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iPad 3 Debut Reportedly in Early March Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off Is a Google Cloud Drive in Your Future? Google Rolls Out Chrome 17 Browser Lenovo Warns of Disk Shortage Oracle To Pay $1.9 Billion for Taleo Apple reportedly will hold a media event in early March to announce the iPad 3. As usually happens before a major announcement from Apple, rumors about the debut and the new version are flying. Cisco beat the street with its second-quarter earnings. The company's net income rose 44 percent in the quarter ended Jan. 28 as CEO John Chambers continued leading the company out of its 2011 funk. Google is getting ready to launch a cloud storage service that would go toe-to-toe with Dropbox, a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs and videos anywhere and share them. Google has begun rolling out Chrome 17 to browser users around the world. Among other things, the upgrade begins to pre-render Web site pages based on what a user is typing in the address bar. Lenovo Group, the world's second-biggest personal computer maker, announced that quarterly profit grew by more than half, but warned hard-drive costs would remain high amid a global shortage. Oracle is escalating its longtime rivalry with German business-software maker SAP AG and plans to pay $1.9 billion for Taleo, a company that helps businesses hire and manage their employees.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   iPad 3 Debut Reportedly in Early March   Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off Is a Google Cloud Drive in Your Future? Reported readying to launch service.   FULL STORY Google Rolls Out Chrome 17 Browser Upgrade includes 'pre-rendered' pages.   FULL STORY Lenovo Warns of Disk Shortage Thai flooding crimps global supply.   FULL STORY Oracle To Pay $1.9 Billion for Taleo Extends offerings in the cloud arena.   FULL STORY Next Big Thing Online: Free Returns Social Media Marketing Best Practices Businesses Need To Prepare for IPv6 Analytics and Cloud Top IT Skill Needs Best Practices for Cloud Security Technology Predictions for 2011 Free shipping is so last week. The marching orders now include an additional shipping freebie that's becoming the latest demand for folks who want to send back purchases: free reverse shipping. Social CRM expert Spredfast recently partnered with the American Marketing Association to identify best practices to build brand awareness, boost sales, and enhance customer service. With Internet addresses running out under the current IPv4 protocol, the Net must move to IPv6. How should your business approach this? The first step is to understand why the move is taking place. IT careers are heating up again -- at least in some sectors. So what are the best IT careers for 2011? Experts say key skill sets for the years ahead include analytics, data storage, and cloud computing. Cloud security remains a barrier to mainstream adoption of both public and private clouds. But best practices are emerging that make CIOs more comfortable launching new cloud projects. Along with vows of making more money and losing more weight, the new year prompts visions of what the technology future will hold, with predictions from IBM, Intel and industry research firms.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   Next Big Thing Online: Free Returns   Social Media Marketing Best Practices Businesses Need To Prepare for IPv6 Review resources to create a plan.   FULL STORY Analytics and Cloud Top IT Skill Needs Data storage expertise also in demand.   FULL STORY Best Practices for Cloud Security Service-level agreement is a key step.   FULL STORY Technology Predictions for 2011 IBM, Intel and others outline visions.   FULL STORY Enterprise I.T. More Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off Computer Chip Design Boosts Speed Hardware More Lenovo Warns of Disk Shortage Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off Software More Ford Touch Software To Be Upgraded Soulo Turns iPad into Karaoke Box Wireless Tech More Court OKs Samsung tablet in Germany Sprint Flails While AT&T, Verizon Grow Network Security More Hackers Post Symantec Source Code Cloud Computing Is Gaining Trust World Wide Web More New Anti-Tracking Tool for Browsers Google Rolls Out Chrome 17 Browser Data Storage More Faster Data Storage Created by Heat Cloud Computing Is Gaining Trust Small Business More More States Seek Online Sales Tax Looking for Work? Try the App World Microsoft/Windows More Win 8 'Consumer Preview' on Feb. 29 Tiles and Extra Security: Windows 8 Apple/Macintosh More Soulo Turns iPad into Karaoke Box iPad 3 Debut Reportedly in Early March Linux/Open Source More Chrome for Android Smartphones Firefox 10 on a Biz-Pleasing Schedule Cloud & Virtualization More Oracle To Pay $1.9 Billion for Taleo Is a Google Cloud Drive in Your Future? Personal Tech More Kodak To Stop Making Cameras Ford Touch Software To Be Upgraded Press Releases More HELIOS Boosts PDF HandShake UB2 Unlocking Customer Satisfaction

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Enterprise Hardware Spotlight

Lenovo Warns About Global Hard Drive Shortage Lenovo Group, the world's second-biggest personal computer maker, announced that quarterly profit grew by more than half, but warned hard-drive costs would remain high amid a global shortage.   Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off in Q2 Earnings Cisco beat the street with its second-quarter earnings. The company's net income rose 44 percent in the quarter ended Jan. 28 as CEO John Chambers continued leading the company out of its 2011 funk.   HP Rolls Out OpenFlow-Enabled Switch Portfolio HP rolls out a portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled switches that aim to simplify network management, performance and budget needs. The portfolio comes on the heels of new Cisco and Brocade switches.

Mobile Enterprise Spotlight

German Court Rules Samsung's Tablet Can Be Sold Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet, in its 10.1N version, still can be sold in Germany. That's the ruling from a court there, the latest in the epic Apple-Samsung legal battle raging across Europe and the world.   Sprint Continues Flailing While AT&T, Verizon Grow Despite carrying the iPhone in its lineup after years of waiting, Sprint is still bleeding. In fact, Sprint's losses have grown larger since adding the iPhone to its smartphone mix. But it's not all bad news.   Nokia Shifting Handset Assembly Operations to Asia To increase competitiveness, Nokia plans to shift its mobile-handset assembly operations to Asia, with more than 4,000 jobs at Nokia's factories in Finland, Hungary and Mexico eliminated this year.

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