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	Introducing Windows Server 8: A Special Report Microsoft rolls out one of its most significant updates with the next version of Windows Server 8; find out what it means for your company Insider (registration required) Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Apps for business Consider this before you set your 2012 IT strategy A communication and collaboration solution that's easy to deploy and maintain. A productivity solution that meets your needs now and automatically gets better over time—built with security in mind. A simple licensing model that is cost-effective and predictable. Google Apps offers simple, powerful tools for any business. Start the conversation. In this Issue What's next with hypervisors? The best of Network World's Gift Guide 2011 Intel reorganizes mobile business to speed and improve development Hitachi-LG Data Storage execs plead guilty to price fixing Alcatel-Lucent unveils key piece of data center fabric HP's touch-screen desktop continues to intrigue me Seattle hospital finds zero clients means better care, lower costs Jonny Evans: Opinion: Why Apps devs choose Apple's iPhone 5 NASA's new rover begins work while on trip to Mars Kindle Fire update expected in two weeks WHITE PAPER: IBM Insights from the Global Chief Information Officer Study Read this white paper to identify the 4 patterns, or mandates, employed by CIOs when leveraging business and information technology to innovate. Read Now What's next with hypervisors? The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools and the latter are often pressed into service in different ways, say nothing of the fact that the whole market is evolving quickly. To get a handle on recent developments, Network World Editor in Chief John Dix corralled a panel of experts to assess where we are today and where we're going. The experts included Al Gillen, an analyst IDC who tracks virtualization developments, Kerry Kim, director of solutions marketing at SUSE, and Adam Jollans, program director of IBM's Linux and Open Virtualization Strategy. Read More The best of Network World's Gift Guide 2011 Network World's own Indiana Shaw goes through more than just the temple of doom to find gifts suitable for you or other techies on your list. Just like his more famous archeologist cousin who digs up ancient artifacts and treasures from around the globe, Indiana Shaw scours the globe and the Internet to dig up the greatest technology treasures. Insider (registration required) Read More Intel reorganizes mobile business to speed and improve development In a reorganization of its mobile business, Intel said Wednesday it has formed a new group, called the Mobile and Communications Group (MCG) that will focus on phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Read More Hitachi-LG Data Storage execs plead guilty to price fixing Three executives at Hitachi-LG Data Storage have agreed to plead guilty and serve prison time in the U.S. for their participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids and fix the prices of optical disk drives sold to large computer makers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Read More Alcatel-Lucent unveils key piece of data center fabric Alcatel-Lucent this week rolled out 40G Ethernet modules for its top-of-rack data center switches to help further its data center fabric strategy. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of execution. Register Now HP's touch-screen desktop continues to intrigue me Shaw reviews HP's TouchSmart Desktop 610 Quad series. Read More Seattle hospital finds zero clients means better care, lower costs Seattle Children's Hospital has installed 2,600 zero client devices in four locations, many connected with a wireless LAN that helps doctors and nurses access patient data at the bedside within seconds. Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: Why Apps devs choose Apple's iPhone 5 Developers, developers, developers: you're going to make more money building apps for Apple and iOS than you'll gather building for Android, fresh research claims. Read More NASA's new rover begins work while on trip to Mars NASA's newest robotic rover has already begun its work although it's only a few weeks into its 8-month-long journey to Mars. Read More Kindle Fire update expected in two weeks Amazon will reportedly provide an over-the-air update to Kindle Fire tablets in less than two weeks. Read More
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