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With 10M users, Google+ is becoming a social competitor
Well, it's official. Google+, which is just a bit more than two weeks old and still labeled a field trial, has gathered more than 10 million users. Read More


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4 Keys To Better Supply Chain Visibility
This Aberdeen Sector Insight determines how companies in the CPG industry deliver BI to business managers so as to better manage fluctuating product demand. Read now!

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Workload Automation Challenges and Opportunities
This Executive Brief discusses IDC's perspective on how enterprise workload management requirements are changing and highlights the ways that workload automation solutions can address these emerging requirements. Learn More!

PayPal gets into NFC mobile payment game
PayPal debuted a version of its mobile application that uses near field communications technology to allow users to pay for products and services through their mobile devices. Read More

Why video and cloud don't mix, according to Cisco
To hear Cisco tell it at its Cisco Live conference, the next-generation network will be nothing but video. But if you are hoping to offload video as a cloud service, think again, says Guido Jouret, Cisco's vice president of enterprise video and CTO of emerging technology. (Insider - free registration required.) Read More

Would analytics calm social network privacy fears?
With the unveiling of its Google+ social network, Google is again bringing to the spotlight the recurring question of whether social network privacy settings are too complex, confusing many users and causing them to share posts with more people than intended. Read More

IT Blogwatch: Google has huge Q2, plus Plus vs Facebook fight
Google announced Q2 results that were unexpectedly good. CEO Larry Page is bursting with pride at what's been achieved, not the least of which is the success so far of Google Plus vs Facebook. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers run the numbers. Read More


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The Right Unified Communications Solution
The advantages of today's unified communications are numerous, and there are many choices among solutions. A Cisco white paper is available to help you make the right decision. The paper outlines ten differentiators—from mobile device support to social software—that you should consider before deciding on a unified communications upgrade. Click to continue

Study: Ad networks not honoring do-not-track promises
Some ad networks are not living up to promises to stop tracking Web users after an opt out request, a study says. Read More

Onavo compresses data to cut mobile bills
Israeli startup Onavo aims to save mobile subscribers money on their data plans by shrinking the data they download. Read More

Spotify launches in the U.S.
Spotify, the popular digital music streaming service available in Europe since 2008, launched in the U.S., where music enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting it. Read More

Verizon's LTE Innovation Center: It's like a 4G Tomorrowland
Have you ever gone to Tomorrowland, the Disney theme park that dazzles you with tantalizing glimpses of what future technology will bring? Well, that's sort of what Verizon was shooting for at its LTE Innovation Center debut exhibition this week. Read More

 
 
 

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