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• Photos: Army technology makes killing more efficient

  Every year, the US Army designates a set of its top inventions. This year's list includes a GPS-guided artillery shell and a new method for saving severely injured soldiers.

• TiVo's watching you. But who's watching TiVo?

  Whaddaya know? Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" turned out to be the most popular TiVo moment during last month's Super Bowl game.

• Keep your client and yourself happy: Avoid dangerous overquoting

  Because of unfamiliarity with the exact terms of a service level agreement and pressure from his firm's accountant, one consultant overquoted a small project and lost the confidence of the client. Find out how he corrected his error.

• Damage control: What we learnt from 'Slammer'

  Forget ironclad shields against Slammer-style attacks. Companies need to cut back on the heroics and focus on limiting their pain.

• Critics cite weak spots at Microsoft

  A Merrill Lynch analyst on Wednesday voiced concerns about Microsoft's response to the growing popularity of open-source software, echoing statements made by a former Microsoft executive last week.

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  Once a pit bull, Terria is losing its bite

  The inference that Soul, AAPT and TransACT were Dead Telcos Walking long before their withdrawals were announced makes me wonder whether Terria has always been, God help us all, just as flimsy a proposition as Telstra has made it out to be.

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• Crisis strikes: What do you do next?

  The corporate Web site is gone and a hacker has made off with the database. The company's reputation is at stake. What crisis management tactics should be employed?

• Is Microsoft ready for the SP2 tightrope?

  Is the software giant in a bit of a pickle when it comes to SP2, especially now that companies like Red Hat are turning up the heat on the desktop side of Linux?

• Recovery plan for derailed projects

  So you know you need to turn a project around, but how do you proceed once you've assessed the situation? The answer is planning and implementing your recovery plan. Here's your road map.

• Uggh, the project's gone pear-shaped?

  It's that moment you've always dreaded--a project being managed by the IT department has gone horribly wrong. How can you set in place damage control so things don't get much, much worse?

• What do you do about IT screwups?

  CIOs and IT managers sometimes face the unenviable task of having to explain tech projects which have gone horribly wrong. How do you cope when you have to face the music?

Reviews (1)

• Readers livid, Rambus vulnerable

  Why did Intel risk the fate of its Pentium 4 by failing to offer lower cost DDR components for P4 systems? Was this some kind of conspiracy? David Berlind has a theory.

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