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	Windows 8/RT touch interface confuses, frustrates early users Some early users of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet say they are confused or frustrated by the touch interface on the 10.6-in. display and are relying instead on the attachable keyboard with its more conventional track pad and arrow keys to input commands. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CA Technologies Innovate and Grow: Join Global IT Luminaries virtual event To meet business demands and accelerate growth, IT environments need to be more scalable than ever while also supporting innovation and growth. Join Global IT Luminaries '12, a virtual event for IT innovators, where prominent IT Leaders and professionals like you share their innovation experiences. Register on ca.com/global-it-luminaries. Join Global IT Luminaries virtual event to hear from IT leaders who have innovated beyond traditional IT to push business farther. More details on ca.com/global-it-luminaries. Don't miss this chance to network with your peers and exchange ideas. In this Issue Analyst: Half of iPad Mini sales will be cannibalizations S.C. governor's post-breach data encryption claims are off-base, analysts say Microsoft touts 4M Windows 8 upgrades Ballmer pitches Windows Phone 8 live tiles in video ad Microsoft releases Windows Phone 8 SDK Lack of abuse detection allows cloud instances to be used like botnets ARM introduces 64-bit processors for phones, tablets and servers Irked by cyberspying, Georgia outs Russia-based hacker -- with photos Asus expects to ship at least 10M tablets in 2013 EMC to buy web intelligence provider Silver Tail Systems IBM, Epicor could be among potential JDA acquirers Sybase chief John Chen leaving SAP Amazon upgrades -- and starts shipping -- Storage Gateway Jonny Evans: iOS chief Scott Forstall out, Jony Ive to lead future Apple user interface design Preston Gralla: Windows 8 early upgrades beat Mountain Lion OS X early upgrades by 1 million. Is that good or bad news for Microsoft? 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! Analyst: Half of iPad Mini sales will be cannibalizations Apple's lower-priced iPad Mini will significantly cannibalize sales of the company's full-sized iPad, with up to half of customers opting for the smaller tablet, an analyst argued today. Read More S.C. governor's post-breach data encryption claims are off-base, analysts say Security analysts this week challenged South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's defense of the state's information security practices in the wake of a data breach at the S.C. Department of Revenue that exposed the Social Security Numbers of 3.6 million people. Read More Microsoft touts 4M Windows 8 upgrades Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today said that the company had sold 4 million upgrades to Windows 8 since Friday, when the discounted deals kicked off. Read More Ballmer pitches Windows Phone 8 live tiles in video ad Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touts the personalization features of Windows Phone 8 in a new 46-second video ad. Read More Microsoft releases Windows Phone 8 SDK One day after the launch of its next generation mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has released the SDK (software development kit) that will allow programmers to write applications for the new platform. Read More Lack of abuse detection allows cloud instances to be used like botnets Some cloud providers fail to detect and block malicious traffic originating from their networks, which provides cybercriminals with an opportunity to launch attacks in a botnet-like fashion, according to a report from Australian security firm Stratsec. Read More ARM introduces 64-bit processors for phones, tablets and servers ARM on Tuesday introduced its first 64-bit Cortex-A50 series processor designs as the company tries to preserve its dominance in smartphones and tablets while catching up with Intel in servers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon Leading the Revolution of Device Independence As employees bring their own devices to work, employers must respond with effective strategies to secure and manage a plethora of new devices containing business-critical data. A Computerworld QuickPoll survey found approximately four in 10 smartphones and tablet devices in the enterprise are owned by employees. Learn More Irked by cyberspying, Georgia outs Russia-based hacker -- with photos In one of the photos, the dark-haired, bearded hacker is peering into his computer's screen, perhaps puzzled at what's happening. Minutes later, he cuts his computer's connection, realizing he has been discovered. Read More Asus expects to ship at least 10M tablets in 2013 Taiwanese PC maker Asus saw major growth in its tablet shipments in the third quarter with the launch of Google's Nexus 7 and projects the shipments will reach at least 10 million units next year. Read More EMC to buy web intelligence provider Silver Tail Systems EMC has agreed to buy privately-held start-up Silver Tail Systems, a vendor of real-time web session intelligence and behavioral analysis. Read More IBM, Epicor could be among potential JDA acquirers IBM, Epicor and other vendors could be eyeing a purchase of supply-chain software vendor JDA, analysts said Tuesday following a published report that the company was looking for suitors. Read More Sybase chief John Chen leaving SAP Sybase CEO John Chen is leaving SAP, roughly two-and-a-half years after SAP acquired the company for its database and mobility technologies, SAP announced Tuesday. Read More Amazon upgrades -- and starts shipping -- Storage Gateway Amazon Web Services has upgraded its Storage Gateway so it can cache data locally, and has also made it generally available. Read More Jonny Evans: iOS chief Scott Forstall out, Jony Ive to lead future Apple user interface design Apple's executive reshuffle is an expression of one year's work by Tim Cook to identify those who can help the company forward, to ensure focus isn't on internal politics, but on the main mission of the company: "Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world." Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8 early upgrades beat Mountain Lion OS X early upgrades by 1 million. Is that good or bad news for Microsoft? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claims that Microsoft has sold 4 million upgrades to Windows 8 in the first three of its launch -- more than the 3 million upgrades of Mountain Lion sold in the first four days of its launch. 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