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IBM rolls out measuring tape, and researchers see redData centers are rampaging energy hogs. If you haven't been thoroughly beaten over the head with that fact already - you'll have to give us a tour of the underside of your rock some time. We're sure it's lovely..

While Microsoft makes users wait for the official version of Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3), the update has been widely distributed on pirate sites and can still be found and downloaded from Microsoft's servers.On Tuesday, in a low-key announcement on a support newsgroup, Microsoft said it would delay the release of XP SP3 because of data corruption issues between the updated operating system and its retail point-of-sale software. The week before, when it had touted the service pack's completion -- in its nomenclature, SP3 had reached the "release to manufacturing," or RTM stage -- Microsoft had said it would offer the update via Windows Update on April 29.[ Join InfoWorld's effort to save Windows XP ]Days before that, however, copies of the RTM build had leaked to the Internet and were easily available through BitTorrent search sites such as The Pirate Bay. Currently, there are several language-specific versions of Windows XP SP3 RTM showing in search results on t

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Trying to pressure court officials in California's Riverside County to shut off access to online documents containing sensitive personal data, privacy advocate Betty Ostergren posted links to legal filings that appear to list the Social security numbers of several Riverside politicians.

(Source: Brocade) Gehring Group Builds Tiered File storage Environment with Brocade File Area network (FAN) Solution.

Sainsbury's Supermarkets will deploy Vista 500, the data centre infrastructure management software of Aperture Technologies, across its stores in the UK.

CoSoSys, a provider of endpoint security software, has announced that its Secure it Easy version 2.0 software is being implemented by VIPdesk, a home-based contact centre software and concierge services provider.

Statistics firm Flowing data tells us what we already knew already, that the 'useful' Facebook applications just aren't all that prolific.

Nokia researchers didn't quite know what to expect when, in March, 2007, they posted a mobile phone application called Sports Tracker on a company Web site that is open to the public. The program, still a work in progress, was designed to let runners and cyclists take advantage of the global positioning capability included in some Nokia models. Users can record workout data such as speed and distance, and can plot routes.The response to Sports Tracker was overwhelming. Eventually more than 1 million people downloaded the program and used it for sports the developers never dreamed of, such as paragliding, hot-air ballooning, and motorcycle riding. More importantly, the users avidly provided criticism that Nokia then used to make improvements. Based on reader feedback, for example, developers added the capability to create online groups where users can share favorite routes and even photos they took along the way. 'People were misusing the application in creative ways,' says Jussi Kaas

IBM Friday released a data migration tool that is a critical component in providing its Notes/Domino install base an alternative to moving to Microsoft's sharepoint Server.