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Between The Lines Columnist Will VMware Challenge Amazon Head On?
By Charles Babcock
VMware announces Hybrid Cloud Services unit. Does that mean VMware IaaS, competing directly with Amazon, or continued reliance on partners?

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Google's Sundar Pichai, senior VP of Chrome and apps, will be adding Android to his responsibilities.

Celeb Data Breach Traced To Credit Reporting Site
Tiger Woods and Mitt Romney are latest to see personal financial details published; credit agencies confirm hackers took data from AnnualCreditReport.com.

ATF's Gun Tracing System Is A Dud
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is using 1960s era technology to manage a 21st century problem. When will this get fixed?

Boston, IBM Plot Smarter City
Public-private partnership in Boston aims to deliver services that cash-strapped cities can't provide on their own.

Google Play Bans Ad Blocking
Ad blocking violates the Android developer agreement, Google claims.

Open Education: Take Back The Curriculum
Textbooks and course materials distributed like open source software are becoming a serious force in both primary and higher education.

Equinix Opens $60 Million Seattle Data Center
New facility enables Equinix to serve as cloud workload transfer point. Will AWS be a future customer?

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