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	IE on a rebound, browser share data shows Microsoft's Internet Explorer in April again gained usage share, the third time in the year's first four months, to stay well above the 50% mark and remain the world's top browser, a Web analytics company said today. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ISC2 Get your FREE SSCP® Webcast Series from (ISC)²® Whether you are looking to advance your current position in the information security field, expand upon your existing IT skills or launch a new career in either of these areas, you should seriously consider the Systems Security Certified Practitioner credential. Sign up to get a detailed overview of each CBK® domain, the value of certification and how to study for the exam. In this Issue New IBM retirement program guarantees job through 2013 Iran admits expanded cyberattacks, claims it's identified hackers RIM presents BlackBerry 10 to developers Microsoft mute on Nook app's bundling with Windows 8 INSIDER Richi Jennings: Did Google break Oracle's copyright? Can APIs even be copyrighted? From CIO.com: Tech Training Targeted by Education Department Facebook stretches social boundaries to help organ donors iPad in the Enterprise: IT Must Stay Ahead of the Curve From CSO: Cloud providers need to step up on security, say analysts Microsoft to take closer look at "racy" apps on Marketplace Agile: How it became a way of life at HomeAway SAP's Sikka fires back against Oracle's 'falsehoods' about HANA Preston Gralla: Google engineer at center of Street View Wi-Fi controversy authored NetStumbler app JR Raphael: Android's dead! Wait a minute... WHITE PAPER: Cisco Private Cloud: Lessons Learned Along the Way A recent IDG Research Services study confirms that the private cloud is indeed full of promise. Agility. Efficiency. Cost savings. But realizing those rewards can be an arduous path. Now, you can leverage what Cisco learned on their own path to the private cloud. View Now New IBM retirement program guarantees job through 2013 IBM is offering employees who are nearing retirement -- and may be worried about a layoff -- a one-time voluntary program that would ensure their employment through Dec. 31, 2013. Read More Iran admits expanded cyberattacks, claims it's identified hackers The Iranian government acknowledged today that authorities have found evidence of recent cyberattacks against several agencies, according to reports by state-sponsored media outlets. Read More RIM presents BlackBerry 10 to developers The BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system took center stage at the opening of BlackBerry World on Tuesday, as RIM CEO Thorsten Heins gave a sneak peek of the next-generation software on a prototype smartphone called the Dev Alpha. Read More Microsoft mute on Nook app's bundling with Windows 8 Microsoft on Monday declined to say whether Barnes and Noble's Nook app for Metro will be embedded into Windows 8 or Windows RT. Read More INSIDER Richi Jennings: Did Google break Oracle's copyright? Can APIs even be copyrighted? The jury is out (literally) on the first, critical phase in the case of Oracle v Google. It's a decision that could have huge, far-reaching effects on software developers. Let's unpick it, in The Long View... INSIDER (free registration requested) Read More From CIO.com: Tech Training Targeted by Education Department Aiming to address workforce skills shortage, the U.S. Secretary of Education has unveiled an initiative to reauthorize Perkins Act to bolster career and technical education. Read More Facebook stretches social boundaries to help organ donors While Facebook made its fortune on people -- about 800 million users worldwide today -- posting funny pictures of their cats and kids, the social network is also taking advantage of its ability to be helpful to those in need. Read More 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 iPad in the Enterprise: IT Must Stay Ahead of the Curve In a wide-ranging interview, an Apple expert shares real-world experiences about iPads in the enterprise, mobile device management and BYOD. Key takeaways for IT: Don't improvise when it comes to iPad adoption and don't get bypassed by rogue users. Read More From CSO: Cloud providers need to step up on security, say analysts With businesses trusting third-party cloud providers with little scrutiny, the onus is on the providers to be transparent about risk. Read More Microsoft to take closer look at "racy" apps on Marketplace Microsoft will from now on be paying more attention to the icons, titles, and content of apps on Marketplace, and expects them to get more subtle and modest in the imagery used, the company said in a blog post on Monday. Read More Agile: How it became a way of life at HomeAway A longtime user details its Agile software development path Read More SAP's Sikka fires back against Oracle's 'falsehoods' about HANA SAP's technology chief has given a strong rebuttal to a recent presentation by an Oracle executive that was critical of SAP's HANA in-memory database, saying it is full of "falsehoods." Read More Preston Gralla: Google engineer at center of Street View Wi-Fi controversy authored NetStumbler app The engineer who wrote the code that scooped up people's private Wi-Fi data for Google's Street View has finally been named -- and before his time at Google he wrote the groundbreaking NetStumbler Wi-Fi sniffing app. Read More JR Raphael: Android's dead! Wait a minute... The latest trend around the Web seems to be proclaiming the pending death of Android -- but the actual data tells a very different story. Read More
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