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Seven things IT should be doing (but isn't)

======================================================================== BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE REPORT http://www.infoworld.com/ Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 ======================================================================== ***************** Sponsor ******************************* IBM INFORMATION ON DEMAND 2008 Unlock the business value of your information IBM Information On Demand 2008 global conference is the premier information Management event for business & IT professionals coming to Las Vegas Oct. 26 - 31. Register now and save $200 off the conference fee with our early bird special. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities still available. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;202734423;11645720;s?http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;199100525;26165654;g *********************************************************** Table Of Contents: * Seven things IT should be doing (but isn't) * Cast Iron adds data-cleansing to integration appliance * Why San Francisco's network admin went rogue * Microsoft feeds cash to Online Services Business * Google to pay $140M for Russian contextual ad firm * Huge rise in malware this year * Study: IT jobs will drop in 2009 * You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz * Business Objects users angry over SAP support transition Other Resources: FORRESTER REPORT Best Practices for the Service Desk http://www.accelacomm.com/jlp/newsletter/13/80524001/ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SEVEN THINGS IT SHOULD BE DOING (BUT ISN'T) Pity the poor IT managers. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127789/0/ ======================================================================== CAST IRON ADDS DATA-CLEANSING TO INTEGRATION APPLIANCE Cast Iron Systems, maker of an appliance for integrating SaaS and on-premise applications, is introducing a new version that adds data cleansing and migration tools, along with a library of prebuilt integration templates for connecting many commercial software-as-a-service products. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127790/0/ ======================================================================== WHY SAN FRANCISCO'S NETWORK ADMIN WENT ROGUE Last Sunday, Terry Childs, a network administrator employed by the City of San Francisco, was arrested and taken into custody, charged with four counts of computer tampering. He remains in jail, held on $5 million bail. News reports have depicted a rogue admin taking a network hostage for reasons unknown, but new information from a source close to the situation presents a different picture. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127791/0/ ======================================================================== ***************** Sponsor ******************************* IBM INFORMATION ON DEMAND 2008 Unlock the business value of your information IBM Information On Demand 2008 global conference is the premier information Management event for business & IT professionals coming to Las Vegas Oct. 26 - 31. Register now and save $200 off the conference fee with our early bird special. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities still available. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;202734423;11645720;s?http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;199100525;26165654;g *********************************************************** MICROSOFT FEEDS CASH TO ONLINE SERVICES BUSINESS With the possibility of a Yahoo acquisition still uncertain, Microsoft is pouring hundreds of millions of additional investment dollars into its Online Services Business (OSB) in an aggressive effort to compete with Google in online advertising. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127792/0/ ======================================================================== GOOGLE TO PAY $140M FOR RUSSIAN CONTEXTUAL AD FIRM Google said Friday it will pay $140 million for a Russian contextual advertising company as it seeks to expand its services to advertisers and Web site publishers outside the United States. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127793/0/ ======================================================================== HUGE RISE IN MALWARE THIS YEAR Malware has risen by a staggering 278 percent in the first half of 2008, thanks in part to the large number of Web sites comprised last month, so says a new study by ScanSafe. And it warns that the situation is only going to get worse, especially after Dan Kaminsky goes public with details about his 20-year-old DNS vulnerability. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127794/0/ ======================================================================== STUDY: IT JOBS WILL DROP IN 2009 IT staff jobs are at increasing risk -- both for contractors and in-house workers -- according to a survey of top CIOs by Goldman, Sachs & Co released last week. Global services companies will also feel the pinch because of the slowing economy. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127795/0/ ======================================================================== YOU DON'T KNOW TECH: THE INFOWORLD NEWS QUIZ It's been an educational week. We learned what happens when everyone tries try to activate their iPhones at the same time, what people will pay for free software, and what can go wrong when you tick off your IT folks. Along the way we hit the FCC and Comcast, Homer Simpson and malware, and the unholy trinity of Microsoft-Yahoo-Icahn. Been paying attention? Then you should do well on this week's quiz. Correct answers are worth 10 points, but some aren't as obvious as they seem. Now get crackin'. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127796/0/ ======================================================================== BUSINESS OBJECTS USERS ANGRY OVER SAP SUPPORT TRANSITION Some customers of BI maker Business Objects are steaming mad because they aren't able to access SAP's online support site. More of this article at: http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3374441/205020985/127797/0/ ======================================================================== ***************** Sponsor ******************************* IBM INFORMATION ON DEMAND 2008 Unlock the business value of your information IBM Information On Demand 2008 global conference is the premier information Management event for business & IT professionals coming to Las Vegas Oct. 26 - 31. Register now and save $200 off the conference fee with our early bird special. 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