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	Test yourself now: The Windows 8 Quiz Microsoft's latest operating system is due out soon, how much do you know about Windows 8? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Xirrus Wireless is taking over the enterprise The evolution of Wi-Fi continues, delivering increased performance, security, & reliability for the modern workforce. To better understand the pressures being placed on wireless networks due to the explosion of mobile devices & applications, Xirrus commissioned a report to examine "the future of Wi-Fi in the enterprise" by GigaOM Pro, download now. Click to continue In this Issue (Fill in the blank)-as-a-service Apple's Gatekeeper: A low cost for partial security The industrial robot revolution RIM's PlayBook offers a text-book lesson in how a company can debacle itself Looking at Best Practices for Cloud Deployments in State and Local Government can Aid all Organizations ForeScout platform simplifies BYOD push for enterprises Antenna Software launches cloud-based mobile app service Pepsi Reveals Secret to Selling More Corn Chips How To Transform Strategic Supplier Relationships RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SonicWALL SonicWALL Secures the Enterprise. Secure network optimization that minimizes complexity and latency is now within reach. SonicWALL's advanced platform consolidates Next-Gen Firewall application control, gateway protection, and SSL inspection for enterprises along with WAN acceleration for distributed offices delivering security, control and bandwidth optimization. Learn more. (Fill in the blank)-as-a-service IaaS, SaaS and PaaS are the obvious as-a-service offerings, but there are plenty of others. In fact, just about every letter of the alphabet has an "as a service." Read More Apple's Gatekeeper: A low cost for partial security Out of the blue, Apple just announced Mountain Lion, the next generation of its OS X operating system. By the time Mountain Lion ships sometime next summer, Apple says it will have lots of new features, some transported from its iOS environment of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch world. This column will examine just one of the new features, one that, while good, has not yet included all the functions of its iOS prototype. Read More The industrial robot revolution Robots are taking their place alongside humans, changing the future of many industries 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 RIM's PlayBook offers a text-book lesson in how a company can debacle itself Well, I downloaded BlackBerry OS 2.0 onto my PlayBook this morning and I have to say: The latest update has only reinforced my belief that the PlayBook has been a case study in how a company can utterly debacle itself by losing focus on its core strengths. Read More Looking at Best Practices for Cloud Deployments in State and Local Government can Aid all Organizations Read More ForeScout platform simplifies BYOD push for enterprises ForeScout Technologies has launched ForeScout Mobile, which comes in the shape of plug-in modules for Android and iOS and allows enterprises to keep control as a plethora of devices access corporate resources, the company said on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Benefits of Private Cloud and Infrastructure as a Service This solution brief will help you understand the benefits of the HP CloudSystem Matrix which provides a unified solotion for physical and virtual environments that's perfectly suited as an IT consolidation platform. Learn more Antenna Software launches cloud-based mobile app service Antenna Software today unveiled cloud-based software called AMPchroma for designing, testing and managing mobile apps and mobile websites. Read More Pepsi Reveals Secret to Selling More Corn Chips There's nothing coincidental about the way grocery stores display and price their merchandise. Focus groups used to be the go-to resource for such market research, but today manufacturers like beverage behemoth PepsiCo find virtual simulation technology to be the cheaper, faster option. Read More How To Transform Strategic Supplier Relationships Surveys reveal that sourcing vendor management professionals are dissatisfied with their strategic/partner vendors. Forrester has identified and outlines three characteristics that are key to transforming strategic supplier relationships from duels into duets. Read More
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