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IT News Happening Now Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code Mary Jo Foley: Pigs do fly. Microsoft is releasing three Microsoft-developed Linux drivers to the Linux community for possible inclusion in the Linux source tree. READ FULL STORY Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases its CCI tools under an open-source license Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's fiscal 2010 battle cry: Growing our share Jason Hiner: Microsoft is switching from defense back to offense Larry Dignan: Microsoft gets its edge back Sponsored Market Report: Competitive Analysis of One Time Password (OTP) Solutions Static passwords leave your business vulnerable to both identity and financial fraud. Fight back with today?s secure, one time password (OTP) solutions. More Top Stories The ultimate desktop experience Zack Whittaker: With unlimited money, what would your home office be? Can you match or exceed these setups? READ FULL STORY Gallery: The ultimate desktop experience Linux exploit evades security barrier A security hole in the Linux kernel, which allows security features in the operating system to be bypassed, affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, according to a security researcher. READ FULL STORY Sponsored Two Free White Papers: Grid Computing on Windows. Download Now Find out the top 10 things you need to know about maximizing IT flexibility and lowering costs with grid computing on Windows. Amazon shows why DRM is a bad idea Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: I wonder if anyone at Amazon thought it ironic to use the remote wipe feature built into each Kindle device to wipe copies of George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm that users had purchased. READ FULL STORY Jason Perlow: Jeff Bezos is watching you Larry Dignan: Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance? Dana Blankenhorn: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books Elvis, your e-passport is ready! Robin Harris: E-passports not only threaten your personal safety traveling, the RFID chips are easy to clone and fake. How easy? Here's Elvis Presley's e-passport. READ FULL STORY The decade's 25 biggest tech flops Gallery: Here are some of most hyped tech products in the past decade that didn't pan out as planned - or just flat out bombed. If all went as the "experts" imagined, you'd be watching HD-DVDs on your SED screen, playing on your Mylo, and working with your Foleo. READ FULL STORY

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