Conficker: The Windows Worm That Just Won't Die

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TOP STORIES - March 26, 2009 • Conficker: The Windows Worm That Just Won't Die • Sprint Cranks Up WiMax Deployments • Recession Causes Enterprises to Rethink Open Source • IBM to Cut Global Services Jobs, Send Work to India • Oracle-Red Hat Acquisition Rumors Swirl After Reports SPOTLIGHT eWEEK Labs: IE 8 Is a Must-Upgrade Based on tests of this final release and the previous RC and beta code,IE 8 is the best Web browser since IE 5. See why. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Apple Shows Off iPhone OS 3.0 • Microsoft's 10 Lucky Breaks • The Future of Database: Mostly Cloud-y • Cutting the Cable on Cable TV FEATURED VIDEO Project Management Tips IT project managers need to understand how the down economy impacts them. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • 10 Must-See Finance Apps for iPhone • How to Install Apps on Ubuntu Linux • Up Close with Dell's Superthin Adamo • How Not to Get a Job via Twitter IN THIS ISSUE Conficker: The Windows Worm That Just Won't Die The Conficker worm continues to slither its way across the Internet, and a major update for the malware is expected on April 1. What happens then is still anybody's guess, but there are tools to protect your network. READ MORE >> Sprint Cranks Up WiMax Deployments Tracking its WiMax partner Clearwire's deployment plans for a 4G wireless broadband network, Sprint Nextel targets nine cities in 2009 for the high-speed service that promises last-mile wireless broadband access and faster download speeds than current cellular networks. READ MORE >> Brought to you by St. Bernard Cut Your Web Filtering Expense, Make the SWITCH! You need the iPrism Switch Kit--the fast, easy way to get the #1 Web Filtering appliance and ditch those high-priced renewals. The Switch Kit makes it easy to switch your current Web filter to iPrism. Find out what's included in the Switch Kit now. Click here. ADVERTISEMENT Recession Causes Enterprises to Rethink Open Source Budget limitations and continued improvement in software and associated services are making open-source software alternatives such as MySQL, SUSE Linux, OpenOffice.org and plenty of others look mighty good to IT managers and CFOs. READ MORE >> IBM to Cut Global Services Jobs, Send Work to India Don Sears: IBM is back in the news with more layoffs, more work for Asian labor and a whole lot of secrecy. READ MORE >> Oracle-Red Hat Acquisition Rumors Swirl After Reports A recently surfaced report claims that an Oracle-Red Hat merger might "[make] sense." Even as the note cautioned that the acquisition wouldn't happen "now," other reports have Oracle and Hewlett-Packard recently in unsuccessful talks to snatch up Sun Microsystems. READ MORE >> Deploying Server Virtualization: A Forrester Report As organizations continue to deploy server virtualization, questions have shifted from "if" to "how" you should deploy. If you are considering or are in the process of implementing server virtualization, this white paper can outline the questions you should be asking. DOWNLOAD NOW >> 5 Benefits of Virtualization and Service Automation The mere word "virtualization" being thrown around by vendors across the IT landscape today, there is the risk of being caught up too far into the technology itself rather than figuring out its proper fit into the environment. This guide intends to illustrate that virtualization and service automation are designed to go hand in hand. DOWNLOAD NOW >>

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