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	Protocol wars: Can Fibre Channel survive Ethernet's assault? Expensive and specialized Fibre Channel SANs have been under assault as companies consolidate data traffic over Ethernet. With Fibre Channel disks already largely eliminated from the market by SAS, can networking gear be far behind? 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 Crowdfunding: The latest way to get your project funded Physicist says Moore's Law is 'collapsing' Consumerization trend driving IT shops 'crazy,' Gartner analyst says Microsoft detects new malware targeting Apple computers After legal tussle, Google beats Microsoft for large US contract JR Raphael: HTC One X (AT&T): Hands-on impressions and comparisons BART defends mobile service shutdown to the FCC Jonny Evans: Angry Birds theme park confirms the Apple iPhone effect Salesforce.com acquires collaboration tool company Stypi IT Blogwatch: RIM stock tanks as BlackBerry 10 playbook shown WHITE PAPER: Imation Scalable Storage 7 Simple Truths About Tiering Your Data Dealing with the explosion of extreme data means more than containing it all. It's about determining what data is most useful to your business and where "speed meets need." Learn how you can use data tiering to transform unstructured data into "content" while keeping protection high and costs low. View Now Crowdfunding: The latest way to get your project funded Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter are offering both established businesses and entrepreneurs a viable alternative to venture capitalists. Read More Physicist says Moore's Law is 'collapsing' A well-known theoretical physicist has taken direct aim at a key theory in the computer industry, saying Moore's Law is collapsing. Read More Consumerization trend driving IT shops 'crazy,' Gartner analyst says IT managers who grapple with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies can expect to see an explosion of different devices used by their workers in the next few years. Read More Microsoft detects new malware targeting Apple computers Microsoft has detected a new piece of malware targeting Apple OS X computers that exploits a vulnerability in the Office productivity suite patched nearly three years ago. Read More After legal tussle, Google beats Microsoft for large US contract The U.S. Department of the Interior has picked Google Apps to provide cloud-based email and collaboration applications to about 90,000 staffers, choosing Google's services over Microsoft's Office 365. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM IBM XIV Storage System Read the solution brief and learn how this easy-to-manage system offers outstanding performance and high availability. Learn More. JR Raphael: HTC One X (AT&T): Hands-on impressions and comparisons AT&T's HTC One X is here -- and it is one powerful phone. Take a hands-on tour of the hot new device and see how it compares to its One S sibling. Read More BART defends mobile service shutdown to the FCC Disrupting mobile phone service is a legitimate tool for law enforcement authorities working against terrorism or other dangerous situations, a mass transit agency has said in defending its own mobile shutdown last August. Read More Jonny Evans: Angry Birds theme park confirms the Apple iPhone effect Apple's recognition of the importance of digital experiences dates back to the iMac: today we're seeing something interesting taking place as digital experiences escape from the virtual world and join us in the corporeal plane. Why? The world's fastest selling app, Angry Birds, has just birthed a real world theme park in Finland. Read More Salesforce.com acquires collaboration tool company Stypi Salesforce.com said it had acquired real-time online collaboration platform company Stypi. Read More IT Blogwatch: RIM stock tanks as BlackBerry 10 playbook shown RIM stock dropped after the company showed off the new BlackBerry 10 platform: Down almost 7% in after-market trading. RIM now seems to be de-emphasizing the enterprise market after appearing to quit the consumer market in March. Confused? Me too! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers can't help but remember the RIM PlayBook debacle. Read More
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