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	Data+ Editor's Choice Awards 2013 These 12 honorees were selected for their ability to make better business decisions using big data. Read More   WHITE PAPER: CDW Can You Benefit from Social CRM? Social tools and strategies are now crucial to building a successful CRM strategy. Learn how to take advantage of social CRM to improve business processes and enhance customer loyalty without a complete "rip-and-replace" of traditional CRM tools. Read Now In this Issue Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy Intel set to add vision, 3D to laptop, tablet cameras SSDs maturing, but new memory tech still 10 years away Intel extends custom processor business INSIDER Unisys going on offense in server and security markets Toshiba takes step toward 3D flash memory chips Why you plug gadgets into the wall like a Neanderthal Qualcomm agrees to $800M sale of Omnitracs unit Only an outsider CEO can help Microsoft Tech firms' responses to new NSA disclosures cloud the truth 17 epic Microsoft Windows Auto Update meltdowns Scot Finnie: Is Apple OK? Robert L. Mitchell: Healthcare IT: Some patients still waiting for the basics Richi Jennings: Steve Ballmer was actually fired, sources say. So what now? WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Preparing Your Infrastructure for the Hyperconvergence Era From cloud computing and virtualization to mobility and unified communications, an array of innovative technologies is transforming today's data centers. And along the way, they're also flooding corporate networks with enormous new torrents of traffic. Read Now Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer survived the flop that was Windows Vista, but he wasn't able to do the same after the disappointment of Windows 8. Read More   Intel set to add vision, 3D to laptop, tablet cameras   From mundane 2D devices, integrated cameras in laptops and tablets in the future will change into powerful 3D tools that can sense movement, track emotion, and even monitor reading habits of children, according to Intel. Read More   SSDs maturing, but new memory tech still 10 years away   Solid-state drive adoption will continue to grow and it will be more than 10 years before it is ultimately replaced by a new memory technology, experts said. Read More   Intel extends custom processor business Intel is putting a sharp focus on expanding its custom processor and chip operations in response to a growing trend of companies building servers in-house to meet specific workloads or data center designs. Read More     INSIDER Unisys going on offense in server and security markets   CEO Ed Coleman says a new software-focused data center strategy and powerful new security technology will enable Unisys to take up the attack in vital market segments and shake up customer views about the usually quiet company. Read More   Toshiba takes step toward 3D flash memory chips Toshiba kicked off a project Friday that is the first step toward a new type of memory chip that could provide vastly greater capacity at a lower cost for digital gadgets such as cameras, smartphones and tablets. Read More   Why you plug gadgets into the wall like a Neanderthal   In the future, phones, tablets and wearable computing gadgets won't come with chargers -- they'll use inductive chargers built into desks, kitchen counters, bedside tables, cars and other surfaces. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Give Your Users What They Want with Cloud and Mobile Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM EDT You will learn: - How moving to the cloud can help accelerate mobile adoption in your organization. - The benefits of combining the power of cloud with the freedom and functionality of mobile. Learn More. Qualcomm agrees to $800M sale of Omnitracs unit Qualcomm has agreed to sell its Omnitracs fleet management subsidiary, one of its first businesses and one of the earliest vehicle information networks, to a private equity company for $800 million in cash. Read More   Only an outsider CEO can help Microsoft Microsoft's board of directors must hire a new CEO from outside the company's ranks to follow through on retiring chief executive Steve Ballmer's promise to reinvent the tech giant, analysts said. Read More   Tech firms' responses to new NSA disclosures cloud the truth Technology companies may be hiding behind legal jargon to avoid being more forthcoming in their responses to new documents on government surveillance that were disclosed Friday, some experts say. Read More   17 epic Microsoft Windows Auto Update meltdowns These legendary clunkers made Patch Tuesday a living hell for Windows users the world over. Read More   Scot Finnie: Is Apple OK? It has stumbled under Tim Cook, and 2013 has been mighty thin in terms of product launches. Can it still do amazing things? Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: Healthcare IT: Some patients still waiting for the basics Healthcare IT advances may look good from the top down, but in this case the view from the patient's bedside hasn't changed much. Read More   Richi Jennings: Steve Ballmer was actually fired, sources say. So what now? Goodbye, Steve. We'll miss your unique presentation style. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer was fired, say sources. Not that this is a huge surprise to industry-watchers. Ballmer is seen as a failure, although there are one or two supportive voices. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers chew over Big-Steve's legacy. Not to mention: Ballmer in happier times... Read More
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