Box, Dropbox vie for developers' loyalties

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	Box, Dropbox vie for developers' loyalties Developers are becoming a critical battleground for rival online file storage providers Box and Dropbox, who want links to their services in applications. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Benefits and challenges of hybrid cloud deployment Nearly half of enterprise organizations in Europe and the U.S. are looking to implement hybrid clouds within the next two to three years. From cost savings and IT flexibility to security and compatibility concerns, discover the benefits and challenges of taking a hybrid approach to infrastructure-as-a-service. Click to continue In this Issue Bill Gates predicts the return of Microsoft Bob Apple-Samsung phone battle to hit appeals court in August WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Securing Edge Data at the Center Even as enterprises focus relentlessly on consolidation of data centers, they continue to aggressively expand the roles and numbers of branch offices, often located in remote locations that are difficult to support and protect. That poses the issue of how to protect data on the edge of the network, which may be subject to a variety of risks. Read more >> Bill Gates predicts the return of Microsoft Bob Though roundly ridiculed when it debuted in 1995, Microsoft Bob, or something resembling the short-lived on-screen assistant, will ultimately return, vowed Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman of Microsoft. "You always make mistakes on these things," Gates said at the Microsoft Research Virtual Faculty Summit on Monday in Redmond, Washington. "We were just a bit ahead of our time, like most of our mistakes." Read More Apple-Samsung phone battle to hit appeals court in August A court's decision not to prevent multiple Samsung handsets from being sold in the United States despite their being found to infringe Apple patents will go before an appeal's court in early August. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., said Monday it will hear 15 minutes of oral arguments in the case from Samsung and Apple attorneys on Aug. 9. Read More
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