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	5 tips on how to optimize your infrastructure While many enterprises have been able to creatively manage IT demand through the recession without much infrastructure change, exponential data growth is driving the need for infrastructure consolidation and optimization. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 EnterpriseServer FREE 30-day trialware Bring your largest and most mission-critical server operations to a new level of efficiency and reliability. Diskeeper 2011 EnterpriseServer provides uncompromising peak performance continuously and without requiring downtime or further management. Learn more. In this Issue IBM brings high-performance computing to the cloud Top 29 Laptop Apps, Downloads, and Services WWDC: Apple comments on Verizon iPhone 4 iCloud delay JR Raphael: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: First impressions HP sets $2B in financing to speed cloud adoption Intel investigating fire at Arizona plant Intel's new smartphone chip key to ARM battle Acer ships Aspire ultraportable laptop for $779 IDC lowers forecast for PC sales this year 2011 Marconi Prize goes to giants of cellular communications, data storage RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Transform Your Business with Video Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now IBM brings high-performance computing to the cloud IBM hopes to help companies more efficiently use their high-performance computing resources with new software that links separate pools of resources into a single private cloud. Read More Top 29 Laptop Apps, Downloads, and Services To help you get the most out of your laptop and stay secure while on the go, we've selected 31 applications and services that are particularly laptop-friendly. Read More WWDC: Apple comments on Verizon iPhone 4 iCloud delay Apple has confirmed that Verizon iPhone users will not be able to access the new beta trial of new iCloud and iTunes features, because the relevant software isn't yet available for the CDMA model of the smartphone. Read More JR Raphael: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: First impressions Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 10.1 has officially arrived. Here's a first look at the superthin tablet and how it compares to its Honeycomb brethren. Read More HP sets $2B in financing to speed cloud adoption Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker announced at a user conference in Las Vegas that the company is setting aside $2 billion to help customers buy its cloud systems. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Microsoft Online Services Business Value This hosted solution helps organizations reduce the costs of managing and maintaining business systems, which frees information technology resources and enables staff to focus on initiatives that can deliver competitive advantage to the business. Learn More Now. Intel investigating fire at Arizona plant Intel said on Wednesday it is investigating a fire at the company's manufacturing facilities in Chandler, Arizona, that left 13 people injured. Read More Intel's new smartphone chip key to ARM battle Intel's upcoming Medfield chip will be an acid test of the chip maker's ability to enter the smartphone market and battle ARM, analysts said. Read More Acer ships Aspire ultraportable laptop for $779 Acer on Tuesday started shipping three new Aspire laptops, including a thin-and-light laptop around an inch thick and priced from US$779.99. Read More IDC lowers forecast for PC sales this year Analyst firm IDC has lowered its expectations for the global PC market this year, blaming the drop on the demand for tablets computers, the economy and a bad first quarter. Read More 2011 Marconi Prize goes to giants of cellular communications, data storage The 2011 Marconi Prize, sometimes described as the Nobel Prize in Information Technology, has been awarded to two major contributors to cellular communications: Qualcomm Co-founder Irwin Jacobs and the late information theorist and professor Jack Wolf. Read More
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