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	Steve Jobs' resignation 'end of an era' Steve Jobs' resignation as the CEO of Apple will not disrupt the company's product plans in the short-term, but could dull its ability to dazzle consumers down the road. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Adopting Unified Communications: Key Steps to Consider The faster your business can locate, gather and share information, the more productive and competitive you can be. That's why small and medium enterprises are upgrading to a unified communications (UC) system, which can improve customer service, streamline product development and speed response to new opportunities. Learn more. >> In this Issue Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users Steve Jobs at Apple: A timeline 'Operations guy' Tim Cook gets chance to shine at Apple As Hurricane Irene nears, Americans turn again to social networks Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, Tim Cook takes helm New tools driving big data analytics, survey finds From CIO.com: How Predictive Analytics Will Improve CRM Mobile broadband expansion means jobs growth, experts say EnterpriseDB adding new cloud option for PostgreSQL database HP TouchPad accessories are on sale, too EHR use by doctors will foster personal health record uptake 'NewSQL' could combine the best of SQL and NoSQL Richi Jennings: Preventing security threats from cleaning staff Sharon Machlis: Apple under Jobs: 3 game changers IT Blogwatch: Steve Jobs resigns, steps down on health grounds; world shocked WHITE PAPER: IBM Leveraging the Cloud to Transform Software Delivery In this white paper, we will explain how the cloud and IBM can help you overcome challenges, ensure security, quickly meet goals and improve efficiency in your software delivery environment. Read More Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users Industry analysts have suspected that adding Google+ to the social networking mix would force Facebook to up its game. And it looks like that prediction is coming true. Read More Steve Jobs at Apple: A timeline Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's CEO on Wednesday and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook was named as his replacement. Jobs will remain with the company as chairman of the board. Read More 'Operations guy' Tim Cook gets chance to shine at Apple With the resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO on Wednesday, Tim Cook, long seen as "the operations guy" at Apple, must prove he is capable of taking full charge of the company. Read More As Hurricane Irene nears, Americans turn again to social networks After an earthquake rattled the East Coast and now a hurricane is roaring toward land, its becoming increasingly clear that social networks are a key part of our disaster response. Read More Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, Tim Cook takes helm Apple cofounder Steve Jobs has stepped down from his position as CEO of the company and Tim Cook, Apple's chief operating officer, has been named to take the helm, Apple announced Wednesday. Read More New tools driving big data analytics, survey finds New technologies are enabling companies to perform increasingly sophisticated data analytics on very large and very diverse data sets, according to the results of a survey by The Data Warehousing Institute. Read More From CIO.com: How Predictive Analytics Will Improve CRM By infusing CRM apps with new predictive analytics tools companies will be able to learn much more about their customers' buying habits and desires. And that, says Forrester analyst James Kobielus, will be a worthwhile bonus for your business. Read More WHITE PAPER: SEPATON and Hitachi Data Systems Data Growth and Protection: Addressing the Challenge How does your organization deal with the data deluge? This white paper explores new research that gets to the heart of the challenges of protecting and managing the data you already deal with and preparing for the ever-increasing volumes of data to come. And, it discusses how a single, scaleable solution can address these issues. Read now Mobile broadband expansion means jobs growth, experts say Expanding mobile broadband services in the U.S. in the coming years would produce thousands of new jobs and help reverse today's downward employment trend. Read More EnterpriseDB adding new cloud option for PostgreSQL database Companies looking to move database operations to public and private clouds will soon have another option in the form of Postgres Plus Cloud Server, EnterpriseDB announced Thursday. Read More HP TouchPad accessories are on sale, too For those who got their hands on the $99 HP TouchPad tablet, a few complementary accessories are also available on the cheap. Read More EHR use by doctors will foster personal health record uptake Use of personal health records should increase as more doctors use electronic health records (EHRs) and tech vendors develop offerings that are easier to use. Read More 'NewSQL' could combine the best of SQL and NoSQL Users who eschew traditional relational databases in favor of the newly emerging NoSQL databases might be "throwing the baby out with the bath water," warned a database pioneer before a roomful of NoSQL advocates. Read More Richi Jennings: Preventing security threats from cleaning staff Do you know who's in your building at night? Can you positively vouch for all those here-today, gone-tomorrow contract staff who clean and maintain your offices? Physical access is a worryingly simple vector for data-stealing malware, as we'll see in this edition of The Long View... INSIDER (registration required) Read More Sharon Machlis: Apple under Jobs: 3 game changers Only a few companies release products that change -- or create -- an industry. Apple under Steve Jobs gave us at least three. Read More IT Blogwatch: Steve Jobs resigns, steps down on health grounds; world shocked STEVE JOBS RESIGNS, yell all the headlines this morning. It's believed the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO stepped down due to pancreatic health problems. Is he a visionary or a copycat? An epic manager or a hard taskmaster? And what about his replacement, Tim Cook? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers can find no other story to blog. Read More
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