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	Data analytics: Eye-popping results from Intel, UPS and Express Scripts Three top-tier businesses are reaping big rewards from big-data analytics. They say the keys to success include a deeply-rooted culture of analytics and a relentless focus on cost efficiency and process improvement. Read More   In this Issue Microsoft chops Surface RT price to $349 Why the new 'superphones' really are super Oracle joins rivals to advance cloud computing Career Watch: Hiring landscape dims for this year's grads Thornton May: Why would IT want to be a 'device Santa Claus'? 'Superman' crystals could store 360TB of data forever Forrester: File sync and share heats up in the enterprise Microsoft addresses DevOps with InRelease technology AT&T is buying prepaid mobile carrier Leap Wireless 10 tech blockbusters (just waiting to be made) China commits to software, IP protections in talks with U.S. Michael Horowitz: Unusual behavior from the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool IT Blogwatch: Google Maps offline FAIL: Android users are revolting WHITE PAPER: ServiceNow 3 IT Imperatives CIOs Use To Drive Change CIOs who have been successful in bridging the divide between IT operations and business did it by accelerating the transformation of IT. Read now! Microsoft chops Surface RT price to $349 Microsoft on Sunday slashed prices on its Surface RT tablets by as much as 30%, with the entry-level 32GB model selling for $349. Read More Why the new 'superphones' really are super These phones have features that radically exceed not only those of other phones but also those of other consumer devices. That's why Mike Elgan calls them 'superphones.' Read More Oracle joins rivals to advance cloud computing Ending a bitter feud, Oracle has entered into a cloud-centric deal with Salesforce.com, and it has reached similar agreements with Microsoft and NetSuite. Read More Career Watch: Hiring landscape dims for this year's grads Salaries are up, but employers have scaled back their plans for hiring new grasuates. Read More Thornton May: Why would IT want to be a 'device Santa Claus'? Evolving technology buying behaviors deserve much more rigorous management attention than they have been getting. Read More 'Superman' crystals could store 360TB of data forever Scientists have discovered that, by using nanostructured glass and five dimensional digital data recording, they may be able to store 360TB of data forever. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Dell Blade Servers Tip the Scales The InfoWorld Test Center conducted a thorough evaluation of the Dell M1000e blade system. Receiving a 9 out of 10 rating and an "Editor's Choice," experts at InfoWorld were impressed with novel new blades, improved management, modular I/O, and 40G out the back. Read Now Forrester: File sync and share heats up in the enterprise In another example of the consumerization of IT, people have embraced cloud storage and file sharing services like Dropbox both at home and at work, and CIOs better take notice about this trend, according to a Forrester Research report. Read More Microsoft addresses DevOps with InRelease technology Microsoft has completed its purchase of InCycle's InRelease business unit, announced in June, and is now deploying the software to offer DevOps capabilities to its Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server users. Read More AT&T is buying prepaid mobile carrier Leap Wireless AT&T plans to acquire Leap Wireless, operator of the Cricket prepaid mobile service, in what would be the latest consolidation of the U.S. mobile industry. Read More 10 tech blockbusters (just waiting to be made) Listen up, Hollywood: The decade's biggest technology stories pitched as surefire runaway box-office hits. Read More China commits to software, IP protections in talks with U.S. Chinese government officials agreed to crack down on software and other piracy and to take steps to ensure that state-owned organizations use legal software. Read More Michael Horowitz: Unusual behavior from the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool July 9th was patch Tuesday and I dutifully ran Windows Update on a few PCs. I *thought* perhaps that the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool was installing itself repeatedly, but I don't pay close attention to each bug fix any more. Read More IT Blogwatch: Google Maps offline FAIL: Android users are revolting Oh, you wanted that functionality we removed? Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) released its updated Maps app for Android this week. But it's come under heavy criticism for removing some functionality. Most of the flamage has come from the lack of offline map storage. The huge ad broker promises a swift volte face. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers bang their heads in frustration. Read More
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