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	IT Blogwatch: NASDAQ FAIL as Facebook IPO stock price falters $FB The NASDAQ exchange has revealed that a software SNAFU spoiled the Facebook IPO. The problems caused stock price quotes to be unavailable and orders to be canceled. In the end, $FB closed only just above the offer price, but there's some dispute over whether this failure to pop was caused by the glitch. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder poor system design. Not to mention: Groovy ST:TNG disco party ... Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Smarter Commerce for Consumer Electronics Smarter commerce is more than just an idea-when applied, it provides real business results. This paper discusses how IBM helped consumer electronics companies transform their approach to commerce by focusing on the customer. Learn More. In this Issue Jonny Evans: Apple TV: exec says it's coming 'soon' Preston Gralla: Microsoft says Windows Phone beats the iPhone in China Robert L. Mitchell: Workforce IT program: A model for debt-free college education JR Raphael: Motorola updates its Android 4.0 upgrade plan -- and it isn't all good news Michael Horowitz: Peeking under the hood of Chrome browser reveals cpu hog Shark Tank: Yeah, that would explain it 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 > Jonny Evans: Apple TV: exec says it's coming 'soon' While considering the Facebook IPO and that company's seeming disregard for its users/customers/business as shown by its failure to give each user a single token share, do take a look at these Strategy Analytics survey results, which claim nearly half of iPhone users would likely buy an Apple television soon after the product's launch. Putting the user first counts for something, it seems ... Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft says Windows Phone beats the iPhone in China Windows Phone 7 may be struggling worlwide, but it's overtaken the iPhone in China after only two months, according to a Microsoft official. Do the Chinese know something that the rest of the world doesn't? Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Workforce IT program: A model for debt-free college education Workforce Opportunity Services partners with businesses, restructures college curricula to put vocational skills first, and offers a pay-as-you-go model for higher education that lets low-income students graduate debt free. It's a model that America's colleges and universities might do well to follow. 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 JR Raphael: Motorola updates its Android 4.0 upgrade plan -- and it isn't all good news After months of silence and inactivity, Motorola is finally speaking up about its Android 4.0 upgrade plan and what's going on with its devices. Read More Michael Horowitz: Peeking under the hood of Chrome browser reveals cpu hog The Chrome Task Manager pinpoints a performance problem. Read More Shark Tank: Yeah, that would explain it Contract IT pilot fish gets an urgent call to head for a medical clinic because the network is down. But the LAN is working fine -- it seems to be the clinic's Internet that's out. Read More
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