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	Windows 8 steps beyond the desktop On the Windows computer of the future, live tiles will replace icons, touch-based gestures will replace mouse clicks and semantic zooming will replace the arduous traversal through nested menus and folders. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Integrated Service Management and Cloud Computing Today, success demands agility. If your IT staff spends all of their time worrying about security, uptime and capacity problems, they won't be working with you to drive innovation. Read now In this Issue Windows 8: A visual tour of what we now know It's Programmer Day! ... (Is that the best you can do?) US needs to kick network security intelligence up a notch HTC exec: iPhones for old farts Will tablets rule? Consumer devices create security, management headaches for IT Cleversafe enhances ultra-secure cloud storage platform VMware releases free Compliance Checker tool Juniper follows Cisco with edge upgrade 10 Best Android Tablet Apps for News Junkies With help from Intel, McAfee links security to the chip WHITE PAPER: IBM Realize More Business Value Read the white paper and learn how IBM Tivoli® Security Management for z/OS® can safeguard your business—and deliver rapid ROI. Read Now Windows 8: A visual tour of what we now know Wrapped in ribbons and enhanced virtualization features, Microsoft's forthcoming version of Windows is worth a closer look Read More It's Programmer Day! ... (Is that the best you can do?) As made-up holidays go, today's - Programmer Day - doesn't get the publicity or respect of, say, SysAdmin Day or Talk Like a Pirate Day. Read More US needs to kick network security intelligence up a notch There is an urgent need for businesses and our government to develop high-level cyber-intelligence as a way to combat the unacceptable levels of online security threats because the current "patch and pray" system won't cut it in the future. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware A Critical Step on the Journey Toward the Private Cloud This IDC white paper includes two case studies and a sidebar highlighting the experiences of three enterprises with virtualizing their tier 1 applications, which include Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases and a Microsoft Exchange email system. Read now! HTC exec: iPhones for old farts Martin Fichter, HTC America's acting president, claims that Apple's iPhone is becoming too uncool for school. Read More Will tablets rule? Tablet computers might soon usurp both smartphones and notebook computers, particularly in small and midsize businesses. Read More Consumer devices create security, management headaches for IT It seems the debate about whether or not employees will be allowed to use personal devices for work purposes is over; the practice is already rampant, according to new research. In a survey of 741 IT professionals, 87% said the employees at their companies are using personal devices for work purposes. But that doesn't mean IT is happy about it. Among survey respondents, 82% said they're concerned about... Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Data Security via Desktop Virtualization By centralizing virtual desktops and data, companies can protect sensitive information while giving users more flexibility and choice. Read More Cleversafe enhances ultra-secure cloud storage platform Cleversafe, a cloud storage vendor that distributes data through the cloud, announced enhancements to its Cleversafe platform that make it more reliable and scalable for companies that are managing large collections of unstructured data for business analytics. Read More VMware releases free Compliance Checker tool VMware has released a new version of its Compliance Checker tool, which allows IT staff to to test the security of its vSphere 4.1 hosts, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Read More Juniper follows Cisco with edge upgrade Juniper this week enhanced its service provider edge routers to address growing bandwidth requirements of emerging mobile, cloud computing and enterprise network applications. Read More 10 Best Android Tablet Apps for News Junkies CIO.com's gadget guru Al Sacco spotlights 10 great applications for your Android tablet that will keep you up to date on news, sports, entertainment, stocks and much more. These apps look great and perform even better--and most are free. Read More With help from Intel, McAfee links security to the chip Nearly seven months after Intel shelled out US$7.68 billion for antivirus vendor McAfee, the two companies are offering a glimpse of their future. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Cloud companies to watch: A product sampler Our Cloud Companies to Watch story gives you the lowdown on a handful of startups looking to make their mark in a business so far dominated by the likes of Amazon, Google, Rackspace and VMware. Here's a closer look at some of the products and services being rolled out by these newcomers. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center Opalis Integration Server and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Cisco unveils routers, takes swipe at Juniper You might be a terrorist if you take a photo at Mall of America 7 hot cloud companies to watch iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Sept. 9 Inside Cisco's global security operations Cisco's new aggression Want a job? These 10 tech firms are hiring HP introduces new enterprise security software Windows 8: A visual tour of what we now know 2010's IT companies to watch: Where are they now?
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