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	Oracle launches revved-up new version of Exadata Oracle has launched the fifth version of its Exadata database appliance, claiming the release provides in many areas double the performance of previous-generation machines. 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 The top tech stories of 2013: Big Brother, wearables, and the struggles of aging tech giants INSIDER Manage app logons and authorizations via the cloud Citrix adds new GoToMeeting pricing, capacity options Mozilla ships Firefox 26 with opening click-to-play move Microsoft tries to lure Gmail users with automated Outlook.com migration tool Oracle becomes sponsor of OpenStack Foundation Richi Jennings: Yahoo! Mail login problems: HOWTO abuse users for fun and profit 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 The top tech stories of 2013: Big Brother, wearables, and the struggles of aging tech giants Politics collided with technology this year as stories about U.S. government spying stirred angst among U.S. citizens and foreign governments and the flawed HeathCare.gov site got American health-care reform off to a rocky start. Meanwhile, the post-PC era put aging tech giants under pressure to reinvent themselves. Read More INSIDER Manage app logons and authorizations via the cloud Single sign-on for all apps -- both cloud and on-premises -- is a big reason to go this route. But cost and customization, especially for very large organizations, can be sticking points. Read More Citrix adds new GoToMeeting pricing, capacity options Citrix has started shipping a slimmed-down version of its GoToMeeting online meeting and video conferencing product that had been in beta testing since September. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless The Rise of Machine-to-Machine Technology Although organizations are rushing toward M2M (machine to machine) solutions, they may be overestimating their ability to take full advantage of those solutions with only in-house expertise. Learn More Mozilla ships Firefox 26 with opening click-to-play move Mozilla released Firefox 26, which kicked off a limited form of click-to-play and patched 15 security vulnerabilities, six marked "critical." Read More Microsoft tries to lure Gmail users with automated Outlook.com migration tool Microsoft has opened another front in its webmail war against Google with the release of a new tool designed to automate the migration process for Gmail users who want to switch to Outlook.com. Read More Oracle becomes sponsor of OpenStack Foundation Oracle is now a corporate sponsor of the OpenStack Foundation and plans to weave parts of the open-source infrastructure platform into its own products, saying it will give customers more flexibility and options for managing clouds. Read More Richi Jennings: Yahoo! Mail login problems: HOWTO abuse users for fun and profit Marissa Mayer captains a sinking ship. Yahoo! Mail login problems persist for many, as company reps say bupkis. Yahoo! fiddles as Mail burns. Execs make crass jokes about kicking users where it hurts, while... errm... kicking them where it hurts. Repeatedly! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers roll their eyes at the chronic incompetence being demonstrated here. Read More
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