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	Workday update pushes it deeper into Oracle, SAP's turf Improvements to the SaaS (software as a service) vendor's financials package could land it deals with large enterprises Read More WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how In this Issue Amazon Web Services offers one-click purchase of cloud apps from IBM, SAP, others SAP aims for 'agile' cloud application development 10 Secrets to Punch Up Your PowerPoint Presentations INSIDER SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott explains its five-market focus Tuesday's Gmail outage broader than originally reported Adobe to launch Creative Suite 6 (CS6) and Creative Cloud on Monday Cisco to add IM software to enterprise IP communications system Make Gmail and Dropbox Easier to Use What to consider before signing up for Google Drive Mozilla blocks Java in Firefox for some Mac users WEBCAST: IBM Banking on the Mainframe This presentation will look at banking application issues and provide examples on how banks and financial market clients are responding to these challenges. Learn More Amazon Web Services offers one-click purchase of cloud apps from IBM, SAP, others The marketplace could give customers better ability to try-before-they-buy Read More SAP aims for 'agile' cloud application development SAP intends to become a major player in cloud-based software, and has been adopting agile software development practices as one means of reaching that goal. Read More 10 Secrets to Punch Up Your PowerPoint Presentations Buried within PowerPoint's many toolbars and menus are tricks that the average user tends to miss. 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 Tuesday's Gmail outage broader than originally reported Google underestimated the scope and consequences of the outage that hit Gmail on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Adobe Government at Carahsoft A Strategic Choice for Enterprise-Wide Productivity This case study will show how Adobe Acrobat X can increase knowledge worker productivity, based on live lab testing of common business workflows. Read Now Adobe to launch Creative Suite 6 (CS6) and Creative Cloud on Monday Adobe has announced that it will launch Creative Suite 6 (CS6) on Monday April 23, as well as divulging more details on its Creative Cloud software-and-services subscription program. 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 Make Gmail and Dropbox Easier to Use Maybe it's because I don't like change, or maybe it's because I hate it when software developers assume that everyone can figure out their cryptic icons, but I wasn't a fan of Gmail's recent makeover. Read More What to consider before signing up for Google Drive With Google reportedly looking to launch its GDrive service soon, would-be customers of cloud storage providers should consider several important questions about any service and their needs. Read More Mozilla blocks Java in Firefox for some Mac users Mozilla this week began blocking outdated versions of a Java plug-in in Firefox for some Mac users after calling the threat posed by the Flashback malware "evident and imminent." Read More
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