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"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of
improving, and that's your own self." - Aldous Huxley

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Top Picks

Hysteria over swine flu is the real danger, some say
"'We have people without symptoms going into the emergency rooms asking
to be screened for swine flu at the expense of people with real
illness,' said Cathy Gichema, a nurse in Pikesville, Maryland."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/03/swine.flu.react/index.html=20

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/02/worried.well.hospitals/index.html=20

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IT Process Improvement / Quality Management

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I'm researching some issues on governance and audit right now. The
following are some interesting resources I turned up:

* Deloitte's "The Risk Intelligent Chief Audit Executive"
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/dtt_ERS_CAE031907.pdf=20

* "Risk Management and the Board of Directors" Legal Report
posted at Harvard.edu
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/files/2008/11/risk-management-and-t
he-board-of-directors.pdf=20

* "Questions Directors Should be Asking About Risk management"
http://www.boardoptions.com/riskmanagement.htm=20

* "Corporate Directors May Not Be Providing Sufficiently Robust
Enterprise Risk Oversight"
http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3D2893=20

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Kurt's Corner

News and views from Kurt Milne, the managing director of the ITPI. He
can be reached at: kurt.milne@....=20

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Microsoft server application virtualization - sneak peek
Per Microsoft - the goal is to get to the point where separation between
the operating system, the middleware and the applications means that the
only traditional installation IT will have to do is laying down a
hypervisor on physical server hardware.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/042909-microsoft-server-app-virtua
lization.html?netht=3Dts_043009&nladname=3D043009dailynewsamal=20

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Legal perspective on cloud security - do you know where your data is?
Tanya Forsheit's net net - there just isn't yet a practical solution for
protecting data in the cloud to meet current laws. The law as we know
it does not really sufficiently contemplate the world as it exists --
that data is already in the cloud.
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/interviews/blog/ther
es-more-than-one-way-to-tackle-privacy-in-the-cloud/?cs=3D31854&utm_source
=3Ditbe&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3DMCS&nr=3DMCS=20

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Do current health care IT cuts jeopardize Electronic Health Record
vision?
President Obama's plan to extend healthcare coverage faces a significant
test on the IT front. Healthcare IT News reports that a new American
Hospital Association survey indicates that more than half of American
hospitals are responding to recent economic pressure by either scaling
back IT projects or tabling them altogether.
http://blogs.cioinsight.com/knowitall/content001/infrastructure/healthca
re_it_hit_in_recession.html?kc=3DCIOMINUTE05012009CIO1=20

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Data Centers / Cloud Computing / Green IT

Why virtualization is shaking up IT data centers
"Simply having a uniform (or near-uniform) software layer between the
physical infrastructure and your compute workloads means you can begin
to assemble a homogeneous physical infrastructure to support a
heterogeneous abstract IT environment."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19413_3-10168613-240.html=20

[I don't recall seeing this article when it came out and the message is
a good one - reduction in variation is beneficial.]

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Security and Risk Management

USPS Probes Security Breach
"CBS News has learned of another data breach potentially compromising
the personal information of thousands of people. Companies Lexis Nexis
and Investigative Professionals have notified up to 40,000 people whose
'sensitive and personally identifiable' information may have been viewed
by individuals who should not have had access."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/01/cbsnews_investigates/main49829
89.shtml=20

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Human Error / Safety / Environment

Dangerous climate change may be just 50 years away, study warns
"If you haven't done much lately to reduce your carbon footprint, a new
analysis in the journal Nature may motivate you to start living a more
eco-friendly life. When human injection of carbon released into the
atmosphere gets up to one trillion tons, the result will be a dangerous
climate change, says a paper in the journal.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2009/05/01/2009-05-01_dangerous_cli
mate_change_may_be_just_50_years_away_study_warns.html=20

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US News / Business / Economics

