Layoff backlash: Five steps to protect your business from angry ex-employees

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Survey: Most Oracle Shops Don't Mandate Use of Security Patches
Only 32% of Oracle database users surveyed by the vendor and the Independent Oracle Users Group said their companies require security patches to be installed on all or some systems.

Most Oracle database shops don't mandate use of security patches, survey says
Only 32% of Oracle database users surveyed jointly by the vendor and the International Oracle Users Group said their companies require Oracle's security patches to be installed on all or some of their systems.

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Indian Offshoring Vendors Top List of H-1B Recipients
The four largest recipients of H-1B visas during the federal government's 2008 fiscal year were all outsourcing and IT services firms based in India. And overall, their use of the visas increased from fiscal 2007.

Czech Firm, Cisco Bug Slow Global Internet
A highly unusual network-configuration update, coupled with a bug in Cisco's routers, briefly caused widespread Internet traffic slowdowns around the globe early last week.

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Microsoft Spells Out Windows 7 Activation
Microsoft last week disclosed that users who don't quickly activate Windows 7 will receive persistent reminders from the vendor, including one that turns the background screen to black.

Downadup worm may hammer Southwest Airlines URL on March 13
Computers infected by the Downadup worm will 'phone home' to several legitimate Web sites this month, including one owned by Southwest Airlines, potentially disrupting those sites, said a security researcher.

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China's first lunar probe crash lands on the moon
China's first lunar probe made a planned crash into the moon Sunday, completing the first phase of a lunar program partly meant to solidify Beijing’s status as a space power.

Obama proposes spectrum license fee
A spectrum license user fee proposed in President Obama's budget may be aimed at TV and radio stations.

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Fujitsu Siemens debuts 'zero-watt' green PC
Fujitsu Siemens plans to launch in the middle of this year an enterprise desktop that consumes no energy when switched off.

China's first lunar probe crash lands on the moon
China's first lunar probe made a planned crash into the moon Sunday, completing the first phase of a lunar program partly meant to solidify Beijing’s status as a space power.

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Indian Offshoring Vendors Top List of H-1B Recipients
The four largest recipients of H-1B visas during the federal government's 2008 fiscal year were all outsourcing and IT services firms based in India. And overall, their use of the visas increased from fiscal 2007.

Global Dispatches
Indian outsourcing firm Satyam claimed $250 million in new business since plunging into a financial crisis early this year; and Tata said it will open a third data center in the U.K. by midyear.

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Nokia gets the hiccups with 5800 U.S. Launch
Nokia USA stopped selling the U.S. version of the 5800 in its two flagship stores in New York and Chicago, just a few days after the U.S. introduction, and is now selling the European version of the 5800 as a replacement.

Dial Your iPhone Contacts by Name
Instead of struggling to remember someone's phone number, wouldn't it be easier just to punch in their name to dial? That's the idea behind Smart Dial, a $.99 iPhone utility that lets you dial contacts by spelling their name out on the number keypad. By saving you from scrolling through your contact list, the act of calling someone up becomes that much simpler.

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HP shuts down Upline online storage service
HP said it is shutting down its Upline storage service. The company offered no explanation for the closure, other than to say it "continually evaluates" its product line.

Move over e-mail, here come 'Pixetells'
A Portland, Ore.-based start-up called Ontier plans on Monday to unveil Pixetell, communication software that combines text, video, images and audio in a single message.

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Windows wins, Mac loses February's market-share race
Windows' market share rebounded in February as fewer users ditched Windows XP and more started running Windows 7, Net Applications said today.

Microsoft Spells Out Windows 7 Activation
Microsoft last week disclosed that users who don't quickly activate Windows 7 will receive persistent reminders from the vendor, including one that turns the background screen to black.

SECURITY / more stories...

HP shuts down Upline online storage service
HP said it is shutting down its Upline storage service. The company offered no explanation for the closure, other than to say it "continually evaluates" its product line.

Survey: Most Oracle Shops Don't Mandate Use of Security Patches
Only 32% of Oracle database users surveyed by the vendor and the Independent Oracle Users Group said their companies require security patches to be installed on all or some systems.

SERVERS AND DATA CENTER / more stories...

HP shuts down Upline online storage service
HP said it is shutting down its Upline storage service. The company offered no explanation for the closure, other than to say it "continually evaluates" its product line.

Global Dispatches
Indian outsourcing firm Satyam claimed $250 million in new business since plunging into a financial crisis early this year; and Tata said it will open a third data center in the U.K. by midyear.

SOFTWARE / more stories...

HP shuts down Upline online storage service
HP said it is shutting down its Upline storage service. The company offered no explanation for the closure, other than to say it "continually evaluates" its product line.

Move over e-mail, here come 'Pixetells'
A Portland, Ore.-based start-up called Ontier plans on Monday to unveil Pixetell, communication software that combines text, video, images and audio in a single message.

STORAGE / more stories...

HP shuts down Upline online storage service
HP said it is shutting down its Upline storage service. The company offered no explanation for the closure, other than to say it "continually evaluates" its product line.

Review: Imation Apollo Expert desktop drive is sleek and fast
Imation's new 500GB Apollo Expert external hard drive is a USB-powered device that's fast and comes with one-touch backup software that's easy to use.