_prv.html Copyright (C) 2008 InfoWorld Media Group. 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107

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