Friday, December 23, 2011

IT Blogwatch: SOPA bill prompts boycott of supporters

Computerworld Security: December 23, 2011
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The widely-hated Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is causing its supporters to
suffer boycotts. Organizations such as GoDaddy and 3M are being targeted by
serious activism. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder protectionism and DNS
Balkanization.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545432/0/

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FOUR STEPS TO A PRIVATE OR HYBRID CLOUD

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Institute guide you through the process and best practices of cloud-building.
Learn how to expand automation, manage hybrid and heterogeneous environments,
and update service management processes.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545014/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Plans to migrate LAPD to Google's cloud apps dropped
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545433/0/

2. Mozilla re-releases Firefox 9, backs out fix causing crashes
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545434/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Symantec~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E-Discovery - Experts Tell All

In this eGuide, Computerworld and sister publications CIO, Network World, and IT
World examine some of the hottest issues around e-discovery and archiving today.
Read on to discover how some organizations are approaching data-management
challenges, and the tools that are available to help.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545435/0/

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Plans to migrate LAPD to Google's cloud apps dropped

After more than two years of trying, the City of Los Angeles has abandoned plans
to migrate its police department to Google's hosted email and office application
platform saying the service cannot meet certain FBI security requirements.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545433/0/

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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545436/0/

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Mozilla re-releases Firefox 9, backs out fix causing crashes

A day after it shipped Firefox 9, Mozilla quickly released an update after
backing out a bug fix that was causing some Mac, Linux and Windows browsers to
crash.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545434/0/

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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Bah! Humbug!

This county government's chief administrative officer calls IT to complain that
every time he moves his mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen, he hears
"Jingle Bells."

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7777085/818816221/545431/0/

CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that states outlaw
the use of all electronic devices while driving. Should the use of personal
electronic devices be banned while driving?

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