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* NEWS FROM DEMOfall07:

Qumranet tackles desktop virtualization, 09/24/07: Qumranet, the company responsible for the development of the open source KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), is Monday introducing desktop virtualization software.

Buzzblog: Those video-happy Pats; countering Photoshop; and life after 51, 09/25/07: Busy day at DEMOfall07 Tuesday: First we have an ironic technology investment from the owners of my favorite pro football team. Next an interesting defense against photographic fakery. And, finally, a look at a new social-networking site targetted at adults but marketed in such a way as to have me wondering how long I'll be welcome.

DEMOfall game: Count the iPhone references, 09/25/2007: DEMO executive producer Chris Shipley made a small joke after one of the presentations, asking audience members to start counting the number of demonstrators that reference the Apple iPhone.

Vyro Games relieves stress through gaming, 09/24/07: Most people who lived through the '70s remember the mood ring, which turned different colors depending on the wearer's "mood," but in reality was related to the person's stress level and skin temperature. This biofeedback concept gets a modern update from Vyro Games, which has developed a hardware and software platform that lets users relieve stress through a video game, where success is achieved only through relaxation.

Vello offers instant teleconferencing without PINs, 09/24/07: Anyone who's attended a large conference call knows a few things: first, the conference never starts on time, and it's always a pain to have to remember what number to dial in and what PIN to input.

360desktop creates unlimited PC desktop space, 09/24/07: The PC desktop hasn't really changed in the last 15 years, despite the advances caused by the Web. It's still a place where users put their folders, application shortcut icons, assorted files and other junk that ends up mostly cluttered. If the user has changed the wallpaper of their desktop, the image is usually hidden behind all of the icons and assorted junk. The creation of "desktop widgets" hasn't helped much, as these widgets end up taking up more of the PC desktop real estate – and unless a user adds a new monitor, there's not much space to have.

Who wants to be a venture capitalist?, 09/24/07: Online prediction market games such as the Hollywood Stock Exchange) have been around for a while, but Fluid Innovation's new Virtual Ventures "game" asks players to compete to see who can be the best at predicting how enterprise software technology will fare in the market.

Ncursion trumpets gladiator battles in Facebook, 09/24/07: When Facebook opened up its API earlier this year, it led to a flood of new applications for the social networking platform. One company that wants to make more interactive games through social networking is Ncursion, which launches its MyGladiator.com game and Web site at DEMOfall 2007.

MyQuire brings project management to the masses, 09/24/07: Projects are great, as long as you can do them by yourself. Once you get other people involved, project "management" usually involves adding tools such as e-mail, spreadsheets, the telephone and other "modern" technology that often add more work rather than move the project along.

SceneCaster merges social networks with 3-D virtuality, 09/24/07: SceneCaster wants to take the 3D Web and make it mainstream, so that even Mom can start building virtual areas that she can share with friends and family.

Remote access to smartphones, geospatial mapping highlight DEMO, 09/24/07: Networking executives looking for new and innovative enterprise IT products will encounter food for thought at DEMOfall 07, a launch pad event for emerging technology that kicks off Monday, Sept. 24.

* NEWS FROM ITSMF USA FUSION 07 CONFERENCE:

Cal Ripken's 8 tips on how to be an IT 'Iron Man', 09/19/07: Cal Ripken, Jr. delivers keynote address about incorporating perseverance, consistency and integrity in daily tasks at itSMFusion 2007 conference in Charlotte, N.C.

How to hit pay dirt when overhauling IT processes, 09/20/07: There are plenty of reasons to streamline IT processes using best-practice frameworks such as the IT Infrastructure Library. But that doesn’t make it any easier to do.

itSMF conference must-go for ITIL, best-practice framework adopters, 09/24/07: While normally I don't put my stamp of approval on topics I cover, this week I have to tell readers if you are considering, in the midst of or maturing your IT service management processes, you should put next year's itSMF USA conference on your list of must-go industry shows.

