Special report: More and more IT pros are enlisting in MBA programs — and with a business bent. This package includes pieces on 5 technology skills for the global economy, a look at how high-tech MBAs target the IT pro, and with such changes, it’s not just about the title. Virtualization: Microsoft says it will acquire virtualization provider Softricity, reveals a timeline for making hypervisor technology available in Windows Server, and introduces a virtual machine-management products. David Marshall points out in Application streaming monkey wrench, that Stream Theory filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Softricity, AppStream and Extent. Best of the blogs: “In short, I hope the proprietary vendors learn to put up a real fight. Right now, they’re looking pathetic. Of equal importance to me is that open source breeds an increasing number of quality projects. We need more, not fewer, Alfrescos, SugarCRMs, MySQLs, etc.” — Matt Asay. Open source needs more competition. The news beat: OpenAJAX forges ahead as its members agree on a definition. RightNow buys SaaS CRM host Salesnet for its expertise in sales environments. And Motorola introduces the Q smart phone, with push e-mail and Sybase’s iAnywhere mobile tools. Technology Industry