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	Salesforce.com upgrades Force.com with mobile, database gifts for developers Salesforce.com is rolling out a number of upgrades to its Force.com platform in conjunction with the Summer '12 update to the vendor's cloud CRM (customer relationship management) software, focusing on areas such as mobile application development, database tooling and easier upgrades. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Deliver a Secure Cisco Cloud Experience Securely connect your network to the world of many clouds. With a Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network, you can provide an ideal experience, irrespective of user location or the number of cloud platforms involved, in service delivery. Read White Paper In this Issue Strategic Guide to Big Data Analytics 7 Great Google Spreadsheet Gadgets How CIOs Can Get More From the Cloud The Grill: DigitalGlobe CIO Scott Hicar on the challenges and opportunities of Earth imagery WordPress 3.4 offers no hassle theme testing How to Create Smart Microsoft Word Templates Java 7 auto-update could ding Oracle E-Business Suite installs 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 > Strategic Guide to Big Data Analytics Download CIO'com's ebook for advice about how to get started on exploiting the power of big data analytics, which can provide your organization with a competitive advantage. Read More 7 Great Google Spreadsheet Gadgets One of the best-kept secrets of Google Docs, these gadgets add powerful features to your spreadsheets. Read More How CIOs Can Get More From the Cloud Forrester surveys show that many enterprise IT leaders are embracing cloud services -- especially SaaS -- but tend to see cloud services as inferior to their own internal deployments. Sadly, this view is uninformed. Enterprises that have the most direct experience with cloud services report that clouds can deliver, superior security, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency than traditional IT. But only when the company acknowledges that it has a direct responsibility in configuring the service correctly to achieve these objectives. The bottom line: Business and IT need each other to get the most from cloud services, and only through collaboration does this lead to widespread success. Read More WEBCAST: HP and Polycom Dramatically Simplify Video Collaboration Deployments If you want to dramatically simplify video collaboration deployments, centralize management, improve business productivity, and reduce IT costs associated with rich media communications, you do not want to miss this informative webinar. Register now! The Grill: DigitalGlobe CIO Scott Hicar on the challenges and opportunities of Earth imagery DigitalGlobe's CIO, Scott Hicar, says Earth imagery presents the ultimate big-data problem -- but it can also solve a multitude of business problems. Read More WordPress 3.4 offers no hassle theme testing Although taking a few months longer than expected, Automattic and the volunteer developers have finally released version 3.4 of the widely used WordPress blogging platform. Read More How to Create Smart Microsoft Word Templates Learn how to make interactive document templates using Word's Content Controls. Read More Java 7 auto-update could ding Oracle E-Business Suite installs Oracle has issued an "urgent bulletin" asking desktop administrators to immediately turn off the Java Runtime Environment auto-update option "for all Windows end-user desktops connecting to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i, 12.0, and 12.1" due to a critical incompatibility. Read More
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