• No big-bang Apps news at I/O, but some announcements merit attention

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 17 May, 2013 23:57

  Apps, Google's flagship product for enterprise IT, had a minor presence at this week's I/O developer conference, but some announcements at the show and in prior weeks deserve attention from customers of the cloud email and collaboration suite.

• Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut

  By Marc Ferranti and Joab Jackson | 17 May, 2013 21:17

  A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave.

• Mozilla postpones default blocking of third-party cookies in Firefox

  By John Ribeiro | 17 May, 2013 05:35

  Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in the Beta version of Firefox 22, "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies."

• Tibco offers free R to the enterprise

  By Joab Jackson | 16 May, 2013 22:13

  Hoping to entice more enterprises to use the R statistical programming language directly within their predictive modeling and data visualization jobs, Tibco has released a free version of its R runtime engine.

• Jive Software adds integration tool for its enterprise social platform

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 16 May, 2013 20:37

  Jive Software has released an add-on to its enterprise social networking (ESN) software that automates and simplifies the process of integrating Jive's suite with third-party systems.

• 5 New Gmail Tips for Power Users

  By Kristin Burnham | 15 May, 2013 18:45

  Gmail's newest features include ways to search for old emails, quickly add meetings to your calendar, send large files and more. Here's a look at five of Google's latest email features to help you make the most of the popular Web-based service.

• ESB Persists As Application Integration Tool

  By John Moore | 15 May, 2013 12:50

  The tried-and-true enterprise service bus--long the foundation of now-dated service oriented architecture deployments--is back in style thanks to the increasing need to integrate disparate applications. The secret to ESB's future success, some say, is a close tie to API management tools.

• How to Add Video, Images to Your LinkedIn Profile

  By Kristin Burnham | 06 May, 2013 17:54

  LinkedIn's newest feature lets you showcase your professional achievements by uploading presentations, documents, images and video to your profile. Here are step-by-step instructions for improving your LinkedIn brand.

• How to Recover From a Twitter Hack

  By Kristin Burnham | 25 April, 2013 18:20

  Do you know what to do if your Twitter account is hacked? Here are four steps to take to regain control of your account and ensure it doesn't happen again.

• 6 Big Data Analytics Use Cases for Healthcare IT

  By Brian Eastwood | 23 April, 2013 13:20

  Making use of the petabytes of patient data that healthcare organizations possess requires extracting it from legacy systems, normalizing it and then building applications that can make sense of it. That's a tall order, but the facilities that pull it off can learn a lot.

• The 4 Best Things About the Google+ Redesign

  By Kristin Burnham | 17 May, 2013 17:20

  Google announced a complete overhaul of its social network, Google+, at this week's I/O conference in San Francisco. Here's an in-depth look at all the changes and why they make Google+ better.

• Tech Titans Talk: The IDG Enterprise Interview Series

  By CIO | 17 May, 2013 14:15

  In the IDG Enterprise Interview Series, you'll hear from technology CIOs and CEOs on today's burgeoning trends, ongoing headaches and upcoming product plans. Check out this informative series from IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and his team of editors.

• Google weaves Larry Page's social strategy into Maps, Search

  By Sharon Gaudin | 16 May, 2013 17:12

  It became clear at Google I/O this week that Google is quietly but assuredly implementing CEO Larry Page's strategy to use Google+ to transform the entire Google experience.

• Google dives headfirst into streaming music pool

  By Sharon Gaudin | 16 May, 2013 10:06

  At Google I/O on Wednesday, Google unveiled a streaming music service that will compete directly with the likes of Pandora and Spotify -- in what is said to be a growing market, however.

• 11 Tips for Deploying ERP Applications

  By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff | 15 May, 2013 13:24

  In a global mobile environment, organizations are looking for ERP systems that do more than integrate with a legacy system. But with so many solutions available, how do you choose the software that's right for your enterprise? IT executives and ERP experts offer 11 tips to get a return on your software investment.

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