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Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption; Nortel: Why Avaya?

Nortel: Why Avaya?; Microsoft Research looking to make Outlook more social
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Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption

Only 15% of corporate customers have adopted or are considering adopting cloud technology over the next year. Read full story

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June 30, 2009

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