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	HP's Whitman affirms commitment to Autonomy, stresses that HP remains 'quite profitable' Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has once again affirmed the company's commitment to its embattled Autonomy software division, stressing that HP's fiscal health is stronger than recent developments may have suggested. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Set up and run SQL Server on the Amazon Web Services Cloud Amazon Web Services RDS for Microsoft SQL Server® makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud. With Amazon RDS, you can deploy multiple editions of SQL Server (2008 R2 and 2012) including Express, Web, Standard and Enterprise, in minutes with cost-efficient and re-sizable compute capacity. Get started for free. Get Started for Free with Amazon RDS for SQL Server! Reduce the complexity and cost of provisioning and managing your SQL Server databases, and focus on your application development, with Amazon RDS for SQL Server. In this Issue Apple boosts iOS iWork suite's Office doc compatibility INSIDER Six free databases with commercial-quality features SAP retools research strategy; now focused on internal startups RIM demos key features in BlackBerry 10 Google revamps Gmail for iPhone, iPad; adds multiple account support Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide: In pictures 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. Apple boosts iOS iWork suite's Office doc compatibility Apple yesterday updated its iWork suite -- Pages, Numbers and Keynote -- for the iPad and iPhone, beefing up compatibility with Microsoft's Office. Read More INSIDER Six free databases with commercial-quality features Free or open source databases run hundreds of millions of public-facing and private applications worldwide, but how effective is this technology and how do these products compare? For answers, we reviewed six popular free or open source database products: Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle's MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby and Firebird SQL. Read More SAP retools research strategy; now focused on internal startups SAP has turned heads in recent years with a number of high-profile acquisitions, scooping up SuccessFactors, Sybase and Ariba for more than $13 billion collectively. But company executives also maintain they intend to increase revenues through aggressive organic growth. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Universities Face Big Data Test Big Data will help university stakeholders make better-informed decisions across the board, from student recruitment to day-to-day operations. To carry that Big Data, Ethernet fabrics and software-defined networks are stepping up to help institutions build flexible and resilient network topologies. Learn more. RIM demos key features in BlackBerry 10 Reseach In Motion will launch the BlackBerry 10 operating system on January 30, 2013. Ahead of that launch Jeff Gadway, a RIM senior manager, stopped by IDG to demonstrate some of the main features. The phone is a development handset. Read More Google revamps Gmail for iPhone, iPad; adds multiple account support Google on Tuesday rolled out version 2.0 of Gmail for iOS, a redesigned upgrade that supports up to five email accounts on Apple's iPhone and iPad. Read More Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide: In pictures Get a close-up look at more than 40 great gifts for the technology lovers on your holiday shopping list. Read More
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