| IBM software 'masks' sensitive info; EMC wins Data Domain bidding war
IBM researchers have developed software that uses optical character recognition and screen scraping to identify and cover up confidential data. Also, storage vendor Data Domain has agreed to be acquired by EMC for $33.50 per share, ending a bidding war that had pitted EMC against NetApp. (x:xx) How ending exclusivity agreements would change the telecom industry
Can AT&T and other carriers adapt their strategies when they don't have flagship devices to market? Google Native Client provides hints on Chrome OS gambit
Google Wednesday didn't reveal many specifics about its Chrome operating system project, but a technology the company introduced late last year could provide a preview of what is to come. Dangerous security flaw likely just a hoax
A claim of a software vulnerability in a program used to connect securely to servers across the Internet is likely a hoax, according to an analyst with the SANS Internet Storm Center. New Spam Trick: Shortened URLs
Shortened URLs, a service on many sites that turns lengthy Web addresses into shorter URLs, is rapidly becoming a popular way for spammers to reach unsuspecting readers. New analysis from Symantec's MessageLabs finds shortened URLs now account for 2 percent of all spam in inboxes. Verizon helping companies assess application vulnerabilities
Verizon Business is now offering to help businesses analyze potential security flaws in their business applications. Microsoft licenses, launches giant library of free IT governance tools
Microsoft has licensed two of the industry's leading methods for IT governance, integrated them with its own IT governance framework and made the whole library of materials available for free. Cisco lost market share in network security appliances and software in 1Q09
Jeff Wilson - network security analyst at Infonetics Research, provides further details on why Cisco has lost market share in network security: Sony unveils its first netbook PC
The Vaio W will push Sony into the only part of the PC market showing growth at present. US offering $45 million for huge wind energy test bed
On a day when one of the largest wind farm plans bit the dust, the US Department of Energy is offering up a five-year, $45 million contract to design and build a large dynamometer facility for testing 5 to 15 MW rated wind turbines and equipment. July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
For better or worse, Nortel as we know it is coming to an end. Here's how the telecom giant got to this point.
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