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	Geeky books to get you through the summer The 2012 Geeky Summer Reading List Read More WEBCAST: HP, Microsoft & Intel Gaining A Competitive Advantage With Your Data Learn why managers at the most competitive organizations are two times more reliant on business analytics than managers at their least competitive peers. Click here to view the entire HP-Microsoft Data Management Appliance & Reference Architecture Portfolio and see how you can manage any data, any size, anywhere. (http://bit.ly/I1OdGI) Learn more In this Issue Cisco's own BYOD policies and practices helped kill Cius Yammer buyout could fit with many Microsoft businesses Dig at Windows security wiped from Mac promo: Why? PC makers 'not thrilled' with Windows 8, holding off on tablets Reddit bans major publications for allegedly spamming and/or cheating New Mexico State Police rolling out smartphone project Google Chair Schmidt to Boston University grads: 'You can write the code for all of us' Nokia plans to cut 10,000 staff by end 2013, sells Vertu Facebook, Twitter, Google, AOL join new alliance to fight 'bad ads' Obama order targets cost of broadband deployment Securing mixed cloud environments Rapid Application Development the Zappos Way Windows 8 Release Preview: A visual tour WHITE PAPER: Limelight Limelight Accelerate Your users won't wait. Reward them with fast interactions, personalized experiences, and dynamic web pages that load in real time. Limelight Accelerate combines browser-based acceleration with a robust network platform to maximize Time to Action—the time it takes for visitors to engage with the content on your site—even on mobile devices. Learn More! Cisco's own BYOD policies and practices helped kill Cius Cisco even rejected its doomed Cius tablet internally. BYOD trends globally - and locally, officials said this week -- forced the company to cancel development of the collaboration endpoint two weeks ago, later than it apparently should have. Read More Yammer buyout could fit with many Microsoft businesses Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy enterprise social network company Yammer for $1 billion-plus, a move that could bolster everything from Microsoft's unified communications to CRM businesses. Read More Dig at Windows security wiped from Mac promo: Why? There may be less behind the change than pundits will make of it, but it's still worth noting that a pointed dig at the malware vulnerabilities of Windows-based PCs has been removed from Apple's "Why you'll love a Mac" Web page. Read More PC makers 'not thrilled' with Windows 8, holding off on tablets If the accumulating negative reviews for Windows 8 (here, here and here, among others) aren't enough to raise alarm bells in Redmond, maybe this will do it: a Wall Street analyst firm has issued a research note that says OEMs are giving Windows 8 a thumbs-down. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle BI Optimization: Building a Better Business Case for BI This white paper describes how to build a better business case for BI, by understanding the level of ambition organizations can have and the layers in the business case that should contribute to that level of ambition. Read Now Reddit bans major publications for allegedly spamming and/or cheating Reddit, a popular link-sharing and discussion site, announced this week that it has begun blocking content from entire domains - including some belonging to the Atlantic, Business Week, Phys.org, Science Daily, and Discover Magazine - for "spamming and/or cheating." Read More New Mexico State Police rolling out smartphone project Law enforcement officers in New Mexico may soon be able to get important data — such as criminal histories and license plate registrations -- directly through smartphones. Read More Google Chair Schmidt to Boston University grads: 'You can write the code for all of us' Commencement address by Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman, to the Boston University Class of 2012 (May 20, 2012). View video at bottom of transcript. Read More Nokia plans to cut 10,000 staff by end 2013, sells Vertu Nokia said Thursday that it plans to cut up to 10,000 positions globally by the end of 2013, and is selling luxury phone maker Vertu in a bid to cut costs, even as it plans to boost investments in feature phones, and smartphones based on the Windows Phone operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Centage Corporation Centage/IOMA Budgeting Survey: Benchmarks & Issues How are other financial professionals dealing with the issues you face? This report offers you an inside peak into what the minds at over 200 financial executives are thinking and doing to impact their own bottom line. Learn more. Facebook, Twitter, Google, AOL join new alliance to fight 'bad ads' Facebook, Google, Twitter, and AOL have joined an alliance that has been set up to counter "bad ads," including those that deliver malware, direct users to scams, or try to sell counterfeit goods, said StopBadware, the promoters of the alliance. Read More Obama order targets cost of broadband deployment U.S. President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Thursday intended to make it less expensive for broadband providers to install lines and equipment on federal lands and also federal roads. Read More Securing mixed cloud environments Securing cloud computing environments is challenging enough, but is made all the more complicated when a mix of cloud options are employed, an approach that will become increasingly common. Read More Rapid Application Development the Zappos Way Billion-dollar online shoe store Zappos, and CEO Tony Hsieh, embrace the motto of Delivering Happiness. Living up to that means maintaining a reliable website and giving employees free reign to solve problems. CIO.com recently visited Henderson, Nev. to see how Zappos develops software. Read More Windows 8 Release Preview: A visual tour Here are some of the more interesting improvements -- and quirks -- of Windows 8 RP, as Microsoft sprints to the finish line Read More
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