Skype's Revealing New Bug | VMware Makes Desktop Push

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VMware's New Bid To Simplify Desktop Virtualization
By Charles Babcock
VMware Wednesday launched VMware View 5.1, designed to ease storage requirements, speed desktop provisioning.

Skype Bug Divulges IP Addresses
Microsoft investigating feature that lets attacker identify the internal and external IP addresses of anyone who's logged into Skype.

Hana and Exalytics: SAP's Hype Versus Oracle's FUD
Getting to the facts in the war of words surrounding SAP's Hana and Oracle's Exalytics platforms.

Windows 7, Xbox May Be Banned In Germany
German court sides with Motorola in patent dispute with Microsoft, but judge tells Motorola not to ask for ban until related case in U.S. is resolved.

Google Launches BigQuery Analytics Service
Google's cloud-based analytics service lets advertisers and other external users store, query, and explore big data in a hurry.

Interior Department Chooses Gmail Over Microsoft Cloud
Two-year battle comes to an end with a $34.9 million contract to bring Gmail to the Department of the Interior's 90,000 email users.

Jive First Launches Next Generation Platform In Cloud
Embedded applications in the comment stream and Jive Anywhere integration with other cloud applications lead the list of new features; 30-day free trial available.

RIM BlackBerry 10 Devs Get $10,000 Promise
Research In Motion is so confident in its BlackBerry 10 platform that it promised developers they will earn at least $10,000 during the first year an app is available.

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Oracle And The End Of Programming As We Know It
If Oracle prevails in its claim that APIs can be copyrighted, nearly every aspect of programming will be changed for the worse.

Amazon's 7 Cloud Promises: Hype Vs. Reality
Amazon says cloud computing is an indispensable enabler of seven important computing transformations. We hype-test the promises with a few reality checks.

Barnes & Noble Deal Shows Microsoft's Patent Power
Bookseller could have continued expensive court battle with Microsoft over Android-based Nook, or cut Redmond a sweetheart deal. It chose the latter.

Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy
Blame the Street View data collection practices on a "more is more" engineering mindset. And rethink your notions about privacy for unencrypted Wi-Fi data.

10 App Stars For New iPad Screen
Apple optimized its core tablet apps, including iMovie and iPhoto, for the new iPad. But look what else you can do with the gorgeous new Retina display.

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InformationWeek IPv6 Survey
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At this interactive event, experts and solution providers will offer detailed insight into how to bring some order to the mobile industry innovation chaos. When you register, you will gain access to live webcast presentations and virtual booths packed with free resources.
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