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	Oracle creates suite of marketing software After spending billions to acquire a series of marketing-related software companies, Oracle is now undergoing the process of creating a unified suite it can take to battle against competing offerings from the likes of Salesforce.com and Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nasuni Corp Cloud-Integrated Storage: A Comparison of Nasuni vs. Panzura This document compares two solutions that deliver enterprise cloud-integrated storage using two distinct approaches. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft marshals marketing, service, social for Dynamics CRM BMC makes the help desk more social How to solve optimization problems with Excel and Solver Microsoft pushes ahead with Skype-Lync integration Third of Internet Explorer users at risk from active attacks HP adds private catalogs for enterprise apps Preston Gralla: Office to be released for the iPad before Windows tablets? What gives, Microsoft? WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks Bridging The Communications Gap Respondents to a recent IDG Research Services survey reveal several gaps between expected benefits and actual realization of those benefits. Learn More Microsoft marshals marketing, service, social for Dynamics CRM Microsoft is about to make a fresh run at its CRM rival Salesforce.com with new capabilities for marketing automation, customer support and social media monitoring. Read More 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 How to solve optimization problems with Excel and Solver Minimize costs? Create a conference schedule with fewest early-morning sessions? In this excerpt from the book Data Smart, find out how to use Excel's free Solver add-in to do some data science optimization in a spreadsheet. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Solving the Big Data Challenge of Sensor Data This webcast will focus on sensor data applications and IBM's differentiated offering to solve the IT challenges of sensor data for better business insight and competitive advantage. Highlights include unique attributes of sensor data and the big data challenges they present. View Now Microsoft pushes ahead with Skype-Lync integration Microsoft will demonstrate on Tuesday how Lync and Skype users will be able to communicate via video conferencing, the next stage of the integration between its enterprise unified communications server and its consumer IM and IP telephony network. Read More Third of Internet Explorer users at risk from active attacks Microsoft late Thursday said that both Internet Explorer 10 and its predecessor, IE9, were under attack by hackers exploiting an unpatched flaw in the browsers. Read More HP adds private catalogs for enterprise apps Hewlett-Packard is launching a service that could help organizations better manage their Android and iOS mobile apps on employee-owned devices, supporting the BYOD (bring your own device) trend. Read More Preston Gralla: Office to be released for the iPad before Windows tablets? What gives, Microsoft? The on-again, off-again love affair between Office and the iPad continues: The latest rumors say that Office will arrive on the iPad even before it comes to Windows tablets. No matter the truth of things, Microsoft needs to make clear its Office strategy, or else it will give up ground to competitors. Read More
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