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• Linux distro turns PCs into supercomputers

  An Australian security firm is about to launch a clustered Linux distribution that aims to utilise the unused nightly processing power of desktop PCs.

• Method to Palmisano's madness

  On the eve of IBM's decision to dump its PC business, Michael Dell was spinning like a top.

• Qld Govt shrinks Transformation tender

  The Queensland Government has gone to market for a smaller than expected raft of technology and services to lay the foundation for a centrally managed government-wide data platform, which it hopes will be ready by 2010.

• Centrelink nullifies Net security risk

  Centrelink will implement a new intrusion prevention system (IPS) to counter a security threat heightened by its increased use of the Internet and connections to external partners.

• Taking on Uncle Sam over encryption

  Computer programmer Daniel Bernstein says he just wants to make the Internet more secure. But he says the US government is still standing in his way.

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• Security tools: Plugging network holes

  With the increasing demands of today's network security, more and more network professionals are looking for ways to quickly locate and fix holes in their security matrix. Which tools can help?

• Beware of critical new IE vulnerabilities

  Although several of the new vulnerabilities in IE are classified as only moderate threats, an HTML buffer overrun flaw could allow attackers to gain user-level access to any computer that connects to a malicious Web site or that opens an HTML e-mail.

• RFID round-up: Still in the trough

  Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.

• Need help with lost passwords?

  The bane of an IT professional's life is when administrator passwords are lost, stolen, or simply forgotten. But help is here -- we show you the tools required to recover them.

• Dell CIO's daily challenges

  Randy Mott used to run Wal-Mart's technology division. Now, at Dell, his unit keeps 53,000 employees, eight manufacturing sites and more than 800 suppliers ticking.

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  Taking security to the cloud

  Security-as-a-service was the big theme at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco. ZDNet.com editor in chief Larry Dignan talks with senior editor Sam Diaz, and security blogger Ryan Naraine about how companies are securing the cloud.

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• Encryption packages: Beyond the code

  Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages

• Storage: The inside story

  Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?

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