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	Potential pitfalls in Apple CEO transition, say experts Apple's new CEO faces a challenge putting his own imprint on the company as long as Steve Jobs sticks around, a management expert said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: TrendMicro How Cloud Changes Your Security Strategy A new generation of security practices must be adopted to keep pace with the challenges brought on by virtualization and cloud. Learn how to handle these disruptive technologies that render network security less relevant and require extending security all the way to each logical host node, wherever that node exists. Read More In this Issue Windows XP turns 10 Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot Will Jobs' departure shake up the mobile industry? Steve Jobs' resignation heats up social nets QuickPoll: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Steve Jobs at the helm? From CIO.com: Why Microsoft Won't Buy Hardware to Compete with Googorola Post-riot, UK government halts talk of social media shutdown Career advice: What to keep on a resume Researchers see updated Zeus malware Verizon boosts cloud services with CloudSwitch buy German court upholds injunction on Samsung tablet imports Oracle updates APEX application development kit Nokia launches cheapest dual-SIM phone yet RIM starts trial of music service, launching later this year Jonny Evans: Tim Cook's Apple CEO diary: Day One Sharon Machlis: Tracking Hurricane Irene: map + Twitter, YouTube and Flickr WHITE PAPER: BMC Moving to a Cloud-based Delivery Model Help Desk software as a service is attractive to many IT departments. It offers the same benefits of traditional IT help desk solutions, in addition to reducing capital expenses, accelerating implementation, and providing easier upgrades. This paper explores considerations for implementing IT service management in-house or as a service. Read Now! Windows XP turns 10 Windows XP quietly turned 10 years old Wednesday, a milestone for the still-popular operating system that powers nearly half the world's PCs. Read More Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot It's the end of an era at Slashdot as Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda announced Thursday that he is leaving the site that he created. Read More Will Jobs' departure shake up the mobile industry? With Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO, will Apple remain on top of the mobile industry with alluring new product designs and technology marvels, much less the business savvy to work with global wireless carriers and manufacturers? Read More Steve Jobs' resignation heats up social nets As soon as the news hit late Wednesday that Steve Jobs was resigning as Apple's CEO, social networks heated up with traffic. Read More QuickPoll: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Steve Jobs at the helm? Steve Jobs quit this week as CEO of Apple, marking the "end of an era." Questions remain about Jobs' product sway as Chairman. Cast your vote: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Jobs at the helm? Read More From CIO.com: Why Microsoft Won't Buy Hardware to Compete with Googorola Now that Google has purchased Motorola for $12.5 billion, Microsoft is the lone smartphone player that doesn't own any hardware. And that's not likely to change, say industry analysts. Read More Post-riot, UK government halts talk of social media shutdown The U.K. government met on Thursday with technology companies for a post-mortem on the violent riots earlier this month, but made clear from the onset that it was no longer considering shutting down services in times of crisis. Read More Career advice: What to keep on a resume This month's Premier 100 IT Leader also reveals the qualities he most likes his employees to have. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast Security-as-a-Service: Threat Mitigation from the Cloud The cloud isn't just the most effective place to secure email, before any threats or intruders ever reach your network; it's also the most efficient. Cloud-based email services can offer full protection with the promise of availability and reliability too. Read now Researchers see updated Zeus malware A dangerous piece of malicious code responsible for stealing money from online bank accounts is being updated with new functions after its source code was leaked earlier this year, according to security researchers. Read More Verizon boosts cloud services with CloudSwitch buy Verizon Thursday said it has acquired CloudSwitch and plans to use its cloud software to help enterprise customers more easily move applications to Verizon's Terremark environment. Read More German court upholds injunction on Samsung tablet imports A German court has upheld a preliminary injunction requested by Apple, preventing Samsung Electronics from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC in Germany. Read More Oracle updates APEX application development kit Oracle has updated its Application Express tools for quickly building Web applications on top of its database, the company announced Thursday. Read More Nokia launches cheapest dual-SIM phone yet Nokia has launched the 101, the company's most affordable dual-SIM phone to date, which allows users in developing countries to switch between two different networks to lower costs and expand coverage, the company said on Thursday. Read More RIM starts trial of music service, launching later this year Research In Motion is testing a cloud-based music service around its BlackBerry Messenger, that it plans to offer commercially later this year. Read More Jonny Evans: Tim Cook's Apple CEO diary: Day One "Dear diary, I'm still feeling incredibly challenged and excited at the new role I've taken here at Apple, the company I love. We're all going to miss Steve, we know he's incredible, but sometimes you must be honest with yourself: when you can't fill old shoes, you need to get new ones. We've got a busy year ahead, so I thought I'd put together a short list of what's coming, just to help focus my mind." Read More Sharon Machlis: Tracking Hurricane Irene: map + Twitter, YouTube and Flickr Why simply plot the hurricane's path when you can also see related tweets, videos and photos? Read More
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