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	Cisco acquires data center management company for $125M Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held Cloupia, a software company that develops products for automating data center operations for the deployment and configuration of physical and virtual resources. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating Cloud Performance with WAN Optimization Today's smart CIOs are assessing their workloads against business needs and analyzing where each should run—locally or in the public cloud. Read on to learn about the benefits of cloud computing, and why its success or failure is often dependent on WAN optimization. Learn more. In this Issue Users see random reboots on two Windows Phone 8 smartphones Best BYOD management: Work zones for smartphones Windows 8 PC orders weak, says analyst Sharky: Anybody remember where we parked the VAX? Interview with Xerox CTO Sophie Vandebroek Dell profit slides 47% amid weak PC market Baidu offers free cloud storage to Qualcomm chip-based devices Scot Finnie: Personal data syncing to the cloud is broken; let's fix it 5 great map apps for iOS 6 Ken Gagne: Nintendo Wii U unboxing video Jonny Evans: So, it looks like Apple does plan an NFC future for iPhone 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 Users see random reboots on two Windows Phone 8 smartphones Hundreds of early users of two Windows Phone 8 smartphones have complained of recurring and random reboots on Nokia's Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X smartphones. Read More Best BYOD management: Work zones for smartphones New containerization technologies can help BYOD initiatives succeed by creating separate spaces on smartphones for work and personal use. Read More Windows 8 PC orders weak, says analyst Computer sellers have scaled back their expectations of the sales pop they'll get from Windows 8 this year, an analyst said today. Read More Sharky: Anybody remember where we parked the VAX? Flashback to the 1990s, when this telecom data center's big minicomputers are in the process of being replaced by pizza-box systems, and a user calls the help desk, saying he can't login. Read More Interview with Xerox CTO Sophie Vandebroek Why hire women in IT? Computerworld editor Tracy Mayor interviews Xerox CTO Sophie Vandebroek about the ROI of a diverse workforce and its benefits to the bottom line. 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. Dell profit slides 47% amid weak PC market Dell on Thursday reported a sharp drop in revenue and profits for the third quarter as the weak PC market continued to weigh on its results. Read More Baidu offers free cloud storage to Qualcomm chip-based devices China's largest search engine Baidu said on Monday the company would provide 30GB of free cloud storage to Android devices built with certain Qualcomm chips, in what's the latest move by the company to carve out a presence in the country's mobile services sector. Read More Scot Finnie: Personal data syncing to the cloud is broken; let's fix it The vendors behind sync services seem to be more interested in positioning their wares against competitors than in delivering solid services that integrate with a variety of platforms. Read More 5 great map apps for iOS 6 Traveling for the holidays? No need to wait for Google Maps to hit the App Store. Available for iOS 6 right now, three of these GPS navigation apps provide excellent spoken turn-by-turn directions, and two go beyond Google's and all other map apps. Read More Ken Gagne: Nintendo Wii U unboxing video The Nintendo Wii U video game console released on November 18, 2012, in the USA with its asymmetrical gameplay promising to marry traditional and tablet gaming. Computerworld and Gamebits editor Ken Gagne offers this video of the unboxing and initial setup. Read More Jonny Evans: So, it looks like Apple does plan an NFC future for iPhone Apple, the iWallet, Passbook, iPhone and NFC: the latest news offers a glimpse at the company's long-planned adventure with NFC, a tech Cupertino claims isn't yet a household name. Read More
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