Gulf Coast storm and floods challenge IT. Even companies that have prepared for disasters by geographically distributing their data centers or contracting for extended stays at hot sites may not have taken into account the magnitude of the crisis spawned by Hurricane Katrina in Gulf Coast states. [Computerworld News]

 

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New Orleans multimedia firm turns to telecommuting. Brad Brewster, founder and creative director New Orleans-based Bent Media Inc., fled the city ahead of Hurricane Katrina and is now telecommuting from a safe distance to keep his business open. [Computerworld News]

 

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Smartballs come to relief of footie refs. They think it's all... bugger, the system's crashed [The Register]

 

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Trusted Computing standards won't apply to Vista - Schneier. Machiavellian software machinations [The Register]

 

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Zotob worm perps: hanging's too good for 'em. Letters Straight talk on violence, surveys and 'mobes' [The Register]

 

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