Gripe Line: In what he describes as “really good news” Ed Foster reports on the surprising run of judges “reaffirming the traditional view of ‘contracts of adhesion’ and ruling that the onerous terms of shrinkwrap, clickwrap, and browserwrap agreements which deprive customers of any real recourse are not binding.” More legal defeats for nasty sneakwrap terms. Think Gatton vs. T-Mobile. “At least there is some hope that the courts are starting to come back to a more balanced view on the validity — or the invalidity — of all those nasty terms that hide deep in the sneakwrap’s small print.” But don’t pop those champagne bottles just yet. The news beat: Adobe links its ColdFusion to AIR, as in Adobe Integrated Runtime, with the new ColdFusion 8, available today. Intel backs the Server System Infrastructure Forum’s draft Modular Server Specifications set of guidelines for low-cost blade servers. Dell’s new Indian plant starts operation to address the booming PC market there. And a Black Hat security presenter gets turned away at the U.S. border after customs officials found training materials in his luggage. Quoteworthy: Technology has a way of making the miraculous seem commonplace. This is especially true in the workplace, where the latest technologies (in the hands of IT pros) get a full workout. We simply expect IT to build new business capabilities on creaky old apps, to do remarkable things with data, or to integrate with partners across vast distances and disparate systems. Yep, we’ve become jaded. — Steve Fox, in Enterprise tech thrives where you least expect it. Software Development