A Major Irritant

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Why Microsoft Should Make Its Own Tablet; HP Touchpad: A Quick Look

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• Why Microsoft Must Make Its Own Tablet • Tablets a Fad, Microsoft Exec Says • Gartner: iPads, Tablets Boost IT Spend • HP VAR: Oracle Itanium Stance Desperate • HP Touchpad: A Quick Look • CA Woos RSA SecurID Customers • Cisco Partner CSC Offers Telepresence as a Service • ConnectWise Supports Windows Intune • Intermedia, Microsoft Negotiate Office 365 Billing Partner Security Checklist: RSA SecurID Breach RSA has been less than forthcoming with recommendations or even potential ramifications on how to keep customers safe following a data breach of its SecurID solution. So it's up to partners to ensure customer data remains secure. Here's a list of key recommendations for immediate and near-term actions that partners need to check off their list. READ MORE >>   Why Microsoft Must Make Its Own Tablet Apple dominates the tablet market now and the rest of the competition continues to follow Steve Jobs' lead rather than pay much attention to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. It's time for Microsoft to stop sitting out the tablet wars. Here's why Microsoft should develop its own tablet. READ MORE >> Tablets a Fad, Microsoft Exec Says Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, suggests that tablets, like Apple's iPad, may be a passing fad. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard How Linkedin is Helping SMBs Find New Business Find out the best ways to leverage LinkedIn for small and medium sized business with LinkedIn expert, Chuck Hester. Watch the Video! ADVERTISEMENT Gartner: iPads, Tablets Boost IT Spend Market research firm Gartner raised its estimates for global IT spending to $3.6 trillion for 2011 because of the success of the media tablet market. READ MORE >> HP VAR: Oracle Itanium Stance Desperate American Digital, both an HP and an Oracle channel partner, says Oracle's recent statements around Itanium smack of desperation as the acquirer of Sun attempts to stem the market share losses around Sun hardware. Meanwhile, IBM also points to large market share gains and competitive migrations at the expense of Sun hardware. READ MORE >> HP Touchpad: A Quick Look HP demonstrated its new Touchpad tablet to partners at the Americas Partner Conference in Las Vegas this week. The 10-inch device supports Flash and is due to ship by June at a price that is comparable to other tablets on the market. Here's a quick look at the HP Touchpad. 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 >>

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The Morning Scoop - Inside Florida's Koran Burner's Church

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CHEAT SHEET
MUST READS FROM ALL OVER

CONTROVERSY
1. Inside Florida's Koran Burner's Church

Afghanistan endured a second day of violence Saturday sparked by Florida
Pastor Terry Jones' Koran-burning. At least eight people were killed as
a crowd of thousands marched through Kandahar, chanting slogans and
attacking government buildings. The violent demonstration comes after a
crowd angry over the burning of a Koran in Florida attacked the U.N.
mission in Mazar-i-Sharif, killing four Nepalese guards and three
European workers as well as several Afghans. The Daily Beast's Leon
Dische Becker meets the congregants of Jones' church in Florida.

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ETHNIC VIOLENCE
2. Violence in Ivory Coast Kills 800

The Red Cross says 800 people were killed in one Ivory Coast town this
week, as Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to leave office, and Alassane
Ouattara, his elected successor, continue to battle for the country's
presidency. The deaths occurred Tuesday, the Red Cross says, but it is
not clear who is responsible. Ouattara has been in control of the town
since Tuesday. The United Nations says it has received reports of major
human-rights violations by both sides. Meanwhile, Ouattara's forces have
Gbagbo surrounded in the city of Abidjan, but the forces still loyal to
Gbagbo are putting up fierce resistance from the presidential palace.
Nevertheless, diplomats say it is impossible for Gbagbo to escape defeat
at the hands of his U.N.-approved rival, Ouattara.

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JAPAN
3. Nuclear Plant Leaks Directly Into Ocean

Highly radioactive water is leaking directly into the Pacific Ocean from
an eight-inch crack in a pit full of contaminated water at Japan's
damaged nuclear plant. The air directly above the water registered 1,000
millisieverts an hour. The director of Japan's nuclear safety agency
also says higher than normal levels of radiation have been detected 25
miles south of the Fukushima plant, much farther than previously
reported. Workers will try to patch the crack with concrete, but it is
still unclear where the radioactive water in the pit came from.

