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IN THIS ISSUE:
![]() IBM, Morgan Stanley in mega data center outsourcing deal
![]() IBM retirees, shareholders protest offshoring, healthcare
![]() U.S. software sales boost SAP earnings, says CEO
![]() Rivals ready to pounce on CA customers
![]() A CIO Conversation: N.C. State's Sam Averitt
![]() zSeries obstacles
![]() Brains, pains and sympathy chills
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IBM, Morgan Stanley in mega data center outsourcing deal
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The contract includes the building of an on-demand computing infrastructure.
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IBM retirees, shareholders protest offshoring, healthcare
[Reuters]
IBM shareholders and retirees angry over the computer company's plans to shift some jobs overseas and rising health-care costs will take their complaints to Big Blue's annual meeting on Tuesday.
U.S. software sales boost SAP earnings, says CEO
[SearchSAP.com]
SAP America CEO Bill McDermott said his company's strong 1Q earnings were due in large part to a spike in U.S. software sales -- a clear indication that its attempt to focus on specific market segments has paid off.
Rivals ready to pounce on CA customers
[Datamation]
As the company struggles to fix its internal woes, will customers remain loyal or opt to move on? One analyst said competitors waiting for CA customers to come running to them may have to continue waiting, some enterprise software analysts said; then again, new customers probably won't be an easy sell for the time being either.
A CIO Conversation: N.C. State's Sam Averitt
[SearchCIO.com]
How and why did offshore outsourcing happen with such speed and fury? What does it all mean? N.C. State Vice Provost and CIO Sam Averitt weighs in and explains how offshoring is truly changing what it means to be in IT. Bottom line: If you're not innovating, find another field.
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Brains, pains and sympathy chills
[Reuters]
You may think it's funny when your co-workers make mistakes. But when Jack spills coffee into his keyboard or Jill opens up an attachment that lets in Netsky, your brain feels their pain -- whether the rest of you realizes it or not. Researchers in the Netherlands wired up some noggins and found that people who watched their peers making computer snafus experience the same kind of brain activity as the people making the mistakes.
So much for Schadenfreude.
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