http://www-cdnsrc.eweek-digital.com/eweek eWEEK remains true to its mission of 20 years, providing core IT buyers with the strategic news and reviews they need to make optimal buying decisions. eWEEK's award-winning journalists and labs analysts provide the news, analysis, opinion and expert product reviews necessary for 400,100 information technology professionals to make the best technology decisions for their companies. No other IT newsweekly delivers timely, insightful actionable information focused on news, views and reviews. en-us Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 720 28 http://www-cdnsrc.eweek-digital.com/eweek http://www-cdn.eweek-digital.com/eweek/include/icons/navbar_logo.gif?lm=1329348892000 http://www-cdnsrc.eweek-digital.com/eweek/20120213 http://www-cdnsrc.eweek-digital.com/eweek/20120213        Contents
    Tech@Work
        Blogs cover exabyte-capable storage systems, Windows Phone 8 details and a huge Google Apps deployment.
    News & Analysis
        Kaspersky summit focused on advanced persistent threats.
        AMD lays out its road map for future chips.
        Facebook IPO is officially on the way.
    Cloud
        Cloud providers are offering new ways to protect information stored in multiple cloud formations, including interactions between private and public clouds.
    Cover Story
        Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox, says her company's transition to becoming more of a service provider is consistent with its core mission: to streamline business processes.
    Business Apps
        PaaS adoption is expected to grow, providing an online ramp to the cloud.
    Mobility
        Mobile devices are being considered as a way to implement enterprise security.
    Mobility
        Ultrabooks may revive the PC market, but their relatively high price tag may causea problem.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer wonders about the accuracy and safety of personal information on the Net.

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs cover Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 and the security crisis at the City College of San Francisco.
    News & Analysis
        Cisco's Unified Computing System helps it compete with Dell, HP and IBM.
    Cover Story
        Microsoft will soon start to challenge VMware's dominance of the data center virtualization landscape. That means IT managers will have to develop a strategy for managing a multi-hypervisor environment.
    Cloud
        Apprenda 3.0 streamlines deployment of .NET applications without major code modifications.
        TeraStation from Buffalo Technology delivers enterprise-level storage to small offices.
        VMware View 5 enhances remote desktop throttling to improve performance.
    Mobility
        PhoneGap 1.3, an open-source mobile development framework, adds Windows Phone 7 support.
    Business Apps
        Alfresco Team makes collaboration simple and affordable for smaller shops.
        Digium's Switchvox gives SMBs access to enterprise-class hardware and software.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer ponders the resignation of Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo.

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    Tech@Work
    Blogs on storage, Google Apps and Microsoft at CES.
    News & Analysis
        CES highlights ultrabooks, Windows 8 and Windows Phone.
        Big data moves further into the cloud—and SMBs.
    Efficient IT
        Virtualization is creating more cost-effective data centers.
        Green IT cuts data center costs and energy consumption.
        Cloud computing deployments continue to grow, but many users clearly don't understand it.
        Cloud computing still faces obstacles to adoption.
        Mobile devices can drive significant improvements in productivity.
        Mobility is changing the way companies interact with their customers.
    Cover Story
        Jonathan Schwartz talks about his former life as the CEO of Sun Microsystems and his new life as a health-care entrepreneur.
    Cloud
        Social networking is a people-driven technology that requires business leadership.
    Prosumer
        Windows 8 could alter the business tablets landscape this year, as Microsoft gears up for a battle with Apple.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer wonders whether ultrabooks are the latest gimmick to get people to buy more PCs.

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs on HP's 3PAR storage, Bing, Facebook, Chrome OS, ODCA & DMTF, and Office 2012.
    News & Analysis
        AT&T's bid for T-Mobile suffers another setback.
        U.S. may respond to cyber-attacks with military action.
    Top 2011 Products
        Five products make eWEEK Labs' top of 2011 list.
    Cover Story
        Tech trends for 2012 include the control of data, cloud computing, app development, advanced cyber-attacks, and RIM and Microsoft mobile strategies.
    Tech Analysis
        Compliance presents significant challenges - and opportunities - for IT practitioners.
    Cloud
        Egnyte HybridCloud sends big files packing.
        Mirage strives to ease the virtual desktop transition.
    Mobility
        Kindle Fire has 8.9- and 10.1-inch versions in development.
        Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus: T-Mobile's price tag has a catch.
    Business Apps
        Talend expands Open Studio.
        123D tools reduce the barriers to fabrication and design.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer eyes Apple's Siri.

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    Cover Story
        CDW CEO Thomas Richards unveils aggressive plans to push into IT services.
    Tech@Work
        Blogs on storage convergence, IT advertising partnerships, social network choices, Google+, Adobe's retreat and oVirt.
    News & Analysis
        Supercomputing focuses on performance and efficiency.
        Google+ offers branding pages to attract companies.
    Cloud
        IaaS offers an alternative to on-premises app deployment.
        oVirt delivers an open, freely licensed virtualization system.
        1&1 Internet builds a green data center that offers cloud services to SMBs.
    Tech Analysis
        Greenpeace published its guide to green electronic companies: HP and Dell top the list.
    Mobility
        Atrix 2 is a great smartphone that sells for only $99 on contract.
        Motion's CL900 tablet is a workhorse designed for use on the shop floor or in the field.
        Springboard tablet offers a 4G connection, solid hardware.
        Droid Razr 4G LTE is the best Motorola Android phone yet.
    Business Apps
        Lexmark plans new BPM software platforms for health care and other verticals.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer has smartphone envy, but he feels guilty about buying the latest, greatest device.

