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Computerworld Weekly Top 10 Mar 11, 2016 Sen. Durbin calls Abbott Labs' IT layoffs 'harsh and insensitive' Abbott Labs, a global healthcare company, is laying off about 180 IT employees after inking an agreement with Wipro to take over some IT services. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Opinion: Microsoft doesn't need Windows anymore • Jonny Evans: 7 steps to protect yourself against over-hyped 'ransomware' threat • Seagate reveals world's fastest SSD • How to master Marshmallow: 12 tips for Android 6.0 • Review: Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge -- the new phones to beat • Blame smartphone use for polls that missed Sanders' Michigan win • Intuit wraps up sales, unloads QuickBase to private equity firm • Soft, illuminating skin could stretch boundaries of robotics • IT Blogwatch: Listen... Amazon Kindle Fire encryption was pointless anyway, so chill White Paper: Info-Tech Research Group Five Phases to Developing a Successful IT Strategy This report presents an overview of the five phases needed to create a cost-effective, realistic, and achievable IT strategy that meets business objectives and satisfies business stakeholders. Read More ▶ Opinion: Microsoft doesn't need Windows anymore Windows now accounts for a mere 10% of the company's revenue. You might not have seen this coming, but Microsoft did, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols says. Read More ▶ Jonny Evans: 7 steps to protect yourself against over-hyped 'ransomware' threat Don't panic -- the FBI is a bigger threat... Read More ▶ Seagate reveals world's fastest SSD Seagate will show off at an industry event today a 10GBps SSD, 4GBps faster than any previous drive. Read More ▶ How to master Marshmallow: 12 tips for Android 6.0 Get the most out of your Android 6.0 device with these tasty Marshmallow tips from JR Raphael. Read More ▶ Review: Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge -- the new phones to beat Samsung's latest flagship Android smartphones -- the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge -- are waterproof, well designed and have an interesting UI. But there are no unlocked versions in sight. Read More ▶ Blame smartphone use for polls that missed Sanders' Michigan win Polling technology still relies on surveys of voters that use landline phones, instead of voters -- primarily younger -- who rely entirely on smartphones. Read More ▶ Intuit wraps up sales, unloads QuickBase to private equity firm Intuit's current strategy focuses on cloud-based subscription services such as QuickBooks and TurboTax. Read More ▶ Soft, illuminating skin could stretch boundaries of robotics Researchers have developed a robotic skin that can stretch to six times its original size, light up and change color. Read More ▶ IT Blogwatch: Listen... Amazon Kindle Fire encryption was pointless anyway, so chill Amazon does a U-turn over encryption on the Kindle Fire (and other toys using the Android-derived Fire OS). In a one-line PR statement, Amazon says encryption will come back to the suspiciously-cheap units in the springtime... Read More ▶ White Paper: Insight Forrester: Understand the Cost of a Breach Report Data breaches cost more than just dollars. In this complimentary report from Forrester, you'll learn the varying costs and how to get management on board with preventing cyberattacks. Get the report. Read More ▶ The 2016 Premier 100 Technology Leaders Check out our March Digital Magazine, featuring this year's class of honorees: The 2016 Premier 100 Technology Leaders. It's a chaotic world for this year's honorees, but that's just how they like it, as they embrace countless ways to spearhead change at their organizations, from shaking up the IT structure to driving technology investments. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Subscribe to CSO's Security Awareness Weekly Sign up for a weekly roundup of features, news, tips and analysis on security awareness delivered to your inbox on Mondays. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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