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	Latest iPad security threat: fake jailbreak code An anonymous coder is messing with the heads of jailbreakers – the folks who develop and run code that lets your Apple iOS device load applications without having to rely solely on the company's iTunes service. The twist: this code, by design, fails to jailbreak your iPad. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: HP A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Communication When your customers receive personalized, relevant communications from you – delivered how and when they want – they will reward you with their ongoing loyalty. From smart phone to desktop, and from e-mail to direct mail, HP Exstream helps you create clear, actionable communications that make it easy to do business with you. Are you ready for the next step to better customer communications? Take the HP Exstream Challenge – a simple self-assessment tool commissioned by HP and created by Forrester Consulting, an independent research firm. In this Issue Sony: We encrypted PlayStation Network customers' credit card data Sony hints at compensation for PlayStation Network hack The Sony Playstation breach notification letter that broke 77 million hearts Royal wedding could be royal pain for IT Microsoft less profitable than Apple despite gains in Office, Kinect Future clearer for Brocade than Cisco PlayBook tablet sales surpass Best Buy's expectations RIM warns Q1 earnings to be lower than expected China's ZTE fires back at Huawei with own lawsuit Apple reportedly buys iCloud.com domain for $4.5 million Microsoft issues $25 price hike for certification exams Microsoft fixes Office flaws found in Patch Tuesday updates WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now Sony: We encrypted PlayStation Network customers' credit card data Sony encrypted credit card numbers but not the other personal information for 77 million of its PlayStation customers whose data was stolen, according to Sony's daily update about the PlayStation Network hack. Read More Sony hints at compensation for PlayStation Network hack Sony may offer users some form of compensation for the outage, now in its 8th day, of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services, its U.S. unit said late Thursday. Read More The Sony Playstation breach notification letter that broke 77 million hearts The Sony PlayStation Network data breach that exposed personal and password information -- and possibly credit cards -- of an estimated 77 million people is already considered one of tech history's worst security failures. Read More Royal wedding could be royal pain for IT If your corporate network starts to get a bit sluggish Friday, you might have to blame Prince William and Kate Middleton. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel y Guide to Business Risk Mitigation for Healthcare To help healthcare organizations improve their disaster recovery capabilities gradually and cost-effectively, HP offers its Converged Infrastructure. Read now! Microsoft less profitable than Apple despite gains in Office, Kinect Led by strong sales of Microsoft Office and Kinect for Xbox 360, Microsoft raked in $16.43 billion in revenue and $5.23 billion in profit during the quarter ending March 31, 2011. The numbers lag behind Apple, which reported higher revenue and profit, but Microsoft still exceeded financial analysts' expectations by reporting earnings per share of 61 cents. Read More Future clearer for Brocade than Cisco Investment firm Oppenheimer & Co. has been checking with the channel again and expects share losses and profit uncertainty to show up in Cisco's Q3. Rival Brocade is expected to grow Ethernet and SAN revenue beyond its current second quarter. Read More PlayBook tablet sales surpass Best Buy's expectations BlackBerry PlayBook tablet sales have far exceeded expectations at retailer Best Buy, the company said after more than a full week of sales. Read More RIM warns Q1 earnings to be lower than expected Research In Motion warned that its first-quarter smartphone shipments are likely to be lower than expected, cutting its earnings forecast for the quarter. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Gartner Reviews IT Service Desk Vendors Gartner's 2010 Magic Quadrant report found IT organizations struggle to align service support and business needs – despite a competitive vendor market. Read Gartner's analysis to see why BMC is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for the IT Service Desk. Read More Today! China's ZTE fires back at Huawei with own lawsuit Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier ZTE has fired back against its rival Huawei Technologies by filing its own patent infringement lawsuit against the company. Read More Apple reportedly buys iCloud.com domain for $4.5 million Rumored domain name sale fuels speculation about the name of Apple's upcoming cloud music service. Read More Microsoft issues $25 price hike for certification exams If you're planning to take any Microsoft certification exams, now is the time to act because Microsoft will raise the price for each exam by $25 beginning July 1. Read More Microsoft fixes Office flaws found in Patch Tuesday updates Microsoft today issued a fix for a problem in its Outlook 2007 email client caused by an update that shipped two weeks ago. Read More
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