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	Update: 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   WHITE PAPER: HP Protecting Your Mid-Size Business from Security Threats Security breaches in large enterprises make the headlines, but 55% of small and mid-size businesses have also experienced a data breach. And 60% of small businesses fail within six months of falling victim to a cyber attack. 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Jonny Evans: Why enterprise IT pros should fear Apple and IBM WHITE PAPER: Mobiquity Inc.   Five Steps to Developing a Successful Mobile Strategy Don't lose time and money with a "throw an app against a wall to see if sticks" approach to mobile. It won't work. You need a well-thought-out strategy to take full advantage of mobile. This white paper lays out the five important steps to a robust enterprise mobile strategy. Learn more. Surface survives Microsoft cuts, but tablet strategy remains muddled Microsoft plans to press ahead with its in-house Surface tablets, but the company's strategy remains vague and elusive. Read More   As it lays off workers, Microsoft also kills its low-end Nokia X smartphones In addition to announcing its largest job cuts ever, Microsoft today also signaled a retreat from its low-end Nokia X line of Android phones. Read More   Layoffs raise questions about Nadella's commitment to Nokia deal Microsoft's 14 percent staff reduction, the largest in its history and focused heavily on employees acquired from Nokia's devices and services business, has some observers thinking Satya Nadella got a bad case of Lumia-induced indigestion. 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   Enterprises increasingly look to the private cloud Companies interested in moving to cloud computing are increasingly choosing a private cloud for the increased security and, often, compliance features, according to a recent survey. Read More   Emergency vBulletin patch fixes SQL injection vulnerability Developers of the popular vBulletin Internet forum software have issued emergency patches Wednesday in order to fix a SQL injection vulnerability that could allow attackers to read and manipulate information stored in the databases of vBulletin-based sites. Read More   Lenovo stops selling small-screen Windows tablets in the US Lenovo has stopped selling Windows tablets with screen sizes under 10 inches in the U.S. due to lack of interest. Read More   Facebook tests 'buy' button to let users make purchases from their feeds Facebook is testing a "buy" button that lets users make purchases directly from their news feeds. Read More   SAP CEO talks Oracle, Hana and life in Germany SAP CEO Bill McDermott is going on two months as the first American to hold the company's top job, and has been quick to make his mark with a pledge to simplify the company's software, operations and interactions with customers. Read More   WHITE PAPER: RMG Networks   Visualizing Gamification with Intelligent Digital Signage When designed and implemented correctly, gamification in business can help businesses motivate performance and increase productivity. Learn More. Learn More Preston Gralla: Jeff Bezos hates you But he's quite fond of your credit card. Read More   Tata revenue, profit grows amid strong outsourcing market Tata Consultancy Services posted strong revenue and profit growth in the second quarter, taking advantage of an uptick in the outsourcing market. Read More   SAP raises cloud revenue forecast after Q2 business soars SAP reported strong growth in cloud revenue in the second quarter, while its software revenue continued to fall, reflecting a shift in the market from on-premises software and services to applications delivered through the cloud on a subscription model. Read More   Flaw exposes some Cisco home wireless devices to hacking   Nine of Cisco's home and small office cable modems with router and wireless access point functionality need software updates to fix a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to completely compromise them. Read More   New York's proposed Bitcoin rules include consumer protections Companies trading in Bitcoin and other virtual currencies would be required to hold enough of the currencies to cover their debts to customers and would have to verify the identities of account holders as a protection against money laundering, under new regulations proposed by the New York State Department of Financial Services [DFS]. Read More   JR Raphael: How to make Gmail infinitely more useful on Android Wear With a little bit of behind-the-scenes customization, you can turn Gmail and Android Wear into an intelligently coordinated team. So what are you waiting for? Read More   Jonny Evans: OS X Yosemite, iOS 8: Continuity -- what you need to know Apple's promised Continuity feature will bind OS X Yosemite with iOS 8, enabling integration between Macs and mobile devices for compatible apps. So what is Continuity and what can you expect? Read More   Preston Gralla: Do Microsoft layoffs mean Windows Phone will be sold off? Microsoft's plans to lay off 18,000 people in the next year and decision to kill off the Nokia X line of low-cost Android phones may be more than short-term cost-cutting measures -- they could well portend Microsoft's selling off its Windows Phone line. So says at least one analyst. Is he on target? Read More   Jonny Evans: Why enterprise IT pros should fear Apple and IBM   Apple and IBM intend bringing Apple's legendary ease of use into the enterprise. This means those who currently work in enterprise IT will be expected to deliver complexity and power within applications users can understand. And if they don't do it, they'll be out of a job. Read More
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