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IT News, July 10

07/10/2006

This week: Live Communications exam goes live; the European Commission to decide on fines this week; and Microsoft readies seven fixes for Patch Tuesday:

Article links for items mentioned in this week's audiocast:

Live Communications Exam Goes Live July 10
Microsoft's Live Communications Server Resource portal
Altiris To Release ESS Security Package
Lucid8 Ships DigiVault Update
EMC Shares Plunge on Word of $2.1B Deal
HP to Shutter Some Offices to Cut Costs
Judge Dismisses Microsoft Antitrust Case
EU To Levy More Fines Against Microsoft
Microsoft Edges Closer to OpenDoc
Microsoft Releases Folder Password Tool
Microsoft To Post 7 Security Bulletins Next Week

British hacker looks for UFOs, but only finds trouble with the U.S. government; and National Semiconductor wants its iPods back. Only in this week's IT Webgems: