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	Richi Jennings: SHOCK! Opera makes piles of cash; buys Skyfire Labs Opera Software acquires Skyfire Labs. The browser-maker Opera Software (PINK:OPESF) had a barnstorming quarter and is to purchase the video-compression outfit, Skyfire Labs. Skyfire's CEO (pictured) seems happy. Mind you, your humble blogwatcher didn't even know that Opera made any money at all. Like many of us, I assumed the company gave away its software for the love of it. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers work out where all the money comes from. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Data Protection Made Simple Increasing demands placed on IT, along with tightening budgets has prompted IT leaders to seek out alternative technologies and improved methods of providing backup, archiving and disaster recovery to meet the demands of the 24/7 business. Learn how CA ARCserve provides a single solution that cuts through the maze of data protection complexity. Learn More In this Issue JR Raphael: 5 fresh Android apps worth adding to your arsenal Preston Gralla: Microsoft will lose $2.5 billion a year if it doesn't launch Office for the iPad, says Morgan Stanley Preston Gralla: More evidence that Windows Phone is hot on the heels of Blackberry: Shipments jump 150%, while Blackberry's fall 43% Jonny Evans: Fantasy: Apple, don't make an 'iCar' -- an 'iBike' makes much more sense Stuart Kippelman: Projects, errors, the user experience and planning in 2013 Sharky: Why we don't let the IT director diagnose problems WHITE PAPER: CDW Corporation Storage Management in a Virtualized World Unified storage eliminates the need for separate systems by translating file-oriented storage into block-oriented storage hiding storage complexity from users and storage admins. Learn the questions to ask prospective vendors and steps to take to maximize benefits from virtualized storage. Learn More. JR Raphael: 5 fresh Android apps worth adding to your arsenal These five Android apps stand out for their excellent design, innovative functionality, and outstanding user experience. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft will lose $2.5 billion a year if it doesn't launch Office for the iPad, says Morgan Stanley Microsoft will forgo serious revenue if it doesn't launch a full-blown version of Office for the iPad -- an estimated $2.5 billion a year, according to a Morgan Stanley analyst. Even though the math is wrong, don't be surprised to eventually see Office for the iPad, no matter what Steve Ballmer has recently said. Read More Preston Gralla: More evidence that Windows Phone is hot on the heels of Blackberry: Shipments jump 150%, while Blackberry's fall 43% The good news continues for Windows Phone: A report from IDC finds that it's closing in on Blackberry to become the number three smartphone operating system, thanks to a 150% increase in sales in past year, while Blackberry tumbled 43%. The findings are almost identical to a recent Gartner report. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Introduction to Red Hat Storage Architecture Over the past ten years, enterprises have seen enormous gains in scalability, flexibility, and affordability as they migrated from proprietary, monolithic server architectures to architectures that are virtualized, open source, standardized, and commoditized. Unfortunately, storage has not kept pace with computing. Learn More Jonny Evans: Fantasy: Apple, don't make an 'iCar' -- an 'iBike' makes much more sense There's some discussion speculating may one day move to introduce a connected vehicle, dubbed (and why not) 'iCar'; but perhaps the company could achieve something far more wonderful and grab huge sales in the developing markets with another mode of transportation it might take a firm with $130 billion in the bank to achieve, an iBike. Read More Stuart Kippelman: Projects, errors, the user experience and planning in 2013 It's February, and many companies are just concluding their financial closing processes for the prior year. It's also a time for stepping back and reviewing the great accomplishments we made in 2012, and finalizing our goals for the coming year. Read More Sharky: Why we don't let the IT director diagnose problems Help-desk tech is sitting at his desk when the IS director stops by unannounced -- and he's more than a little upset. Read More
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