• Steve Jobs lives on in endless Apple stories, marketing schemes

  Although it's been nearly four months since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died, there has been little slowdown in Steve Jobs news since then. In fact, some days there seems to be more than ever.

• Google previews new privacy policy

  Preview of Google's much discussed Privacy Policy changes. Click here for the most updated version from Google.

• Apple again reports record revenue and profits

  Apple today reported record quarterly revenues and profits to start its 2012 fiscal year. The results reflect strong demand for the new iPhone 4S and the iPad.

• 4 tough challenges for RIM's new team

  For the first time since its founding, Research in Motion has changed its top leadership, with a new president/CEO, a new board chairwoman and a new major investor who specializes in turnarounds. But can they save RIM?

• Net Optics acquires nMetric, targets network intelligence

  In a move to broaden its offerings for the growing network intelligence and diagnostics market, telecom equipment manufacturer Net Optics recently announced the acquisition of network analytics software provider nMetric.

• Seven Lessons That SMBs Can Learn from Big IT

  Just because you don't have a large enterprise doesn't mean you can't run your IT operation like the big guys. Here are seven ways to help your SMB--a small or medium-size business--implement some of the lessons big IT operations have learned over the years. Using these tips, you should be able to improve productivity, cut costs, and keep your business running smoothly.

• Enterprise architecture: Lessons from the kitchen

  Everyone knows that there's a correct way to carve poultry into parts. In fact, basic carving methods haven't changed much since the time of the Roman Empire a couple of thousand years ago. If you want to be considered a great cook, you need to learn these ancient lessons. For chickens, it usually sounds something like this:

• Economic downturn creates rough ride for IT on spending

  With the economy struggling and financial markets in a state of chaos, this is becoming a hard time to be an IT manager.

• Stupid QA tricks: Colossal testing oversights

  What do you get when you add the human propensity to screw stuff up to the building of large-scale IT systems? What the military calls the force-multiplier effect -- and the need for a cadre of top-notch QA engineers.

• Corporate security and the climate crisis

  US military strategists, CIA analysts, international agency officials and Nobel Prize winning economists concur with the consensus of the world's scientific community: the Climate Crisis is a planetary security issue, as well as a national security issue for each of the one hundred ninety two countries that belong to the United Nations. But the Climate Crisis is also, by extension, a corporate security issue, as well as, yes, a cyber security issue.

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