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	Manufacturer sues IBM over SAP project 'disaster' IBM has been slapped with a multimillion dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges that IBM lied about the suitability of a SAP-based software package it sells in order to win Avantor's business. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud This guide offers recommendations and best practices for assembling and integrating a range of hardware and software components, such as servers, storage, virtualization software, and operating systems. Learn More! In this Issue INSIDER Eric Berridge: Customer obsession: The right kind of mania for CIOs Patent settlement a win for HTC, but company still needs better smartphones, analysts say Oracle buys PPM vendor Instantis 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. INSIDER Eric Berridge: Customer obsession: The right kind of mania for CIOs Tomorrow's CIO must be consumed, even obsessed, with one objective: improving the customer experience Read More WEBCAST: VMware An Overview of VMware vSphere Join us for an overview of VMware vSphere, the industry-leading virtualization platform. vSphere comes in many shapes and sizes and can be tailored to the needs of your environment. This webcast will help you select from the various vSphere editions, kits, and features available to meet your specific needs. Learn More Now! Patent settlement a win for HTC, but company still needs better smartphones, analysts say Analysts say HTC still faces an uphill battle to rebuild its smartphone business amid heated competition, despite reaching a deal with Apple to settle their patent disputes. Read More Oracle buys PPM vendor Instantis Oracle on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire PPM software vendor Instantis, in a move that will build upon its past acquisition of Primavera. Read More
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