Developing apps for the mobile cloud: What to know

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	Developing apps for the mobile cloud: What you need to know From choosing a mobile app platform to deciding if your back-end cloud is up to the task, here are some factors to consider. INSIDER (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Teradata The Heat Is On: Making Smarter Decisions Faster The heat is on for organizations to integrate and smartly manage the gamut of data temperature to dramatically speed up their decision making capabilities and boost their competitive advantage. Learn about one hybrid storage solution that provides the platform to make smarter decisions at hyper speeds. Learn more. In this Issue IBM goes big on new mainframe with fastest chip, flash memory Apple seeks to block 8 Samsung products after win at jury trial VMware vSphere 5.1 includes backup, deduplication US may ease up on in-flight use of electronics Sony to exit CD, DVD, Blu-ray PC drive businesss, as wireless netbooks, tablets reign Yahoo hires former Amazon exec as CMO Twitter appeals court ruling to turn over user information Groups want two major U.S. parties to support Internet 'freedom' IBM to buy cloud HR software vendor Kenexa for $1.3B Michael Kirven: Not your grandfather's outsourcing Richi Jennings: Mainframes dead? Not on your Nelly! Here's IBM's cloudy, green zEC12... WEBCAST: VMware Virtualizing Exchange KnowledgeVault The Virtualizing Exchange KnowledgeVault contains concise videos on topics related to running Microsoft Exchange in a virtualized environment. View Now! IBM goes big on new mainframe with fastest chip, flash memory IBM's latest mainframe, the zEnterprise zEC12, is big on data analytics and hybrid clouds. Read More Apple seeks to block 8 Samsung products after win at jury trial Apple asked a U.S. court to block sales of eight Samsung Electronics products on Monday, following the iPhone maker's victory in a patent lawsuit against Samsung on Friday. Read More VMware vSphere 5.1 includes backup, deduplication VMware announced today that vSphere 5.1 includes backup capability complete with deduplication powered by EMC's Avamar software. Read More US may ease up on in-flight use of electronics The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is taking a new look at the use of portable electronics on airplanes, seeking public comments starting this week and forming a government-industry group to study when smartphones, tablets and other devices can be used safely. Read More Sony to exit CD, DVD, Blu-ray PC drive businesss, as wireless netbooks, tablets reign Sony will close its once-proud optical PC drive subsidiary by early next year, as part of its efforts to refocus on the connected world of smartphones, tablets and netbooks, a spokesman said Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Eagle Creek Software Services Implementation of Mission Critical Information Systems While commercial uncertainty & caution prevail, companies continue to drive IT investment perpetuating the demand for skilled personnel. Faced with bringing more staff on or expanding existing outsourcing relationships - more companies are witnessing skills shortages, rising rates, turnover, and mediocre delivery. Learn More. Yahoo hires former Amazon exec as CMO Yahoo said Tuesday that Kathy Savitt, former founder and CEO of social commerce company Lockerz, is joining the ailing Internet company as chief marketing officer, responsible for all worldwide marketing and branding. Read More Twitter appeals court ruling to turn over user information Twitter has filed an appeal of a New York judge's June decision requiring the company to turn over detailed information about a user tied to the Occupy Wall Street protest movement. Read More Groups want two major U.S. parties to support Internet 'freedom' The Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. should take a stand for Internet "freedom" during their upcoming national conventions, a group of Internet activists urged Monday. Read More IBM to buy cloud HR software vendor Kenexa for $1.3B IBM plans to boost its enterprise social line of software by acquiring Kenexa, a maker of cloud-based human resources applications, the companies said Monday. Read More Michael Kirven: Not your grandfather's outsourcing When budgets tighten, CIOs turn to contractors. However, post-recession, you may want to keep a diverse pool of experts and managed services close to the vest, to access their expertise in a burgeoning set of business technologies. Read More Richi Jennings: Mainframes dead? Not on your Nelly! Here's IBM's cloudy, green zEC12... IBM (NASDAQ:IBM) proudly announces its latest big, blue baby: the zEnterprise EC12 mainframe. Yes, Virginia, it's still totally relevant in today's great green, virtualized, consumerized, cloud-computing paradise -- or so IBM says: You decide! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers help us decide. Read More
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