Thursday, April 21, 2005

Wired, 4/21/2005:  Far Apart but Intensely Connected  Julia Steinmetz and Michael Mandiberg live on opposite sides of the United States, but are in constant contact -- courtesy of their unlimited cell-phone plan. The couple spends hours "together" each day, talking, messaging and, yes, even sleeping on the phone. [more] 9:03:04 AM     C|net, 4/21/2005:  Ballmer grins and bears Linux--a little By Ina Fried Despite his fondness for Windows, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company will make it easier for businesses to manage a wide variety of machines--including those running Linux. Ballmer said Wednesday that Microsoft has listened to customers who've demanded better support for non-Windows machines in Operations Manager software, Microsoft's key management product. Also, he said, the company will step up support for running Linux-based virtual machines in a service pack update to its Virtual Server product later this year. [more]  9:02:33 AM     Microsoft Computerworld, 4/20/2005:  Microsoft preparing Windows XP-based thin clients It wants to offer a lower-cost OS alternative for server-centric computing   News Story by Joris Evers Microsoft Corp. is working on two thin-client versions of Windows XP to offer a lower-cost operating system alternative for users of server-centric computing, people familiar with the company's plans said. The Windows XP-based thin clients will cost less than Windows XP Professional Edition but will offer the same management features and availability of a broad array of hardware drivers. The operating systems are being designed to run on low-end PCs that could be used for simple tasks such as data entry and as a way to access server-based applications, these people said. [more] 9:01:53 AM     Security Computerworld, 4/20/2005:  Worms wiggle into IM   News Story by Cathleen Moore Like airborne viruses, instant messaging worms are fledglings, but very much on the rise. These new worms are also proving that once inside a corporate network they can be just as destructive, if not more so, than traditional e-mail attacks. E-mail remains the most widely used and destructive vehicle for spreading viruses and worms over the Internet, but the first three months of 2005 saw a rise in the number of worms using IM to propagate. [more] 9:00:37 AM

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