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Wednesday, September 17, 2003

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IT Job Security: "If you're looking for an IT job that won't likely be subject to cutbacks anytime soon, I have a suggestion. Go work at Microsoft. In the group that writes their security bulletins and advisories. That's gotta be a pretty secure job nowadays, huh?..." [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]

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SCO Claims $15,300,000 From SCOsource: "Yesterday, SCO filed their latest 10-Q. In it, they claim over fifteen million dollars in revenue from their SCOsource initiative (mostly from Microsoft and Sun) with a decline in revenue from all other sources. A lot of interesting statements are in the 10-Q, including 'The success of our SCOsource licensing initiative, at least initially, will depend to a great extent on the perceived strength of our intellectual property and contractual claims and our willingness to enforce our rights. Many, particularly those in the open source community, dispute the allegations of infringement that we have made'."

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Apple Unveils 15-Inch PowerBook, Updates 17 And 12: "Apple on Tuesday announced the long awaited revamped 15-inch PowerBook at Steve Jobs' Apple Expo keynote in Paris, France. The company also offered customers updated versions of its 17-inch and 12-inch PowerBooks, increasing speed and adding features." (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

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Apple Introduces Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard And Mouse: "The wireless keyboard and mouse have reliable performance up to 30 feet from the computer and offers secure 128-bit, over-the-air encryption keeping sensitive information safe as it is being typed." (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]