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	Richi Jennings: The next patent fight 'twixt Apple and Samsung: Graphene #itbwcw Invisible wonder-material is next IP battleground. Apple and Samsung may be squaring up for another patent fight. Or so the news agenda would have you believe. Our two favorite protagonists are amassing patents about graphene in sheet form. Ain't the future brilliant? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers rub their crystal balls. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Accelerate WAN File Transfers by 50x According to Taneja Group research, 83% of IT managers are considering a move to the cloud a top priority. This paper highlights their research and provides guidance on how to overcome cloud adoption barriers and further leverage virtualization and consolidation efforts by strategically deploying WAN optimization. Read now! In this Issue JR Raphael: The 2 things that hold the Chromebook 2 back from midrange glory Preston Gralla: Can new deals with phone makers finally kickstart Windows Phone? Greg Lambert: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2014 Sharky: Complications of childbirth WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic   Alert Logic PCI DSS compliance solutions Alert logic's cloud-powered solutions help organizations that process, store or transmit credit card data eliminate the burden of PCI compliance. This product brief outlines Alert Logic's solutions and the unique benefits offered. Learn More JR Raphael: The 2 things that hold the Chromebook 2 back from midrange glory Samsung's Chromebook 2 comes so close to being the first midrange Chromebook. Add in these two elements, and we'd have the laptop we've been waiting to see. Read More   Preston Gralla: Can new deals with phone makers finally kickstart Windows Phone? Windows Phone market share continues to be in the doldrums, but there's potential good news: A big Chinese manufacturer, LG, and others have signed on to build Windows Phones. Will that kickstart Windows Phone, or is the platform already a lost cause? Read More   : VCE The Sky's the Limit for Eclipse Aerospace and VCE Learn how Eclipse was able to virtualize the entire data center without any business disruption, dramatically reduce IT infrastructure hardware costs and easily migrate SAP business applications, Siemens Teamcenter and NX CAD server software. Learn More Greg Lambert: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2014 This May update from Microsoft includes nine updates, eight of which have been released for this May Patch Tuesday. Microsoft released an earlier out of band (OOB) patch for the ninth. Of these nine security updates, three are rated as critical by Microsoft with the remaining six rated as important. Read More   Sharky: Complications of childbirth IT pilot fish arrives at a remote site to do a fairly simple IT task. But it turns out the site's server room has been repurposed for a much different use. Read More
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