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	Report: Spectrum fragmentation will result in costlier LTE smartphones The plethora of spectrum bands used for LTE (Long-Term Evolution) will result in more expensive devices, and also make the ability to roam globally using the technology less likely, according to industry organisation GSM Association's research arm Wireless Intelligence. Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD The Accelerated SMB: Moving at the Speed of Virtualization Mid-market corporations increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! In this Issue EMC works to boost acceptance of public and private clouds Putting a Lock on Password Management 15 Hot Phones for the Holidays Sprint says 26M handsets have Carrier IQ; AT&T claims 900K Gmail Backup, a recipe for happiness World Tech Update, Dec. 15, 2011 What percentage of you would have guessed these four? Microsoft Introduces Social Search Project IBM buys Emptoris for contract managment, supply software Merry Christmas from outer space 8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn't Race to Windows 8 House committee appears headed toward approving SOPA WHITE PAPER: Sybase Scaling Out Query Performance with Sybase IQ 15.3 This paper is meant to provide a holistic perspective and introduce the technical concepts behind DQP in general and Sybase® IQ 15.3's DQP implementation through the PlexQ Distributed Query Platform. Read now. EMC works to boost acceptance of public and private clouds EMC has tied its fortunes to the future of cloud computing and is working hard to change the hearts and minds of IT executives so they will embrace the same vision, according to the firm's chief marketing officer. Read More Putting a Lock on Password Management A cancer diagnostics firm is using a single sign-on service to secure a growing pool of SaaS subscriptions. Read More 15 Hot Phones for the Holidays With contract prices ranging from $50 to $300, this list of the season's top phones has something for any stocking or budget. Read More Sprint says 26M handsets have Carrier IQ; AT&T claims 900K Documents filed in response to a U.S. lawmaker's request show that Sprint is by far the biggest user of Carrier IQ's software, with more than 26 million handsets featuring the controversial mobile tracking tool. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More! Gmail Backup, a recipe for happiness Gibbs wants to avoid a "Googlesplosion" ... Gmail Backup is the recipe for happiness. Read More World Tech Update, Dec. 15, 2011 Coming up on this week's World Tech Update the NTSB recommends banning cell phones while driving, the iPad 3 will likely launch later than expected, the Apple contract rakes in cash at auction and more. Read More What percentage of you would have guessed these four? The more common the query, the more likely you'll see it in the Google search dropdown box as you are typing. This morning I had a "what percentage" question and here's what Google offered up to me as I finished typing the word percentage but before I got to my real question: While none of these options satisfied my need, it is interesting to note how often they do for others. Read More Microsoft Introduces Social Search Project Students have long had their own little network for sharing, ah, information, but Microsoft has a little card up its sleeve for college students looking to find new ways of collaborative learning. The research project is called So.cl, as in "social," and comes from its FUSE Labs division, a unit set up for research specifically into social networking. It has a very specific user group in mind: students... Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study: Boston College Read this case study to learn how Boston College has reduced complexity of the backup process for over 1,700 seats by centralizing management. Read now IBM buys Emptoris for contract managment, supply software IBM has signed a deal to buy supply and contract management software vendor Emptoris in another bid to fill out its growing catalog of business-to-business and business-to-consumer commerce technologies, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal, which is scheduled to close in the first quarter of next year, were not provided. Read More Merry Christmas from outer space From NASA: Read More 8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn't Race to Windows 8 Windows 8 touts many new features, but there are a number of things such as cost, testing, compatibility, and training that CIOs need to consider before racing to migrate. Read More House committee appears headed toward approving SOPA The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee slowly moved toward approval of the controversial copyright enforcement bill Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), although the panel was able to debate only a handful of amendments Thursday. Read More
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