ALSO NOTED: HP scandal update; Symantec joins anti-Vista fray; and much more...

> HP Update: What long-term effects will this scandal have on HP's public image? Article

> The latest in the Vista security tussle: Symantec has publicly come out against PatchGuard as well. Article 

> A recent study commissioned by Sun shows that IT buyers are increasingly concerned about power consumption in the server room. You don't say. Article

> Lotus Notes adds memory key, RSS support. Article

> Oracle has agreed to pay $98 million to the U.S. government, to settle a case involving the pricing of PeopleSoft software. Article

And Finally... For those of us who have been following the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project for some time now, this is exciting news: The Libyan government has officially ordered 1.2 million units of the low-price laptop--that's one for each Libyan schoolchild. Article