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	Adobe confirms Windows 8 users vulnerable to active Flash exploits Microsoft's Windows 8 is vulnerable to attack by exploits that hackers have been aiming at PCs for several weeks, Adobe has confirmed. Microsoft said it will not patch the bug in Flash Player until what it called "GA," for "general availability." That would be Oct. 26, when Windows 8 hits retail and PCs powered by the new operating system go on sale. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue IT spending to grow in 2012 despite economic woes, says IDC Gamification of the enterprise SAP unveils HANA-powered performance management apps in the cloud Microsoft to 'comply immediately' with browser complaints, says EU antitrust chief RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > IT spending to grow in 2012 despite economic woes, says IDC Worldwide IT spending remains on course to grow by 6 percent in 2012 despite the grim economic situation in Europe, thanks to strong software, storage, smartphone and tablet sales, according to IDC. While 2012 has been a tough year for many IT vendors, they have done better overall than many expected in the first half of the year, IDC said. Read More Gamification of the enterprise Can badges and scoreboards really make employees work harder, for no extra pay? Or will IT departments be stuck spending time and money "gamifying" work processes -- only to have to undo everything once the fad has run its course? According to Gartner analyst Elise Olding, 25 percent of all redesigned processes will include some form of gamification by 2015. Read More SAP unveils HANA-powered performance management apps in the cloud SAP on Monday is set to unveil a line of cloud-based EPM (enterprise performance management) applications that run on top of its HANA in-memory database platform. EPM software is a subset of the broader BI (business intelligence) market, honing in on areas such as planning, forecasting and other financial topics. SAP released a major new version of its EPM suite last year, and in March, made an initial link between HANA and EPM with a new application for budgeting, planning and consolidation. Read More Microsoft to 'comply immediately' with browser complaints, says EU antitrust chief Microsoft last week began providing European consumers a "browser ballot screen" for Windows 8, a move that may be just the first of several steps the company will take to head off a new antitrust investigation. According to the Reuters news service, Microsoft has assured European Union (EU) antitrust regulators that they "will comply immediately" with issues Brussels officials have raised about Internet Explorer (IE), Windows 8 and its offshoot for tablets, Windows RT. Read More
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