Apple's Mac OS X 'Lion,' iOS5 Converge in iCloud; 'Windows 8' Faces Legacy, Tablet Challenges

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TOP STORIES - June 9, 2011 • Apple's Mac OS X 'Lion,' iOS5 Converge in iCloud • 'Windows 8' Faces Legacy, Tablet Challenges • Why HP's TouchPad Might Be iPad's Top Challenger • Microsoft, Facebook, Others Support AT&T's T-Mobile Buy • Smarter Apps Harness Dual Touch Screens SPOTLIGHT 9 Summer Smartphones Worth the Wait Expect to see dual-core processors, near-field communications tech, 4G connectivity and HD video streaming. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Galaxy Tab Poses Major Threat to iPad • Google Wallet: Easy Mobile Payments • Android, Chromebook Questions Linger • Michael Eisner-Style Smarter Management FEATURED VIDEO BI Goes to Head of the Class Colleges are now offering business intelligence and analytics courses, degrees. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Windows 8 Questions for Microsoft • IBM at 100: Biggest Hits and Misses • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year • Galaxy Tab 10.1: Fine iPad Alternative IN THIS ISSUE Apple's Mac OS X 'Lion,' iOS5 Converge in iCloud CEO Steve Jobs hit the stage at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference June 6 to unleash the long-anticipated Mac OS X 'Lion,' which refines the popular operating system with some 250 new features. Jobs also unveiled the iOS 5, which frees iPads, iPhones and iPods from needing to be tethered to a PC. He also introduced iCloud, a Web file storage and backup platform that interconnects with Lion and connects all iOS devices. READ MORE >> 'Windows 8' Faces Legacy, Tablet Challenges Microsoft is betting big on Windows 8's ability to satisfy both tablet and PC users. But the success of Windows 7 and legacy applications offers challenges. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Symantec Examine the factors driving interest in desktop virtualization and the seven keys to selecting the right storage architecture for enterprise VDI deployments. See how Symantec VirtualStore satisfies these seven key requirements. Click here ADVERTISEMENT Why HP's TouchPad Might Be iPad's Top Challenger News Analysis: HP's TouchPad is still a few months away from release, but it has the features and design points that could make this tablet the biggest threat to the iPad yet. READ MORE >> Microsoft, Facebook, Others Support AT&T's T-Mobile Buy Microsoft is one of a handful of tech giants publicly backing AT&T's bid to acquire T-Mobile, according to documents submitted to the Federal Communications Commission. READ MORE >> Smarter Apps Harness Dual Touch Screens Multipane apps are enabling a tabletlike experience on smartphones. This is done through touch-enabled functions that are activated from one touch screen, with results displayed on the other touch screen. 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 >> Best Practices for Virtual Machine Backups to the Cloud Jun 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) To resolve this conflict some businesses have embraced legacy agent and tape-based approaches that over time become too costly to manage and can fail to meet service level requirements. For many organizations new approaches such as backup and archive to cloud storage solves the dilemma. REGISTER >> What Can Identity Management Do for You? Jun 15, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Register today for this online event to hear industry experts compare and contrast different architectures such as synchronization-based and event-based models. Executives will discuss the common problems most enterprises face when they address identity management, and give you valuable insight into how identity management can become the center of most, if not all, of your IT-management policies. REGISTER >>

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