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[itroundtable] Fwd: Stuff That Probably Won't Happen in 2011 (But Ya Never Know)

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• TOP STORY: Stuff That Probably Won't Happen in 2011 (But Ya Never Know) • MORE NEWS: Twitter Acquires Fluther Engineering Talent • ANALYTIC REPORT: Outlook 2011: IT Trends to Watch • WHITEPAPER: Win7 Migration: How to Ease the Process • BLOG: Why Steve Jobs Loves Optimized Systems • WEBCAST: Where is your Data Tonight? A Lesson in Avoiding Headlines, Fines or Worse • RESOURCES: Take Our Analytics Risk Survey And Much More...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

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TODAY'S TOP STORY
Stuff That Probably Won't Happen in 2011 (But Ya Never Know)
Apple probably won't release an iCar and Oracle's unlikely to take optimization to home appliances, but our columnist won't completely rule out some offbeat technological twists.

MORE NEWS
Global CIO: Tablet Vs. Laptop? How About Instant-On Vs. Interminable Boot-Up
The iPhone taught us to crave instant-on, and tablets will make it an expectation. Instant-on will become a must-have in laptops.

Enterprise Software Realignment: Oracle Vs. Everyone
By Josh Greenbaum Ellison is talking Oracle into a corner with SAP, HP and IBM while ignoring Microsoft to his peril. Meanwhile, Philips may put Oracle in the middle of Infor's target.

Innovation Mandate: Is America's STEM Education Deficit Overblown?
By Rob Preston In the second of our two-part series, we explore what needs to be done to solidify this nation's technical grounding.

Global CIO: Oracle Seeks New Whipping Boy As SAP Thrives
By Bob Evans Why has Oracle stopped crowing about its competitive thrashings of SAP? Maybe Oracle's turned cuddly�but more likely, SAP's turned the competitive tables.

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IT spending should rise in 2011, including increases in hiring and a surprising boost in data center spending.
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Win7 Migration: How to Ease the Process
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Where is your Data Tonight? A Lesson in Avoiding Headlines, Fines or Worse
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