Not Choking Down The Kibble Just Yet
A review of open network ports on the site that dissed Unix suggests it doesn't quite pass the eat your own dogfood test.

Anti-Unix site returns - on MySQL?. Back door puzzle [The Register] 

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Dell Sees Slow Recovery
Dell: Corporate Technology Demand Is Up But No Recovery Yet. Company execs expect only a modest recovery in technology spending in the second half of the year and believe it may take six quarters for a strong rebound. [TechWeb] 

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One More Reason To Hate Spam
Watch out for snooping spam. Is there a spy lurking in your mailbox? Marketers are surreptiously implanting software into junk e-mail so they can track unsuspecting surfers' Web activity. [ZDNet Tech News] 

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Reap What You Sow
Analysts attribute decline in revenues to having angered customers years ago.

Compuware predicts 20% revenue drop since last year. After announcing plans this week to close offices and lay off workers as part of a restructuring, Compuware Corp. now says its revenues for the fourth quarter are off more than $100 million from a year ago. [Computerworld] 

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