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	Microsoft remains mum on Windows 8 upgrades from Vista, XP Microsoft today declined to confirm whether users of Windows XP and Vista will be able to upgrade their PCs to Windows 8 when the latter launches later this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp How to Select Cloud Service Providers The potential benefits of procuring cloud services from service providers are attractive, such as moving from a capital expense to an operating expense model. But the relationship with a service provider is critical to success. Read this paper for five steps on how to evaluate and select a service provider for cloud services. Read more In this Issue Flashback cleanup stalls, 142K Macs still infected Tech Clash: The iPad vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime HTC One X to debut May 6 for $200 on AT&T INSIDER SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott explains its five-market focus From CIO.com: Cloud Computing Skills Shortage Forces CIOs to Grow Their Own Larry Page tells jury he doesn't recall details of Java negotations Tuesday's Gmail outage broader than originally reported Verizon launches faster network for financial firms White House raises concerns over CISPA bill Verizon Wireless cuts international data charges Anonymous offers alternative to Pastebin.com Verizon combines its widespread LTE service with Private IP Amazon lays groundwork for AWS Partner Network Cisco updates IP phone capabilities Honeywell, Inmarsat aim to improve in-flight connectivity Cisco to add IM software to enterprise IP communications system ICANN system for applications for new gTLDs still down JR Raphael: Acer announces Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade details Darlene Storm: TSA should stop banning items, stop 'unending nightmare' of USA air travel RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver – 6/20 Register Now! IT Roadmap is the one day, cost free, professional-level conference and expo that's full of job-ready solutions you can put to work now. IT Roadmap surrounds you with technology's most-followed analysts and the industry's most-innovative solution providers, all focused entirely on building the roadmap you need in crucial areas of enterprise IT. Click to continue Flashback cleanup stalls, 142K Macs still infected The Flashback botnet continues to wither, and now controls approximately 140,000 Macs, a Symantec security manager said today. Read More Tech Clash: The iPad vs. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime If you're trying to decide whether to get the new iPad or spring for an Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201, check out our video clash between Computerworld Editor-in-Chief Scot Finnie and News Editor Ken Mingis about which one is better. Read More HTC One X to debut May 6 for $200 on AT&T HTC's One X smartphone will be available exclusively from AT&T on May 6 for $199.99 and a two-year agreement. Read More INSIDER SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott explains its five-market focus If you think SAP equals ERP, Bill McDermott would like a few minutes to set you straight about the 2012 version of the software giant, which he claims is in the midst of "an intellectual renewal." McDermott has been co-CEO -- along with Jim Hagemann Snabe -- of SAP since 2010 and has helped broaden the company's strategy beyond traditional applications and analytics to the cloud, mobile, Big Data and a bet-the-business focus on real-time computing with the HANA in-memory database at the forefront. Insider (registration required) Read More From CIO.com: Cloud Computing Skills Shortage Forces CIOs to Grow Their Own CIOs, technology vendors and consultants agree that a serious shortage of cloud computing skills across the IT industry threatens to impede adoption and deployments. CIOs best bet for addressing this dearth of talent is to focus on training their existing IT staff. Read More Larry Page tells jury he doesn't recall details of Java negotations Google CEO Larry Page told a jury on Wednesday that he remembers little about Google's attempts to negotiate a Java license from Sun, during 40 minutes of tense questioning in Oracle's lawsuit against Google over Android. Read More Tuesday's Gmail outage broader than originally reported Google underestimated the scope and consequences of the outage that hit Gmail on Tuesday. Read More Verizon launches faster network for financial firms Verizon today launched a new low-latency network for financial services firms that can complete a stock trade between New York and Chicago in as little as 14.5 milliseconds. Read More White House raises concerns over CISPA bill The White House joined the growing chorus of voices expressing concern over the proposed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) legislation that is scheduled for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives next week. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Cutting Costs and Simplifying Management on IBM XIV Read the white paper and see how this platform increased performance for applications such as Microsoft Exchange and eliminated maintenance costs while simplifying storage management. Learn More. Verizon Wireless cuts international data charges Verizon Wireless announced that its data prices Monday will drop dramatically -- to $25 for 100MB -- for U.S.-based customers traveling abroad. Read More Anonymous offers alternative to Pastebin.com The Anonymous hacking collective has launched a new site that it claims will allow users to post material without fear of being tracked down. Read More Verizon combines its widespread LTE service with Private IP Verizon announced Wednesday that it has combined its 4G LTE wireless access, which is now deployed in more than 200 cities, with its Private IP network service to give business users secure, high-speed Internet access. Read More Amazon lays groundwork for AWS Partner Network Amazon Web Services has announced a public beta of the new AWS Partner Network (APN), a global program that aims to boost the cloud-based businesses of partners with the help of sales and marketing support, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Read More Cisco updates IP phone capabilities Cisco boasted Wednesday of having sold 50 million IP desktop phones, up from 30 million sold just two years ago. Read More Honeywell, Inmarsat aim to improve in-flight connectivity Honeywell and Inmarsat have signed a deal to cooperate on next-generation in-flight connectivity systems that will increase the maximum bandwidth to 50M bps (bits per second), they said on Wednesday. Read More Cisco to add IM software to enterprise IP communications system Cisco will include Jabber instant messaging and presence software at no extra charge with its Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) enterprise IP communications system, the company plans to announce on Wednesday. Read More ICANN system for applications for new gTLDs still down The system for applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is still down after nearly a week, with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) still unclear as to when it will be restored. Read More JR Raphael: Acer announces Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade details Got an Acer A100 or A500 Android tablet? Get ready for a very special Ice Cream Sandwich delivery. Read More Darlene Storm: TSA should stop banning items, stop 'unending nightmare' of USA air travel Former head of the TSA said the TSA is a 'national embarrassment' and has made air travel within the USA an 'unending nightmare.' Kip Hawley suggested that there should be no more banned items. While otherwise discussing 'proactive cyberattacks,' DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said Hawley's ridicule of the TSA 'bred contempt' among the public. Read More
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