The 'iPad 3' debuts: What to look for

Forrester: Windows 8 mobile devices may top iPad 3 for business deployment | Internet Explorer losing enterprise traction

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The 'iPad 3' debuts: What to look for
The subject of rumors for nearly a year, Apple today is expected to release the details of its new iPad at 10 a.m. PT. As usual, the company is tight-lipped, but as the date approached, the usually credible sites' rumors have converged to a description of a new iPad that appears to be an incremental update to the very popular iPad 2. Read More


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RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services

Why Run Windows Server Apps on AWS?
Top 5 Reasons: 1. No New Hardware, 2. Get Started in Minutes, 3. Use Your .NET Skills in the AWS Cloud, 4. On-Demand Test Environments, and 5. Use your Existing Microsoft Licenses. Learn more with on-demand webinar. Watch now!

Forrester: Windows 8 mobile devices may top iPad 3 for business deployment
Even with overwhelming popularity of iPads and the anticipation of iPad 3, Windows 8 offers something businesses may find worth waiting for: Support for ultrabook devices that behave as both tablets and keyboard devices, according to a Forrester study. Read More

Internet Explorer losing enterprise traction
Enterprise usage of Internet Explorer dropped by 10 percent over the past year, to just over 50 percent, with some organizations still clinging to IE6 despite the security risks. The bigger threat, though, lies in the fact that more than a quarter of enterprise Web traffic flows through browser extension and plug-ins -- some of which IT neglects to keep properly patched, thus making them juicy targets for hackers. Read More

BYOD: A world of pain awaits IT
Want to let your employees use the device of their own choice for business duties? Then be prepared for risks and pain, says a prominent IT official steeped in the practice of supporting BYOD (bring your own device) policies in the enterprise. Read More

Dell: U.S. job growth is in services, not manufacturing
Michael Dell, the chairman of the company that bears his name, does not see manufacturing as a big job creator for the U.S. To him, job growth will be in services and adoption of new technologies. Read More

Google drops the price of Cloud Storage service
Google has cut the price of its Cloud Storage, a hosted service designed for enterprise developers who want to store their applications' data in the cloud, as opposed to in their own servers. The fees, based on monthly usage, have been cut between 8 percent and 15 percent, depending on the amount of data involved, said Navneet Joneja, product manager for Google Cloud Storage. Read More




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