Top 10 IT Jobs: The hot - and the not so hot

	JR Raphael: First look: Google's new $249 Chromebook | Michael Horowitz: The ugly side of the latest Java updates
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	INSIDER Robert L. Mitchell: Top 10 IT Jobs: The hot - and the not so hot Are you on a hot career track - or a dead end? A recent salary survey may provide some clues. Insider (registration required) Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report. In this Issue JR Raphael: First look: Google's new $249 Chromebook Michael Horowitz: The ugly side of the latest Java updates Richi Jennings: SAP launches cloud services on HANA in-memory DB Preston Gralla: Plunging sales for Lumia Windows Phones means Windows Phone 8 will be make or break for Nokia Sharky: Remember, only 13 more shopping days left until... RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! JR Raphael: First look: Google's new $249 Chromebook Google has just announced a new entry-level model of its cloud-based Chromebook computer. So what's this new $249 device all about? Read More Michael Horowitz: The ugly side of the latest Java updates It's all over the news that Java was just updated to fix a huge number of bugs. But a very big flaw remains. And, Java still defaults to self-updating once a month. No big deal? It is for Windows users, since modifying this is not at all straightforward. Mac users on Lion and Mountain Lion are also in a new ugly situation with Java. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Understanding the Options to Find the Right Fit Wondering which cloud collaboration solution is best for your business? Learn the four key factors you must consider when choosing a supplier--and find the right solution that will enable faster time to market. Read Now Richi Jennings: SAP launches cloud services on HANA in-memory DB The SAP HANA cloud platform is growing fast. SAP (NYSE:SAP) has launched a developer platform, a cloud-based service to quickly instantiate a service, and a training-focused community site. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder the German competition for Oracle, und so weiter. Read More Preston Gralla: Plunging sales for Lumia Windows Phones means Windows Phone 8 will be make or break for Nokia Sales of Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone devices plunged in the third quarter, to 2.9 million units, compared to 4 million units in the quarter previous. It's now clear that unless Windows Phone 8 rejuvenates the company's sales, Nokia may not survive. Read More Sharky: Remember, only 13 more shopping days left until... Flashback to the mid-1960s, when the Control Data 6600 computer was the fastest thing going -- and the two large, circular side-by-side CRT screens are more than they appear to be. Read More
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