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TOP STORIES - June 14, 2011 • Microsoft's Losing Battle With i4i Will Alter Patent Cases • AT&T and T-Mobile Slam Critics in FCC Motion • IBM's Next CEO: Three Candidates in the Running • Server Virtualization Adoption Widespread: Symantec Report • IBM Unveils Pinhead-Size Nanotech Circuits for Wireless Devices SPOTLIGHT IBM at 100: Biggest Hits and Misses From its delivery of a fine-tuned punched card to Watson, IBM has a lot to brag about. But it's also had its fair share of duds. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Mac OS X 'Lion,' iOS 5 Converge in iCloud • Microsoft Offers Windows 8 First Look • iCloud Gives Amazon, Google Competition • Apps That Harness Dual Touch Screens FEATURED VIDEO Healthy Dose of Analytics A Texas hospital slashed patient readmissions by 22% using analytics software. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Apple's iOS Stats Put Android's to Shame • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year • Inside Samsung Chromebook Teardown • Why Apple's iPhone 5 Remains a No-Show IN THIS ISSUE Microsoft's Losing Battle With i4i Will Alter Patent Cases Microsoft's defeat before the U.S. Supreme Court in its long-running i4i case has the potential to affect the conduct of future patent-infringement lawsuits. READ MORE >> AT&T and T-Mobile Slam Critics in FCC Motion In a filing with the FCC, officials with AT&T and T-Mobile shot back at critics of AT&T's proposed $39 billion takeover bid, saying a combined company would not hurt consumers. The companies claim that a merger of the two would reduce dropped calls, improve service, ease the transition to 4G LTE and meet demand for data services. READ MORE >> Sponsored by IBM Work smarter to get the maximum out of your ideas at smartertechnology.com. News, information, and resources for your IT needs. Learn more ADVERTISEMENT IBM's Next CEO: Three Candidates in the Running According to published reports, the race to succeed Samuel J. Palmisano as IBM's CEO comes down to three Big Blue executives: Virginia M. "Ginni" Rometty, Michael E. Daniels and Rodney C. Adkins. READ MORE >> Server Virtualization Adoption Widespread: Symantec Report The survey highlighted topics including server, client, and storage virtualization and hybrid/private cloud technologies. READ MORE >> IBM Unveils Pinhead-Size Nanotech Circuits for Wireless Devices IBM researchers have achieved a milestone in delivering new graphene integrated circuits that are smaller than a pinhead for wireless devices. 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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