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	Surprise! Windows Phone gaining traction Microsoft on Monday is expected to unveil several AT&T-branded Windows Phone handsets -- a move that comes at a time when the company's radically changed smartphone OS seems finally to be gaining traction. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World The Critical Path to IPv6: December 13 in New York With IPv4 addresses rapidly depleting, transitioning to IPv6 is necessary. Attend The Critical Path to IPv6 and gain practical insights and best practices for getting started with IPv6, planning address assignments, avoiding pitfalls, and more. Learn from industry experts, interactive panels and breakout sessions. Complimentary admission. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Apps for Business The Security Industry All-Stars Security roundup: virtualization key to public cloud security; More Duqu for you Oracle's best-of-breed strategy, as described by president Mark Hurd Groupon IPO surges despite Google, Facebook competition Windows 7 vs. Windows 8 Japanese supercomputer blisters 10 quadrillion calculations per second Wi-Fi tethering 101: Use a smartphone as a mobile hotspot Hacker selling access to compromised websites gets hacked IT Consultant Resume Makeover: How to Land IT Management Jobs WEBCAST: Oracle Extend IT Management to the Cloud Date: November 17th, 2011 Time: 1 PM EST/ 10 AM PT Tackle the challenges of managing multiple databases – from development and testing to production. Join this live Webcast to learn how the recently announced Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c makes database lifecycle management easier and extends those capabilities to cloud environments. Learn More Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Apps for Business The battle between Microsoft and Google for office cloud dominance reminds me of the clash of the Titans. Microsoft and its classic on-premises business model is like Gaia, the earth goddess, and Google with its disruptive lightening bolt, is like Zeus, a sky god and a next generation kind of god. Read More The Security Industry All-Stars From Bruce Schneier to Moxie Marlinspike, these folks are the one's to isten to for security insight Read More Security roundup: virtualization key to public cloud security; More Duqu for you Ever been in an argumentative mood? Well, last week we were, with editors here coming up with 33 red-hot arguments, such as open source vs. proprietary, or which browser is better. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: X2-2 Hardware Overview Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, the world's first and only integrated middleware machine, dramatically surpasses alternatives and provides enterprises the best possible foundation for running applications. Read More Today! Oracle's best-of-breed strategy, as described by president Mark Hurd (Free registration required to read full article) It used to be easy journalistic shorthand to write 'database-giant Oracle Corp.', but that labeling no longer fits a company that's now a key player in applications, appliances, servers, development tools, operating systems and, yes, even cloud computing. How do all these components gel into a coherent plan for IT customers? What makes Oracle better than the other big integrated systems players like HP and IBM? In this latest installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Oracle President Mark Hurd spoke with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant about Oracle's strategy and why the company is uniquely positioned to help IT leaders deal with the difficult challenges they're facing today. Hurd also clarified Oracle's stance on cloud -- a position clouded -- sorry -- by some earlier comments from CEO Larry Ellison -- and what makes Oracle's approach better than 'very old' cloud solutions like salesforce.com. He explained more about customer migrations to Oracle's new Fusion Read More Groupon IPO surges despite Google, Facebook competition Groupon's initial public offering Friday is off to a big start, and its valuation is expected to reach $13 billion by day's end. Read More Windows 7 vs. Windows 8 Just as we got comfortably settled in with Windows 7, Microsoft dropped a little surprise on us in the form of Windows 8, a radical redesign of the operating system we are all so familiar with, preparing it for the touch/tablet age. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Lowering Storage Costs with the World's Fastest Tape Drive Explosive data growth is causing storage costs to skyrocket, which is forcing IT organizations to look for more cost-effective archival and backup solutions. Oracle's StorageTek tape product family has maintained a market leadership position for many years and now includes the world's fastest and highest capacity tape drive. Learn more. Japanese supercomputer blisters 10 quadrillion calculations per second The Japanese supercomputer ranked #1 on the Top 500 fastest supercomputers broke its own record this week by hitting 10 quadrillion calculations per second (10.51 petaflops), according to its operators, Fujitsu and Riken. Read More Wi-Fi tethering 101: Use a smartphone as a mobile hotspot Buried inside many of the latest smartphones is a capability that few people take advantage of. A feature called tethering lets a phone go beyond talk, email and Web surfing to act as a mobile hotspot that can supply Web access to nearby computers, tablets and other devices. Read More Hacker selling access to compromised websites gets hacked A hacking group called d33ds broke into the online shop of a rival hacker who sells unauthorized access to high-profile websites and data. Read More IT Consultant Resume Makeover: How to Land IT Management Jobs IT consultants looking to transition into steady IT management positions face some challenges. They must be able to prove to prospective employers that they've got what it takes to be an IT executive and can adapt to a corporate environment. CIO.com's latest resume makeover shows IT consultants how to write resumes to get corporate IT leadership jobs. Read More
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