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TOP STORIES - May 11, 2011 • Why Analytics Is Red-Hot Right Now • What Android Needs to Beat the iPhone • Google Cloud Music, Movies Open Google I/O • CA to Run Data Protection SAAS on Microsoft Azure • OpenID Foundation Warns Websites of Authentication Flaw SPOTLIGHT Google Maps Shows bin Laden Hideouts Pinpoint Osama bin Laden's numerous hiding places throughout his infamous career, up to where he met his violent end. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Google Maps Alabama Tornado Havoc • New BlackBerry Bolds Thin, Powerful • Why Macs Outshine Windows PCs • Touch-Screen Musicians Virtually Jam FEATURED VIDEO Essential Steps for SMBs We look at five tech steps SMBs need to take to keep up with the times. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Samsung Droid Charge Impresses • 16 Hot Startups Flying Under the Radar • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year • Why Motorola Delayed the Droid Bionic IN THIS ISSUE Why Analytics Is Red-Hot Right Now If software is the core DNA of most technology advances today, analytics is the core DNA of software companies. Hummer Winblad Venture Partners is well aware of this. In fact, Hummer Winblad's two largest successes to date have been in analytics--Arbor Software and Omniture. We take a look at the top 10 reasons analytics is surging right now. READ MORE >> What Android Needs to Beat the iPhone News Analysis: Android is besting iOS in overall sales. But on a device-by-device basis, Apple's iPhone still reigns supreme. We look at what Google and Android smartphone makers need to do to have a chance to overcome iPhone's technical and market advantages. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Microsoft Visit WindowsforDevices.com to learn what's happening and what's upcoming in software, hardware, platforms, tools, and design efforts relating to the use of Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile software technologies. Click here ADVERTISEMENT Google Cloud Music, Movies Open Google I/O Google's Music Beta by Google rolled out May 10 at Google I/O, along with a new movies application for the Android Market and several other plays by the open-source operating system. READ MORE >> CA to Run Data Protection SAAS on Microsoft Azure Starting in the second half of 2011, CA's ARCserve SAAS (software-as-a-service) data protection offering will use Azure as its home base. READ MORE >> OpenID Foundation Warns Websites of Authentication Flaw The OpenID mechanism that allows users to designate a Website to authenticate them as valid users on other sites may not be implemented correctly, researchers warned. 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 >> 8 Considerations for Evaluating Disk-Based Backup May 20, 2011 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 9:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for an interactive eSeminar where Jeff Crum, senior product manager at ExaGrid, and other industry experts will share eight key technological criteria to consider when evaluating systems. REGISTER >> Meeting the New Demands for Management & Security with All-In-One PCs May 23, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) vPro is also the key to manage the security issues in a far more rigorous and comprehensive fashion due to increasing governance and compliance demands as well as new and evolving threats. Lenovo adds to vPro with their own unique solutions. REGISTER >>

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