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	Pirates tap BI tools to forecast, boost attendance After 19 consecutive losing seasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates need a little extra help finding fans to buy tickets for seats at PNC Park. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Transform Infrastructure Management The convergence of the power infrastructure and demands of information infrastructure require optimum network operation. Learn how Tivoli Netcool is key in moving energy and utility companies forward by automating and simplifying configuration and change management, speeding deployments, demonstrating regulatory compliance and controlling costs. Read now In this Issue IBM launches city parking analytics system Visa launches Android person-to-person payments app Anti-software patent petition makes White House's top 10 Preston Gralla: Five reasons to stay away from Windows 8 Sharky: Unclear on the whole 'push' concept Zenprise offers iPad app for secure SharePoint access Softbank to launch 110 Mbps network; may handle iPhones WHITE PAPER: Avaya An Executive Guide to Video Communications Video communication solutions offer direct benefit to help deal with top business challenges. This executive guide will shed light on the benefits of adopting video collaboration. Learn more IBM launches city parking analytics system IBM has launched a system designed to help cities ease parking congestion and collect more parking fees, the company announced. The service could also help motorists find parking spaces more easily in crowded urban areas. Read More Visa launches Android person-to-person payments app Visa Europe introduced an Android application that lets users send money to other Visa cardholders over their mobile phone, with security measures in place to alert users of possible fraud. Read More Anti-software patent petition makes White House's top 10 The White House this month began allowing people to create petitions on its Web site, and an early favorite is asking the president to "direct the patent office to cease issuing software patents." 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 Preston Gralla: Five reasons to stay away from Windows 8 Yesterday I highlighted five reasons you'll want to get Windows 8. But the operating system isn't for everyone; here are five reasons people might want to stay away. Read More Sharky: Unclear on the whole 'push' concept This IT pilot fish really appreciates software installations that can be pushed out to users over the network because techs don't have to physically touch each workstation. But one software vendor's version of "push" challenges that concept. Read More Zenprise offers iPad app for secure SharePoint access Positioned as a data-loss-prevention tool, the app and server software focus on enforcing SharePoint content policies on iOS devices. Read More Softbank to launch 110 Mbps network; may handle iPhones Softbank, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier and exclusive purveyor of the Apple iPhone in the country, said it would launch in November a new data network allowing downloads of up to 110 Mbps, faster than many wired connections provide today. Read More
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