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	Global business services net big returns By interlocking business services, companies gain customer knowledge, efficiency and speed. The payoffs are huge, but laying the groundwork for IT standardization is no easy task. Read More WHITE PAPER: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > In this Issue FAQ: The new push in Congress to increase STEM visas Pocket marvels: 40 years of handheld computers Tech guns for hire: 5 places to find skilled IT contractors Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine Inside Apple's secret plan to kill the cash register Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone power: 20 tips for longer battery life Cellphone vibration syndrome and other signs of tech addiction HTC Evo 4G LTE review: Almost great Unified communications still fragmented Consumerization trends hit IT service management RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue FAQ: The new push in Congress to increase STEM visas There is a bipartisan push to automatically give green cards to holders of a master's degree and above in science, technology, engineering and math. Meanwhile, the H-1B visa hasn't disappeared. Here's a Q&A guide to what's going on. Read More Pocket marvels: 40 years of handheld computers From the first pocket scientific calculator through '80s organizers to today's tablets, check out 15 ingenious devices that have driven the handheld computing revolution. Read More Tech guns for hire: 5 places to find skilled IT contractors Need outside help for your next IT project? It's easy to hire tech freelancers online, but how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Here are some resources and tips you need to know about. Read More Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine Physicians who use social networks to share clinical experiences risk violating patient privacy. A niche industry of private social network providers has cropped up to address the desire to communicate. Read More Inside Apple's secret plan to kill the cash register Apple's plans for a Bluetooth 4.0-based iWallet could be the beginning of the end for the venerable cash register. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue Jonny Evans: Apple iPhone power: 20 tips for longer battery life It's time for rest and relaxation, but if you want to stay connected, how do you get the best possible battery life from your iPhone? Read More Cellphone vibration syndrome and other signs of tech addiction There's a growing body of research on phantom cellphone vibrations and the other problems associated with technology obsession, and leading the way is Larry Rosen, the author of iDisorder. In this Q&A, Rosen talks about how addicted we've become and what we can do about it. Read More HTC Evo 4G LTE review: Almost great HTC's Evo 4G LTE smartphone has a lot going for it, but other factors, including the lack of LTE service from Sprint, make it difficult to recommend. Read More Unified communications still fragmented The technology may get a big push from mobile adoption, but integration among multiple UC components is still a tough slog. Read More Consumerization trends hit IT service management While the technology is moving forward, some still struggle with how to implement and integrate tools meant to help them get a grip on IT processes. Read More
	SHARK TANK OF THE DAY Let's not even ask how those two got confused Help desk pilot fish gets a call from a highly placed user: "My secretary just spilled her coffee on the keyboard and now it doesn't work. What can I do?" CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Microsoft is abandoning the 'Aero' user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, 'cheesy' and 'dated' -- but is that the only reason? Why do you think Microsoft is ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? COMPUTERWORLD'S IT SALARY SURVEY 2012 A majority of IT workers say they're under pressure to increase productivity and take on new tasks. But the vast majority are still happy they picked IT as their career. NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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