Time for IT Pros to Declare Their Technology Freedom?

	Many employees won't mingle with enterprise social software | Windows 8 uptake sags, flirts with flop
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	Time for IT Pros to Declare Their Technology Freedom? Here in the U.S. we celebrate the 4th of July our day of independence signifying freedom. But we often seem happier when there is someone telling us what to do -- some person or vendor who takes away the burden of a decision and just makes it for us. Read More WHITE PAPER: Randstad Technologies 2014 IT Workplace Trends and Salary Guide Staying competitive in the IT market can be challenging. This guide provides you with insight into variety of IT workplace trends including, U.S. salary data by region and job title. Read Now In this Issue Many employees won't mingle with enterprise social software Windows 8 uptake sags, flirts with flop Microsoft backs open source for the Internet of Things An H-1B whistleblower tries again for justice WHITE PAPER: Red Hat CIOs strive to harness Big Data, keeping an eye on ROI Read this whitepaper to learn how Red Hat Storage Server allows CIOs to confidently support business growth, manage cost and risk, capitalize on emerging technologies, and drive future innovation across their organizations. Read Now>> Many employees won't mingle with enterprise social software In a great IT industry irony, enterprise social networking software, designed to boost interaction and collaboration, is often ignored by users and ends up forgotten like the proverbial ghost town with rolling tumbleweeds. Read More Windows 8 uptake sags, flirts with flop Windows 8's uptake stumbled last month, and the perception-plagued operating system flirted with falling behind the tempo of the Windows Vista flop of seven years ago. Read More WHITE PAPER: HGST ESG Lab Report: Virident FlashMAX Connect This ESG Lab Validation report documents remote hands-on testing of the Virident | HGST FlashMAX ConnectSoftware Suite, with a focus on the performance advantage the solution provides and the ability to deploy the suite in a distributed storage/application environment. View Now>> Microsoft backs open source for the Internet of Things Microsoft has joined what began as a Linux Foundation effort to create an open platform for the Internet of Things. It's a move that may be a telling sign regarding Microsoft's plans for home automation, and even for the Xbox. Read More An H-1B whistleblower tries again for justice H-1B whistleblower Jay Palmer has filed a new complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor, alleging that senior executives at Infosys 'retaliated against him by denying him work, bonuses and promotions and terminating him.' Read More
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