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TOP STORIES - May 3, 2011 • Sony Says PlayStation Service to Be Restored This Week • Apple's Cloud Could Help Blunt Amazon, Google, Microsoft Threats • Verizon Wireless 4G Returns to Life, but Trust Broken • Windows Phone Experiencing New Update Snafus • Osama Bin Laden's Death a Party for Spammers, Fake AV Scammers 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 Sony Says PlayStation Service to Be Restored This Week Sony's senior executives formally apologized to its customers for the PlayStation Network breach and assured them they were rebuilding the network to prevent future incidents. READ MORE >> Apple's Cloud Could Help Blunt Amazon, Google, Microsoft Threats Apple's cloud efforts could help the company blunt competition from Google, Microsoft, and services like Amazon's cloud-based music player. 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 Verizon Wireless 4G Returns to Life, but Trust Broken News Analysis: Verizon's 4G LTE network was back in service in most areas of the country late on April 29. But customer trust in the new high-speed wireless network has taken a serious hit since Verizon shared precious little information about its efforts to restore the service nationwide. READ MORE >> Windows Phone Experiencing New Update Snafus Microsoft is reportedly experiencing some Windows Phone 7 updating issues with Samsung devices, echoing problems that occurred this year. READ MORE >> Osama Bin Laden's Death a Party for Spammers, Fake AV Scammers On the heels of Osama bin Laden's death after a firefight with United States Navy Seal forces in Pakistan, scammers wasted no time in pushing out rogue AV, fake codecs and Facebook scams. 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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