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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 
  In This Issue
» Accelerating Dynamic Web Content: Efficiently Serving Uncacheable Web Content from Origin
» IT Tipping Point for Midsized Companies: Deciding When to Move to Tier 1 ERP
» Navigating Business in Stormy Conditions with Event Processing
» Email Archiving: a Business-Critical Application
» VMware Data Backup and Recovery Best Practices
» Data Deduplication Background: A Technical White Paper
» RIM BlackBerry vs. Microsoft ActiveSync
» 6 Key Points for SharePoint Infrastructure Planning
» The New Option: Netbooks Challenge Notebooks' Dominance
» Cloud Computing: Platform As A Service
» 7 Backup Risks and How to Avoid Them
» IT Asset Management
» Introducing Management Excellence
» Short Guide to Prioritizing Security Spending
» Using security indicators to help increase consumer confidence
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