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TOP STORIES - April 29, 2011 • IBM Unleashes Middleware Magic with WebSphere 8 • Cloud Face-Off: Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Web App • Windows 7 Still Chasing Windows XP • Amazon Web Services Outage Puts Scrutiny on the Cloud • Cisco Pushes Back Against Networking Rivals, Critics 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 IBM Unleashes Middleware Magic with WebSphere 8 WebSphere is IBM's foundation for middleware and is designed to speed the development of applications and services. The latest version, WebSphere Application Server 8, or WAS 8, increases users' security and control, and delivers automated enhancements for the installation, maintenance, testing and problem resolution of business apps. WAS 8 also supports apps from the desktop to popular mobile devices. READ MORE >> Cloud Face-Off: Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Web App Google and Microsoft have added some heat to the Web-based collaboration software race, tossing barbs at each other every step of the way. Google claims that its software reads Office docs with great fidelity, so Microsoft created a site put that claim to the test. Take a look at Microsoft's document comparison. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Biz Advisor Video Blog Information and resources on how to use technology to cut cost and improve efficiency in small businesses. Go to the blog! ADVERTISEMENT Windows 7 Still Chasing Windows XP Microsoft claims that more than 350 Windows 7 licenses have sold in the 18 months since its release. However, despite those numbers, Windows 7 still lags in second, behind venerable Windows XP, which owns about half of the OS market. READ MORE >> Amazon Web Services Outage Puts Scrutiny on the Cloud It took five days for Amazon Web Services to restore all services to its customers following the largest outage in its history. The mishap disrupted Amazon's EC2 cloud hosting services, knocking thousands of Websites off the Internet. Though service has been restored, the event fueled a debate over the role of cloud computing. READ MORE >> Cisco Pushes Back Against Networking Rivals, Critics Cisco officials are looking to reassert the company's position in the networking space, accusing rivals and critics of advocating "good enough" networks. 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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