Chrysler shutdown pushes suppliers closer to edge
"With all 30 of Chrysler's plants idled through the automaker's
bankruptcy process, its cash-strapped parts suppliers will have no new
revenue for the next 60 days -- or indefinitely."
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5405SM20090501=20

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Global companies fear Obama's new tax proposals
"Multinational companies on Monday said President Barack Obama's
proposals to rein in corporate loopholes will make them less
competitive, while consumer advocates said the changes are long overdue
fixes for abuse."
http://www.reuters.com/article/economicNews/idUSN0440647120090504=20

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Technology & Science

Looking for a Wi-Fi hot spot? Try 10,000 feet up
"A number of domestic airlines have recently begun offering Wi-Fi
Internet access aboard planes, and other airlines say they are working
toward making it happen."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/business.travel/05/04/airplane.wifi/index
.html=20

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Exploding star is oldest object seen in universe
"The object, known as GRB 090423, is about 200 million years older than
the previous record-holder for oldest object ever seen. Berger isn't
just interested in the record books, though -- the gamma ray burst
extended the frontiers of human knowledge about the history of the
universe."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/29/gamma.ray.burst.space/index.html=20

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif";
color:#339966'>Kurt&#8217;s Corner<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>News and views from Kurt Miln=
e,
the managing director of the ITPI.&nbsp; He can be reached at: <a
href=3D"mailto:kurt.milne@...">kurt.milne@...</a>. <o:p></o:p></s=
pan></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Microsoft server application
virtualization &#8211; sneak peek<br>
</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"=
;
color:black'>Per Microsoft - the goal is to get to the point where separati=
on
between the operating system, the middleware and the applications means tha=
t
the only traditional installation IT will have to do is laying down a
hypervisor on physical server hardware.<br>
<a
href=3D"http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/042909-microsoft-server-app-v=
irtualization.html?netht=3Dts_043009&amp;nladname=3D043009dailynewsamal">ht=
tp://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/042909-microsoft-server-app-virtualizat=
ion.html?netht=3Dts_043009&amp;nladname=3D043009dailynewsamal</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Legal perspective on cloud
security &#8211; do you know where your data is?<br>
</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"=
;
color:black'>Tanya Forsheit&#8217;s net net - there just isn't yet a practi=
cal
solution for protecting data in the cloud to meet current laws.&nbsp; The l=
aw
as we know it does not really sufficiently contemplate the world as it exis=
ts
-- that data is already in the cloud.<br>
<a
href=3D"http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/interviews/blog=
/theres-more-than-one-way-to-tackle-privacy-in-the-cloud/?cs=3D31854&amp;ut=
m_source=3Ditbe&amp;utm_medium=3Demail&amp;utm_campaign=3DMCS&amp;nr=3DMCS"=
>http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/features/interviews/blog/theres=
-more-than-one-way-to-tackle-privacy-in-the-cloud/?cs=3D31854&amp;utm_sourc=
e=3Ditbe&amp;utm_medium=3Demail&amp;utm_campaign=3DMCS&amp;nr=3DMCS</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Do current health care IT cut=
s
jeopardize Electronic Health Record vision?<br>
</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"=
;
color:black'>President Obama's plan to extend healthcare coverage faces a
significant test on the IT front. Healthcare IT News reports that a new
American Hospital Association survey indicates that more than half of Ameri=
can
hospitals are responding to recent economic pressure by either scaling back=
IT
projects or tabling them altogether.<br>
<a
href=3D"http://blogs.cioinsight.com/knowitall/content001/infrastructure/hea=
lthcare_it_hit_in_recession.html?kc=3DCIOMINUTE05012009CIO1">http://blogs.c=
ioinsight.com/knowitall/content001/infrastructure/healthcare_it_hit_in_rece=
ssion.html?kc=3DCIOMINUTE05012009CIO1</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif";
color:#339966'>Data Centers / Cloud Computing / Green IT<o:p></o:p></span><=
/i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Why virtualization is shaking=
up
IT data centers</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aria=
l","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
&#8220;Simply having a uniform (or near-uniform) software layer between the
physical infrastructure and your compute workloads means you can begin to
assemble a homogeneous physical infrastructure to support a heterogeneous
