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	Facebook buying WhatsApp for $16 billion Facebook has agreed to buy mobile messaging app WhatsApp for US$16 billion in cash and stock, the social network said. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Premier 100 IT Leadership Conference Gain huge insights and enjoy huge savings. Imagine downloading unique insights from the world's top IT leaders in just two days. Explore a breakthrough a new leadership model that transforms the way C-suite teams innovate, transform and collaborate. Brainstorm innovative IT strategies that deliver real value for your enterprise. Network with Premier 100 IT Award winners and your peers. Join us for this premier, two-day event at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. Register now for just $595 and SAVE $600. In this Issue BMC makes the help desk more social IBM and AT&T join forces on 'Internet of things' systems Twitter tests Facebook-like profile page redesign Privacy, consumer groups ask court to reject Facebook ads settlement Staff at recruitment tool firm Distill join Yahoo Microsoft zaps Skype IM bugs Facebook offers more ways to express gender beyond 'male' and 'female' WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation   The hidden costs of storage Storage is cheap. But is it really? Storage is often considered an inexpensive, quick and easy fix to demands for more space needed for our enterprise applications. The problem is that this "bargain" isn't always the deal it appears to be. View Now BMC makes the help desk more social BMC Software wants to bring some social networking magic to the formal world of the IT help desk. Read More   IBM and AT&T join forces on 'Internet of things' systems AT&T and IBM will start jointly offering services designed to help municipalities, utility companies and other organizations use "Internet of things" technologies to better manage their infrastructure. Read More   Twitter tests Facebook-like profile page redesign Twitter is reportedly working to redesign its profile pages, making them more visual, with bigger images, and looking a lot more like social rivals Facebook and Google+. Read More   WEBCAST: Druva Druva inSync: Endpoint Data Protection & Governance 75% of today's workforce is mobile, so you now need to think about protecting corporate data on laptops and mobile devices. Druva inSync's integrated solution enables you to effectively protect and govern this endpoint data. Watch Now! Privacy, consumer groups ask court to reject Facebook ads settlement A coalition of consumer and privacy groups will ask a U.S. court to reject a settlement that allows Facebook to use minors' pictures in advertisements on the site without their parents' consent. Read More   Staff at recruitment tool firm Distill join Yahoo The team at Distill, the developer of a collaborative video interview platform, is joining Yahoo, adding to the number of engineers and other staff from startups that have joined the Internet company. Read More   Microsoft zaps Skype IM bugs Microsoft has fixed a variety of bugs that affected people's ability to use Skype's instant messaging feature across different devices. Read More   Facebook offers more ways to express gender beyond 'male' and 'female' Facebook, in a move that acknowledges the social issues around gender identity, updated its site to give users more ways to express their gender. Read More
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