Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Networking Strategies: Symantec digesting Altiris ... Google and Microsoft slobbering over Facebook ... Oracle ships Windows version of 11g database

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Networking in the Enterprise
October 25, 2007
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In this issue:

* Opinion: Symantec Digesting Altiris
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* Report: Google and Microsoft slobbering over Facebook
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* Oracle ships Windows version of 11g database
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* Court turns tables on alleged ID thief, leaks his personal info
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a172811a343077157a14

* Google to use Nielsen TV audience data
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a172811a343077157a7

* Ahead of merger, earnings fall at Business Objects
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a172811a343077157a5

* Microsoft extends Dynamics support, promises roadmaps
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a172811a343077157a6

* 1Gb DRAM is now industry standard; most new PCs can use Vista
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a172811a343077157a17

* First BlackBerry comes to China, with Alcatel-Lucent's help
http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a172811a343077157a18

* Hackers and suits: 10 Tips for bridging the gap

http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a172811a343077157a1

* 10 videos to change how you view the world

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* Time's running out. 1 week left to enter gadget drawing

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TODAY'S TOP STORY
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Symantec Digesting Altiris
James Gaskin, ITworld.com

I just returned from ManageFusion Orlando, the Altiris user conference.
Last April, two days before ManageFusion, Symantec gobbled Altiris.
Company officials could only say they promise to integrate the companies
and products properly, but had no time to actually do anything. This
gave some Altiris customers indigestion, because Symantec hasn't always
integrated acquisitions well.
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* Enabling Business and IT integration

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* Industry Experts Discuss Storage Reliability and Recovery

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CAREERS TIP
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Hackers and suits: 10 Tips for bridging the gap
Hal Fulton, CIO

This article has been difficult to write; it is not dispassionate or
unbiased. I am a senior developer with no management background, which
places me firmly in one camp. But honesty compels me to admit that
neither side is wholly right or wholly wrong in its attitudes. There are
certainly things that hackers can learn from suits, and vice versa. The
gap can be bridged - has to be bridged - if a department is to run
smoothly.
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Related reading:

The Geek Gap: Why business and technology professionals don't understand
each other

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often at fault for the clash between "geeks" and "suits", according to
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primary strength is problem solving or creating and maintaining
technology, while a suit's talent is influencing people. Here's an
interview with the authors, and some tips for closing the divide.

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