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CHALLENGES
4. Ex-Mujahideen Lead Libyan Rebels

This might explain Robert Gates' wariness of arming the rebels. Two
former Afghan mujahideen and a six-year detainee at Guantanamo Bay are
helping lead the rebels in the Libyan town of Darna, raising concerns
over the presence of Islamists among Gaddafi's opposition. Abdel Hakil
al-Hasady, a former fighter from the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group,
which was formed by ex-mujahideen returning from Afghanistan, is now
training fighters in Darna. Another rebel leader, Ben Qumu, is a Libyan
army veteran and former employee at Osama bin Laden's holding company in
Sudan. He spent six years in Guantanamo before being released to Libyan
custody in 2007. Adm. James Stavridis, the NATO supreme allied commander
in Europe, told the Senate Tuesday that there were "flickers" of al
Qaeda among the rebels, but said they were a minor element. Hasady,
anyway, says he's changed his views since his mujahideen days. "Our view
is starting to change of the U.S.," said Hasady. "If we hated the
Americans 100 percent, today it is less than 50 percent. They have
started to redeem themselves for their past mistakes by helping us to
preserve the blood of our children."

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2012
5. Obama Readies Campaign Start

Here we go. President Obama may officially start his 2012 reelection
campaign as early as Monday, sources familiar with the decision tell The
Wall Street Journal. After his announcement, Obama plans to head to
Chicago for a fundraiser, then New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Obama's team also plans to hold "Gen44" events geared toward young
voters. His decision to launch the campaign in the midst of budget
negotiations and a potential government shutdown will likely irritate
some Democrats concerned that he'll be too focused on crafting a 2012
strategy. It's already drawn fire from Republicans, with RNC
communications director Sean Spicer attacking the president for working
on his reelection "at a time when millions of Americans continue to be
out of work." Despite fundraising by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney and an exploratory committee by former Minnesota Gov. Tim
Pawlenty, no Republicans have officially entered the field.

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UNFRIENDLY SKIES
Two Flights Make Emergency Landings
Masks failed to deploy in both cases.
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MIRACULOUS
Japanese Dog Rescued at Sea
Three weeks after earthquake and tsunami.
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KING'S TEETH
Royal Family Withdraws X-Rays From Auction
Found at house of deceased dental nurse.
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TORPEDO OF TRUTH
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller Reach Custody Agreement
Over twin sons Bob and Max.
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CELEBRITY REHAB
Lindsay Lohan's Turbulent 911 Call Released
Heard yelling at Betty Ford rehab worker.
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BLOGS & STORIES
FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Jeffrey Epstein's Society Friends Close Ranks
by Alexandra Wolfe

Despite the pedophile mogul's conviction for soliciting underage
prostitution, his circle—a who's who of the rich and powerful, from Bill
Clinton to Katie Couric—is standing by their man. Renowned scientists
whose research Epstein funded also back the billionaire, writes
Alexandra Wolfe.

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April 2: The Week in Viral Videos
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From Chris Brown on DWTS to Britney Spears' deleted Jackass scene and
Rebecca Black's role in Black Swan, watch the buzziest viral videos of
the week.

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What Warren Buffett Needs to Do Now
by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

The Oracle of Omaha's sterling image has been tarnished by David Sokol.
Yale corporate-succession expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld tells how Buffett
can repair the damage.

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Amazon Cloud Drive, Player Hit the Right Notes; Google's April Fools' Antics: Teleportation, Chromercise

