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	IT Blogwatch: FTC's Google antitrust case: Investigation rumor roundup Google is said to be facing an antitrust case, being prepared by the FTC. The Federal Trade Commission investigation is centered on Google's alleged preference for its own services over competitors in search page ranking. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ask if it's to the detriment of consumers. Not to mention: More proof that Google is evil ... Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP Build a Better Financial System IT can provide the CFO with tools to better monitor and analyze key performance metrics. This paper explains how to: - Develop a roadmap that aligns corporate activities with fiscal responsibility - Assess opportunities to get the most out of existing resources - Track and analyze financial activities through IT systems Read now! In this Issue Josh Stephens: The United Airlines outage, and why it's so important to manage change Preston Gralla: Is Microsoft blowing smoke when it says it won't be hurt by the cloud? Jonny Evans: Apple's new MacBook Airs July, iPhone 5 September Richi Jennings: PARC Meshin's smart search unclutters collaboration Glenn Weinstein: Four steps to sustain the U.S. government's IT strategy in the post-Kundra era Patrick Thibodeau: Sarah Palin, Alaska's IT, and the rowboat complaint Jonny Evans: Apple-crazy China will become biggest iPhone market Shark Tank: Why we love users, executive edition WEBCAST: VMware Deploying Oracle on VMware: Challenges and Opportunities View this webcast to learn about key considerations for virtualizing Oracle apps. View now! Josh Stephens: The United Airlines outage, and why it's so important to manage change I don't know if human error caused the United outage or not but odds are that was the case. Having caused some fairly large outages myself over the years, all I can say is; it happens. Read More Preston Gralla: Is Microsoft blowing smoke when it says it won't be hurt by the cloud? The new president of Microsoft's server and tools business Satya Nadella recently claimed that cloud computing represents a big opportunity for Microsoft rather than a threat. Is that just empty bravado, or does Nadella have a clear picture of the future? Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's new MacBook Airs July, iPhone 5 September China Mobile this morning seemingly confirmed a 4G iPhone hits its network in September, while reports from the Apple supply chain claim new model MacBook Airs should hit channel as soon as July. Read More Richi Jennings: PARC Meshin's smart search unclutters collaboration Do you talk to several different people during a typical business day? Do you talk to them via several different media, such as email, phone, SMS, IM, Twitter or Facebook? If so, then perhaps Meshin is for you. It's the first product of Xerox PARC's Content-Centric Networking research effort. INSIDER (free registration required) Read More 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 Glenn Weinstein: Four steps to sustain the U.S. government's IT strategy in the post-Kundra era Kundra is well known for implementing a "cloud-first" policy for all federal agencies, and his replacement should be on board. Read More Patrick Thibodeau: Sarah Palin, Alaska's IT, and the rowboat complaint The new VoIP system, which people didn't know how to use, wasn't helping. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple-crazy China will become biggest iPhone market The Apple revolution is about to break out across China, as the country goes increasingly crazy for Apple's products. COO Tim Cook's reportedly signed the deal for China Mobile to carry iPhone 5. Watch this space as China seems set to become Apple's biggest market, bigger than the US. Read More Shark Tank: Why we love users, executive edition Executive user decides she wants a laptop with all the bells and whistles -- but when she gets it, everything that goes wrong is this pilot fish's fault. Read More
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