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• Google I/O: 3 Hits, Up Close

  May 16, 2013

  Google Maps, Search and Google+ changes stand out among news announced at Google I/O thus far. Take a closer look.

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• Vested IT Outsourcing Deals Avert A Catch-22

  May 16, 2013

  Customers and suppliers say they value innovation, but most outsourcing relationships end up becoming a race to the bottom. In "vested"...

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• Data Management Key To Federal Open Data Policy

  May 16, 2013

  White House order means agencies will need to give more attention to data lifecycle management.

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• SAP Vows Hana Is Ready To Run ERP

  May 16, 2013

  SAP adapts its Business Suite to Hana in record time, but customers may want more proof of success before migrating mission-critical apps.

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• H-1B At Center Of Immigration Reform Debate

  May 16, 2013

  H-1B is just one of the hot-button issues in the immigration reform act now being debated by the Senate Judiciary Committee. But it is the one...

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• Google+ Gets 5 Smart Changes

  May 16, 2013

  At Google I/O, Google rolls out new photo, editing and other features for its Google+ social platform, in search of new momentum.

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• Google I/O: Where's Android?

  May 16, 2013

  Google announced numerous updates to individual Android apps during the I/O keynote, but a new version of Android was conspicuously missing.

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• Dell Earnings May Disappoint

  May 16, 2013

  Michael Dell and his plan to take the company private may benefit if quarterly earnings miss Wall Street's expectations.

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• Google Apps To Microsoft Office 365: 10 Lessons

  May 16, 2013

  Switching from Google Apps to Microsoft Office 365, you will find good and bad surprises. But overall, Microsoft's Web apps make the migration...

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• DHS Eyes Sharing Zero-Day Intelligence With Businesses

  May 16, 2013

  DHS proposal would give private businesses access to the government's stockpile of zero-day secrets for a fee. But some say the program may...

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• Windows Phone Steals Third Place From BlackBerry

  May 16, 2013

  Android and iOS are in no danger of losing their incredible lead over the competition, but Microsoft's smartphone platform has made a significant...

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• Is Software-Defined Storage Right For You?

  May 16, 2013

  Data centers have new storage options, but "new" isn't always "better."

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• Google I/O Day 1: Music, Maps, Search, Social

  May 15, 2013

  Google strengthens its platform foundations by introducing a streaming music service, plus improvements to Maps, Search and Google+.

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• Voice Dream Reader: Affordable TTS For Disabled Users

  May 15, 2013

  During a life-changing year in the Arctic, former enterprise software CTO created a life-changing mobile app for disabled users.

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• Google Glass 'Socially Awkward,' Americans Say

  May 15, 2013

  Only 10% of Americans would wear Google Glass regularly, according to a recent survey.

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• BlackBerry CEO Is Right About Tablets

  May 15, 2013

  People laughed at BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins' prediction that the tablet will soon be obsolete. But BlackBerry may get the last laugh.

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• Why One IT Team Developed 'Techapalooza'

  May 15, 2013

  Do it Best Corp., an Indiana-based hardware and building materials distributor, created Techapalooza, its own annual tech conference.

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• Apptio Wants To Be 'Workday Of IT'

  May 15, 2013

  Apptio is pushing into Europe with its software that helps CIOs manage IT operations and monitor costs of IT services, backed by a $45 million...

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• VMware Fights Android BYOD Headaches

  May 15, 2013

  VMware's BYOD ambitions kick into gear through its partnership with Verizon. But is the virtualization heavyweight making its mobile management...

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• Enterprise Data Centers: A Buyer's Market

  May 15, 2013

  What can you do with the money you'll save as data center needs decline, thanks to server and compute efficiency advances?

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• Samsung Ships 6 Million Galaxy S4s

  May 15, 2013

  Samsung's latest flagship smartphone is off to a roaring start, says the company.

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• LulzSec Hacker 'Pirates' Face Sentencing

  May 15, 2013

  Four members of Anonymous spinoff faced sentencing Wednesday for leaking data and launching distributed denial of service attacks against Sony,...

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• Big Data Finds 'Zombie Stores'

  May 15, 2013

  Location analytics can help retailers seek and destroy "zombie" emporiums, unprofitable retail outlets.

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• Google's Software-Defined Network: Take A Look

  May 15, 2013

  Few examples of a live SDN implementation exist. Google shared details on its production use of OpenFlow in its SDN network at this spring's Open...

• Salesforce Improves Mobile Access To Chatter Files

  May 15, 2013

  Salesforce.com's new Chatter mobile app makes browsing and searching files easier on phones and tablets.

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