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TOP STORIES - April 2, 2011 • Amazon Cloud Drive, Player Hit the Right Notes • Google's April Fools' Antics: Teleportation, Chromercise • IBM's Watson Goes to College • Adding Color to Google or Apple's Gray Social Clouds • Google Slide Unit Creates Disco Group Messaging App SPOTLIGHT iPad 2 vs. Xoom: Tablet Face-Off We hit the local Best Buy to bring you a quick-and-dirty comparison of the look, feel and performance of the two tablets. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • 10 Groundbreaking IBM Patents • 10 Women Cracking Tech's Glass Ceiling • Features That Would Polish Apple iOS 5 • Uncertainties, Risks of Solar Generation FEATURED VIDEO Making Cities Smarter Location-based analytics helps cities realize more efficient operations. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Greatest Google April Fools' Gags • Why AT&T, T-Mobile Deal Is Bad News • Samsung Shows Off SSDs, Optical Drives • Verizon Unveils HTC Thunderbolt 4G IN THIS ISSUE Amazon Cloud Drive, Player Hit the Right Notes Amazon.com recently launched a heavy salvo against Google and Apple in the digital-music wars with its cloud-based service that lets users upload and play their tunes. But Amazon's pay structure could be a turnoff to some. However, for those who want easy-to-use storage bound to a stripped-down, no-frills streaming-music player, Amazon could be offering the service for you. READ MORE >> Google's April Fools' Antics: Teleportation, Chromercise Google April 1 continued its decade-plus-long tradition of April Fools' Day gags and goofs in 2011, seemingly toning it down a bit from previous years with fewer jokes and a lot less effort put into them. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard How LinkedIn is Helping SMBs Find New Business Find out the best ways to leverage LinkedIn for small and medium sized business with LinkedIn expert, Chuck Hester. Watch the Video! ADVERTISEMENT IBM's Watson Goes to College IBM takes its Watson supercomputer to college to play the "Jeopardy!" quiz game against students from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. READ MORE >> Adding Color to Google or Apple's Gray Social Clouds Color could be the type of mobile-meets-social-meets-local application Google and Apple have been searching for. Unless Facebook gets there first. READ MORE >> Google Slide Unit Creates Disco Group Messaging App Google's Slide social application unit has launched Disco, a group messaging app for Apple's iPhone. No version is yet available for Google's Android platform. 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 >>

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Have you made the move to lean servers yet?

Having trouble viewing this email? View in a browser window In this issue: Have You Made the Move to Lean Servers Yet? 4 Ways to Conquer Storage Usability Challenges Readers Beware: Are Your PDF Docs Safe From Malware? Are You Reaping the Benefits of Agile Software? Looking to Integrate Linux Better? Look No Further How to Manage Data Center Overloads Under Pressure Have You Made the Move to Lean Servers Yet? Today, millions of Java developers have discarded heavy JEE containers in favor of lean software platforms. Why, you ask? For most, the choice was simple and clear. These lightweight frameworks and application servers harmonize development with IT operations -- delivering streamlined application development, huge savings of time and expense, simplicity of deployment, and the small footprint required for virtualized environments. 4 Ways to Conquer Storage Usability Challenges In today's challenging business environment, a highly optimized approach to IT sprawl is required in reducing storage complexity and addressing overall demands for improved storage usability for small and medium-sized businesses. EMC's VNXe series is a significant step forward in delivering efficient storage solutions optimized for consolidation and virtualization. Read the white paper to learn more about their features. Readers Beware: Are Your PDF Docs Safe From Malware? At present, PDF files have become a very common way for malware to be delivered to computers. The PDF standard now supports JavaScript, along with tighter connections into user systems from the Adobe Reader program. This makes it very easy for virus writers to utilize scripting within PDF documents and security holes in the Reader software to load malware code and deliver this code onto computers. Users need to be aware of these attacks and be prepared to stop them. To find out more about this ongoing issue and learn how you can prevent it from happening, read this white paper. Are You Reaping the Benefits of Agile Software? Now more than ever, more and more businesses are realizing the benefits of leveraging Agile software development beyond the team level. As a result, they are confronting the confusion and churn of when and how to scale their Agile adoption. This white paper introduces the Lean principle of Pull, along with five other key principles of Lean, and applies them as a theme for prioritizing actions and practices within Agile Teams and Programs. Looking to Integrate Linux Better? Look No Further Are you an enterprise IT worker who has felt constricted by the conventional model of Linux's support system? If you answered yes, chances are you're not alone. Recently, thanks to a study done by Oliver Wyman, its become apparent that the conventional Linux support business model and how new models of support, specifically Novell’s Expanded Support Services, affects IT organizations negatively. This study finds that Novell ESS represents an important break from the conventional Linux support model, increasing the range of options available to IT executives looking to manage their Linux environment and better integrate Linux into the overall management of their server environments. How to Manage Data Center Overloads Under Pressure The pressure is mounting for various healthcare organizations around the world -- the pressure to institute real-time collaborative medicine and electronic medical records (EMRs). The pressure to help ensure compliance. The pressure to support increased patient volume caused by an increase in chronic conditions. The pressure to merge infrastructure to lower costs, implement cloud computing, and reduce energy consumption, and the list goes on. The simultaneous on these organizations will be overwhelming, mostly for their data center infrastructure. Healthcare organizations need an infrastructure that will promote agility and boost productivity without sacrificing performance, raising costs, or impacting security. Read on to find out more. To avoid any problems with your newsletter delivery, please add newsletters@response.webbuyersguide.com to your addressbook. Get the week's most important storage information in your inbox each Monday afternoon. Stay on top of trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to Storage Product Update today! You are subscribed to this newsletter with the e-mail address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. If you no longer wish to receive Web Buyer's Guide White Paper Spotlight, unsubscribe here. Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy

The Best of Web Buyer's Guide This Week

Virtual Backup & Disaster Recovery: A 3-Step Plan | Cloud Computing Payback: 5 Steps to Fast ROI

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5 Reasons Why Today's Backup Solutions Fail Many firms have made significant investments in their tape-based backup and recovery infrastructure with tape drives, removable media, automation, software licenses, and support. However, unabated data growth and the inability to cost effectively manage backup and recovery functions now are forcing many firms to reevaluate or abandon their tape investments altogether. This paper discusses the top five reasons firms abandon their tape-based backup and recovery solutions, and the benefits of disk-based storage technologies. View this resource now Cloud Computing Payback: 5 Steps to Fast ROI 2011 Q1 This study uses customer environment data and cost saving data from more than one dozen companies working with IBM on Cloud Computing. The results overview the financial benefits of implementing cloud computing and provide quantitative analysis of the payback. As you will see, the financial benefits of cloud computing are very real, the payback period is characteristically very short and the action steps to obtain these savings are very well defined. View this resource now 6 Disaster Recovery Service Providers Compared Managing Risk Business Resilience 2011 Q1 SS Improvements in disaster recovery plans and broad business continuity strategies are top-of-mind concerns for leading enterprises today and recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. These key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report, as part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. View this resource now Top Resources of the Week Virtual Backup & Disaster Recovery: A 3-Step Plan Asset 2 In this Technology Strategy Research paper sponsored by Quest Software, learn about the challenges SMBs face when protecting data on virtual servers. Find out how the right solutions can be fast, budget friendly and easy to use. Read this white paper today. READ MORE >>> Do You Need a Converged Network? Find Out Now! This SmartPaper will help you evaluate the benefits of using a converged network, managed services, and SIP trunking. By answering a few questions about your communications needs, this SmartPaper will be personalized with cost saving information specific to your operations. READ MORE >>> 3 Things You Didn't Know About Cloud Storage The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the majority of small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) never recover from a catastrophic data loss. Yet most businesses have no data-protection plan. Unlike the loss of physical assets such as buildings and equipment, which can be replaced relatively quickly through insurance payouts, lost data offers very little recourse. It is no surprise that data protection is now a top concern for businesses. It can mean the difference between being in business or not. READ MORE >>> The Cloud & Data Protection: An A to Z Guide The advent of advanced storage and networking technologies makes it possible for IT organizations to take advantage of cloud-based IT services without sacrificing data integrity, security or application performance. This white paper details how organizations can leverage cloud-based storage offerings as part of their data protection plans. The paper also takes a closer look at the solutions offered by Riverbed that allow organizations to integrate cloud-based storage within solutions that address a growing set of data protection demands. READ MORE >>> eNewsletter Information To avoid any problems with your newsletter delivery, please add newsletters@response.webbuyersguide.com to your addressbook. Get the week's most important IT security resources in your inbox each Monday afternoon. Stay on top of trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to Security Product Update today! If you no longer wish to receive The Best Of Web Buyer's Guide, unsubscribe here. Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy