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Microsoft cites design updates as economic booster; IT contractor indicted for sabotaging computer system Daily News AM Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Actuate Sorting Through Rich Internet Apps. Find out what you need to know about Rich Internet Applications (RIA) in this whitepaper authored by Forrester Research. Key questions such as what is the acceptable use of RIAs by other companies and how aggressive companies using RIAs, are addressed here. Download this whitepaper now. Spotlight Story IBM + Sun: How a merger would affect IT By Jon Brodkin The IT industry is abuzz with the rumor that IBM is going to purchase Sun for nearly $7 billion, first reported in the Wall Street Journal. It's all speculation until a deal is confirmed, but the combined reach of an IBM/Sun company would be vast. Here are nine topics to consider. Read full story Plus: IBM/Sun deal won't be about the software Could IBM be Sun's savior? Did Cisco UCS bring IBM and Sun together? Techies all a'Twitter over IBM-Sun talks Related News: Tweeted out of a job: The "Cisco Fatty" story Twitter is all a-tweet with the recent exchange between a prospective Cisco hire and another Cisco employee. The first wrote (the tweet has since been deleted): "Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work." The tweet was seen by a channel partner advocate for Cisco, who tweeted back. If you followed Network World on Twitter, you would have read this already. What Is Google Really Doing With Chrome? Google's decision to release new beta versions of its Chrome browser again raise questions about what the company hopes Chrome will accomplish. Is Chrome merely a browser, or is intended to be something more important? Microsoft cites design updates as economic booster Rather than being a time for retreat, the current tough economy presents an opportunity for designers to shine, a Microsoft official stressed Wednesday at the company's Mix09 conference for software designers and developers. Flying car takes off on first test flight Logging 37 seconds in the air, a prototype of a flying car completed its first test flight earlier this month in upstate New York. IT contractor indicted for sabotaging computer system An IT contract employee who formerly worked at an oil and gas production company in Long Beach, Calif., was indicted Tuesday on charges of sabotaging a computer system he helped set up because the company did not offer him a permanent job. Microsoft releases IE8, stresses security Microsoft plans to make its Internet Explorer 8 browser available on Thursday, along with a company-commissioned report claiming IE8 is more secure against malware than rival browsers from Mozilla and Google. Browsers get hacked before phones at security show Mobile devices took the spotlight at the CanSecWest security conference Wednesday, but it was browser bugs that got all the attention at the show's popular hacking contest. Video: European satellite launches to study magnetic field Europe successfully launched its first Earth explorer mission on Tuesday. The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) is the first of a planned family of satellites that will study our planet and its environment. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons New Horizons Computer Training is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. Deadline for entry is March 31. Exchange alternatives: Pros & cons Testing shows Microsoft's Exchange still tops for features and management hooks. App to no good A look at the top 10 iPhone apps that could get you into trouble. 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