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	Avon halts work on big SAP implementation, cites lack of ROI Avon Products has halted the rollout of a global SAP implementation, with the cosmetics maker saying in a regulatory filing that a pilot program in Canada caused "significant business disruption in that market, and did not show a clear return on investment." Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco and Netapp Total Economic Impact Of FlexPod Data Center Platform The study examines the estimated ROI for the composite Organization and presents the aggregate findings derived from the interview and analysis process as well as from Forrester's independent research. View Now In this Issue Google goes offline with Chrome Apps for Mac Marissa Mayer 'very sorry' for Yahoo Mail outage Larry Freeman: 2013 in review: Big data, bigger expectations? Online lingerie seller says JDA software didn't provide even the bare necessities Google plans to focus on voice search in 2014 Security concerns about HealthCare.gov are overblown, Democrats say WHITE PAPER: Progress 10 Technology Trends in Business Application Architecture This report enumerates the Top 10 technology trends that are reshaping the nature and value proposition of business applications today and in the future. View more Google goes offline with Chrome Apps for Mac Google yesterday launched its new packaged apps, dubbed 'Chrome Apps,' for the Mac, making good on a promise from September when it kicked off testing. Read More Marissa Mayer 'very sorry' for Yahoo Mail outage Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said Friday she was "very sorry" for this week's Yahoo Mail outage, which she implied has affected roughly one million users. Read More Larry Freeman: 2013 in review: Big data, bigger expectations? It's fair to say that big data has experienced more than its share of hype over the past year. According to Gartner's 2013 Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies, big data is approaching its peak of inflated expectations, which means that it will soon be headed for the inevitable plunge into the trough of disillusionment. Here's my big-data year-in-review, plus four top tips for IT success in 2014. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Cloud benefits for the IT Service Management Market BMC explores how the right IT Service Management approach can drive user satisfaction and organizational success. Learn More Online lingerie seller says JDA software didn't provide even the bare necessities JDA has been hit with a lawsuit from online lingerie and underwear seller Andra Group, which claims its business suffered millions in damages after a new e-commerce system wasn't delivered as promised. Read More Google plans to focus on voice search in 2014 When it comes to search, Google plans to focus on advancing voice search in 2014. Read More Security concerns about HealthCare.gov are overblown, Democrats say Security concerns raised by Republican critics of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' botched rollout of HealthCare.gov have been overstated, according to a memo released Friday by two Democratic members of Congress. Read More
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