[TechRepublic] IBM: The greatest innovator you never hear about

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IBM: The greatest innovator you never hear about? For innovation, IBM has been the undisputed leader according to one important metric for 18 years straight. Learn how the company does it. Read more Resource of the day KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study With program management assistance from KPMG, HP establishes a foundation to automate its records management using HP TRIM software. Download case study here More from TechRepublic   10 ways Microsoft can make Windows 8 a game changer Now that we've had a chance to see some of the things Windows 8 can do, let's talk about a few of things it SHOULD do. Read more Poll: Have you downloaded and tried Windows 8 Developer Preview? Windows 8 Developer's Preview has been available for over a week, are you ready to embrace it as Windows reimagined? Read more The five worst Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes EVER! Star Trek: The Next Generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the Trek franchise, which makes these five bottom-feeder episodes even more embarrassing. Read more News from ZDNet   Amazon press event - Sept 28 ... Kindle tablet? Is Amazon getting ready to unveil the long awaited Kindle tablet? Read more Amazon calls press conference: Tablet on deck? The company has called a press conference next Wednesday in New York. Sounds like it's tablet time. Read more Leo Apotheker's HP legacy: a global vision As Leo Apotheker departs HP, perhaps his lasting legacy is to give HP a truly global vision and a strategy of capturing the markets, rather than just the corporate treasury, to drive sustainable... Read more HP CEO Whitman pushing for PC unit decision by end of the year Now that HP's new CEO, Meg Whitman, is in place, there are a lot of questions to answer -- namely with what to do about HP's PC unit. Read more HP's Lane on why Apotheker had to go Although HP's conference call to introduce Meg Whitman as CEO revolved around her capabilities, a lot of Ray Lane's time was throwing Leo Apotheker under the bus. Read more RIM's enterprise standing slips, says Forrester The turnabout in the enterprise highlights how RIM's core foundation has been rattled by consumerization. Read more Windows Phone Mango update likely coming to AT&T folks on 27 September Windows Phone 7 with the Mango update is my personal favorite mobile phone operating system and all indications are that the update is coming next week to most AT&T customers. Read more Oracle wants $1.16 billion in damages from Google Oracle has had trouble pinpointing an estimate of damages it claims to have incurred on Google's part. Read more Via patent suit may give Apple the most trouble Mobile chipmaker Via Technologies has sued Apple for violating three of its microprocessor-related patents. The folks in Cupertino may have problems with this one. Read more Google: Facebook is becoming "a closed walled garden" A Google executive believes that Facebook is becoming "a closed walled garden" and will soon end up like AOL and IBM: it will have to completely change its business in order to survive. Read more Microsoft quietly delivers a first beta of WebMatrix 2.0 Web-development suite Microsoft has made available for download a first beta of its WebMatrix 2.0 tool bundle for Web developers. Read more ThinkPad Tablet: Ready for the boardroom (review) The ThinkPad Tablet by Lenovo is a Honeycomb slate that has typical ThinkPad engineering and quality of construction. It is as comfortable in the boardroom as it is the living room. Read more Microsoft adds $150 million to their latest datacenter Micrososft continues to invest in new datcenters and their global cloud infrastructure. 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View on site Today's recommended downloads KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Download CEO White Paper: A Brave New (Security) World Prepare an ERM classification scheme 30 day trial of Foglight Experience Monitor Appliance (Quest Software) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet)   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 For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Infographic: The innovations that led to the iPhone Take a look at a visual history of the people, products, and ideas that led to the modern iPhone, and all smartphones in general. < TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. 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Obsolete tech worth keeping, deciding who can work from home, getting along with vendors

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10 obsolete technologies that are still useful Before you retire that camcorder and cancel your landline service, see why Brien Posey thinks some vintage tech is worth hanging onto. Read more Resource of the day A Year of Information in One Easy Download Ready for a full year's worth of improved application performance? Download this Application Performance Management (APM) Almanac to read more than 50 informative articles written by two long-time architect/developers. 10 things you should know about your clients (but probably don't) Your client relationships will be stronger if you know a thing or two -- or 10 -- about their needs, preferences, and the business itself. Read more 10 questions to determine whether an employee can work from home If you're thinking about letting staff members telecommute, ask yourself these questions -- about you, your department, and your employees. Read more 10 things you can do to ensure good vendor relationships Your projects will go more smoothly if you get along with your vendors -- and part of the responsibility for a healthy vendor relationship lies with you. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Tweak Windows 8 to remove the Metro Interface We have been saying all along that you can opt out of the tiles interface in Windows 8. Mark Kaelin shows you the registry tweak to make it happen. Read more How to deliver criticism to a sensitive employee Employees who get emotional in the face of criticism are often hard to deal with. Here are some tips for making it easier for you and for them. Read more When subcontractors poach: Watch for these warning signs If you have an inkling that a subcontractor is trying to steal your clients, these red flags might help you confirm or squelch your suspicions. Read more Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes Today's recommended downloads Live Webcast: The Perfect Storm - Drive Customer Satisfaction Up and Costs Down (Citrix Online) IT Essentials for Data Center Trends and Innovations (TechRepublic) Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) Develop Custom Solutions for iPad and iPhone...Fast (FileMaker) 30 day trial of Foglight Experience Monitor Appliance (Quest Software) Call for writers: Cloud applications and services TechRepublic is looking for a few good writers on the subject of cloud services and applications. Read the details here. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise (launching soon) Smartphones Tech Sanity Check Five Apps

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Obsolete tech worth keeping, deciding who can work from home, getting along with vendors

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10 obsolete technologies that are still useful Before you retire that camcorder and cancel your landline service, see why Brien Posey thinks some vintage tech is worth hanging onto. Read more Resource of the day Download CEO White Paper: A Brave New (Security) World Secure your journey to the cloud. Download your complimentary resources from Trend Micro, including white papers, analyst reports & articles. 10 things you should know about your clients (but probably don't) Your client relationships will be stronger if you know a thing or two -- or 10 -- about their needs, preferences, and the business itself. Read more 10 questions to determine whether an employee can work from home If you're thinking about letting staff members telecommute, ask yourself these questions -- about you, your department, and your employees. Read more 10 things you can do to ensure good vendor relationships Your projects will go more smoothly if you get along with your vendors -- and part of the responsibility for a healthy vendor relationship lies with you. Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Tweak Windows 8 to remove the Metro Interface We have been saying all along that you can opt out of the tiles interface in Windows 8. Mark Kaelin shows you the registry tweak to make it happen. Read more How to deliver criticism to a sensitive employee Employees who get emotional in the face of criticism are often hard to deal with. Here are some tips for making it easier for you and for them. Read more When subcontractors poach: Watch for these warning signs If you have an inkling that a subcontractor is trying to steal your clients, these red flags might help you confirm or squelch your suspicions. Read more Hot TechRepublic blog posts The 20 best iPhone apps of 2011 for productive geeks 10 wacky IT office pranks Don't be fooled by these 10 PC performance myths The 10 best tablets of 2011 [UPDATED] Most unusual resume mistakes Today's recommended downloads Download CEO White Paper: A Brave New (Security) World KPMG, HP simplify HP records management - A Case Study Prepare an ERM classification scheme Live Webcast: Fast-Track your Subversion Journey to the Cloud (CollabNet) 30 day trial of Foglight Experience Monitor Appliance (Quest Software) Call for writers: Cloud applications and services TechRepublic is looking for a few good writers on the subject of cloud services and applications. Read the details here. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise (launching soon) Smartphones Tech Sanity Check Five Apps

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