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TOP STORIES - April 14, 2011 • Why Windows 8 Will Be Microsoft's Most Crucial OS Release Yet • WordPress Hackers Stole Sensitive Bits of Source Code • Microsoft Focuses on WP7, Kinect and Silverlight 5 at MIX11 • Dumping Flip Will Help Cisco's Enterprise Business: Analysts • Oracle's Cloud Strategy: Cover All Angles SPOTLIGHT 10 Problems Plaguing iPad 2 The iPad 2 was a hit early on, selling out. But it doesn't mean that buyers haven't been disappointed with some of its glaring issues. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • 11 Apps to Secure Your Smartphone • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Packs Pluses • Developer Draws at Microsoft MIX11 • A Social Network for Plug-in EVs FEATURED VIDEO Managing Mobile with VDI We look at how to employ network management strategies in a mobile world. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • Windows 8 Rumored Features Roundup • Internet Explorer 10 Previewed at MIX11 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need IN THIS ISSUE Why Windows 8 Will Be Microsoft's Most Crucial OS Release Yet News Analysis: A lot of chatter emanating from Microsoft headquarters indicates Windows 8 could be released as early as next year. Microsoft needs to make sure that it doesn't stumble with this new generation coming as it seems close on the heels of the successful Windows 7. READ MORE >> WordPress Hackers Stole Sensitive Bits of Source Code Hackers launched a root-level break-in on several WordPress.com servers and gained access to some "sensitive bits" of source code and related information. READ MORE >> Sponsored by IBM Discover the Smarter Tech Blog for ideas and information from IT industry experts. Go to the Blog! ADVERTISEMENT Microsoft Focuses on WP7, Kinect and Silverlight 5 at MIX11 Microsoft showed off the next version of the Windows Phone 7 operating system, delivered a beta of Silverlight 5 and announced a beta of the upcoming Kinect for Windows SDK. READ MORE >> Dumping Flip Will Help Cisco's Enterprise Business: Analysts Cisco's venture into consumer technology distracted it from its core enterprise networking products and hurt its overall business, according to analysts. READ MORE >> Oracle's Cloud Strategy: Cover All Angles Oracle's cloud strategy involves offering a wide range of products and services, countering rivals with a narrower focus, according to one executive. 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 >> Ahead With the Cloud, Not Head in the Clouds: Increasing Your Competitive Edge Apr 21, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for this interactive eSeminar where Joe Ghory, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Riverbed Technology, will help you discover how to give your current and future network infrastructures a competitive edge, delivering both performance and efficiency. REGISTER >> Channel Insider Alert: Managed Services: Where to Begin? Apr 14, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join the Channel Insider for this interactive eSeminar where industry experts will examine these questions and many more. Experts will discuss how to begin changing your business model around to focus on high value and high customer interaction. REGISTER >>

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Getting Tough on Cloud, CRM; Defining Your Cloud Strategy

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Featured Story (Scroll Down for More) CRM: Four Tough Questions to Ask In the book "Harvard Business Review on Increasing Customer Loyalty" (Harvard Business Review Press/available now), contributors Darrell K. Rigby and Dianne Ledingham weigh in on effective CRM planning, pinpointing the four questions that bring clarity to what otherwise could be a muddled process. In the end, it's essential to ensure that much-hyped CRM tools deliver needed, measurable value to the organization, the authors contend. READ MORE >> Cloud Strategy What you need to know. READ MORE >> Cloud Integrity Protecting your data. READ MORE >>   Cloud Checklist Five things to require from providers. READ MORE >> Cloud Computing Rights Six to know from Gartner. READ MORE >> CIO Insight Extra Today's Data Center: More Cloud, Less Mainframe AFCOM surveyed 358 data center managers to find out how data centers are adapting to the ever-evolving IT environment. READ MORE >> Overcoming Application Overload Is the management of applications on your enterprise in need of rational revision? READ MORE >> Sponsored by IBM Discover the Smarter Tech Blog for ideas and information from IT industry experts. Go to the Blog! ADVERTISEMENT Strong Information Security Starts at Endpoints As we watch the fallout from Epsilon data breach, we're all facing questions about what more can be done to safeguard sensitive information. READ MORE >> Test Your Mobile and Wireless Smarts How much do you really know about the proliferation of mobile communications in the U.S.? READ MORE >> Gartner: Android Will Have 40 Percent of Tablet Market Android tablets will saturate the market enough to help the platform command 40 percent market share by 2015. 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 Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the International Monetary Fund: An Analysis of the History and Operations of This Important Global Institution

This briefing on the International Monetary Fund was prepared by Ron Buccere while a Management major in the College of Business at Southeastern Louisiana University.

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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Exporting: An Analysis of The Promises and Pitfalls of Exporting

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