IT and Marketing: 4 tips for getting along

	Walmart rolls out semantic search engine, sees business boost | Tokyo court: Samsung didn't violate Apple patent in Japan
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	IT and Marketing: 4 tips for getting along When the campaign is all-digital, who's in charge -- marketing or IT? Here are 4 ways to divide the work and keep the peace. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD Cloud Computing Hits the Mainstream IDG research findings show that cloud computing initiatives are well under way at companies of all sizes. Cloud deployments require careful planning and purchasing decisions. Read this white paper to learn why the right cloud infrastructure is a critical success factor and how AMD technology can accelerate your cloud journey. Learn More! In this Issue Walmart rolls out semantic search engine, sees business boost Tokyo court: Samsung didn't violate Apple patent in Japan Sen. Feinstein urges Obama to issue executive order on cybersecurity Some Oracle database users face support window's end, price hike New Windows RT tablets raise competition among ARM chip makers Twitter opens up interest-based ad feature Former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin lobbies for LightSquared Twitter to certify third-party apps for businesses EFF lawsuit seeks details of NSA email, phone surveillance Google should speed up Apps' enterprise social networking development Richi Jennings: Oracle emergency Java patch delights and confuses 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! Walmart rolls out semantic search engine, sees business boost Retailer Walmart has rolled out a new search engine based on semantic search technology that helps users find items on its website and delivers results based on their interests and likely intent. Read More Tokyo court: Samsung didn't violate Apple patent in Japan A Tokyo court ruled Friday that Samsung did not infringe an Apple patent in a locally filed lawsuit, a minor victory for Samsung in the ongoing legal battles between the two companies. Read More Sen. Feinstein urges Obama to issue executive order on cybersecurity Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wants President Obama to issue an executive order aimed at protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against cyber threats. Read More Some Oracle database users face support window's end, price hike Oracle database customers running version 11g Release 1 have until the end of this month to upgrade, or else face increased annual maintenance fees. Read More New Windows RT tablets raise competition among ARM chip makers New Windows RT tablets announced at the IFA trade show in Berlin have intensified competition among ARM-based chip makers, which are adding unique capabilities to processors so tablets become more attractive to buyers based on performance and features. 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. Twitter opens up interest-based ad feature Twitter will allow advertisers to target users based on their interests following a successful test of a new advertising feature, the company said on Thursday. Read More Former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin lobbies for LightSquared Two names that have recently been out of the limelight recently turned up on Tuesday at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission: Bankrupt would-be mobile broadband carrier LightSquared and former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who was helping to sell LightSquared's story to the agency. Read More Twitter to certify third-party apps for businesses On the heels of controversial changes to its developer platform, Twitter is debuting a certification program for third-party business applications that the company deems particularly good and useful. Read More EFF lawsuit seeks details of NSA email, phone surveillance The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking details about U.S. National Security Agency surveillance of email and telephone calls, with the lawsuit raising concerns that the agency has illegally targeted U.S. citizens. Read More Google should speed up Apps' enterprise social networking development Google may be moving too slowly in building up Google Apps' enterprise social networking (ESN) features, at a time when this type of software has become a key component in workplace collaboration suites. Read More Richi Jennings: Oracle emergency Java patch delights and confuses Stung by yesterday's criticism of its tartyness in patching critical vulnerabilities in Java, Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) issues an out-of-cycle update. But questions remain. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers shake their heads. Read More
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