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• Microsoft Office 2010 Collaboration User's Guide July 31, 2010
  Virtual presence and co-authoring features in Office 2010 enable new approaches to collaboration and teamwork for businesses of any size.
• American Airlines Goes iPhone But Flunks Alphabet July 30, 2010
  American Airlines has rolled out a new iPhone app that promises to offer everything (except on-time arrivals) from E-check-ins to seat assignments to monitoring upgrades but the, uh, fly in the ointment seems to be that it won't let you log in unless your American Advantage membership number contains at least one letter. The problem is, many don't.
• SEC Charges Wyly Brothers With Illegal Stock Trading July 30, 2010
  Sam and Charles Wyly, longtime computer industry figures who sold Sterling Software to Computer Associates for $4 billion in 2000, are charged with using secret overseas accounts to generate more than $550 million in illegal stock trades.
• Samsung's Record Profits Driven By Chips, LCD July 30, 2010
  Mobile phone sales were up 22% in the second quarter, but average unit price declined as did operating profit from Samsung's telecommunications unit.
• Microsoft Stock 'Inexpensive' As Big Upgrade Cycle Looms July 30, 2010
  With 84% of global PCs still running XP/Vista and 63% of Office users still on versions from 2003 or earlier, Microsoft is looking at some serious growth potential over the next couple of years, says enterprise software analyst Brent Thill.
• Email Beats Social Media For Grabbing Consumers' Attention July 30, 2010
  Most consumers prefer to receive email notifications of ads and special deals, despite the current emphasis on social media marketing campaigns, according to an Econsultancy study.
• Symantec Revenue Flat, McAfee Profits Up 4% July 30, 2010
  TenCube, developer of the WaveSecure mobile security service platform, will be acquired by McAfee, the company announced, to broaden its security capabilities.
• Global CIO: The CEO Of The Year Is SAP's Bill McDermott July 30, 2010
  With co-CEO Jim Snabe, McDermott's set a vibrant new strategy, restored growth and profitability, and exorcised some wicked demons and ghosts.
• Congress Moves To Legalize Online Gambling July 30, 2010
  The legislation would replace the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which has proven to be unenforceable.
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