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This week the monkeys argued over the correct pronunciation of the word Lemur. Some monkeys thought it should be pronounced to rhyme with Muir, as in Frank Muir, others thought it should be pronounced the correct way. Like femur.

You would think that monkeys could find an alternative means of reaching an agreement than wildly biting and tearing at each others' flesh. Sadly they cannot.

Ah well. They did manage to decide on who should be writing all the IT news. Yeah, us, the non-hair face bunch.

You can find the cream of that here. Enjoy.

News
McAfee announces new security risk management platform
Security solutions provider McAfee has announced its new security platform, ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0. The platform will let businesses manage their security requirements from a single console, as well as add in compliance products from multiple vendors.

More news
IT security teams should cooperate to defeat threats
Symantec's latest bi-annual security report advises security teams to pull together, pool their resources, put aside their differences about the new Star Wars films, and collate their skill sets in order to beat ever-maturing online criminals.

More, more news
ERP vendor Lawson is bullish about its future
ERP vendor Lawson Software is shaping up to take customers from its mid-market rivals, and move up market to hurt Oracle and SAP in their traditional "sweet spots", according to chief executive Harry Debes. However, analysts suggest that customers may pursue a wait and see policy before they make the jump.

Comment:
The Foleo was a distraction best forgotten
Daniel Robinson says that Palm's decision to drop the Foloe phone companion is one that the firm will live to see the benefits of. Robbo says that the Foleo plug-pulling will free Palm up enough time and space to develop a new platform with which it can challenge Windows Mobile. However, he warns that time is of the essence, so the firm had better pull its finger out.

Podcast:
Madeline Bennett outlines measures being taken by IT vendors HP and Fujitsu Services to protect their businesses against expected IT skills shortages.

Labs blog
How does LogMeIn's new remote control service fare under the pinky eyes of the Labs' dwellers? Pretty well, actually. Due to go live at the end of this month, the service has a number of new features that make it easier for users to access their computer and its documents remotely.

Business Green blog
Can bloggers ever be green? Or will they always just be beardy. And/or wierdy?

Sneak blog
Sneak is shocked that Google has been speaking to the UN about the importance of personal privacy. Yeah, Google. You know, the firm that stores all that personal information about people.