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IBM unveils next-gen Connections

LOTUSPHERE 2012 New IBM Connections features sophisticated business intelligence tools. Naming the three Cs of social business

The myth of ‘bulletproof’ Linux

Security consultant: Users who don't run antivirus software on Linux

The future of COBOL: Part 2

As COBOL developers retire, there might be shortage of new developers. And when COBOL is finally retired, what will replace it? Read more in Part 2 of this two-part series

The future of COBOL: Why it won’t go away soon

More than 50 years after its debut, COBOL persists in the backend of many an enterprise. Find out why in Part 1 of a two-part series

Increased bandwidth powers new M2M applications

Service providers in the M2M business predict faster bandwidth will lead to innovative uses of the technology

Year in review: July 2011

A group of major IT companies -- including RIM, Microsoft and Apple -- circle the waters for pieces of Nortel Network Corp; Microsoft retires Office XP and Vista SP1; Oracle releases Java update after five long years

Year in review: August 2011

The federal government creates Shared Services Canada, Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO and Ontario's first CIO passes away

Year in review: September 2011

In September, courts side with SAP and Canadian carriers race to launch LTE networks in the country's biggest cities

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