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		Wednesday, May 9, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY...

When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change. -- Annette Funicello

TODAY'S TOP STORY
Google I/O: What Android Needs
By Eric Zeman
The Gingerbread and Honeycomb versions of Android need to be merged into a single, powerful mobile OS that will appeal to businesses, consumers, and developers alike.

RELATED INSIGHTS

• Android Dominates Now, Windows Mobile Will In 2015

• Microsoft Should Reveal WP7 Sales Figures

ALSO SEE

Global CIO: Why The Amazon Cloud Outage Is Irrelevant

Having lived with generations of products that promised to eliminate human error, I know this: They won't. Plan for failure.

Apple iOS Gets NoSQL System For Synchronizing Data

Mobile Couchbase beta is available to iPhone and iPad developers as a free download for mobile device applications.

Manage The Mayhem Of Mobile BI

Some business intelligence vendors rely on device-native mobile apps while others count on browser-based viewing of reports and dashboards. Here...

The Right Way To Get Employees To Collaborate

With Microsoft SharePoint, Lotus Connections, or any other platform, your approach is more important than the technology.

Review: RockMelt Browser Enhances Social Web Experience

Boosted Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube capabilities make the Web browser a good everyday app and an excellent choice for those who are heavy social media users.

CIO Profiles: Mark Schissel Of Herbalife

Don't do something that's "good for your career" if it really isn't a good fit for you, Herbalife's CIO advises.

Practical Analysis: Join The OpenFlow Show On Next-Gen Campus Networks

The OpenFlow standard from the Open Networking Foundation is one to watch.

BYOD Requires Mobile Device Management

To keep "BYOD" from translating to "bring your own disaster," IT needs MDM.

Security Moves Center Stage

Our 2011 Strategic Security Survey shows increased executive interest in security. We tell you what to do next.

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ANALYTIC REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS

FEATURED REPORTS

Going All In On Virtualization a Smart Bet

We discuss how IT can manage users, security, and availability; calculate TCO; and decide on an outsourced vs. in-house implementation.
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Strategy: VDI Models

We examine the considerations for VDI adoption using a variety of industries as use cases, explain how to accurately weigh the cost of initial implementation against long-term benefits, and discuss ways to garner support from senior management.
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The Coming Storage Armageddon

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5 Reasons to move Lotus Notes apps to the cloud

Two decades after its original release of Lotus Notes, it has begun to show its age. And with the rise of Web 2.0 and cloud computing architectures, customers have become less tolerant of unintuitive interfaces that frustrate users, disparate databases that defy integration, and siloed data that resists consolidation. Download this paper today to review the top 5 reasons to migrate Lotus Notes to the cloud.
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MULTIMEDIA

SLIDESHOWS

Inside Interop 2011 Hot Stage
Three months of planning the Interop network. Two weeks staging the equipment and preparing the network. Dozens of people from as many vendors all focused on putting together a network that will go live for six days. Glenn Evans, Interop network project lead and benevolent dictator, works with the vendors and volunteers to design, build, troubleshoot, and manage the InteropNet. View Now

ALSO SEE

• RockMelt Boosts Facebook, Twitter Integration

• 12 Hot Mobile Medical Apps

MORE SLIDESHOWS

VIDEOS

Sprint and HTC Go EVO 3D and EVO View Tablet
Sprint announced its 21st and 22nd 4G devices: the HTC EVO 3D, a 4.3-inch, stereoscopic display phone with dual core 1.2 GHz processors; and the HTC EVO View, a 7-inch tablet with a 1.5 GHz processor. Both offer hot spots that support 8 devices. Watch

ALSO WATCH

• Samsung Announces Two Super Thin Galaxy Tablets

• 03.22.11 Is OTC Derivatives Reform In Jeopardy?

MORE VIDEOS

TODAY AT THE BLOG

FEATURED BLOG
Featured Blogger Android Dominates Now, Windows Mobile Will In 2015

By Lamont Wood

For the foreseeable future, consumers' interest in smartphones will be very similar to recent trends. The long term though looks very different than it does today.

MORE BLOGS

WEBCASTS

Healthcare Pros: Nominate Your Favorite Mobile Medical App!

InformationWeek Healthcare's Mobile App Smackdown is a competition to identify some of the most compelling and transformational mobile healthcare and telehealth applications. We'd like to hear about applications that facilitate communication between healthcare practitioners and patients or ones that help clinicians do their jobs better.

Nominate Your Favorites Today (Deadline: May 31, 2011)

Managing Oracle Exadata with Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g

Please join us for an interactive Webcast where you can ask our Oracle experts questions and learn firsthand how to efficiently manage all stages of Oracle Exadata's lifecycle, from testing to deployment.

Thursday, May 12, 2011 -- Time: 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET

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RESOURCES AND EVENTS

InformationWeek Government IT Leadership Forum 2011

Government IT Leadership Forum (happening May 5th) is a day-long event where senior IT leaders in government come together to discuss how they're using technology to drive change in federal departments and agencies. We will also be hosting an awards luncheon for the InformationWeek Government 50, featuring leading CIOs in local, state, and federal government.

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