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TOP STORIES - May 3, 2011 • Developers Get an Eyeful of Windows Phone, Kinect • Nokia to Outsource Symbian to Accenture, Lay Off 4,000 • IBM and Yale Collaborate to Bring Analytics Skills to MBA Students • Why Your Career Is Stuck in Neutral • Oracle Makes a Change at CFO Level SPOTLIGHT Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year Apple said it has no plans to release a new iPad model in 2011. But we look at why the company should reconsider that decision. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • First Look: Apple's White iPhone • The Tablet PC's First 123 Years • Google Shows Off Data Center Security • Low-Cost Micro-Camera Takes Clear Pics FEATURED VIDEO How BA Can Pay Off Big Business analytics (BA) can turn data into actionable, profitable guidance. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Sony Tablets Aim to Stand Out • iPhone Apps Help You Spring into Spring • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need IN THIS ISSUE Developers Get an Eyeful of Windows Phone, Kinect With the release of the next version of Windows Phone--dubbed "Mango"--coming later this year, Microsoft is providing developers with more hardware capabilities, better browsing and improved tooling, as well as expanded opportunities and Windows Phone Marketplace options. The company also announced it will release non-commercial Kinect for Windows SDK to encourage developers to create experiences with natural user interfaces. READ MORE >> Nokia to Outsource Symbian to Accenture, Lay Off 4,000 Nokia, in an effort to cut expenses by more than $1.4 billion, is letting go of 4,000 employees and plans to send another 3,000 workers to Accenture, which will oversee Symbian. 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 IBM and Yale Collaborate to Bring Analytics Skills to MBA Students IBM and Yale Business School teamed up to bring high-tech analytics skills to MBA students. As part of the effort, the students will learn how to manage Web-based customer opinions about businesses. READ MORE >> Why Your Career Is Stuck in Neutral Ever feel that The Man is keeping you down? You may have a point. READ MORE >> Oracle Makes a Change at CFO Level Oracle made a major change in its corporate leadership team April 25, revealing that Chief Financial Officer Jeff Epstein resigned and has been replaced by his immediate supervisor, Co-president and former CFO Safra Catz. 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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