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It's IT Blogwatch: in which billionaire investor Carl Icahn starts a proxy fight to restart the Microsoft/Yahoo merger talks. Not to mention a bizarre German street performer...

Juan Carlos Perez reports:

"Somebody messes with me, I'm gonna mess with him," says Robert De Niro, playing gangster Al Capone in one of my favorite movies, The Untouchables. That line popped into my head while reading Mike Manos' vigorous, occasionally-mulish rebuttal to my article last week with, admittedly, the rather provocative title, '6 reasons why Microsoft's container-based approach to data centers won't work' (and, yes, the even more goading kicker, 'Are you listening, Microsoft?')

A marketing war over energy isn't a bad thing.

Debian, the popular Linux distribution has just been shown to have made an all-time stupid security goof-up. They managed to change OpenSSL in their distribution so that it had no security to speak of. Good job guys!

I've just put the beta of OpenOffice 3 through its paces, and found that the office suite can do just about anything that Microsoft Office can do, supports a wide variety of formats...and, of course, is free. Given all that, who needs Microsoft Office? Check out my blog for details and screenshots.

Houston area overrun by ants -- no, not atomic mutants. Sorry. Maybe even worse. At least you could kill Them with a flame thrower.

In today's podcast: SEC charges Broadcom execs over backdating; Icahn plans proxy battle against Yahoo board; and Comcast buys Plaxo.

One of the most worthwhile things we do around here is strive to recognize the contributions made by dedicated IT professionals who stand out among their peers. We have a wide range of award and recognition programs associated with our events operation, because we feel strongly that the outstanding accomplishments that characterize the IT profession should be properly recognized.

Two new CEOs of SaaS vendors have different ways to get their products to market.

This pilot fish is fresh out of college with a psychology degree, but he gets a job in IT anyway — and his first assignment away from the office is not what he expects.

I don't know much about epilepsy, but I have heard that people who suffer from it are sensitive to flashing lights and/or images. Most of us have a distaste for hackers and how oftentimes they try to make a quick buck by scamming innocents.

During Intel’s 40th birthday celebration in Munich, Intel Germany chief Hannes Schwaderer let out a monster secret. He said that Apple is indeed using Intel’s new Atom chips in a new device, that is slightly larger than the iPhone.

Professional social networking sites are great for your career. but don't forget that PEOPLE hire PEOPLE. Don't rule out using other social networking sites for your career as well.

KOS, GREECE -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates showed off a Microsoft Research project at his annual CEO Summit today called TouchWall.

10 openSUSE open source development projects will be included in Google Inc.'s annual summer software development program for college students.