Microsoft Aims to Conquer the Cloud with Office 365; Acer's AR380 Starts Strong in Crowded 2U Server Space

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TOP STORIES - May 18, 2011 • Microsoft Aims to Conquer the Cloud with Office 365 • Acer's AR380 Starts Strong in Crowded 2U Server Space • NetSuite Uses Yammer to Jawbone Its Way Into Social Enterprise • iPhone X: What's in a Number? • New Horizons for Mono and Silverlight SPOTLIGHT Chromebooks Steal Show at Google I/O Google introduced notebooks based on the Chrome OS, which is a bold bet against Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Why Motorola Delayed the Droid Bionic • Google I/O Delivers 'Honeycomb' 3.1, More • Samsung Droid Charge Impresses • Tiny Atomic Clock on a Chip Debuts FEATURED VIDEO Keep Up with Compliance How you can stay ahead of rapidly evolving laws to avoid fines and sanctions. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Top Features of Microsoft Project 2010 • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year • Reasons to Adopt Adobe CS 5.5 • Google Wants Your Home Web-Connected IN THIS ISSUE Microsoft Aims to Conquer the Cloud with Office 365 At first glance, Office 365, which opened as a public beta in mid-April, encompasses a well-thought-out collection of services that combine flexibility and stability while conforming to real-world business needs for compliance and security. Although hosted instances of the Office server apps are already available from third parties, the Office 365 instances will raise the bar for what customers should expect. READ MORE >> Acer's AR380 Starts Strong in Crowded 2U Server Space The Acer AR380 F1 uses many of the same components used in more well-known competitors but charges significantly less or not at all while providing similar management features. The Intel-based, 2U system has 18 DIMM slots and can use either Xeon 5500 or 5600 series processors. All in all, the AR380 is a contender in the rack mount server world. 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 NetSuite Uses Yammer to Jawbone Its Way Into Social Enterprise NetSuite recently announced that it would partner with enterprise social platform provider Yammer to add Facebook-like, secure, internal microblogging to NetSuite's CRM, financials and online commerce offerings. The move makes sense. READ MORE >> iPhone X: What's in a Number? The latest rumor to make the rounds is that the fifth-generation iPhone will be dubbed the "iPhone 4S" because, in many respects, it's expected to be a somewhat minor upgrade to the product. READ MORE >> New Horizons for Mono and Silverlight If Microsoft was to retain Xamarin to bring Moonlight and Mono closer to parity with Silverlight and .Net, it would go a long way toward fleshing out Microsoft's mixed source in harmony message. 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 >> 8 Considerations for Evaluating Disk-Based Backup May 20, 2011 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 9:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for an interactive eSeminar where Jeff Crum, senior product manager at ExaGrid, and other industry experts will share eight key technological criteria to consider when evaluating systems. REGISTER >> Meeting the New Demands for Management & Security with All-In-One PCs May 23, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) vPro is also the key to manage the security issues in a far more rigorous and comprehensive fashion due to increasing governance and compliance demands as well as new and evolving threats. Lenovo adds to vPro with their own unique solutions. REGISTER >>

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