Why Google Apps is winning IT hearts and minds

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20 infamous hacker security vendor break-ins Everyone wants open source SDNs Network World Daily News PM March 19, 2014 Share this email Why Google Apps is winning IT hearts and minds Google's cloudy productivity package is making inroads everywhere – including many Microsoft Office shops READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 20 infamous hacker security vendor break-ins 2. Everyone wants open source SDNs 3. Ambitious IT pros seek COO role 4. Jesse Jackson calls out Apple and other tech companies for lack of racial diversity 5. INSIDER How CIOs Unravel IT Systems After a Business Divestiture 6. Guess how many Slashdot readers are sold on Bitcoin? 7. Emerging nations want uncensored Internet access, Pew survey shows 8. Shortage of Project Managers Sends Businesses Scrambling 9. Microsoft scrambles to simplify its licensing 10. Mozilla patches 20 Firefox flaws, plugs Pwn2Own holes 11. 10 (FREE!) 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