Microsoft to co-develop cloud products with Chinese OS firm

	Hong Kong police say they've arrested stock exchange hacker | HP allays fears around PC business uncertainty
	IT Finance				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Microsoft to co-develop cloud products with Chinese OS firm Microsoft said on Tuesday it will work with a Chinese operating system developer to create cloud computing products for the country's market, a move that could help the U.S. company sell to China's government agencies. Read More WEBCAST: Websense, Inc. New Websense TRITON Unveiled As technology continues to improve, businesses are faced with attacks from every angle. We are no longer faced with simple, one-dimensional threats, but advanced persistent threats that attack from every platform. Learn more. In this Issue Hong Kong police say they've arrested stock exchange hacker HP allays fears around PC business uncertainty Wall Street Beat: Megamergers, earnings roil tech Automation boosts market volatility, analysts say WHITE PAPER: Rackspace Unlocking the Enterprise Cloud This whitepaper discusses the lock-in enterprises face with cloud computing and how the OpenStack open-source platform can help to eliminate that conundrum. Read More Today! Hong Kong police say they've arrested stock exchange hacker Hong Kong police have arrested a local man in connection with an Aug. 10 computer attack on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Read More HP allays fears around PC business uncertainty Business continues as usual for Hewlett-Packard's PC unit, which will continue to support and sell products as the company explores options to spin off or sell the Personal Systems Group, HP said on Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! Wall Street Beat: Megamergers, earnings roil tech Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, acquisitions and earnings news from the world's top PC makers (Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo), the biggest Internet business (Google), and a major handset maker (Motorola Mobility) marked major realignments in tech this week. Read More Automation boosts market volatility, analysts say The race to build faster automated trading systems is likely exacerbate volatility in the stock market, and spreading fear to shareholders that may otherwise hold onto stock. Read More
	COMPUTERWORLD 'S IT CAREERS SPECIAL REPORT Computerworld The editorial department of Computerworld is preparing a special report on IT careers, and we're interested in your feedback. The short survey contains fewer than 10 questions about your IT career plans and job search status and your predictions for the future of the IT profession, plus demographic questions, and takes less than 10 minutes to complete.   Results of this survey will be part of the December 19 special report on IT careers. COMPUTERWORLD'S 2012 PREMIER 100 IT LEADERS AWARDS Know an IT leader? Now's your chance to get a worthy CIO or other top IT executive at your company (or client or partner companies, in any industry) nominated for the 2012 Premier 100 IT Leaders awards. Computerworld has launched its annual search for technology professionals who have demonstrated leadership in their organizations through the use of IT and have the strategic vision to align technology with business goals. Nominations are being collected now through August 31. Nominate someone today! CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Is the PC dead? IBM engineer Mark Dean, who helped design the first personal computer, recently proclaimed that the PC is dead. Are you ready to trade in your desktop or laptop for a tablet or smartphone? Has the PC outlived its usefulness? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
	Get more IT peer perspective online: LinkedIn Group | Facebook | Twitter You are currently subscribed to computerworld_itfinance as jonsan3511@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Computerworld, please send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. Copyright (C) 2011 Computerworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. **