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs on the media cloud, Steve Jobs' bio, Google+, thin clients and Sony Ericsson.
    News & Analysis
        CEO succession plans of IBM, Apple and HP vary widely.
        HP strives for a strong, balanced PC division.
    Tech Analysis
        Thin-client devices battle to unseat entrenched PCs as the device of choice for business.
    Business Apps
        Cloud is a key weapon of the U.S. intelligence community.
        Apple's iOS 5 adds cloud and application enhancements.
    Book Review
        Steve Jobs' bio offers some fresh insights.
    Cover Story
        Symantec CEO Enrique Salem has fortified the company's position against its competitors in the management software industry.
    Mobility
        Apple's iPhone 4S is a vast improvement over its predecessor, thanks, in part, to Siri.
        HTC Jetstream 4G tablet has great software, but a clunky form factor.
    Cloud
        vCenter Chargeback puts IT and business managers on the same page.
        ConVirt Enterprise 3 has features for building pools of managed hosts and private clouds.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer fears being duped into a social engineering scam.

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs on Steve Jobs, Apple, Bing, the digital underclass, Oracle's NoSQL and iPhone 4S.
    News & Analysis
        CEATEC focuses heavily on ways to save power.
        Oracle OpenWorld 2011 highlights big data appliances.
    Tech Analysis
        Adobe commits to both Flash and HTML5.
        Collaboration gets a boost.
    Cover Story
        Steve Jobs was an innovator in the PC, smartphone, music and movie industries.
    Cloud
        Ubuntu Server 11.10 is packed with tools for the cloud.
    Mobility
        Lenovo's ThinkPad tablet is business-ready.
        BlackBerry Torch embraces a touch-screen-only design.
        AT&T's Galaxy S II runs Google's Android 2.3.4 OS.
    Business Apps
        Parallels is a winner for Mac-based virtualization.
        Apple debuts iPhone 4S, iOS 5 and iCloud service.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer is a PC cat, but he's come to admire Jobs and Apple.

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs on "frictionless sharing," Bing, Google Senate hearing, Gemini, Facebook and Mac Trojan.
    News & Analysis
        HP names Meg Whitman and Microsoft rolls out "Mango."
    Cover Story
        Business embraces tablets, and IT leaders worry about security and legacy apps.
    Business Apps
        Trusted Computing technologies fortify cyber-defenses.
        VMware Fusion 4 adds support for new operating systems.
        Windows 8 Developer Preview boasts new user interface and design features.
    Mobility
        Samsung Galaxy Epic 4G offers power and a great display.
        Keynote's MITE gauges performance of mobile Websites.
        Motorola Droid Bionic boasts 4G, dual-core power and Android 2.3 "Gingerbread."
    Cloud
        Intel's ultimate goal is to be the microprocessor that's inside every part of the data center.
        Windows Server 8 developer preview promises enhancements to virtual networking, storage and infrastructure.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer doesn't feel any sympathy for HP's board, which helped create the current mess.

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs on enterprise software, Microsoft and Twitter, James Gosling, SUSE, IT advances and the Google-Zagat deal.
    News & Analysis
        Intel makes strong mobility move and HIPAA turns 15.
    Tech Analysis
        Servers are evolving into giant virtual machines.
    Cover Story
        Michael Dell talks abou this company's new directions—into software services and the cloud.
    Tech Analysis
        Storage continues to develop at a breathless pace.
    Tech Analysis
        NoSQL is well worth considering by all organizations.
    Cloud
        Cloud Foundry is attracting a solid base of partners.
    Mobility
        WP7-based Focus and Photon go head to head.
        BlackBerry Bold: RIM hopes for a good reception.
    Business Apps
        Windows 8: Microsoft provides details sparingly.
        mSecure 3.0 secures a variety of personal details.
        HTML5: a "write once, deliver everywhere" mechanism.
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer ponders the fate of executives who lost their jobs in the IT industry's recent firing frenzy.

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs
    News & Analysis
        Google
    Cover Story
        The NYC Fire Department
        Cloud backup
        Fighting
        U.S.
    Cloud
        "Lion"
        vSphere 5.0
    Tech Analysis
        Personal mobile devices
        Photon 4G
        Droid 3
    Business Apps
        BBEdit 10
        Office 365 and Google Apps
        Factory Design Suite
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs
    News & Analysis
        RIM and Nokia
    Business Apps
        Apple's 'Lion'
        Hackers
    Tech Analysis
        Cloud Standards
    Cover Story
        'Big Data'
    Cloud
        Java 7
        PHP Fog
        WhatsUp Gold
    Mobility
        RIM
        HTC's Evo View 4G
        HP TouchPad
        Motorola XPRT
    Spencer F. Katt
        Spencer

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    Tech@Work
        Blogs
    News & Analysis
        Stories
    Tech Analysis
        Disaster Recovery
    Cover Story
        Dan Hesse
    Cloud
        SolarWinds
        Cloud Security Services
        StackOps
    Mobility
        Series 5 Chromebook
        Evo 3D
    Business Apps
        Data Loss Prevention
    Spencer F. Katt
        Katt

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