Computerworld Enterprise Apps: October 28, 2010 ===============================================================
Microsoft slaps product activation on Mac Office 2011 Microsoft has implemented a product activation process for Office for the Mac that's far more strict than that used for Windows users. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333653/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Application Delivery Handbook Learn how IT organizations can develop a solid approach to applications delivery and how next generation acceleration technologies can help reclaim bandwidth from non-essential traffic and optimize critical applications. Free the WAN with Blue Coat. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333654/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. InfoWorld review: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 gains ground http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333655/0/ 2. Could the Mac App Store create a new kind of Mac? http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333656/0/ 3. Sharky: It's a big client list -- full of, um, big clients http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333657/0/ 4. Richi Jennings: Are Apple's iPhone and iPad relevant to enterprises? http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333658/0/ 5. IBM revs up BI strategy with Cognos 10 http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333659/0/ 6. Former Oracle chief Phillips named CEO of Infor http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333660/0/ 7. Cloud services raise security, privacy concerns, experts say http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333661/0/ 8. Symantec writes off $10 million after faulty AV activation http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333662/0/ 9. Oracle: Google 'directly copied' our Java code http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333663/0/ 10. Healthcare IT Spotlight: 5 steps to meaningful use of certified EHR technology http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333664/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next on the Real (virtual) World... The CIO has a plan to virtualize desktops and apps. But he wont be implementing it. Can this team work together to roll it out it in record time? http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/327688/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ InfoWorld review: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 gains ground Microsoft's new productivity suite for the Mac doesn't match Office 2010 for Windows, but a new ribbon interface, Outlook client and SharePoint integration help close the gap. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333655/0/ Could the Mac App Store create a new kind of Mac? The talk around the virtual water cooler these days among the Mac developer crowd is all about the forthcoming Mac App Store. Announced on Wednesday by Steve Jobs, this store will extend the current iOS App Store concept to Mac OS X. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333656/0/ Sharky: It's a big client list -- full of, um, big clients The company where this IT pilot fish works is standardizing its accounting software, and is the last region to get on the new system in the southwest area, which is notorious for always needing special help. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333657/0/ Richi Jennings: Are Apple's iPhone and iPad relevant to enterprises? The conventional wisdom is that enterprises aren't impressed by Apple's shiny iDevices, perceiving them as a consumer play. Is that a fair assessment? And if so, could it change in the foreseeable future? Let's take a look. INSIDER (registration required) http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333658/0/ IBM revs up BI strategy with Cognos 10 IBM is rolling out a major update to its Cognos BI platform that includes new features for collaboration, statistical analysis and mobile devices like the Apple iPad. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333659/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn about Microsoft solutions Workers are more mobile and distributed; provide them quick, secure access to information and applications behind the firewall, and keep their PCs up-to-date when they are off the corporate network. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/326536/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Former Oracle chief Phillips named CEO of Infor Former Oracle co-president Charles Phillips emerged as CEO of ERP software vendor Infor on Monday, about six weeks after he was replaced at Oracle by former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333660/0/ Cloud services raise security, privacy concerns, experts say A move toward more and more services in the cloud is inevitable, but vendors still need to focus on security, and the U.S. government needs to rewrite privacy laws to protect cloud customers, a group of experts said. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333661/0/ Symantec writes off $10 million after faulty AV activation Symantec has been forced to write off $10 million in revenue after a glitch in its sales system prevented some consumers from activating their Norton antivirus software at the time they bought it. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333662/0/ Oracle: Google 'directly copied' our Java code Oracle has updated its lawsuit against Google to allege that parts of its Android mobile phone software "directly copied" Oracle's Java code. http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333663/0/ Healthcare IT Spotlight: 5 steps to meaningful use of certified EHR technology The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) set aside nearly $20 billion in federal incentive payments to physicians and healthcare organizations who adopt electronic health record (EHR) technology. To qualify, physicians and healthcare organizations must be using certified EHR technology in a "meaningful manner." http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333664/0/ =============================================================== CAST YOUR VOTE IN OUR QUICKPOLL Does the new MacBook Air portend the end for the hard drive? http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/6913271/1200588/333415/0/ COMPUTERWORLD'S 2011 SALARY SURVEY: WHATS YOUR EARNING POWER? How does your salary compare with that of your peers? Computerworlds 25th Annual Salary Survey will feature the latest IT salary trends and advice on where to find the best-paying jobs. This year's survey participants can enter a drawing to win one of 3 new 16GB Apple iPads with Wi-Fi! The drawing is open to legal U.S. residents, age 18 or older. 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