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Best tools for social media analytics

T-Mobile's "radical" changes double-down on flat-rate data plan

Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more

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March 27, 2013
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Issue highlights

1. T-Mobile's "radical" changes double-down on flat-rate data plan

2. Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more

3. Why business cards still beat 'the bump'

4. Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification Turns 2: Here's what's new

5. Extreme Slaloms its way toward an end-to-end SDN solution

6. Google fellows Dean and Ghemawat earn ACM-Infosys Foundation Award for cloud computing breakthroughs

7. How a CIO at ING Japan Transformed Its IT Operation

8. Does Nokia have a solar-powered phone in the works?

9. Crowd-funding is working for Open Source projects

10. INSIDER 10 trends shaping IT hiring in 2013

11. 11 Time Management and Productivity Apps for Android

WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace

Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now

T-Mobile's "radical" changes double-down on flat-rate data plan

In a profane, foul-mouthed, ad-libbed presentation, T-Mobile CEO John Legere Tuesday trumpeted his company's previously announced "unlimited" data plans, scrapped its cellular contracts, launched its belated LTE network, and revealed that T-Mobile, finally, would offer the iPhone. READ MORE

Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more

Microsoft is trumpeting Office 365 customer successes at its U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit on Tuesday, but some of those otherwise happy clients have a wish list of features and enhancements they'd like to see in the vendor's cloud email and collaboration suite. READ MORE

Why business cards still beat 'the bump'

Marketing consultant Mark Schaefer has a thought-provoking blog post headlined: "The best digital business idea that just never worked." It's about being at the SXSW conference recently and noticing that even that collection of digerati remains stubbornly dependent upon paper: paper programs, paper posters, paper flyers and paper name tags. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology

Forrester - Turn Big Data Inward With IT Analytics

Big data promises to manage your complex business to make better decisions. But the technology services that run your business are also complex. This Forrester report helps leaders prepare for IT analytics that turn big data efforts inward to manage the technology services that run your business. Register now to get the full report. Read Now

Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification Turns 2: Here's what's new

By: Cisco Press author Anthony Sequeira READ MORE

Extreme Slaloms its way toward an end-to-end SDN solution

Big Switch stole many of the networking headlines this week when it announced its Switch Light software release. Switch Light, based on the open source technology Indigo, can be used on commodity white box switches to create an OpenFlow-based switch than can be used as part of a software defined network implementation. One of the elements of the press release that I felt flew under the radar, was that... READ MORE

Google fellows Dean and Ghemawat earn ACM-Infosys Foundation Award for cloud computing breakthroughs

Move over Sergey Brin and Larry Page, at least for the moment. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Dell

The Definitive Guide to Cloud Provider Selection

This checklist for evaluating and selecting a cloud solution provider will bring business and IT together to collaboratively make the right cloud provider choice. Learn More

How a CIO at ING Japan Transformed Its IT Operation

The CIO at ING Insurance in Japan explains how he provided a new vision and framework for improving the reputation and effectiveness of the IT department READ MORE

Does Nokia have a solar-powered phone in the works?

Windows Phone is finally gaining some interest, and with Samsung out of the picture, it looks like Nokia will have to lead the charge. If current hints and teases prove true, then Nokia is about to get a major new weapon in its fight. READ MORE

Crowd-funding is working for Open Source projects

Funding Open Source software isn't easy – heck, in some cases, it can be darn near impossible – but it is certainly a worthwhile goal. And, right now, we're seeing a number of people and organizations tackling this challenge. READ MORE

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10 trends shaping IT hiring in 2013

Concerns about the economy and budget battles on Capitol Hill have put a damper on the IT job scene, but not enough to thwart expansion. READ MORE

11 Time Management and Productivity Apps for Android

In the demanding world of IT, it seems as if everyone's workload has increased, making productivity and time management critical workplace skills. Balancing it all can seem unmanageable, but help is at your fingertips--if you know where to look. These 11 Android apps will help you get the most out of your busy day. READ MORE

WEBCAST: CA Technologies

CA Service Operation Insight

See how a VP of Operations and his team have improved their ability to quickly respond to incidents that impact or pose risks to the quality and availability of their critical online business services. Learn More

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