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	First Look: Thunderbolt accessories strike Storage, video editing and other peripherals exploiting Intel's new high-speed Thunderbolt connection have started to emerge, initially for use with Apple products. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xsigo Systems Building a Flexible Private Cloud Datacenter This quick case study examines how a VMware vCloud services provider increased VMware performance and got 17 times more VMs per server with a converged infrastructure. Get insights on VMware best practices from a company that runs VMware for a living. Read now! In this Issue First Look: RIM's new BlackBerry Torch smartphones The Treasures of Skymall Tested 4 reasons Windows Phone 7 will eventually beat iPhone and Android Spec wars: The new BlackBerrys face the iPhone 4 and the Galaxy II S WEBCAST: GFI Software GFI MailEssentials Complete Appliance Demonstration View a 20-minute product demo of this comprehensive email protection solution that combines antivirus, anti-spam and attachment filtering in a robust, highly scalable, easy-to-manage platform. View now First Look: RIM's new BlackBerry Torch smartphones How the two new Torches stack up. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaseya Why Corporations Need to Automate IT Systems Management In today's competitive business environment, corporations across all industries are looking to provide quality products and services while at the same time cutting costs, saving energy and doing more with less. Automated IT systems management is the ultimate facilitator for achieving these goals…and more. Read now The Treasures of Skymall Tested One of the guilty pleasures of flying is thumbing through the Skymall magazine to see what funky tech products are featured. But does any of this stuff actually work? We tried eight Skymall specials, from the Magic Wand TV remote to the LED showerhead. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Improving the Way Branch Offices Compete Well-targeted technology upgrades, coupled with a rigorous program to standardize and improve IT practices at a company's remote locations and headquarters, can deliver substantial business value and could reduce total annual IT costs in the branches by over 30%. Read now 4 reasons Windows Phone 7 will eventually beat iPhone and Android Here are four reasons why Microsoft will be a major smartphone player in a few years. And three reasons it won't. Read More Spec wars: The new BlackBerrys face the iPhone 4 and the Galaxy II S Generation 7 RIM smartphones promise significantly better hardware, so we compare them to the kings of the mobile hill. Read More
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