| Rehost your applications to a better platform CIO priorities for 2011 are clear: provide business growth, attract and retain customers and reduce enterprise costs. With these goals in mind, there are a number of strategies that these info chiefs can employ as they consider how to modernise their existing infrastructure. One strategy is getting away from that pesky mainframe environment. Download these complimentary resources now, and find out how to rehost your vital applications to a better platform. | News from ZDNet | | Enterprises must change or die, says Benioff Enterprises that don't embrace social face a gruesome fate in the next few years, says Salesforce.com's CEO Marc Benioff. But what about cloud? Read more | Microsoft's Windows 8: Now it's time for the caveats Microsoft's Windows 8 made a splashy debut with developers, but there are multiple wild cards ahead. Read more | Google's Motorola Mobility purchase: Details reveal a panic buy Details of how the Google-Motorola Mobility deal went down illustrate how jumpy the search giant was about its patent portfolio. Read more | iOS 5 GM on Sept 23; Publicly available on Oct 10? The timeline for iOS 5 is starting to fall into place: beta 8 on Sept. 16, GM on Sept. 23, carrier approval on Oct. 5, and a possible public launch on October 10. Read more | Salesforce.com: Understanding the 'social enterprise,' part 2 Salesforce.com's vision of the social business and enterprise software is rich and complex. This post "decodes" the company's strategy to explain what's going on. Read more | Why desktop computing failed Traditional desktop computing has failed. It failed partly because we couldn't handle the great power and great responsibility of a full-blown operating system. Help is here and there's an app for... Read more | Intel, Google partner on optimized Android phones (video) Google announced it is teaming up with the chipmaker to optimize Android for Intel-powered mobile devices. Read more | Windows Server 8: The Ultimate Cloud OS? While Windows Client is getting all of the attention at Microsoft's BUILD conference, a powerful Cloud enabled operating system waits patiently in the wings with Server 8. Read more | Windows 8 will ship with built-in antivirus protection In a move that is likely to anger the antivirus industry, Microsoft is adding security features from its Security Essentials program to Windows 8. Read more | Salesforce keeps on rockin in the free world At Dreamforce 2011 Marc Benioff rolled out an exciting prospect for a social 'corporate spring'. But what is a truly social enterprise and is Salesforce itself one? Can citizens and companies tap... Read more | How WellPoint plans to use IBM's Watson WellPoint's CFO says that IBM's Watson can be "the unique disruptor" in the health care industry. Read more | Nissan halves price, size of electric vehicle quick charger Charging technology will work with electric vehicle models from rival automotive companies. Read more | |  |  | About this newsletter | The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the people, products, and companies that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief
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