Sony Brings New Twist to Crowded Android Tablet Space; Verizon 4G Outage Keeps High-Speed Customers in the Dark

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TOP STORIES - April 29, 2011 • Sony Brings New Twist to Crowded Android Tablet Space • Verizon 4G Outage Keeps High-Speed Customers in the Dark • Fake Kaspersky Antivirus Scanner Detected on Mobile Devices • Sony, Amazon Problems Aren't Unique to the Cloud • Google Apps Echoes Microsoft Office 365 with Flexible Billing SPOTLIGHT Why iPhone 5 Should Be Delayed Until 2012 Apple should not unveil a new iPhone at WWDC this year. It might not be the popular move, but it would be the smart one. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • IE10, Windows Phone 7 on Stage at MIX11 • PlayBook Aims to Muscle In on iPad's Turf • Apple Takes On Google, Amazon in Cloud • Competition Applies IT to Social Problems FEATURED VIDEO Anticipate Customer Needs Predictive analytics correct problems before they impact the customer. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • Green Cars Hit Fast Lane at NY Auto Show • Reasons to Adopt Adobe CS 5.5 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need IN THIS ISSUE Sony Brings New Twist to Crowded Android Tablet Space Sony is the latest company to jump into the tablet race. The company's first two offerings, codenamed "S1" and "S2", run the Android "Honeycomb" operating system. The S1 features a 9.4-inch display and, unlike anything currently on the market, has a shape mimicking that of a pad of paper with a few sheets folded over--a wedge of sorts. And the S2 is a clamshell design that opens to reveal two 5.5-inch displays that can operate together for a large view or independently. READ MORE >> Verizon 4G Outage Keeps High-Speed Customers in the Dark News Analysis: The mysterious loss of all 4G service in the U.S. by Verizon Wireless remains unexplained, while taking out Internet access for the ThunderBolt smartphone and hotspot customers. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Novell Introducing Novell Vibe, a place where enterprise teams can work socially to achieve better results. Combining real-time social networking, online document co-editing and file sharing - all with enterprise-level security and control. It's 'Social Getworking.' Get Novell Vibe for free, now. ADVERTISEMENT Fake Kaspersky Antivirus Scanner Detected on Mobile Devices New fake antivirus scareware pop up with amazing regularity, but some researchers encountered an intriguing variant that indicates scammers may begin targeting mobile platforms. READ MORE >> Sony, Amazon Problems Aren't Unique to the Cloud The recent Amazon EC2 outage and the data breach of the Sony PlayStation Network are stoking renewed concerns in enterprises that cloud computing is inherently less secure than private, self-contained data centers. However, the problems--while significant--are not unique to cloud services, according to industry observers. READ MORE >> Google Apps Echoes Microsoft Office 365 with Flexible Billing Google Apps for Business is getting a flexible payment plan: $5 per user, per month. The search engine is also forcing businesses with more than 10 people to pay up, a bid to acquire more paying customers. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Demystifying the Cloud - A Conversation with Dell's CIO & CTO! May 10, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join Dell's Chief Innovation Officer Jim Stikeleather and Chief Technology Officer Kris Fitzgerald as they untangle the nebulous world of cloud computing. These luminaries will explain the various types of cloud services, and they'll also show how to best utilize and customize cloud computing for your environment. REGISTER >> Best Practices for Data Center Consolidation Initiatives May 4, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Specific government initiatives like the US Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) lay out best practice guidelines and objectives for departments and agencies to follow as they plan IT strategies for their own service requirements. This is further supported by the "25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management" and efforts around Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). REGISTER >>

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