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	Android to iOS: Where Google 'inspired' Apple iPhone and iPad aficionados like to cite Google's copying of iOS features -- but the reverse happens, too. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software New NetVault Backup Licensing Model Read a report from an industry-leading analyst to see why traditional backup and recovery licensing methods no longer make sense. You'll learn how you can dramatically cut costs with a different strategy that's more intuitive, reasonable, enduring, and flexible. Download the report today. Read Now! In this Issue Forget iPhone 4S: Nine High-End Apple Alternatives Game changer: The iPhone then and now Apple's big teases through the ages Facebook Privacy: 11 Settings to Revisit Now NASA's 7 wicked cool crop-circle corn mazes WEBCAST: CA Technologies Close the Gap between IT and Business Join a panel of international experts as they discuss methods to implement a more proactive approach to application lifecycle management and best practices to ensure an exceptional user experience. Learn More Forget iPhone 4S: Nine High-End Apple Alternatives The iPhone 4S -- not the rumored "iPhone 5" -- was revealed this week. Apple fanatics are still predictably going ga-ga over the new iPhone, but not everyone's been bitten by the Apple bug. Here are ten comparable, high-end devices we like just as much -- or more -- than the iPhone 4S. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sybase Bloor Report: Sybase® IQ 15.3 In Detail Sybase® IQ is well positioned to compete with traditional and appliance vendors. While it has different advantages in dif¬ferent environments, it merits careful review by organisations investigating data warehousing, high-speed analytics and business intelligence options. Read now. Game changer: The iPhone then and now From the original iPhone to the iPhone 4S, here's how Apple upped the ante on each iPhone model. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan CIO Guide to Data Center Transformation This paper discusses ways to simplify data center transformation and introduces a new process – BOCA – Build Outs, Consolidations and Acquisitions. Learn the five stages of BOCA and see how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and continuously monitored, can dramatically improve overall efficiency. Read now! Apple's big teases through the ages Tomorrow's 'iPhone 5' Apple special event will be the company's 20th in 10 years ago. Relive the best of Apple's teases and see which delivered on their implications. Read More Facebook Privacy: 11 Settings to Revisit Now With Facebook's constant stream of changes, keeping up with your privacy settings can be daunting. Here's a rundown of the newest features, what the changes mean to your privacy and how to update your settings. Read More NASA's 7 wicked cool crop-circle corn mazes NASA, seven space farms team to build out-of-this world corn mazes. Read More
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