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• Expert: Oracle's Fusion Applications still maturing, but offer real value

  Oracle still has some kinks to work out in its next-generation Fusion Applications and implementing them on-premises remains a daunting task, but customers on older product lines have good things to look forward to if and when they upgrade, according to one veteran of many early Fusion projects.

• ARM chief executive explains his exit

  ARM Holdings has done well under CEO Warren East and there was no obvious reason for him to step aside. But by July 1, the new CEO, fellow ARM veteran Simon Segars, will be the new chief executive.

• The next corporate revolution will be power to the peons

  BYOD is only the beginning of a shift away from traditional corporate bureaucracy, as companies begin to realize they have a deep creative asset -- their employee base -- just waiting to be tapped.

• CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say

  By now, it's become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy.

• Google CEO on innovation: 'We're at one per cent of what's possible'

  Google CEO Larry Page took the stage today to wrap up a nearly four-hour long keynote that kicked off the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco.

• SAP expands reach of app store, looks to improve reviews

  You know you're not in iTunes anymore when the app you're eyeing has a US$1,050 price tag, but SAP is nonetheless expanding its online shopping experience in a bid to entice its customers to purchase enterprise software the way they shop on their smartphones.

• Oracle lands $100 million ERP project covering 34 colleges

  Oracle has won a US$100 million ERP project that will replace legacy systems at 34 colleges in Washington state, in a deal that highlights the continued relevance of its PeopleSoft product as it tries to convince customers to adopt its next-generation Fusion Applications.

• SAP launches ride-sharing app TwoGo

  SAP has expanded its foray into corporate sustainability with the release of a carpooling application called TwoGo.

• North Carolina auditor: 84 state-run IT projects well over budget, schedule

  Scores of IT projects being conducted by North Carolina's government are racking up higher-than-expected costs and going far beyond their planned schedules, a new report by the state's auditor has found.

• IT manager hiring, unemployment rates, rise

  There are more IT managers working today than two years ago, but their unemployment rate is rising as well. It's a paradox of government data, but there are theories for the apparent discrepancy.

• Electrical engineer takes on the job of IT security head

  Pepco, a large utility that serves Washington DC and the surrounding area, is in the political bullseye. Its customers include many members of Congress so a security breach that hurts service would get noticed.

• Military IT projects wracked with delays, increased costs, GAO finds

  A U.S. government watchdog agency has found that nearly half of 14 large ongoing military IT projects are over budget and more than half are behind schedule.

• Gartner: Global IT spending to rise 4.1 percent to $3.8 trillion in 2013

  Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow 4.1 percent this year to roughly US$3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released by analyst firm Gartner.

• FAQ: Inside Microsoft's cloud ERP strategy

  Microsoft has announced some key details of how it will introduce Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) software products to the cloud computing model, from initial release dates to the precise role of partners.

• IDC: Big Data hype still here, but maturity beckons

  Few tech industry buzzwords have gotten as vigorous a workout as "Big Data," but while the hype remains plentiful, it is starting to give way to real-life successes as well as formal ways companies can develop big data strategies, according to a number of IDC analysts.