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In the twilight of his career, an IT veteran takes on the formidable task of transforming the FBI's antiquated technology infrastructure. He's being sworn in today.
<b>Read my interview with Darwin John</b></a></font>
<a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=63-tPKjIHWSgV_ryftg_9-hwkp_WEcR" >Yopy brings Linux to wider audience</a><br>
<a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=78-d5asIdUDupSdE5R5vnMUN5xspoRR" >Activists to ISPs: Don't be a stoolpigeon</a><br>
<a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=8d-nbL1Q7notyCugUpIiSupcptbPMPR" >New Athlon to launch in stormy seas
<a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=a2-6-M7QXZx3gj1YAK9R0CGk_HtsonR" >Wireless companies ripe for consolidation</a><br>
<a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=b7-FOgPQ8Jxs54h15z0NpbnpTbdL3eR" >W3C boosts Web services language
<a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=cc-h4fQQ0Oq5aj8C567qeZDozn6f5yR" >Cisco hooks up airport 'hot spots'</a><br>
<a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=e2-J1OpQhyzY9mCJDBENBEZdihv9KnR" >Palm, Handspring win patent spat</a><br>
<font size="+1"><b>IT sees new profits in Old Glory</b></a></font><br>
Can CRM be tweaked to track terrorists? As the fight against <b>terrorism</b> heats up, the government turns to the tech industry to come up with tools to secure the country against attack. It's an opportunity for patriotism--and for profits. (Nearly $38 billion is slated for homeland security.) <b>Software companies</b>  are sending tens of thousands of proposals to government agencies, some of which are so new they don't have the budget to hire people to evaluate them all.
<font size="+1"><b>Are Spam blocklists going too far?</b></a></font><br>
Many businesses are turning to spam-filtering tools to regain
control of their e-mail boxes. But legitimate e-mails are being
deleted, too, now that <b>sometimes-indiscriminate blacklists</b> have
become a key weapon in the war against unsolicited bulk e-mail.
subscribe to the lists, bouncing any traffic directed to their
servers that originates from those addresses. Is <b>overkill</b> the
answer to stopping spam? What is your company doing to stop
<b>Attacks are on the rise</b></a></font><br>
No, you're not paranoid. <b>Wayne Rash</b> warns that the number of
attacks on Internet-connected networks is increasing, with no
sign of letting up. Here's what you can do to protect your
<font size="+1"><b>Gartner unfolds Sun's server roadmap</b></a></font><br>
Sun's midframe and high-end servers will see only evolutionary
change through 2006--faster processors, support for PCI-X I/O,
and InfiniBand, according to <b>Gartner</b>. More significant
developments will come through software, with moves toward
providing public utility-style availability and capacity. But Gartner
adds note of caution concerning <b>Sun's credibility</b>.
<font size="+1"><b>'My favorite PDA is the Nokia 9290'</b></a></font><br>
Tired of carrying around both PDA and phone, reader <b>John Maravilla </b>says he spent a year "looking for a decent integrated PDA/phone" before finding the Nokia 9290. Then he read my "<b><a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=61-x9oAIoLjvQVtYF24JYndFK-AWlFR" >What to look for in your next PDA/phone</b></a>" and wrote to reassure me that I'm <i>not</i> crazy for liking a PDA  resembling a cell phone from the Reagan era.
<b>"What to look for in your next PDA/phone"</b></a>
<font size="+1"><b>A hulk of a system</b></a></font><br>
How much does a cutting-edge PC cost these days? Plenty--but <b>Sys Performance 2533</b> delivers a lot in return. It's packed to the rafters with high-end components, and boasts the <b>highest office-productivity score</b> ZDNet reviewers have seen.
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<font size="-1" color="#990000"><b>-- Richard Spellman in response to <a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=f6-QktIQMwrVvC8LAXYYRGOT9_Jmp4R" >"Embedded XP isn't the remedy."</a></b></a></font><br>
<b>Next MS Office? Here's what to add--and delete</b></a></font><br>
The next version of Microsoft Office is due in the next year or so. If you were product manager for the industry-standard office suite, what would you add? What would you get rid of? What would you fix? Here's <b>David Coursey's</b> wish-list.
<font face="verdana, geneva" color="#666666" size="-2"><b>Q&A</b></font><sub>&nbsp;</sub><br>
<b>We can handle CEO cheats</b></a></font><br>
<b>Phil Bond,</b> the U.S. undersecretary of commerce for technology, explains why the financial industry can ride out the current
storm without major government intervention.
<b>Oracle issues a new challenge to Microsoft</b></a></font><br>
Oracle's new <b>Collaboration Suite</b> includes e-mail, calendar and messaging software and is less expensive than Microsoft's offerings, says Oracle CEO <i>Larry Ellison</i>.
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<b>5</b>. <a href="http://clickthru.online.com/Click?q=de-7tpkQMWawxfQtEatTbDS-BJjho4R" style="text-decoration:none">NetGear HE102 802.11a wireless AP</a><br /><img src="http://www.zdnet.com/graphics/anchordesk/frontpage/b.gif" width="1" height="6" alt="" border="0" /><br />
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