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TOP STORIES - May 2, 2011 • Cloud Face-Off: Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Web App • IBM Unleashes Middleware Magic with WebSphere 8 • Cyber-Criminals Use Free Domains, Subdomains for Phishing Attacks • Google Android Market Gets Merchant Sales Reporting • Oracle Makes a Change at CFO Level 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 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 >> 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. IBM also credits WebSphere for paving paved the way for virtually all commerce to become electronic and for every dimension of business operations to become Web-enabled. 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 >> Sponsored by Novell Introducing Novell Vibe, a place where enterprise teams can work socially to achieve better results. Combining real-time social networking, online document co-editing and file sharing - all with enterprise-level security and control. It's 'Social Getworking.' Get Novell Vibe for free, now. ADVERTISEMENT Cyber-Criminals Use Free Domains, Subdomains for Phishing Attacks A new phishing survey found that phishing gangs are abusing free subdomain services. They are also likely to register new domains instead of hacking an existing one. READ MORE >> Google Android Market Gets Merchant Sales Reporting Google added merchant sales reports to its Android Market, detailing device information, sale currency and currency conversion rate for each application sale. READ MORE >> Oracle Makes a Change at CFO Level Co-president and former CFO Safra Catz returns to the job on a permanent basis to replace Jeff Epstein; Oracle gives no reason for the move. 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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