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IT groups reveal their best enterprise tablet tricks
New generation tablets are being adopted en masse by enterprises, despite the lack of any support infrastructure from the manufacturers. Many enterprise users, and IT groups, are making determined efforts to secure and manage tablets with whatever tools are available. Read More


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IBM InfoSphere MDM Solutions for Insurance
Master data management helps make insurers smarter. MDM enables them to connect disparate pieces of customer information across policy systems, departments, and channels, into a single, actionable view that is customer-centric rather than policy-centric. View Now

WHITE PAPER: Sybase

Sybase IQ Supercharges Predictive Analytics
This white paper introduces you to Sybase® IQ—a high-performance, scalable column-store database engine which has been repeatedly proven to meet the predictive analytics needs for a wide variety of businesses. Read now.

iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Dec. 16
If iPhone 5 rumors were gifts this holiday season, people would already be lining up to return them. Read More

Geekiest sweaters of all time
Tux the penguin, the big Apple and other cleverly designed sweaters are keeping techies warm – and oh so very fashionable Read More

Employee-owned devices surging for US companies, survey shows
Big companies, even those with demanding security needs, are nonetheless allowing employees to use personally owned smartphones and tablets for work, according to a new survey. And increasingly, it is employees and not the companies that are bearing the costs -- for the devices, and cellular data plans. Read More


WHITE PAPER: BMC

Three Steps to Effective Cloud Planning & Design
Before you build your cloud, there are many considerations. Are there security requirements? Compliance rules? Will you use public cloud resources as well? Learn more about how to plan a cloud effectively – from defining requirements to identifying the costs - in this compelling white paper from BMC Software. Learn More!

2012 Predictions: Will RIM Even Be Relevant By The Time New Blackberries Are Ready?
This is the first in a series of I will be doing between now and New Years on predictions for 2012. Read More

AT&T, Verizon LTE nets offer similar data download, Web browsing speeds
Data downloads and Web browsing on new LTE-ready smartphones were slightly faster on AT&T's new 4G LTE network than on the far more widely spread 4G LTE network of rival Verizon Read More

Professor files net neutrality complaint against Verizon Wireless
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should investigate Verizon Wireless for allegedly blocking Google Wallet on a new smartphone available to the carrier's customers, a law professor has said. Read More


WHITE PAPER: i365

Manage Backup to Budget
Storage of video, multiple copies of the same files, and enforcement of industry regulations have all contributed to out-of-control storage costs. Reduce the cost of data growth by: • Backing up only new and changed data blocks • Reducing retention time of certain file types are saved • Centrally managing backup for multiple sites View Now

How Intuit Liberated IT to Embrace Mobile, Social and the Cloud
Intuit CEO Brad Smith has deftly steered what was once only a shrink-wrap software company into the cloud and mobile worlds and has led a re-engineering of Intuit's IT organization into a customer-focused, driver of innovation and value. Read More

Google planning Nexus-style tablet
You didn't really think Google was going to let Amazon hog all the Android tablet glory, did you? Read More

Verizon acknowledges signal strength bug on Galaxy Nexus
Verizon has acknowledged a software bug on its new Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone that is preventing users from getting the maximum four bars of signal strength. Read More

Verizon devours more spectrum with Cox deal
While AT&T's attempts to acquire T-Mobile are stuck in limbo, rival Verizon has been quietly gobbling up spectrum from cable companies like Cox Communications, which today sold Verizon $315 million in licenses for 20MHz of its Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum. Read More

In Search of an Android Mobile Strategy
Challenged by HIPAA privacy requirements and mobile-device limitations, United Orthopedic looks for a device- and hardware-independent mobile strategy Read More



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Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot.

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