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In this Issue Windows 7's malware infection rate climbs, XP's falls As 'big data' grows, IT job roles, technology must change Google jumps gun, adds new Flash Player to Chrome From CIO.com: Microsoft-Skype Deal: 3 Ways It Benefits Enterprises DOJ ruling against Microsoft impacted browsers little First look: Galaxy Tab 10.1 brings much of the iPad to Android Market value of pirated software rises, BSA report says Twitter updates Mac desktop client New copyright bill targets ISPs, search engines Citrix will stream Windows apps to Chrome OS laptops Many Android, iPhone users run mobile apps before getting out of bed Jonny Evans: Post-Japan, Apple faces flat growth quarter? Robert L. Mitchell: Desktop virtualization at a glance: VDI WHITE PAPER: SMA Global Free IT networking opportunity & educational seminar - 5/18 The latest mobility, security, virtualization technologies to help make things simpler, control costs, and be more secure & productive Click to continue Windows 7's malware infection rate climbs, XP's falls Data released today by Microsoft showed that Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by more than 30% during the second half of 2010, even as the infection rate of the 10-year-old Windows XP fell by more than 20%. Read More As 'big data' grows, IT job roles, technology must change As companies look to keep every bit of data generated in-house and by customers for analytics as well as legal and regulatory compliance, the roles of those who manage it are changing as are the tools they use. Read More Google jumps gun, adds new Flash Player to Chrome Google today jumped the gun by updating its Chrome browser with a new version of Flash Player that Adobe won't release until later today. Read More From CIO.com: Microsoft-Skype Deal: 3 Ways It Benefits Enterprises Microsoft bought Skype to beef up its consumer products and keep Google at bay. However, the union will help enterprise users in less obvious ways as Skype becomes a key Microsoft weapon in "the consumerization of IT." Read More DOJ ruling against Microsoft impacted browsers little Perhaps it is ironic that the U.S. government antitrust oversight of Microsoft expires on the very same week that Google unveiled its Chromebook. Read More First look: Galaxy Tab 10.1 brings much of the iPad to Android Samsung's sleek, 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab is finally an Android tablet that even an Apple fanboy could love. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Social Technologies Add Business Value Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now. Market value of pirated software rises, BSA report says Booming PC use in developing countries has driven the market value of pirated software to record levels, an annual IDC study for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) industry lobby group has claimed. Read More Twitter updates Mac desktop client Twitter today updated its Mac desktop software, the first time the micro-blogging service has refreshed the program since it launched last January. Read More New copyright bill targets ISPs, search engines A new bill would allow copyright owners to seek court orders requiring ISPs and search engines to block access to websites accused of infringing copyright. Read More Citrix will stream Windows apps to Chrome OS laptops Can desktop virtualization make Chrome OS a full replacement for Windows? Read More Many Android, iPhone users run mobile apps before getting out of bed Thirty-five percent of Android and iPhone owners in the U.S. use apps such as Facebook on their smartphone before even getting out of bed, according to a survey conducted by telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson. Read More Jonny Evans: Post-Japan, Apple faces flat growth quarter? iPhones, iPads and other Apple products may be in short supply as the impact of the terrible tragedy that hit Japan in March begins to be felt across the company's supply chain. Confounding the problem, labor sufficient to meet Apple's aggressive iPad 2 and iPhone production orders is also in short supply. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Desktop virtualization at a glance: VDI Here's a quick and dirty summary of virtual desktop infrastructure, how it works, and what it's good for. Read More
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