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Pretexting ban will hinder piracy probes

Microsoft China sales up more than 20percent

SanDisk partners with Yahoo on Wi-Fi MP3 player

Linux standard base releases automated testing tools

Spam makes users turn away from email

AMD sees 1Q revenue below Wall Street view

IT workers back 'Nasa hacker' McKinnon

Judge blocks new Vonage sign-ups

Tough at the top for CEOs

Google hits more snags in China

Malaysia signals crackdown on Bloggers

Wednesday, 11th April 2007

Headlines

	IT workers worry about being held back
	Pretexting ban will hinder piracy probes
	Microsoft China sales up more than 20percent
	SanDisk partners with Yahoo on Wi-Fi MP3 player
	Linux standard base releases automated testing tools
	Spam makes users turn away from email
	AMD sees 1Q revenue below Wall Street view
	IT workers back 'Nasa hacker' McKinnon
	Judge blocks new Vonage sign-ups
	Tough at the top for CEOs
	Google hits more snags in China
	Malaysia signals crackdown on Bloggers

Tech professionals may want to climb the corporate ladder, but many worry they don't have the business skills they need to advance. The latest report from Dice, an online career site for technology professionals, shows that in a poll of high-tech professionals, 35 percent say their weakest career skill is budget management.advance.

Also, The increasing volume of spam email messages is driving users to look for alternative media such as instant messaging and low cost VoIP calls, analyst firm IDC predicts in a new study.

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IT workers worry about being held back
Tech professionals may want to climb the corporate ladder, but many worry they don't have the business skills they need to advance.

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Government/Law

Pretexting ban will hinder piracy probes
The RIAA and MPAA raise concerns over California's attempts to broaden the federal law.
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Applications

Microsoft China sales up more than 20percent
Microsoft said it expects its China sales to rise more than 20 percent this year, boosted by new products and a national crackdown on software piracy.
By Staff writers

Convergence

SanDisk partners with Yahoo on Wi-Fi MP3 player
The partnership lets you listen to Launchcast Internet radio, browse Flickr photos, and send instant messages using Yahoo Messenger.
By Staff writers

Applications

Linux standard base releases automated testing tools
News tools provide server compatibility testing across Linux distros.
By Tom Sanders

Security

Spam makes users turn away from email
Spam volumes to reach 40bn messages in 2007, IDC predicts.
By Tom Sanders

Finance

AMD sees 1Q revenue below Wall Street view
Chipmaker AMD said Monday it expects to report first-quarter revenue of about US$1.23 billion, well below Wall Street forecasts, and announced a restructuring to lower costs..
By Staff writers

Government/Law

IT workers back 'Nasa hacker' McKinnon
Fewer than half of IT professionals questioned in an online survey want 'Nasa hacker' Gary McKinnon jailed for hacking.
By Matt Chapman

Government/Law

Judge blocks new Vonage sign-ups
Temporary suspension of ruling provides some breathing room.
By Tom Sanders

Research/Trends

Tough at the top for CEOs
PricewaterhouseCoopers catches up with a select group of CEOs and asked them to review their roles over the last decade.
By Staff Writers

Internet

Google hits more snags in China
Google issued an apology after receiving criticism that a tool it released last week for inputting Chinese characters into a search query appeared to copy Sohu.com's approach..
By Staff writers

Government/Law

Malaysia signals crackdown on Bloggers
Government officials suggest the registration will stop the "spread of negative or malicious content.".
By Staff writers