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Retention Locks Offer New Level of Control Over Stored Data The retention lock, Data Domain's new storage hardware operating system is designed to give IT managers more granular control over the data in their stacks. Cloud Conference Presages New Era of Online Development Amazon, Google and others gather this week to talk about technical specs and business models for cloud-based application serving and development, potentially disrupting current in-house models. Sun Preps Tool for Social Networking Applications Sun has revealed it is developing a set of tools to help users build social networking applications that can be based in the cloud. Four Ways to Keep Your Security Budget Intact Scattered reports indicate that some IT budgets will be trimmed as 2008 progresses. Here are some tips to keep your security from being cut back, with potentially disastrous consequences. Could iPhohnes Kill the Mouse? A Gartner analyst predicts that touchscreen interfaces in the iPhone, Microsoft Surface and elsewhere may spell the end of the ubiquitous mouse. Microsoft Targets SQL Injection Attacks Microsoft rolls out set of tools specifically designed to quash attacks known as SQL injections. Google Joins Microsoft/Adobe Fight Over Developers With the Google App Engine, Google is adding its own approach to the fight between Microsoft and Adobe over how developers and designers should work together on Web applications. Red Hat Makes JBoss Dev Available From Amazon Cloud JBoss Enterprise Application Platform will be built into Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud to let Java developers build apps on a public net. UPS Offers Direct Links to Package Tracking App New APIs to let customers tie their own apps into UPS' Shipping Tool package-tracking network. Demand Surges for SOA Coders, Integration Gurus Demand for sophisticated business applications and software integration is driving demand for programmers with experience in SOA, Web services and application integration. When Should You Hire Remote DBAs? There are good reasons to hire any of a range of remote database-administration specialists or companies, but not all of them apply to every company. HP Enters Data De-Dupe Market With Combo Backup System HP plans to announce it is introducing a disk-based backup system with data deduplication built in, to increase disk utilization by as much as half. Why Buzzword and Google Docs Are Different Animals Adobe's charging hard into the online word processor market with Buzzword, and the app's creator hopes that its WYSIWYG interface mdash;and hooks into Adobe Reader mdash;will help it triumph as the formative market declares its allegiances eBay to Let Outsiders Code its Systems eBay has announced plans to open at least some of the coding for its online marketplace to third parties. Microsoft .Net Gets High-Speed App Messaging Middleware Financial software tool developer ports its high-speed application messaging middleware to .Net platform. Merchandising Workbench Supplies Drop-in e-Commerce Functions Suite designed to add merchandising functions for e-commerce sites, with special branding, promotions and sales functions. iPhone Highlights Risks to Enterprise Security iPhone demonstrates need for enterprises to deal with security risks of smart devices brought in, often without IT approval. Google-Yahoo Deal Sparks Congressional Privacy Probe Ad deal prompts interest in Congress, allegations of privacy risks, giving Google/Yahoo a leading role in Senate Commerce Committee hearing. Managers Hold Back Adoption of Enterprise 2.0 Middle managers don't see their role in Enterprise 2.0-enabled IT projects and businesses. Canada to Overhaul Copyrights for Digital Age Copyright rule changes will allow Canadians to copy legally acquired music to mobile electronic devices.