EarthWeb IT Management News & Views http://www.earthweb.com EarthWeb IT Management News & Views offers busy IT managers up-to-date reports and insightful analysis of IT industry trends. en-us Copyright 1996-2006 Jupitermedia Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Review (Best. Notebook. Ever.) http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3747691 Okay, It costs more than $3,000. Fair warning: You won't care. Lenovo's lightweight goes toe to toe with Apple's MacBook Air -- well, it would if the Air had a DVD burner, a LAN connection, and a sharper screen. Thinkabout a solid-state hard disk, full-sized keyboard, ample battery life, and impeccable green credentials in a 13.3-inch, just-over-3-pound slimline. Now try to be satisfied with your current laptop. The Business of Open Source http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3747686 A look at the challenges facing the Linux/Open Source desktop and server markets, with a close examination of current market dynamics. Fedora 9: Linux Desktop Alive and Well at Red Hat http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3747671 Latest Red Hat community release offers users new features that will help both server and desktop users. Google to Spread Social Tool Across The Web http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/itmanagement.earthweb.com/cnews/article.php/3747666 The drive for an interoperable social Web continues as Google rolls out Friend Connect service. Good News for Tech: Spending Stays Strong http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.cioupdate.com/budgets/article.php/3747601 Despite the economy, most CIOs say their budgets will remain steady or increase for the remainder of 2008. 5/16: Shark.BZP Trojan Drops Files, Modifies Registry http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.esecurityplanet.com/alerts/article.php/3747566 W32/Shark.BZP is a Trojan that upon execution drops zlib.dll and mswinsck.ocx in Windows System folder. 5/16: Zapchas-EA Trojan Drops Files http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.esecurityplanet.com/alerts/article.php/3747561 Troj/Zapchas-EA is a backdoor IRC Trojan. 5/16: Agent.AORZ Trojan May be Manually Installed http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.esecurityplanet.com/alerts/article.php/3747451 Troj_Agent.AORZ Trojan may be installed manually by a user. 5/16: Alureon.AI Trojan Dropped by Other Trojan http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.esecurityplanet.com/alerts/article.php/3747446 Troj_Alureon.AI Trojan is dropped by TROJ_ZLOB.CCW, another Trojan that drops files on the affected system. 5/16: Trojan.Cymdos Performs DoS Attacks http://redir.internet.com/rss/agroclick/www.esecurityplanet.com/alerts/article.php/3747436 Trojan.Cymdos is a Trojan horse that performs denial of service attacks.