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Microsoft Preps Record Security Patch Tuesday
To lighten the patch burden over the holiday season, Microsoft plans to release an unprecedented number of fixes in October.
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• Microsoft Licenses Palm Technology
• Windows Phone 7 Will Flounder, Gartner Predicts
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The 4 C's Of Interop NYC: Cloud Computing, Consolidation, Consumerization, And CIOs
More than half of the Interop registrants surveyed anticipate that their IT budgets will get a much needed boost in 2012. So where will they be spending that money? Interop general manager Lenny Heymann tells InformationWeek that cloud and consolidation are on the top of the list which is why they're themes at this Fall's event.
Global CIO: As Apple Soars On iPad, Should Microsoft Acquire BlackBerry?
Apple might sell a mind-bending 45 million iPads next year, while Microsoft's only smartphone salvation is to buy BlackBerry maker RIM.
Ellison Threatens Cloud More As Friend Than Foe
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, long a vocal critic, now supports cloud computing, sort of, unless what you're doing falls outside his "definition."
Amazon Reportedly Prepping Android App Store
E-commerce leader would take on Google's Android Market, criticized by consumers and developers for its cumbersome checkout system.
92% Of U.S. Toddlers Have Digital Footprint
Many children's online record begins at birth, or even earlier with uploads of sonogram photos, and privacy experts are warning parents to be careful what they post online.
Google Calendar Disruption Enters Fourth Day
Hosted service problems offer a reminder that 99.9% uptime isn't the same as 100% uptime.
Adobe Shares Plunge As Microsoft Talk Fizzles
Discussions between CEOs of the two software companies dismissed as nothing more than a "routine chat."
Acer Plans Dual Boot Android, Windows Netbooks
Dual-core notebooks will run both operating systems, joining the three current dual boot models Acer's Aspire One line.
Drive-By Malware Blocked By New Tool
BLADE stops malicious websites from performing so-called drive-by-downloads, but can't block social engineering attacks.
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Energy Is 12 Percent of Data Center Costs, Says Gartner
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Energy is rising faster than other category of data center expenses, and the rising population of servers is blamed. Could virtualization help?
The Autonomy of Google And Facebook Services
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Record Microsoft Patch Tuesday Ahead
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Administrators, get your rest this weekend. According to Microsoft's advanced warning, next Tuesday is going to be a record-setter when it comes to software vulnerability updates.
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