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* NEWS FROM CEBIT:

CEBIT – The real story behind missing exhibitors; a solution for Vista misbehavior, 03/14/07

Russia makes strong showing at German show: What about the United States? Special reports from Network World Lab Alliance member Tom Henderson, who is at Germany’s huge CeBIT 2007 conference.

CEBIT – Symantec CEO: Vendor has ‘conflict of interest’, 03/16/07

It’s a “huge conflict of interest” for one company to provide both an operating platform and a security platform, Symantec CEO John Thompson said during a keynote speech at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany. Although Thompson didn’t mention Microsoft by name, that company’s introduction of consumer and enterprise security products to complement its operating systems could hurt Symantec, which currently tops the security software industry by market share.

CEBIT – Malware to fight crime? AV companies say no, 03/15/07

What if the good guys started using the tools of the bad guys to catch the bad guys, but other good guys stopped them from doing that?

CEBIT – Raidon offers small RAID module for the masses, 03/18/07

Taiwan’s Raidon Technology Inc. has developed a small RAID (redundant array of independent, or inexpensive, disks) module that fits neatly into a 3.5-inch drive bay.

CEBIT – New gadgets make their debut at German show, 03/18/07

Spring put on its best face this year for the start of the annual Cebit exhibition. Too bad it didn’t last.

CEBIT – Collax puts Web face on application management, 03/18/07

Linux vendor Collax wants use the Web interface it has built for managing small-business servers to manage applications from other vendors too.

CEBIT – Cebit reports a strong first half, 03/18/07

The organizers of Cebit sought on Sunday to quash talk of an downturn in the fortunes of the world’s largest IT fair, saying attendance was stronger this year than many observers had predicted before the show.

CEBIT – Thomson vies for place in digital living room, 03/18/07

Thomson SA has a quirky idea for a music-playing cordless telephone. It is showing a mock-up of the device on its stand at Cebit, alongside other multimedia gadgets for the home, and hopes to have it on the market in the second half of this year.

CEBIT – Asustek readies Windows Mobile 6 handsets, 03/17/07

Taiwanese electronics maker Asustek Computer plans to release in the months ahead two smartphones based on Microsoft Corp.’s upcoming Windows Mobile 6 software.

CEBIT – Samsung’s picture frames gets Wi-Fi, RSS, 03/17/07

Samsung this week showed off a soon-to-be-released version of its digital photo frame with Wi-Fi and two larger versions that will hit markets later this year.

CEBIT – Tyan packs AMD chips into latest Typhoon, 03/17/07

Tyan Computer Corp. has expanded its line of powerful Tyan PSC workgroup servers, more commonly known by the name Typhoon, with the addition of a model based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices.

CEBIT – Vodafone takes hybrid approach to mobile VoIP, 03/16/07

Vodafone is demonstrating a service at the Cebit trade show that allows mobile phone customers to call and exchange presence information with users of Internet phone services such as Skype.

CEBIT – Sophos to integrate NAC into desktop security, 03/15/07

Sophos will weave network access control (NAC) functions into its client antivirus security product, Endpoint Security, over the next 12 months, the company’s chief executive officer said on Thursday at Cebit in Hanover, Germany.

CEBIT – IT industry wants less Internet regulation, 03/14/07

The German IT industry wants lawmakers to focus on copyright and fair competition, but not to regulate other aspects of the Internet.

CEBIT – Train more workers, say IT industry leaders

IT companies are finding it harder to recruit skilled workers, and government and industry alike must take action to restore the balance.

CEBIT – Motherboard makers show Intel’s upcoming chipsets, 03/14/07

Motherboard makers are showcasing products based on two of Intel’s upcoming PC chipsets, which are due for release during the middle of this year.

CEBIT – Vasco puts authentication into security appliance, 03/14/07

Vasco Data Security International has incorporated its authentication technology into a security appliance it launched on Wednesday.

CEBIT – Russian IT minister pledges piracy clampdown

Russia’s IT minister said his country will step up its work to fight intellectual property violations, part of an effort to boost foreign technology investment in Russia and gain admittance to the World Trade Organization.

CEBIT – Siemens teams with Nokia on Wi-Fi-GSM hand-over

Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG is working with Nokia to polish the hand-over of voice calls between corporate wireless LANs and public mobile phone networks, a Siemens executive said Wednesday.

CEBIT – Vodafone offers new flat-rate data roaming fee, 03/14/07

Vodafone Group is targeting users of Wi-Fi services with a new international flat-rate mobile data fee.

CeBIT – VDSL remains hot topic in Germany, 03/14/07

Cracks could be surfacing in Deutsche Telekom’s opposition to opening up its new high-speed network to competitors.

CEBIT – After one year, Samsung remakes the Q1, 03/14/07

One year after Samsung introduced its first Q1 ultra-mobile PC, the company has revamped the device, making it lighter and more powerful.

CEBIT – AMD system pumps PC content to TV screens, 03/14/07

Claiming it has forged a new link for consumers who want to connect their TVs and PCs, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) announced Wednesday at Cebit it has designed a mix of technologies that solve the perennial challenge of converging the computer and the television.

CEBIT – Wide open spaces to greet visitors, 03/13/07

Space isn’t something you’d expect to find inside the world’s biggest IT show, but visitors to this year’s Cebit in Hanover, Germany, will find lots of it in some of the traditionally busiest halls.

* NEWS FROM BRAINSHARE:

BrainShare: Q&A: Novell chief says Microsoft deal brings stability, 03/20/07

At Novell’s annual BrainShare user conference, CEO and President Ron Hovsepian sat down with Network World Senior Editor Deni Connor to talk about the Novell-Microsoft interoperability agreement and how it’s helping Novell attract customers with mixed operating system environments.

BrainShare: Novell embraces Microsoft, introduces NetWare, Linux gear, 03/19/07

Novell welcomed Microsoft for the first time to its annual BrainShare user conference to discuss the interoperability implications of the vendors’ controversial agreement inked in November.

* NEWS FROM INFOSEC:

InfoSec: Reporting data breaches won’t kill your company, 03/20/07

Whenever security experts talk about the rise in data breaches, they never fail to note that the numbers they cite are no doubt low given that many organizations don’t report problems out of concern their reputations will take a hit. But the public might be more forgiving than such organizations think.

InfoSec: Consultant touts open-source security tools, 03/20/07

Open source security tools abound, so take advantage of them and avoid paying for commercial products if open source fits your needs. That was the message from Matthew Luallen, president of consulting firm Sph3r3, who spoke at yesterday’s InfoSec Conference.

InfoSec Conference the stage for updated products from Imperva, GuardianEdge, 03/19/07

With the InfoSec Conference in Orlando as the backdrop, security vendors Imperva and GuardianEdge Technologies each showcased new versions of their products for enterprise security.

* NEWS FROM VON:

VON – Hollywood, Silicon Valley wrestle with content, 03/20/07

Digital content is bringing Hollywood and Silicon Valley together for the common goal of creating a better online experience for consumers — and a more attractive opportunity for advertisers, representatives of the two industries say.

* 2007 TRADE SHOWS:

InfoSec World

Orlando, March 19 – 21

CTIA Wireless

Orlando, March 27 – 29

6th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference 2007

Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center

Washington, DC – April 10-13

Smart Cards for Government and Payment – Mexico 2007

Mexico City, Mexico – May 8 – 9

Gartner Symposium/IT Expo

San Francisco, April 22 – 26