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	Citrix: Virtual desktops about to become cheaper than physical ones Citrix says it's driven down costs to the point that next year it will be cheaper to deploy virtual desktops than traditional desktops. Read More WEBCAST: SAP Empowerment with Mobile Real-Time Analytics IT managers are gearing up to rapidly deploy mobile business intelligence and empower their front-line workers. In this webcast, we'll hear from experts on the challenges and driving forces behind creating BI reports in the field, and how to successfully deploy mobile analytic tools to increase productivity with minimal operational disruptions. Learn More In this Issue IBM names Rometty to replace Palmisano as CEO New IBM CEO latest in changes at tech companies Chicago-area school district gives free iPads to freshmen Sony to buy Sony Ericsson, turn into subsidiary Sharky: If you tell us (again) we'll have to kill you Jonny Evans: NFC: How Apple's using Google for the 'iPhone wallet' Wash your hands: ATMs are germ havens IBM turns up Watson-like natural language healthcare analytics Facebook's first European data center will be cooled for free Jonny Evans: Apple's 'School Box' plan to innovate education Verizon kicks off online orders for Droid Razr on Thursday VIDEO: Cisco Systems Unite Communications Across Multiple Devices Mobile devices, delivery models, and new applications are redefining our jobs. Find out how your company can unite communications across multiple devices, allowing you to communicate with employees, customers, and partners on any device, anywhere. View this demo to see how unifying your communications transforms your work and productivity. View Demo IBM names Rometty to replace Palmisano as CEO IBM has elected Virginia Rometty as president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, replacing Sam Palmisano, who will retain the chairman's role. Read More New IBM CEO latest in changes at tech companies IBM's announcement Tuesday that company veteran Virginia Rometty will take over on Jan. 1 as president and CEO from Sam Palmisano is the latest in high-profile changes at the top in key technology companies, including Apple, Yahoo, and Hewlett-Packard. Read More Chicago-area school district gives free iPads to freshmen Freshmen in a Chicago-area school district now have a reason to be excited about coming to school: Free iPads. Read More Sony to buy Sony Ericsson, turn into subsidiary Sony said Thursday it will acquire Ericsson's 50 percent share in their Sony Ericsson mobile phone joint venture, turning the company into a subsidiary in January 2012. Read More Sharky: If you tell us (again) we'll have to kill you The IT security department at this big utility company is super-secret, super-special, all-knowing, all-seeing -- and not quite as good as some people think. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Integrated Management and the Private Cloud As virtualization deployments increase, so do the challenges of managing virtual environments, according to a recent Computerworld Market Pulse survey. Read More! Jonny Evans: NFC: How Apple's using Google for the 'iPhone wallet' Why hasn't Apple fielded its anticipated iPhone as a wallet technology yet? Perhaps because it's so much easier to let Google make NFC solutions mainstream -- before doing it better. Read More Wash your hands: ATMs are germ havens A swab test conducted in six U.S. cities of 10 items commonly found in public places showed high levels of a type of germs that cause the common cold and the flu. Read More IBM turns up Watson-like natural language healthcare analytics IBM today said it was rolling out software that will help doctors and insurance companies reduce costs by better analyzing and managing huge amount of patient data. Read More Facebook's first European data center will be cooled for free Facebook has begun building a data center in Lulea, Sweden, where it will benefit from cheap electricity and year-round free air cooling, the company announced Thursday. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's 'School Box' plan to innovate education Apple has a plan to bring the best possible educational tools to children in a 'School Box' -- a solar-powered iPad rig equipped with pico projectors and more, a Zimbabwe government minister suggests. Read More Verizon kicks off online orders for Droid Razr on Thursday Online orders for the $299.99 Droid Razr start Thursday, and Verizon Wireless promised the devices ordered online will ship no later than Nov. 10. Read More
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