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	Tech's cash kings are sitting on billions Tech companies are hanging on to record amounts of cash when they could be using it to do more acquisitions, repurchase stock, pay down debt, and pay out dividends. Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Apple and Oracle are among the biggest hoarders. Combined, these five tech companies held $245 billion in cash at the end of March. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Right Size Your Network Performance Management Solution Paying too much for network monitoring? This white paper follows four organizations in their search for the most cost-effective network performance management tool. See the challenges they encountered along the way and how they used product fit and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to make the switch from bloated, overpriced solutions to SolarWinds. Click here to get this FREE whitepaper from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and learn how four organizations benefitted from choosing SolarWinds award winning Network Performance Monitor. In this Issue Microsoft to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business What to look for when evaluating password manager software Microsoft ends top Masters certification exams for IT pros Windows 8 surpasses Vista's uptake rate -- 10 months after launch IBM discovers its inner Kickstarter via enterprise crowdfunding PC industry woes worsen as 'phenomenal transition' shrinks shipment numbers U.S. appetite for Internet user data not unique Facebook tells employees, 'build something' -- with a table saw Salesforce.com mobile app developers gain security tools WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Moving Beyond MDM with BYOD 2.0 This paper examines how BYOD 2.0 builds on the BYOD 1.0 foundation but makes a substantial shift from a device-level focus to an application-level focus to reduce overhead and unburden IT by allowing them to concern themselves only with the enterprise data and applications they need to secure, manage, and control. Learn More Microsoft to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business Microsoft is to acquire Nokia's Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, and license the Finnish company's patents for a total of $7 billion in cash, the companies said Monday. Read More What to look for when evaluating password manager software Here are the significant issues that can distinguish one password manager product from another. You'll probably make a similar list of requirements as you do your own research for password managers. Read More Microsoft ends top Masters certification exams for IT pros Microsoft plans to retire its Masters level certification exams by Oct. 1 this year, generating strong protests on blogs and community forums from IT professionals. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and Microsoft How Windows Server 2012 Changes The Possibilities Every sector, both public and private, is either implementing or planning to implement cloud services. Find out how Windows Server 2012 takes the guesswork and legwork out of private cloud process. Read Now! Windows 8 surpasses Vista's uptake rate -- 10 months after launch Microsoft got some good news Sunday as metrics company Net Applications said Windows 8's user share in August is now larger than Vista's at the same point in the latter's post-launch timeline. Read More IBM discovers its inner Kickstarter via enterprise crowdfunding IBM is readying its fourth internal Kickstarter-like crowdfunding effort over the past year or so to inspire employees to innovate and collaborate, often across departments and the globe. Read More PC industry woes worsen as 'phenomenal transition' shrinks shipment numbers The PC industry's problems continue to worsen, research firm IDC said yesterday as it again lowered shipment forecasts for the year. And the personal computer business's problems are Microsoft's problems. Read More WEBCAST: IBM IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager: Online Product Demo Intelligent Investigation Manager optimizes fraud investigation and analysis and it dynamically coordinates and reports on cases, provides analysis and visualization, and enables more efficient and effective investigations. Learn More. U.S. appetite for Internet user data not unique For all the privacy concerns raised by Edward Snowden's leaks about government data collection activities, the U.S. is not alone or even always the most demanding when it comes to law enforcement requests for customer data from Internet service providers. Read More Facebook tells employees, 'build something' -- with a table saw Facebook's motto may be "move fast and break things," but the 3,000 employees at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, now have the chance to do just the opposite. Read More Salesforce.com mobile app developers gain security tools Good Technology has integrated its Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform with Salesforce.com's Mobile SDK to help developers build mobile applications that are more secure and easily managed. Read More
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