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eWeek Newsbreak, May 5, 2008

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2008-05-05

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In this news this week: Microsoft pulled the general release of Windows XP service pack three late last week, blaming a compatibility issue for the foul up. The news was bad news Microsofts Vista-shy customers who have been patiently waiting the update to Vistas predecessor, which still holds significant market share. Hewlett-Packard Labs engineers are claiming a breakthrough in the field of electrical engineeringa fourth fundamental circuit element called a memristor, short for memory resistorthat could lead to an entirely new class of chip memory that could one day replace traditional dynamic RAM technology. VOIP vendor Ribbit unveiled a tie-in with Salesforce.com that converts voice to text and puts the data right into the Salesforce CRM. Users will be able to call in to applications and view task lists and agendas or even initiate approval processes from their phone. Republicans and Democrats alike are harshly criticizing the Bush administration's Real ID program. The program requires states to digitally store an individual's identity documents and provide electronic access to all other states. Lawmakers are raising questions about privacy issues and cost associated with the program. IT workers at IBM planned a demonstration last during the company's annual shareholder meeting last Tuesday to protest a 15 percent pay cut for many employees. In January Big Blue informed 7,600 employees in technical positions that their jobs were being reclassified to make them eligible for overtime and reduced the salaries of the reclassified employees by 15 percent. Presented by Ashley Daley.

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