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	Apple and IBM: A winning combo for IT One thing is clear about the Apple-IBM partnership: It will change the dynamic of the enterprise mobility market in significant ways. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS Unlocking the Promise of Demand Sensing & Shaping Many organizations have limited insight into big data. These limitations have significant opportunity costs and can have a negative effect on identifying and understanding customer demand patterns and related supply constraints. This paper explains how the use of advanced analytical techniques and big data can enhance supply chain networks. Learn more In this Issue Among IBM users, Apple agreement gets praise, questions Microsoft to lay off 18,000 in next year U.S. senator blasts Microsoft's H-1B push as it lays 18,000 off workers How Microsoft announces layoffs will show the company's PR IQ Microsoft may drag out layoffs for a year Microsoft now leads in tech layoffs Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM's Q2 revenue flattens WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Fast, Secure Apps for Remote Engineers Freescale Semiconductor, a global semiconductor manufacturer with 17,000 employees, needed to provide secure, "in the office" application performance for its globally distributed engineers. This case study details their decision to centralize IT operations and consolidate its 18 data centers down to two. View Now Among IBM users, Apple agreement gets praise, questions The IBM-Apple partnership resonates with enterprise IBM user Roxanne Reynolds-Lair, CIO at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles. Read More Microsoft to lay off 18,000 in next year Microsoft announced Thursday morning that it will cut its workforce by up to 18,000 jobs, or 14 percent, in the next year, as part of a broad effort to streamline the company in the wake of its acquisition of phone-maker Nokia. Read More U.S. senator blasts Microsoft's H-1B push as it lays 18,000 off workers U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions Thursday delivered a scalding and sarcastic attack on the use of highly skilled foreign workers by U.S. corporations that was heavily aimed at Microsoft, a chief supporter of the practice. Read More WHITE PAPER: Medhost Before you choose patient portal solution By asking the right questions and connecting the right stakeholders, you can ensure that you implement a true community solution that will improve the continuum of care for your clinicians and patients. Learn More How Microsoft announces layoffs will show the company's PR IQ If Microsoft pulls the layoff trigger today, as many expect, the company will face PR problems if it doesn't make smart moves, a crisis communications expert said. Read More Microsoft may drag out layoffs for a year It could take Microsoft a year to lay off the 18,000 workers it plans to cut, a drawn-out morale-busting process criticized by both labor experts and industry analysts. Read More Microsoft now leads in tech layoffs Microsoft's planned 18,000 job cuts, or 14% of its workforce, is the biggest tech layoff announced this year, surpassing Hewlett-Packard's announcement in May that it was cutting 16,000 jobs. Read More Despite cloud and mobile push, IBM's Q2 revenue flattens Despite a hearty push into cloud services and enterprise mobility, IBM continues to experience difficulty in raising revenue, though second-quarter profit jumped compared to a year ago. Read More
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