Public sector CIOs head to the exits

	Larry Ellison forecasts Apple's doom | Nearly 75% of government IT budgets flat or increasing, Gartner says
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	Public sector CIOs head to the exits In a time of government cutbacks, the tenure of public sector CIOs is increasingly shorter than their private sector counterparts, a new survey by Gartner finds. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Clearing the Clouds for Midmarket Businesses From improved agility and efficiency, to better disaster recovery, midsize businesses are increasingly drawn to the benefits of the cloud. The 10-point checklist included in this expert brief has been developed to help small and midsize businesses select the cloud model and cloud services provider that is right for them. Learn more. In this Issue Larry Ellison forecasts Apple's doom Nearly 75% of government IT budgets flat or increasing, Gartner says A software project with 6,000 pages of specs ends badly BlackBerry starts looking for buyer or partner as new OS struggles Cisco to slash 4,000 jobs in 'rebalancing' plan Activist investor Carl Icahn means trouble with a capital 'T' for Apple WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc. In-the-Cloud Email Service Replaces Three Point Products Read this case study for more information on a comprehensive in-the-cloud email service to help replace three point products. Learn More. Larry Ellison forecasts Apple's doom Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in an interview on CBS yesterday praised Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, calling him "our Edison," and argued that without him, Apple would lose its status as a technology leader. Read More Nearly 75% of government IT budgets flat or increasing, Gartner says Almost 75 percent of government IT budgets globally were reported as flat or increasing in 2013, according to a Gartner CIO survey. Read More A software project with 6,000 pages of specs ends badly A modernization of Orange County, Calif.'s tax collection system that was supposed to take three years and cost less than $8 million will cost twice that amount and take twice as long. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 6 Steps to Application Performance Optimization Poor application performance can cost more than you think. In fact, Enterprise Management Associates reports that it can exceed $1 million per hour in large enterprises. Read Now! BlackBerry starts looking for buyer or partner as new OS struggles Blackberry's board of directors has formed a committee to explore strategic alternatives for the future of the company that could include joint ventures or a sale of the company, as it struggles to turn its new BlackBerry 10 operating system into a success. Read More Cisco to slash 4,000 jobs in 'rebalancing' plan Cisco Systems announced Wednesday it will eliminate about 4,000 jobs, saying it needs to pare down middle management to speed up decision-making and execution. Read More Activist investor Carl Icahn means trouble with a capital 'T' for Apple At best, his presence will be a distraction for CEO Tim Cook, not exactly what the doctor ordered for Apple Read More
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