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Apple slams Amazon's Android e-store as 'inferior'
Apple this week called Amazon's Appstore for Android "inferior" as it urged a federal court to block the online retailer from using the term "appstore," court documents show. Read More


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Is Simple is Better in data warehousing?
Bringing big data under management and analyzing it is a daunting challenge for those tied to the complexity and high-cost of conventional data warehouses. Visit "Simple is Better" and find out how companies are using the innovative simplicity of IBM Netezza's data warehouse appliances to unlock their data's potential. Click to continue

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Social Technologies Transform Business
Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now.

iPhone 4S in advanced testing on Sprint, reports say
Sprint is in advanced testing of an iPhone, possibly for sale this fall, that would run at first on a 3G wireless network rather than Sprint's faster WiMax, according to recent reports. Read More

First Look: Motorola's Photon 4G calls and computes
The latest Android smartphone from Sprint and Motorola offers nice features and a dock that can turn it into a desktop computer. Read More

Google Chromebooks available for pre-order
Google Chromebooks can now to be pre-ordered at Amazon.com and BestBuy. Expected ship date: June 15. Read More

JR Raphael: Hello, Chromebook -- nice to meet you
Chrome OS, anyone? Here's a quick sneak peek at Google's newest mobile product, set to go on sale next week. Read More


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Unite Communications Across Multiple Devices
Mobile devices, delivery models, and new applications are redefining our jobs. Find out how your company can unite communications across multiple devices, allowing you to communicate with employees, customers, and partners on any device, anywhere. View this demo to see how unifying your communications transforms your work and productivity. Click to continue

From CIO.com: Enterprise Architects Can Be a Business Person First
Enterprise architects can add tremendous value to their organization's selection of a packaged application solution by analyzing each candidate's Architectural Business Value (ABV). Forrester Research's Randy Heffner explains how. Read More

Career advice: Can work be too much fun?
This month Premier 100 IT Leader Amy Wang also has advice on the gender role in mentoring, career advancement and more. Read More

Spanish police arrest three members of Anonymous
Spanish police said yhey arrested three members of the Anonymous hacking group who allegedly directed attacks on banks, government websites and companies including Sony. Read More

EU will take a year to set up full cybersecurity agency
Security experts have criticized the European Commission's plans to set up a team to look at how to combat cyberattacks as too little, too late, saying that more coordination between member states is needed. Read More

Mitch Betts: Six characteristics of effective CIOs
For example, here's my favorite, No. 5: High-performing CIOs allocate more time to talent development than to any other activity. Read More



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