Increasing adoption of ITIL is making resistance futile, 09/19/07: David Farris, IT manager at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, has been working for five years to change some of the processes within his 300-employee organization. He hopes the changes will lead to significant savings in the IT department, which now spends about $100 million annually.

* NEWS FROM THE SECURITY STANDARD CONFERENCE:

Video: NAC standards: Where are we now?: Steve Hanna, a Juniper distinguished engineer and co-chair of NAC standards groups at the IETF and the Trusted Computing Group, discusses the progress of the NAC standards effort and Cisco's lack of involvement.

Video: NAC going beyond the desktop: Network Access Control (NAC) is moving beyond the desktop to touch every connected device. The experts at The Security Standard conference explain the ramifications.

Video: Dealing with Web 2.0: How do you let employees access Web 2.0 and social networking sites while still maintaining overall security? We asked the experts at The Security Standard conference.

Video: Security Buzz: What the experts think: Speakers at The Security Standard conference weigh in on what they feel is the biggest security threat today. Featuring: Whitfield Diffie (Sun), Steve Hanna (Juniper), Scott Weiss (IronPort) and Richard Palmer (Cisco).

* NEWS FROM AFCOM DATA CENTER WORLD:

IT grapples with overcrowded, energy-guzzling data centers, 09/20/07: These days Andrew Fanara isn’t worrying about the massive amounts of electricity a big-screen TV consumes; he’s thinking about how electrical consumption in the data center is accelerating from the use of power-hungry servers and other network gear.

* NEWS FROM AJAXWORLD:

Nexaweb hails mashups, 09/24/07: With an upgrade to its Nexaweb Enterprise Web 2.0 Suite being released Monday, Nexaweb will focus on visual capabilities for building mashups.

* NEWS FROM ITEXPO 2007:

ITExpo 2007 recap: Announcements from Clarus, Comverse, Contactual, Paraxip, 09/24/07: At the Internet Telephony Expo held earlier this month, several companies announced new products.

* NEWS FROM THE GARTNER OPEN SOURCE SUMMIT:

How open source saved a school district’s IT department, 09/21/07: A California school district used open source software to stave off a potential budget crisis and upgrade technology for students and teachers.

Open source impossible to avoid, Gartner says, 09/20/07: You can try to avoid open source, but it’s probably easier to get out of the IT business altogether. By 2011, at least 80% of commercial software will include significant amounts of open source code, according to Gartner.

* NEWS FROM GARTNER WEB INNOVATION SUMMIT:

Orbitz improves travel sales with RIA-enabled Web site, 09/21/07: A richer, more interactive Web site has helped Orbitz seal the deal with more customers.

* NEWS FROM INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM (IDF):

IDF : Intel's 3D user interface gets an application, 09/20/07: A 3D user interface, called Miramar, developed by Intel researchers during the late 1990s will be used in an upcoming release of Qwaq's Qwaq Forums collaboration tool.

IDF : Intel project aims to boost power efficiency in Linux, 09/20/07: Intel plans to announce an open source project called LessWatts.org, which aims to improve the power efficiency of the Linux operating system and applications.

Rackable parks portable data center outside Intel event, 09/19/07: Rackable Systems is using the Intel Developer Forum to unveil its answer to Sun’s Project Blackbox, a shipping container full of computer equipment ready to power up as a portable data center.

* 2007 TRADE SHOWS:

Interop

New York, Oct. 22-26

Berlin, Germany, Nov. 6-8

itSMF USA – Fusion 07 Conference and Exposition

Charlotte, NC, Conference/Exposition: Sept. 16-19

Charlotte, NC, Post Conference Training: Sept. 20-22

ChicagoCon 2007: White Hats Come Together in Defense of the Digital Frontier

Sept. 17-23

VISION 2007 Embedded Linux Conference

Santa Clara, Calif.: October 8-10

Fall 2007 VON