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	HP upgrade project meets a NASA that's 'resistant to change' The inspector general of NASA has issued a report that's critical of both Hewlett-Packard and the space agency for messing up a plan to centralize management of the agency's end-user computing under a $2.5 billion outsourcing contract. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Workforce Analytics Enable Smarter Decisions Learn how your organization can create a successful strategy to use analytics for greater business value. View Now In this Issue 8 SVG tools for jazzing up the Web Target breach happened because of a basic network segmentation error Apple removes Blockchain, last Bitcoin wallet app, from mobile store 15 years later, Googlers recall first data center Costolo prescribes fix for Twitter growth pains Twitter doubles revenue but profit remains elusive Google ad guru Wojcicki to lead YouTube FTC clears Google plan to buy Nest Sony sheds Vaio PC business Typo goes on offensive against BlackBerry in patent suit Richi Jennings: Sony selling PC business, says sayonara to Vaio RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO Perspectives Atlanta Conference Save the Date: CIO Perspectives Atlanta Conference, March 12 The CIO Perspectives Atlanta Conference 2014 agenda is being crafted with the expert guidance of our Atlanta CIO Advisory Board members, which includes CIOs from Carter's, Coca-Cola, Cox Communications, NCI Building Systems, Brambles, GE Energy and more. Register Today! 8 SVG tools for jazzing up the Web Developers have a host of powerful options for getting the most out of the popular Scalable Vector Graphics spec. Read More   Target breach happened because of a basic network segmentation error The massive data breach at Target last month may have resulted partly from the retailer's failure to properly segregate systems handling sensitive payment card data from the rest of its network. Read More   Apple removes Blockchain, last Bitcoin wallet app, from mobile store Apple on Wednesday removed Blockchain, the last remaining application in its mobile store for transmitting bitcoins, signaling the continuing uncertainty around the virtual currency. Read More   15 years later, Googlers recall first data center Google runs its services from some of the biggest, most sophisticated data centers on the planet, but it wasn't always that way. Some of its top engineers have been reminiscing this week about the early days, when Google operated from a tiny server room down the hall from Altavista, and when Larry Page used to roll up his sleeves and fix its servers with a twist tie. Read More   Costolo prescribes fix for Twitter growth pains New figures released by Twitter on Wednesday suggest the company may be struggling to keep its users engaged, but CEO Dick Costolo has outlined some ideas to make the service more inviting. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Secrets to Corporate Communications Success Learn how other companies are successfully creating advocates out of their employees and help them to better understand their corporation's key messages through the use of new and exciting technologies. Learn More Twitter doubles revenue but profit remains elusive Twitter reported its first earnings as a public company on Wednesday, revealing that sales more than doubled from a year ago, though it still hasn't managed to turn a profit. Read More   Google ad guru Wojcicki to lead YouTube Google has named a top executive from its advertising business to become the new chief executive of its YouTube service. Read More   FTC clears Google plan to buy Nest Google's proposed acquisition of Nest Labs has been cleared by U.S. antitrust regulators, possibly paving the way for an early closure of the transaction. Read More   Sony sheds Vaio PC business Sony will sell its struggling PC business to a Japanese investment firm, the company said Thursday, meaning the slick 'Vaio' brand could all but disappear from markets outside Japan. Read More   Typo goes on offensive against BlackBerry in patent suit Typo Products, the start-up being sued by BlackBerry over an iPhone keyboard add-on, has come out swinging against a demand that its product be taken off sale in the U.S. Read More   Richi Jennings: Sony selling PC business, says sayonara to Vaio Vaio PCs to go to JIP IF, ASAP (or at least PDQ). Sony (NYSE:SNE) has announced a deal to sell its Vaio PC business to Japan Industrial Partners, a company that specializes in manufacturing sector investment and turnaround. Revelations that Sony is closing the kimono on its PC business leaves more than a few bloggers shocked. Earlier in the week, rumors of a Vaio buyout by Lenovo proved false, driving down Lenovo shares by 16% before Sony issued a statement denying such gossip. Saying sayonara to Vaio and desktop PCs, Sony intends to place more emphasis on mobile and high-end consumer devices, just like everyone else. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers say adios, ciao, and goodbye to Sony Vaio. Read More
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