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		Tuesday, May 3, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY...

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns. -- Thomas Moore

TODAY'S TOP STORY

U.S. Intelligence Connects The Dots On Bin Laden

Intelligence agencies are leveraging new surveillance technologies and IT architectures to facilitate information sharing in their anti-terrorism and other national security efforts.

RELATED INSIGHTS

• FBI Defends Cyber Investigation Capabilities

• NSA Pursues Intelligence-Sharing Architecture

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Sony Reports 24.5 Million More Accounts Hacked

After a second breach, the company suspends all Sony Online Entertainment multiplayer games as the number of compromised user accounts exceeds 100 million.

Infoblox Extends IPv6 Transition Tools

DDI product line adds functionality to manage IPv6 addresses, ease migration, and manage IPv4 in parallel.

Pepsi Seeks More Innovative Digital, Social Startups

After working with 10 pilot projects in the U.S., Pepsi plans to launch a similar program in Europe.

Twiddy Deploys SAS In Battle With Bigger Competitors

SMB vacation rental business justified the price tag on its BI implementation because it believes the SAS platform will help it better compete with deep-pocketed chains.

Amazon Meltdown Required Reading At Fail University

We're starting to learn more about what happened during the Great AWS Outage last month. Perhaps the fault lies not in our servers, but in ourselves.

Helping Financial Advisors With Social Media Compliance Hazards

Social media management and message archiving firms tackle regulations around financial services.

Cisco Introduces Portable Data Centers

The Containerized Data Centers house 16 racks and include chilled water cooling systems for enterprises that need a quick, flexible, and mobile computing power.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Market Share Keeps Shrinking

Firefox also lost market share, while Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari gained ground.

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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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MORE ANALYTICS

FEATURED WHITEPAPERS

Research Revealed: U.S. Enterprise Encryption Trends

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5 Tips to Backup the Virtual Environment

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MULTIMEDIA

SLIDESHOWS

10 Crowdsourcing Success Stories
We looked at 10 applications of the crowdsourcing concept for business. They cover the broad disciplines of marketing, advertising, product development, customer service, public relations, human resources, outsourcing, project management, Web development, coding, social media, and quality assurance. In some cases, crowdsourcing is the business. View Now

ALSO SEE

• Filemaker Go 1.2 Expands iOS Feature Set

• Lookout Mobile Security Protects Android Smartphones

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?

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TODAY AT THE BLOG

FEATURED BLOG
Featured Blogger Microsoft Aids Porting iOS Apps To Windows Phone

By Ed Hansberry

When developers are looking at a new platform to develop for, there are several questions that must be answered. One of them is "is it worth the hassle to learn a new language and set of APIs?" Microsoft is trying to make that hassle a bit less of an issue.

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WEBCASTS

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.

(Registration is limited to government technology executives.)

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Don't Miss Interop Las Vegas

Get up to speed on IT innovations in cloud computing, virtualization, security, and more at Interop Las Vegas, May 8-12.

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