Security: Since Palm says it will not patch a critical system bug, Treo user Roger Grimes declares, “I plan to get rid of my Treo. Way to go Palm.” The problem: an attacker potentially could slip through the hole to access information residing on a locked device. Palm not fixing Treo security bypass vulnerability. Hardware: With an eye on smaller customers, Oliver Rist picks his favorite notebook. “Getting the most for your buck is synonymous with success, so we take anything with a ‘value’ prefix seriously,” Mr. Rist explains in this SMB IT post. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for hardware vendors. In the case of this little number, though, the anemic feature set so frequently associated with value laptops does not apply. But the sub-$1500 ticket does indeed. Overall, “you’re getting exactly what you need for the biz traveler on the go.”The news beat: In yet another analyst statement that merely masters the obvious, Gartner says that CIOs need to hone their business expertise. Ten vendors form the Open Solutions Alliance to spur the use of more open-source technology in the enterprise. And Google drops the invitation-only restriction for Gmail, meaning that anyone can sign up for the service, which is still in beta. Security