IT Failing at Being Green
Despite all the hype being generated about reducing energy consumption and costs, a new study finds that the vast majority of IT organizations have no specific green computing plans in place largely because they don't have the necessary resources on hand to make the required investments to reduce energy costs. In the meantime, here are some tips for making your servers greener.

Ten Hottest Jobs in IT
Even as times get tougher it appears that demand for Java developers and security experts tops the list of most needed. And while it's true that there are fewer women in the ranks of IT lately at least the traditional salary gap between men and women is narrowing.

Ship Date for Windows XP3 Slips
Technical difficulties are holding up the release of the latest service pack for Windows XP. PC vendors are suppose to stop selling Windows XP by June but it looks like there may enough loopholes to allow them to continue bundling Windows XP on systems for an indefinite period. There's talk about extending the deadline given lackluster Windows Vista adoption but when it comes right down to it if a customer wants Windows XP there will be a way to get it.

SAP Delays Major Upgrade for the Mid-Market as Sales Slide
The company's push into the midmarket may be stalled by year long delay to an offering that was one of SAP's major lynchpins for growth over the next two years.

Yahoo Embraces Openness as Part of Effort to Rebuff Microsoft
Apparently there's nothing like having the wolf at the door to make somebody realize that the time to tear down the garden walls is now. The battle for control over Yahoo continues so it remains to be seen if Microsoft would embrace this latest Yahoo strategy post merger. In the meantime, Google extended its support for offline access to its applications while making some advances on being able to search for pictures and images on the Web.

Distributors See Slowing Server Sales
Distributors are reporting that server sales are slowing. That may be due to the economy but chances are real high that customers are getting a lot more utilization out of their existing servers thanks to virtualization.

Broadcom Pushes into 802.11n Network Space
Just at enterprise customers are gearing up to embrace the next generation of wireless networks, Broadcom announced it will be building processors for these devices that could cut prices in half.

Fighting Botnets with Botnets
The basic idea here is to fight fire with fire when it comes to dealing with the most dangerous security issue out there today. Also, if you're on a tight budget here's a list of 10 free security tools worth checking out.