Web Headlines

Headlines from around the Web for Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008

Compiled by Melanie Bender

Oregon Launches Massive Data Center Consolidation, Virtualization Project

NetworkWorld

The project, which costs $43 million and is estimated to save $10 million to $12 million each year, was started in 2005 with the construction of a new data center in Salem in which 11 separate state agency data centers serving 45,000 employees will be consolidated.

Eased Export Controls On China Seen As Security Risk

InformationWeek

A new U.S. government program that makes it easier to sell items with potential military uses to some companies in China should be suspended because it threatens national security, a watchdog group said.

IT Workers Weren't Jolly about Jobs Last Month

InformationWeek

Fears about the economy gave IT workers the jitters last month, according to a survey of IT workers. Job confidence among workers in the IT and telecom sector fell to one of the lowest ratings among techies since the survey began.

California Opens Office to Fight ID Theft

San Jose Mercury News

The Schwarzenegger administration merged separate departments into the single California Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection, which officials said will be unique among states as it helps guide law enforcement, businesses, advocacy groups and consumers.

All-Mail Voting in Washington State County Likely to be Delayed

The Seattle Times

The likelihood that vote-counting equipment for King County will be certified by the federal government soon enough for it to be used in vote-by-mail elections next fall appears increasingly remote.

Veto of DOD Authorization Bill Delays New Procurement Rules

Federal Computer Week

Several major acquisition changes are on hold, including giving contractors the ability to protest task orders worth more than $10 million, after President Bush vetoed the Fiscal 2008 Defense Authorization bill last week.

Anti-Botnet Vendors Plug In

InfoWorld

A small group of IT security startups are hoping to cash in on the rise of the botnet scourge as businesses -- telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, in particular -- seek new ways to stop the attacks.

Study: Collaboration Overload Costs U.S. $588B a Year

eWeek

As much as e-mail, instant messages, blogs and their brethren technologies have helped knowledge workers better collaborate, interruptions and duplications derived from these forms of digital communication and content are overwhelming workers to the point of distraction.