SMB Tech News Today; 4/18

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Apr 18, 20071 min

* IBM announces new Web 2.0 portal. IBM is announcing a WebSphere Portal redesign with new tools designed to let businesses do quick mashups with disparate software, including both Web-based and enterprise silo-type software. Testing to follow. (Source: IBM) * Ray of hope for Vonage? Vonage is in trouble with Verizon over patents. But now, third-party telecomm experts (who admittedly still have ties to Vonage) a

* IBM announces new Web 2.0 portal. IBM is announcing a WebSphere Portal redesign with new tools designed to let businesses do quick mashups with disparate software, including both Web-based and enterprise silo-type software. Testing to follow. (Source: IBM)

* Ray of hope for Vonage? Vonage is in trouble with Verizon over patents. But now, third-party telecomm experts (who admittedly still have ties to Vonage) are questioning the validity of Verizon’s patent claims. Maybe Vonage won’t need to find a workaround. (Source: InfoWorld)

* Porn on 1 in 4 corporate PCs. Rather surprising in this day and age of desktop audits and content filtering, but a new study shows nudie pix on 25% of corporate PCs. Definitely a case for corporate big brother. Then again, the study was commissioned by a software firm that specializes in keeping desktops clean. And 25% seems more than a little high. Grain-of-salt alert. (Source: InformationWeek)

* Adobe releases Creative Suite 3. It’s out and about and rewritten for Intel Macs. Do it all from conception to final rich media presentation. (Source: IT Wire)