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	Richi Jennings: Huge Chromebook sales growth. Will 2019 be the year of the Linux desktop? Shut up and give Google your data. The Chromebook platform goes from strength to strength. Market researchers say they're selling faster than ever, predicting 11 million sales (in... err... 2019). And it's not just consumers buying them. Some enterprises are choosing to move most of their Windows users to Chrome OS -- motivated by the XP end-of-life and cost savings. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder the wisdom of Chromebooks and Chromeboxes in the enterprise. Read More WHITE PAPER: Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. Secure, Agile ERP Best Practices Take advantage of a more nimble and resilient ERP infrastructure. Learn how one enterprise turned to hosted application services delivered via a virtual private cloud. Learn More. In this Issue NSA phone metadata collection program renewed for 90 days Supreme Court justices raise questions about software patents Healthcare.gov sees a maintenance outage on sign-up deadline day WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Exploring Business and IT Friction: Myths and Realities IT Organizations with passion for and actions around customer experience will lead the Service Revolution. Learn More>> Learn More NSA phone metadata collection program renewed for 90 days The Obama Administration has secured a 90-day extension of the National Security Agency's controversial authority to collect phone metadata records on U.S. customers under the Patriot Act. Read More WHITE PAPER: Innotas The Project Manager's Guide to Life Ever feel like you're herding cats, when all you're trying to do is manage projects? If you have countless projects and applications drifting aimlessly like parentless children and no idea what's going with them, it's time for an integrated project portfolio management approach. Get the Innotas eBook today. Read now! Supreme Court justices raise questions about software patents The U.S. Supreme Court could wipe out a whole swath of software and business-method patents if justices invalidate four electronic-trading patents, an attorney for patent-owner Alice said. Read More Healthcare.gov sees a maintenance outage on sign-up deadline day The U.S. government's flagship health insurance exchange website, Healthcare.gov, was temporarily shut down Monday, the deadline for people to sign up for health coverage under the new law. Read More
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