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	When Google and Microsoft feud, customers pay the price The long-running war between Google and Microsoft may never have a winner, an analyst said, but it definitely has a loser: customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Increase Efficiency and Reduce Costs with Data Deduplication This IDC Buyer Case Study explores the benefits EMC realized from the use of a range of EMC's own backup and recovery solutions that leverage deduplication technology. Learn more. In this Issue Facebook puts its stamp on public figures with verified Pages 25 practical Windows 8 tablet apps for business users Lync-Skype integration is live worldwide Beach reads for techies 2013 Facebook waves good-bye to Waze, opens door for Google Twitter claims a win against spammers with Skootle settlement Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says Facebook crafts new policies to better combat hate speech Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale WHITE PAPER: serVelocity Six Keys for Services to Maximize PSA Implementation Success Even for successful services organizations, transformational initiatives are simply very challenging to deliver. Spending relatively little time in the early stages of PSA implementations ensures success through agreed upon outcomes, business and process design changes, and the commitment to managing organizational change. Learn more. Facebook puts its stamp on public figures with verified Pages Just like on Twitter, Facebook is now putting a small, blue check mark next to the names of celebrities and other high-profile people and businesses on the site to signify their authenticity. Read More 25 practical Windows 8 tablet apps for business users Work smarter -- not harder -- with these no-nonsense Microsoft Windows 8 tablet apps for business. Read More Lync-Skype integration is live worldwide Microsoft has completed the first phase of the integration between its enterprise unified communications Lync server and its Skype consumer IM and IP telephony network. Read More Beach reads for techies 2013 IT folks talk about what they plan to read this summer -- and on which device. (Print, your days are numbered.) Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Total Economic Impact of Mimecast's UEM Solution This research provides a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of unifying your email management in the cloud. Learn More. Learn More. Facebook waves good-bye to Waze, opens door for Google Facebook is reportedly pulling out of acquisition negotiations with mobile app provider Waze, opening the door for a Google buy. Read More Twitter claims a win against spammers with Skootle settlement Twitter has reached a settlement with Skootle that prohibits the Tennessee-based company from spamming Twitter users' feeds with marketing and other promotional content. Read More Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says Google has reportedly launched an expansive effort to bring wireless networks and affordable computing to emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, moves that could bring the Internet to a further billion people. Read More Facebook crafts new policies to better combat hate speech Facebook is admitting that it can do a better job in removing certain types of hate speech on the site, and is introducing some new policies to improve its track record. Read More Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions. Read More
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