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December 2007: 2007 in Review: Acquisitions · Hardware · Training · RPG & Dev Tools

November 2007: IBM Buys Cognos · ILE Adoption Lags · i5/OS Blade Servers · Fast Computers · i5/OS in Wikipedia

October 2007: OS Updates · #2 Tech Company · IBM SMB Reorg · System i Blade server

September 2007: Lotus Notes.8 · New COMMON board members · New RPG IV features · WinRPG

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Out of Context

Out of Context: Happy Valentine's Day

"If you unexpectedly receive a Valentine's Day e-card, be careful. The Storm Worm virus has capitalized on various holidays in the last year by sending millions of e-mails advertising an e-card link within the text of the spam e-mail. Valentine's Day has been identified as the next target."
-- The Federal Bureau of Investigation, as cited by The Sydney Morning Herald

Today's Top Story

Some Personal Productivity Tools for System i Remain

I'm a great believer in to-do lists. I come by it naturally, I suppose. My mother was a career woman and actually had to-do lists for the housework because she crammed it all into the weekends. "Here, John," she'd say as she handed me the dust mop on a typical Saturday morning. "Sweep down the stairs," she'd say as she crossed it off her list and moved on to the next item. My to-do lists today tend to have entries like writing articles and memos, and I couldn't do without them as a way of keeping organized.

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Top Technology Priorities for 2008

  • 37 percent -- Creating or improving strategic applications
  • 32 percent -- Expanding IT infrastructure to keep up with growth
  • 31 percent -- Improving IT security and continuity
  • 27 percent -- Instituting a more flexible IT architecture
  • 26 percent -- Improving the quality of information
  • 24 percent -- Standardizing and consolidating IT infrastructure
  • 23 percent -- Discovering and deploying innovative new technologies
  • 21 percent -- Improving the ROI of IT investment
  • 21 percent -- Reducing the complexity of information systems
  • 19 percent -- Replacing legacy systems

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