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• Managing and securing iOS 4 devices at work

  Apple Inc.'s iPhone has always had something of an image problem in the workplace, which isn't surprising given that Apple has always marketed its smartphone more to consumers than to the business world.

• China appeals as an IT outsourcer mainly to its neighbors

  China's appeal as an outsourcing location is limited to a few neighboring countries like Japan and Korea, unlike India and the Philippines, which address global markets including the U.S. and the U.K., according to a report released Wednesday by Everest Research Institute.

• Cloud Computing Is No Y2K Bonanza for IT Consulting Industry

  The liberating and game-changing effects of cloud computing on today's IT shops cannot be overstated: On the fly, it seems, CIOs and their staffs are reprioritizing application-portfolio strategies, rearchitecting systems roadmaps, rethinking vendor contracts and much more. Prices may have dropped, but strategic IT planning is still as relevant as ever.

• Amazon: Enterprises should adjust expectations for cloud

  The reported problems Amazon had last week in negotiating a contract with Eli Lilly point to a disconnect between what cloud providers offer and what large enterprises expect -- though some analysts say they also reflect a lack of flexibility at Amazon.

• Top 10 Ways CIOs Can Prepare for Recession No. 2

  Recessionary talk is in the air once again, thanks to the good folks at Gartner. In a July report, Gartner urges CIOs to prepare for a second economic downturn-if one should ever occur.

• Dell seeks services boost with new security offerings

  Dell on Wednesday beefed up its security offerings with new hardware and services, which could help the company to strike more long-term service engagements with customers.

• Unisys to offer mainframe cloud services

  Unisys plans to offer a hosted test and development environment later this year for users of its ClearPath mainframe systems, a precursor to offering hosted production environments in the future, the company said this week.

• Download Global Infrastructure Outsourcing Governance Model

  Who: Jeff Steinhorn, CIO, Hess Corporation

• Team Up for Business Value

  In this CIO 100 Award-winning initiative, Hess CIO Jeff Steinhorn created metrics and governance with vendors to boost

• IT outsourcing: How to save money after the first year

  You can't blame IT outsourcing customers for breathing a sigh of relief as they enter the second year of an IT services contract. The transition is over and steady state begins.

• Oracle's Exadata delivering on hype for LinkShare

  Oracle's claims about its Exadata database machine's performance capabilities are merited, but in order to get the benefits, customers have to do more than flip a switch, according to a customer and consultant who are working with the platform.

• Can Oracle pull off Sun portals merger without a hitch?

  Oracle is preparing to launch a major migration of portals that serve customers and technologies gained through its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

• SkySQL joins ranks of MySQL support providers

  MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.

• Gartner rolls back 2010 IT spending forecast

  Gartner has dropped its 2010 IT spending forecast, citing currency fluctuations caused by the ongoing European debt crisis.

• Pay only for what you use with SoftLayer's cloud service

  SoftLayer aims to let customers pay for only what they need with a new infrastructure-as-a-service pricing model it calls Build Your Own Cloud.