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	FAQ: What we don't know about Microsoft's Surface tablet Microsoft's introduction Monday of the new Surface tablet may have been dramatic, but the presentation left as many questions unanswered as it resolved. We offer some clues, based on what is known so far. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 to share core with Windows 8 HP unveils Windows-powered NAS box for SMBs Report: Flame part of US-Israeli cyberattack campaign against Iran QuickPoll: Can the Microsoft Surface successfully take on the iPad? Lowe's seeks to attract future workers with social tools Gartner cuts enterprise app sales forecast The Byte - Assange extradition, Tailored Displays, StreetView, Kodak patents Catz says Oracle offered Sun hardware business to HP Red Hat releases NoSQL database for enterprise Java Three diseases of C-level executives House panel says ITU should keep hands off Internet Apple infringes on Samsung UMTS patent, Dutch court rules Google Apps admins can now enforce use of two-step log-in process Acer announces sub-$700 ultrabooks upgradable to Windows 8 Google 'surprised' by revived UK Street View investigation Lucas Mearian: Apple copied Microsoft with iPad, not the other way around JR Raphael: Samsung Galaxy S III: To buy or not to buy? Jonny Evans: Collected: Apple's MacBook Pro with Retina Display torn down, 13-inch model looms WHITE PAPER: Symantec An interactive eGuide: Backup Solutions In this eGuide, Computerworld and sister publications CSO, CIO, and Network World, examine many of the issues that mid-sized companies grapple with today regarding disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup. Read on for expert advice and analysis to help companies protect themselves in the face of disaster. Read Now! Microsoft says Windows Phone 8 to share core with Windows 8 Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8 on Wednesday, confirming the mobile operating system will share core code with Windows 8, and will add support for mobile wallet and NFC when WP8 arrives in the fall. Read More HP unveils Windows-powered NAS box for SMBs HP today released a smaller version of its Windows NAS file server, the X5520. The new model is aimed at SMBs and addressing unstructured data growth due to trends such as bring-your-own technology. Read More Report: Flame part of US-Israeli cyberattack campaign against Iran The highly sophisticated Flame malware was jointly developed by the U.S. and Israeli governments in preparation for a cybersabotage campaign to disrupt Iran's nuclear fuel enrichment efforts, according to a media report. Read More QuickPoll: Can the Microsoft Surface successfully take on the iPad? Apple has little to worry about from Microsoft's tradition-breaking move to sell its own tablets, analysts say. Can the Microsoft Surface successfully take on the iPad? Read More Lowe's seeks to attract future workers with social tools At home improvement store Lowe's, executives don't just focus on their current employees. They're casting an eye toward the people they'll be hiring months or even years from now. Read More Gartner cuts enterprise app sales forecast Analyst firm Gartner on Wednesday said it has lowered its 2012 growth estimate for the global enterprise applications market to $120.4 billion, citing "limited signs" of economic improvement in the short term. Read More The Byte - Assange extradition, Tailored Displays, StreetView, Kodak patents Attempting to avoid extradition to Sweden, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has requested political asylum. Researchers have designed a display that can compensate for vision problems. Read More Catz says Oracle offered Sun hardware business to HP HP could have joined in on Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems until just before the deal was announced, Oracle co-President Safra Catz told a judge on Tuesday. Read More Red Hat releases NoSQL database for enterprise Java Enterprise open source software provider Red Hat has jumpedinto the emerging NoSQL market, releasing an in-memory data store as part of an update of its JBoss management platform. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Beyond BYOD to an Optimized Experience Advance beyond simply managing BYOD connectivity. Optimize your network experience specifically to your business, workforce, and customers across multiple devices, anytime, anywhere. Read White Paper Three diseases of C-level executives Beware: Hubris, sycophantism and déformation professionnelle can spread from the corner office to IT. Read More House panel says ITU should keep hands off Internet A U.S. House of Representatives committee has told the United Nations International Telecommunication Union to keep its hands off the Internet. Read More Apple infringes on Samsung UMTS patent, Dutch court rules Apple was found guilty of infringing on a UMTS-related patent owned by Samsung and must compensate Samsung for an undetermined amount, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday. Read More Google Apps admins can now enforce use of two-step log-in process Two-step verification, which adds a second layer of security to a log-in process, has been available since 2010 in Google Apps, but now IT administrators will be able to enforce it for all their users as a requirement. Read More Acer announces sub-$700 ultrabooks upgradable to Windows 8 Acer on Wednesday announced new Timeline Ultra M5 ultrabooks starting at $679.99 that will be upgradable to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 Pro for $14.99. Read More Google 'surprised' by revived UK Street View investigation Google is "surprised" that the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reopened its investigation into the way the company's Street View cars gathered personal data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, the company said in a letter to the ICO on Monday. Read More Lucas Mearian: Apple copied Microsoft with iPad, not the other way around I'm guilty. When I read the reports of Microsoft's Surface tablets this week, I did a big internal eye roll and thought, "Microsoft copies Apple again." Then today, I saw a very funny post and it reminded me that Microsoft actually came out with the Tablet PC in 2002; it's just that no one cared at the time. Read More JR Raphael: Samsung Galaxy S III: To buy or not to buy? Samsung's Galaxy S III is getting a lot of attention right now, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the right phone for you. Read More Jonny Evans: Collected: Apple's MacBook Pro with Retina Display torn down, 13-inch model looms With the Retina Display MacBook Pro, Apple [AAPL] has set a new standard in notebook achievement. In future all its notebooks will offer this high-res screen, with a 13-inch model set to ship in October, one analyst claims. Read More
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