Welcome to CStechcast.com, the podcast for IT pros. This week Erica Toelle, Sharepoint project implementation expert, gives us the scoop on Sharepoint project success. Find her insight at ericatoelle.com. In the news; the Sun-Oracle merger brings complications and an uncertain future for several Sun side solutions, uneven financial results mark the quarter for tech companies, Linux distro Ubuntu sees a major new release, and the RSA conference gets word of a major new botnet in force. IBM's attitude towards the Sun deal turns into a loss earning "The Worst Tech Move of the Week", we take "A Closer Look" at sys admin tools for your iPhone, and Sharepoint admins get some help in "The Weekly Tech Tip".
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Links to stories and sites discussed during the show:Oracle to buy Sun in $7.4 billion deal (CNet)Ubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope, Sports Modest Software Improvements But Big Plans (eWeek)EMC: 'We expect IT spending to improve' (CNet)VMware's quarter: Services up, licenses down (CNet)AMD reports loss, cautious on PC sales (CNet)Security Vulnerabilities on Tap at RSA (eWeek)IBM Talks Teeter as Sun Board Splits (Wall Street Journal)Sun-Oracle FAQ: Did IBM make a big mistake? (ZDNet)Send in any comments you have on the show through our feedback form at CStechcast.com or visit us on the social networks at the Facebook fan page, at twitter.com/cstechcast, and at friendfeed.com/cstechcast. Do us a favor a post a review on iTunes. Tell your friends to check it out. As always, thanks for subscribing to our podcast.
Link to the episode: http://www.cstechcast.com/home.aspx?Episode=72 - Eric Beehler (consortioservices.com/blog)