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How To Spot A Fake Facebook Profile
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When 'Nice' Bosses Fail
IT is a service business, where nice guys often finish first. But you'd better be effective too, because scorched-earth leaders are just waiting...
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CEO Won't Stop RIM's Bleeding: Exclusive Research
IT pros are split on whether a bolder move might have helped the BlackBerry maker, but they almost universally agree that elevating Thorsten Heins...
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2 Ways To Ease Hadoop Growing Pains
EMC Isilon and RainStor address enterprise gaps in the open source Apache Hadoop framework.
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The New IT Rulebook: Not For The Faint Of Heart
Smaller, lighter, and more agile are more than just industry buzzwords. IT organizations that fail to lead those charges will get relegated to...
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Join The Discussion: Changes For RIM -- But Is It Too Late?
New CEO Thorsten Heins wants you to know that change is indeed taking place within RIM. But is there enough time for it to make a difference?
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Do iPads Belong At Sporting Events?
You can bring your iPad to the Super Bowl. Should you be allowed to?
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Amazon Grows Revenue, Keeps Cloud Numbers Hidden
As Amazon reported a 35% jump in revenue, it dodged key questions about Kindle Fire and AWS cloud services--namely, whether AWS is helping...
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Obama's Google+ Debut: Lessons Learned
Online get-together with a handful of citizens was a step forward for open government, but participation was limited and key questions were skipped.
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