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	9 hot IT skills for 2012 Computerworld's Forecast 2012 survey uncovers the top nine skills IT managers will be looking for in 2012, leading with programming and project management skills. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Read now HP's Converged Infrastructure incorporates tools that make remote support and management efficient and effective. HP Insight Control, for example, helps reduce server deployment time from four hours to just 20 minutes, a 12-fold decrease in deployment time. Read now In this Issue What IT should know about Windows 8 Google Wallet rollout going 'kind of slow,' Google rep says Elgan: Fighting Facebook feature fatigue Silverlight's fate: Don't let Microsoft's silence fool you IT gets energized with budget upticks From CIO.com: 15 Best iPhone Apps for Busy CEOs Intel's MIC processor finds a big customer in Texas Apple held talks with Chinese environmental groups Five outsiders who could lead Hewlett-Packard Jonny Evans: Apple prepares for pre-iPhone 5 iCloud launch IT Blogwatch: Amazon Kindle tablet to take on iPad 3 at "$171" RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. What IT should know about Windows 8 The three faces of Windows 8 herald tough choices and significant changes ahead for corporate IT Read More Google Wallet rollout going 'kind of slow,' Google rep says Google Wallet has run into technical glitches during its rollout, although the extent of the problems is not clear. Read More Elgan: Fighting Facebook feature fatigue Facebook launched a flood of new features this week and many users are unhappy with the changes, finding them complex, confusing and even a form of censorship. Columnist Mike Elgan suggests what to do. Read More Silverlight's fate: Don't let Microsoft's silence fool you Developers have faith in its longevity, but they wish Microsoft would lay out a clear commitment Read More IT gets energized with budget upticks As tech budgets edge up in 2012, IT leaders look to shift spending to new development while keeping an eagle eye on the bottom line. INSIDER (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Aternity Monitoring End User Experience in a VDI Environment In-depth whitepaper provides a roadmap to help enterprises navigate through many of the key challenges associated with desktop consolidation projects. Read more From CIO.com: 15 Best iPhone Apps for Busy CEOs For executive road warriors and super-busy CEOs, the iPhone has become indispensable. Here are 15 must-have free and paid business apps that tap into the great mobile experience and keep executives productive all day long. Read More Intel's MIC processor finds a big customer in Texas Intel's forthcoming MIC processor will be used by the Texas Advanced Computing Center to build a supercomputer with a peak performance of 10 petaflops that will eventually be upgraded "to at least" 15 petaflops. Read More Apple held talks with Chinese environmental groups Apple held talks with Chinese environmental groups earlier this month after the U.S. tech giant was criticized for using manufacturers accused of polluting the environment in China. Read More Five outsiders who could lead Hewlett-Packard Having gone through a rash of CEOs in the past 10 to 15 years, Hewlett-Packard may soon find itself looking for yet another new chief, despite just tapping Meg Whitman for that job this week. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple prepares for pre-iPhone 5 iCloud launch Apple is preparing to launch its iCloud and iTunes Match services in early October as it prepares to ship its much-anticipated new iPhone release later the same month. Read More IT Blogwatch: Amazon Kindle tablet to take on iPad 3 at "$171" Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will launch its new color Kindle tablet on Wednesday, it seems. At an effective rumored price of $171, it'll be stiff competition for the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad 3, let alone the current version. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers look forward to true slate market competition -- at last! Read More
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