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	First look: Microsoft Surface tablets Matt Hamblen's quick hands-on with the new 10.6-in. Surface tablets at Microsoft's launch on Monday offered a bit of a surprise: The edges on all four sides are sharp. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Win a Lenovo 32 GB W520 Laptop Explore Microsoft's Private Cloud and be entered to win a Lenovo laptop. Come Explore Now In this Issue The No. 1 place to work in IT: USAA scores a three-peat Microsoft makes 'radical' move by designing, selling own Surface tablets In pictures: Microsoft Surface -- 'A PC, a tablet and new' Microsoft launches own Windows 8 tablets, one a full PC By the numbers: Microsoft's Surface vs. Apple's iPad Former AT&T exec leaked iPhone, BlackBerry sales figures HP worried about an Oracle takeover after Hurd switched sides Hadoop becomes critical cog in the big data machine Data breach? Virtual bounty hunters will hunt it down Storage software sales growth slowest in two years Data in possible credit card breach appears to be old SAP looks to create 'distinguished engineers' for its HANA database Oracle profit jumps 8 percent, though hardware sales decline Dan Morris: Turbulence pushing banks into the cloud Richi Jennings: Microsoft Surface tablet: Not just another iPad-killer WHITE PAPER: Cisco Deloitte: Network Risk and TCO A Deloitte survey of enterprise CIOs reveals key differences between using a single-vendor or multivendor approach. See why a focus on initial costs might ignore a long-term impact on operational risk. Read White Paper The No. 1 place to work in IT: USAA scores a three-peat A day in the life of several IT staffers at USAA shows a supportive work environment, great amenities and a commitment to innovation. Read More Microsoft makes 'radical' move by designing, selling own Surface tablets Microsoft introduced its own tablet line on Monday, dubbed "Surface," breaking with a 37-year tradition of never competing directly with the hardware partners that have helped make Windows the most successful operating system ever. Read More In pictures: Microsoft Surface -- 'A PC, a tablet and new' Microsoft's new Surface tablet has a 10.6-in. screen, up to a Core i5 processor and has a thin, 3mm (.11 inches) thick touch-based keyboard. It comes in two versions: The Windows RT and the Windows 8 Pro. Read More Microsoft launches own Windows 8 tablets, one a full PC Microsoft launched two 10.6-in. tablet computers dubbed Surface on Monday, built on Windows 8, with two versions of unusual attachable Touch Covers that double as keyboards. Read More By the numbers: Microsoft's Surface vs. Apple's iPad While there's much more to both Microsoft's new Surface tablet and Apple's iPad than pure specifications, the physical and technological differences between the two are likely to play a part in which one buyers like. Read More Former AT&T exec leaked iPhone, BlackBerry sales figures A former marketing executive at AT&T has pleaded guilty to charges related to an insider trading scheme in which he leaked sales information about Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry devices to members of an investment community. Read More HP worried about an Oracle takeover after Hurd switched sides Hewlett-Packard voiced concerns about Oracle attempting a hostile takeover after it hired former HP CEO Mark Hurd as co-president, Oracle's lead counsel told a judge on Monday. 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Read More Storage software sales growth slowest in two years Storage software sales have had a rough ride over the past two years, according to IDC, with sales to large companies and government and educational sectors cooling off the most. Read More Data in possible credit card breach appears to be old A batch of names, addresses, emails and phone numbers of credit card customers around the world released on Monday indicates a breach of a payment processor, but the data appears old. Read More SAP looks to create 'distinguished engineers' for its HANA database SAP is creating a new program that seeks to anoint consultants as "distinguished engineers" working with its HANA in-memory database platform. Read More Oracle profit jumps 8 percent, though hardware sales decline Profits at Oracle climbed 8 percent in the quarter just ended, though hardware sales declined and overall revenue was up only slightly. Read More Dan Morris: Turbulence pushing banks into the cloud We all know that the old business model for investment banking technology doesn't work and this is driving bank technology departments everywhere to cut costs. However I was struck by a recent special report in The Economist which outlines that, while investment banks are shrinking, their retail arms (Citibank, HSBC, Santander, etc.) are growing due to changes in technology. The key trends they found were: Read More Richi Jennings: Microsoft Surface tablet: Not just another iPad-killer Wow, people actually like something new from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The company's finally unveiled its super-secret Surface convertible Windows 8 tablets, and the reaction is definitely positive. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers cast off their preconceptions. Read More
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