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	Online video a must-have for these four businesses Adding video to the company website can set retailers and other businesses apart from the competition -- and ultimately boost the bottom line. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Chicago IT Roadmap Chicago Focuses on Five Pillars of Technology The content-rich agenda has been redesigned and reenergized to include increased IDG content from editors you know and trust on topics such as: Security & Management, Network - From the Edge to the Core of the New Data Center, Analytics & Data Management, Cloud & Next Generation Apps, The Mobile/BYOD Enterprise, and more! Click to continue In this Issue New BlackBerry mobile management tools ready for download A new computer that defies category Exposure of files on unsecured wireless no excuse to search, judge rules AMD lays out a plan for profitability Carrier KDDI mulls adding Firefox OS phones LTE subscribers will more than double in '13, IHS iSuppli says Forrester: Mobile app dev needs 'omni-channel' perspective IBM boosts full-year profit despite lower revenue Google's Q4 revenue jumps 36% Smartphones, tablets to boost processor market Lawmakers look to reduce waste in U.S. gov't IT contracts AMD revenue falls as financial struggles continue Susan Feinberg: The trouble with standards in the financial services industry Richi Jennings: Surface Pro release date Feb 9; it's 'New and exciting' says Microsoft WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level By viewing this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. View Now New BlackBerry mobile management tools ready for download Analysts are unsure whether RIM's new enterprise mobility software, now available for download, can halt the migration away from BlackBerry smartphones. Read More A new computer that defies category Dell is planning to release by mid-year a computer that's all of 3.5 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. It's not much bigger in girth than a USB stick, and is similar in design. Read More Exposure of files on unsecured wireless no excuse to search, judge rules An individual who inadvertently exposes the contents of his computer over an unsecured wireless network still has a reasonable expectation of privacy against a search of those contents by the police, a federal judge in Oregon ruled last week. Read More AMD lays out a plan for profitability With a tough 2012 behind it, Advanced Micro Devices hopes to return to profitability this year through cost-cutting, new chips and other measures, executives said Tuesday. Read More Carrier KDDI mulls adding Firefox OS phones KDDI, which runs one of Japan's largest mobile networks, is considering selling smartphones based on the new Firefox operating system from Mozilla. Read More LTE subscribers will more than double in '13, IHS iSuppli says For every person using 4G LTE now, there will be at least one more subscriber by the end of this year, IHS iSuppli says. Read More Forrester: Mobile app dev needs 'omni-channel' perspective Research firm says modern apps require elastic infrastructure and multichannel clients, while mobile apps are just one component of larger app architecture Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Smarter Business Requires Intelligent Systems This paper discusses the growing adoption of intelligent systems and the role Microsoft, through its Windows Embedded, Windows Azure, and other technologies, can play in developing these systems. Read Now. IBM boosts full-year profit despite lower revenue Making the most of a sluggish world economy, IBM managed to increase its net income by 5 percent in 2012, even though revenue shrank by 2 percent. Read More Google's Q4 revenue jumps 36% Google's fourth-quarter revenue was up 36 percent from the previous year, thanks to continued growth in its advertising business. Read More Smartphones, tablets to boost processor market Tablets and smartphones will give a much-needed boost this year to the worldwide microprocessor market, which is undergoing a fundamental change with a shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC Insights said. Read More Lawmakers look to reduce waste in U.S. gov't IT contracts U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged government officials to clamp down on bad IT contracts and limit duplication across projects, with an estimated one quarter of federal spending on IT wasted every year. Read More AMD revenue falls as financial struggles continue Advanced Micro Devices' financial struggles continued in the fourth quarter, with revenue sinking 32 percent due to slow chip sales and charges tied to restructuring and inventory adjustments. Read More Susan Feinberg: The trouble with standards in the financial services industry The financial services industry in the U.S. insists on both maintaining decades-old domestic standards and developing new domestic standards -- from the Balance and Transaction Reporting Standard (BTRS) to the Fedwire extended remittance formats -- instead of moving to the ISO 20022 global standards. And they're having a tough time. Read More Richi Jennings: Surface Pro release date Feb 9; it's 'New and exciting' says Microsoft Surface Pro now has its release date. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announces it'll be available on February 9—in the U.S. and Canada, at least (the plan for other countries isn't clear). Starting at $899, you'll still need to add a keyboard cover, pushing the price over the magic $1000 bar. Also, the 64 GB version is probably too small, so the total price is more like $1120-ish. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get their tongues around the official name: Surface Windows 8 Pro. Read More
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