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	Android device makers chase Apple with cloud strategies The importance of bundling services and software with mobile devices is finally resonating with Android device makers as they compete with Apple, and some of them outlined their cloud strategies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CW Honors Submit a Computerworld Honors Laureate Program Nomination Computerworld magazine would like to invite you to submit an organization -- including your own -- for consideration as a Computerworld Honors Program Laureate. Click here to learn more about the program and nomination process. In this Issue Apple will shatter Mac, iPad, iPhone sales records, say analysts MLK and Open Source: 2 Degrees of Separation 10 most powerful cloud companies Computerized language translation started 58 years ago with IBM and Georgetown University Apple confirms aluminum dust caused Chinese factory explosions 25 useful iPad business apps A tablet for under a Benjamin? 11 Geekiest Doctor Who T-Shirts Your identity up for grabs WHITE PAPER: VCE/VMware VBlock Fastpath Desktop Virtualization Platform The Vblock FastPath Desktop Virtualization Platform is a purpose-built solution that helps IT organizations to automate desktop and application management by enabling rapid deployment, reducing costs and improving security through centralization of the desktop environment. Learn More Apple will shatter Mac, iPad, iPhone sales records, say analysts Signs that Apple's sales will continue on a feverish pace continue to accumulate, Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities said today. Read More MLK and Open Source: 2 Degrees of Separation On Tuesday evening, my teen daughter and I had some quality bonding time over milkshakes and the first season of Star Trek, which was timely considering the conversation I'd have the next day with a couple of NASA employees. Read More 10 most powerful cloud companies Virtually every vendor has a cloud story to tell. But here are 10 companies that have distinguished themselves as the leaders in cloud computing, either by being first to market, by offering the broadest and deepest set of cloud services or by taking a leadership role in the cloud revolution. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More Computerized language translation started 58 years ago with IBM and Georgetown University Hard to imagine but it has been 58 years since IBM and Georgetown University teamed up to run what they said was at the time the first English-to-Russian language computer translation program. Read More Apple confirms aluminum dust caused Chinese factory explosions Apple today confirmed that explosions last year at Chinese plants of two of its parts suppliers were caused by excessive aluminum dust. Read More 25 useful iPad business apps Need to take care of business? These iPad apps will help you get the job done. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Take Your Business Relationships to the Next Level This IBM publication provides information about IBM Social Business and includes details about the business need and the value of transformation to a social business. Read Now A tablet for under a Benjamin? After he grumbles about product names, Gibbs gets very excited by the MIPS Ainovo Novo7 BASIC tablet. Read More 11 Geekiest Doctor Who T-Shirts Here's a list of our 11 (after all, there are 11 doctors) favorite tees celebrating the timey wimeyness of our favorite time-traveling man with a box. Read More Your identity up for grabs Security was a big issue in 2011 with more sophisticated and a wider range of threats than ever before wasting even more of everyone's time at a cost of billions of dollars. Read More
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