Friday IT funnies

     Each Friday, we present a short list of the hottest whitepapers, webcasts and research available in the IDG Connect IT Knowledge Base. Information you can use to solve problems that crept-up during the week, and to prepare for the challenges you'll face in the days ahead. We also provide links to news stories you might have missed, plus facts, quotes and other forms of brain-candy. (Hint: The fun stuff is near the bottom, so don't forget to scroll.) Have a great weekend!

St. Bernard Software: Spam Filtering: Building a More Accurate Filter
How many "good" messages does your spam filter catch every day?

LeftHand Networks: Matching Server Virtualization with Advanced Storage Virtualization
Virtual machines, virtual storage, virtually pain-free...

CA: Project Portfolio Management Maturity Model
Everything you need to know to manage projects more effectively.

AT&T: Understanding VPN Technology
MPLS, IPSec, SSL? Huh? Find out which is best for your business?

IBM: SAP on DB2 LUW: An Inside Look at Technology
If you want to run SAP really fast, you need to take a peek @ DB2.

PowerFile: Protected, Portable, Price/Performance for Permanent Online Archive
Reclaim space on your primary storage system via archiving.

EMC: Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape Backups with EMC Insignia Solution for Data Protection
Fast-reliable backups, rapid restores, minimal fuss.

IBM: Realizing the Business Value of Converged Applications
Choosing the right platform for your mission critical Windows apps.

HP: x86 Extensions and Itanium on HP Integrity
Simplifing the task of managing software licenses in a virtualized world.

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google.de domain gets kidnapped
google geht kaput in Deutschland!

You mother was a hamster and your father smelt of eldeberries
Monty Python and The "HALO" Grail

On this day in 2006, Western Union sent its last telegram. In 1998, Bill Clinton denied that he knew Monica Lewinsky in a carefully parsed biblical sense. In 1983, Lotus released 1-2-3. In 1934, the Apollo theater opened in Harlem, New York City. In 1841 The United Kingdom occupied Hong Kong. Happy Birthday Edward Van Halen (1955), Paul Newman (1925), Douglas MacArthur (1880), and the 12th Dalai Lama. RIP Al McGuire (d.2001), Jose Ferrer (d.1992), Paul "Bear" Bryant (d.1984), and Edward G. Robinson (d.1973).

"Real men don't use backups, they post their stuff on a public ftp server and let the rest of the world make copies."
  - Linus Torvalds