RFID’s new utility in the datacenter. The No. 1 growth category for RFID tags is IT asset management. That reality enables customers to better track IT assets, avoid SLA penalties, and bolster information security. Related: Four exotic uses of RFID that just might surprise you.CRM host Salesforce.com scoops up InStranet, the maker of knowledge-based management products for call centers in a deal worth $31 million. An analyst who expected the move points out that it gives Salesforce.com a presence in customer service. Chipmaker Intel says that next year it will release the mobile architecture code-named Calpella, which will bring enhanced system and graphics performance because Intel is integrating the memory controller and graphics core. Microsoft says it will purchase up to $100 million more in certificates for Suse Linux Enterprise support from Novell, a move that one analyst says proves that at least some of gloomy predictions made after the initial deal have not come trueAnd those masked men of the Recording Industry Association of America have found a new way to educate citizens about the pitfalls for file-swapping: comic books. The irony, Cringe writes, is that it’s propaganda aimed at people who get their life guidance from comic books, which probably includes a significant percentage of office holders in Washington, DC. The RIAA’s comic crusade. Technology Industry