abstract IT environment.&#8221;<br>
<a href=3D"http://news.cnet.com/8301-19413_3-10168613-240.html">http://news=
.cnet.com/8301-19413_3-10168613-240.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>[I don&#8217;t recall seeing =
this
article when it came out and the message is a good one &#8211; reduction in
variation is beneficial.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif";
color:#339966'>Security and Risk Management<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>USPS Probes Security Breach</=
span></b><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br=
>
&#8220;CBS News has learned of another data breach potentially compromising=
the
personal information of thousands of people. Companies Lexis Nexis and
Investigative Professionals have notified up to 40,000 people whose &#8216;=
sensitive
and personally identifiable&#8217; information may have been viewed by
individuals who should not have had access.&#8221;<br>
<a
href=3D"http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/01/cbsnews_investigates/main=
4982989.shtml">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/01/cbsnews_investigat=
es/main4982989.shtml</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif";
color:#339966'>Human Error / Safety / Environment<o:p></o:p></span></i></b>=
</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dangerous climate change may =
be
just 50 years away, study warns<br>
</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"=
;
color:black'>&#8220;If you haven&#8217;t done much lately to reduce your ca=
rbon
footprint, a new analysis in the journal Nature may motivate you to start
living a more eco-friendly life. When human injection of carbon released in=
to
the atmosphere gets up to one trillion tons, the result will be a dangerous
climate change, says a paper in the journal.<br>
&nbsp;<a
href=3D"http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2009/05/01/2009-05-01_dangerou=
s_climate_change_may_be_just_50_years_away_study_warns.html">http://www.nyd=
ailynews.com/lifestyle/2009/05/01/2009-05-01_dangerous_climate_change_may_b=
e_just_50_years_away_study_warns.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif";
color:#339966'>US News / Business / Economics<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chrysler shutdown pushes suppliers closer=
to
edge</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-se=
rif"'><br>
&#8220;With all 30 of Chrysler's plants idled through the automaker's
bankruptcy process, its cash-strapped parts suppliers will have no new reve=
nue
for the next 60 days -- or indefinitely.&#8221;<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5405SM20090501">http=
://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5405SM20090501</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Global companies fear Obama's new tax pro=
posals</span></b><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
&#8220;Multinational companies on Monday said President Barack Obama's
proposals to rein in corporate loopholes will make them less competitive, w=
hile
consumer advocates said the changes are long overdue fixes for abuse.&#8221=
;<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.reuters.com/article/economicNews/idUSN044064712009050=
4">http://www.reuters.com/article/economicNews/idUSN0440647120090504</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif";
color:#339966'>Technology &amp; Science<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Looking for a Wi-Fi hot spot? Try 10,000 =
feet
up</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-seri=
f"'><br>
&#8220;A number of domestic airlines have recently begun offering Wi-Fi
Internet access aboard planes, and other airlines say they are working towa=
rd
making it happen.&#8221;<br>
<a
href=3D"http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/business.travel/05/04/airplane.wifi/=
index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/business.travel/05/04/airplane.w=
ifi/index.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><span style=3D'font-size:10=
.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><span style=3D'font-size=
:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Exploding star is oldest object seen in
universe</span></b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","san=
s-serif"'><br>
&#8220;The object, known as GRB 090423, is about 200 million years older th=
an
the previous record-holder for oldest object ever seen.&nbsp; Berger isn't =
just
interested in the record books, though -- the gamma ray burst extended the
frontiers of human knowledge about the history of the universe.&#8221;<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/29/gamma.ray.burst.space/index.h=
tml">http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/29/gamma.ray.burst.space/index.html</a=
>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Ari=
al","sans-serif";
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