Goodbye Nokia. Hello new Microsoft CEO?

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	Richi Jennings: Goodbye Nokia. Hello new Microsoft CEO? Barney is prettier and more purple. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is buying Nokia (HEL:NOK1V) (NYSE:NOK), or at least the bits that we care about. For $7.17 billion, it'll get the phone-maker business, plus patent licenses. Oh, and Nokia CEO Stephen Elop returns to the Redmond fold, possibly to take over as CEO of Microsoft. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder why it took so long. Not to mention: Daft Punk's Get Lucky, as you've never heard it before... Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Forrester - Turn Big Data Inward With IT Analytics Big data promises to manage your complex business to make better decisions. But the technology services that run your business are also complex. This Forrester report helps leaders prepare for IT analytics that turn big data efforts inward to manage the technology services that run your business. Register now to get the full report. Read Now In this Issue Jonny Evans: Casio says it don't fear the Apple iWatch reaper... Preston Gralla: Here's why Ballmer's successor must diss Windows to save Microsoft Antone Gonsalves: Apple patent demonstrates risks in innovation Sharky: Welcome to IT. Now get lost! Sharky: Um, no, it doesn't work that way WHITE PAPER: Nexsan Technologies The Five Forces Advancing Archive Center Stage Big Data isn't over yet. How will you handle the ever-increasing amount of digital information? It's time to reconsider why archive may be the game-changing – and budget-saving – way to manage and secure your growing data. Storage analyst Jerome Wendt explains why it's time to rethink archive. Read now! Jonny Evans: Casio says it don't fear the Apple iWatch reaper... I've kind of lost count now of the number of times I've heard a firm say something like this when Apple enters a new industry sector, so it's with mixed feelings I read Casio's boss telling us his company is "prepared" for iWatch -- as it probably means it isn't. Read More Preston Gralla: Here's why Ballmer's successor must diss Windows to save Microsoft Steve Ballmer's successor will have to do plenty to revitalize Microsoft. Here's what should be at the top of his list: Stopping the company's unhealthy reliance on Windows as the centerpiece of almost everything it does. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Proof that Smarter Government is also Better Government This videocast on October 9 at noon ET will give you a rare opportunity to hear from your peers & IBM experts about the power of business analytics to make your budgeting and finance processes as fast, accurate and transparent as you need them to be. Learn More. Antone Gonsalves: Apple patent demonstrates risks in innovation Civil rights debate over Apple patented technology that would enable others to control someone's iPhone raises the question when is it OK to stifle innovation. Read More Sharky: Welcome to IT. Now get lost! This pilot fish is hired by a retailer as a project manager, and though it's not strictly a technology job, he's employed by the IT department and reports to the CIO -- but he's a long way from IT. Read More Sharky: Um, no, it doesn't work that way IT pilot fish is accosted by a co-worker in the hall who's having a problem when working from home. And fortunately, he's brought something in to show fish exactly what's going on. Read More
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