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TOP STORIES - April 22, 2011 • Cisco Unveils Cloud-Based, Green Data Center • RIM PlayBook Tries to Tackle iPad's Dominance • VDI Tech Finally Ready for Prime Time • Microsoft's Office 365 Beta Launches Worldwide • IBM Delivers New Power Blades and Upgraded Servers SPOTLIGHT iPhone 5 Rumors Spark Questions The rumor mill is heating up over the next iPhone model and there are many questions Apple needs to answer for its own good. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Facebook Shares Data Center Secrets • What Android Tablets Need to Beat iPad • Windows 8 Rumored Features Roundup • Cloud Democratizes Smart Planet Imagery FEATURED VIDEO Stop Risky Behavior Employee education is key to help guard against exposing your business. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • Why iPhone 5 Should Be Released in 2012 • Reasons to Adopt Adobe CS 5.5 • Turnkey Linux Hub Taps Ubuntu, Amazon IN THIS ISSUE Cisco Unveils Cloud-Based, Green Data Center Cisco Systems opened its newest data center, a facility that will serve multiple purposes, from helping the networking giant consolidate its IT infrastructure and create a cloud-computing environment to being a showcase for Cisco's growing data center technologies and saving on power and energy costs. READ MORE >> RIM PlayBook Tries to Tackle iPad's Dominance RIM rushes onto the competitive tablet market to take on the iPad and Android devices with its 7-inch PlayBook. For business users, the PlayBook offers tight integration with BlackBerry devices, handsome hardware, front- and rear-facing cameras, and security. As a consumer device, though, RIM may have some distance to cover before it can truly become a tablet competitor on the scale of Apple or Samsung. 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 VDI Tech Finally Ready for Prime Time IT managers and C-level executives have been hearing about the virtues of virtual desktop infrastructures for years if not decades. Now, however, VDI technology is finally coming into its own, thanks to advances in broadband, hardware and software. If there is a time to look at a VDI deployment, now might be it. READ MORE >> Microsoft's Office 365 Beta Launches Worldwide Microsoft has introduced the public beta of its Office 365, the company's cloud-productivity offering and current best chance for driving back the threat presented by Google Apps and similar platforms. READ MORE >> IBM Delivers New Power Blades and Upgraded Servers IBM announces a set of new systems running the company's Power7 processors, including new blades and upgraded servers, such as the Power 750--the server used in IBM's Watson computer. 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 >> Embracing Business Intelligence to Keep Pace With Today's Fast Moving Market Apr 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join eWEEK for this live, interactive webcast, sponsored by SAP, and hear from industry experts regarding the importance of embracing business intelligence to better use your information. Attend this online-only event and learn how predictive analytic can help your company learn sort through the data barrage, pull out what is relevant and use it accordingly. REGISTER >>

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