Sandy kills events by Google, Facebook and WSJ

	Jonny Evans: Apple publishes Samsung ruling on UK website, but is it cool? | Preston Gralla: Eight ways Microsoft can improve Windows 8
	Computerworld Blogs				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Richi Jennings: Hurricane Sandy path kills events by Google, Facebook, WSJ (update) The Hurricane Sandy path causes Google, Facebook, and the Wall Street Journal to cancel events planned for this week. And Google's philanthropic arm offers updates on the storm's progress and emergency information. Also, how much do our cloud-computing needs rely on that part of the county? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers hunker down and hope for the best for the denizens of the East. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. In this Issue Jonny Evans: Apple publishes Samsung ruling on UK website, but is it cool? Preston Gralla: Eight ways Microsoft can improve Windows 8 Michael Horowitz: What to tell your mother about Windows 8 Chris Poelker: Data Center World drives thoughts on data center infrastructure management Darlene Storm: Blackhat SEO poisoning: Halloween tricks and holiday malware interview Sharky: Oh, THAT'LL help! RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Voice Transformation: Taking the First Steps Voice has been - and will continue to be - a foundational component in business communications. But the aging, disconnected voice infrastructures of today are doing more than just impeding productivity, they're impeding progress. Find out in this AT&T article how to transform voice communication in your enterprise today. Click Here Jonny Evans: Apple publishes Samsung ruling on UK website, but is it cool? Apple this morning complied with a court order and published a notice on its UK home page in which it sort of said it didn't think the world's biggest smartphone maker, Samsung, infringed its patents -- even as the latest data proves the Korean firm is now the world's biggest smartphone vendor. Read More Preston Gralla: Eight ways Microsoft can improve Windows 8 Windows 8 is the most controversial version of the operating system Microsoft has released. It doesn't have to be that way, though. Here are eight ways Microsoft could improve Windows 8. Read More Michael Horowitz: What to tell your mother about Windows 8 Techies will inevitably be asked by friends and relatives about upgrading older Windows machines to the just-released Windows 8. Weigh in on what you'll do when the time comes. Read More WEBCAST: LogiXML Enhance Transparency in Private Equity & Alternatives Learn how Neuberger Berman met growing customer demand by enhancing reporting. Using agile BI technology, the company was able to quickly build an on-demand portal enabling investors to view real-time indicators such as Net Asset Value, diversification, and geographic performance. Learn More. Chris Poelker: Data Center World drives thoughts on data center infrastructure management A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at the Data Center World conference in Nashville, Tenn. What I found is that almost all the vendors at the conference were pushing their products as part of the new data center infrastructure management (DCIM) paradigm for data center management. Read More Darlene Storm: Blackhat SEO poisoning: Halloween tricks and holiday malware interview Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a few of the targeted holiday campaigns that cybercriminals run to spread malware by tainting links shared in social media such Facebook and Twitter, or by poisoning online search results with blackhat SEO methods. Running a search for special events, celebrity deaths, popular news stories, holidays, hot new products and gaming cheat codes can all end up infecting users' computers or mobile devices. This interview with GFI's Jovi Umawing looks at these online Halloween scams, malware trends, and gives tips on how to best protect yourself. Read More Sharky: Oh, THAT'LL help! This hospital system spends weeks planning an 'active shooter' drill -- to prepare for an emergency in which someone starts shooting people in a public place. And the drill goes perfectly except for one little hitch. Read More
	BEST PLACES TO WORK -- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Is your IT department a great place to work? Our 20th annual Best Places to Work in IT report will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting projects and a flexible and diverse work environment. Nominate an organization now through Dec. 13, 2012. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Microsoft's pricing of its Surface RT tablet was called 'aggressive' by some analysts, 'mystifying' by others, even as they remained skeptical that it's low enough to make inroads on the dominant player, Apple's iPad. What do you think -- is Microsoft's Surface tablet pricing competitive with the iPad? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
	Get more IT peer perspective online: LinkedIn Group | Facebook | Twitter You are currently subscribed to computerworld_blogs as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Computerworld, please send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. Copyright (C) 2011 Computerworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. **