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MAY 14, 2008Issue 413

Most interesting aspect of the 30th anniversary of spam is the initial response to spam is exactly the same response to spam now: overwhelmingly negative, but it works.

Dave Marcus, security research and communications manager with McAfee's Avert Labs.

When you're the top dog: three keys to leading like a professional
When you are the "top dog" in an organization, there are indeed three keys to leading others that will create a tuned-in, turned-on workforce. They distinguish you as being a professional -- significantly more effective than amateurs who have a title but nothing beneath the surface.
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McAfee releases results of its Global S.P.A.M. experiment
Spam turned 30 years old this month, and coinciding with this anniversary, McAfee released the findings of its first ever Global S.P.A.M. experiment that the company conducted last month to see the effects of opening spam messages.
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Employers not fully using employee social networks for recruitment
Jobvite's "2008 Social Recruitment Survey" found that businesses are increasingly using social networks to find new employees, but they have yet to implement a comprehensive social recruitment strategy that leverages the social network of their employees.
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VMware releases Site Recovery Manager
A number of vendors including EMC are offering complimentary products for VMware's new automated disaster recovery solution for virtualized servers under VMware in heterogeneous IT environments.
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HP buys EDS for $13.9 billion
The transaction is expected to more than double HP's revenue from services, as EDS will essentially become HP Services. HP boss Hurd paints a rosy picture for channel partners as the two firms explore 'synergies' but the devil may be in the details.
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