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Veteran SAP CEO Abruptly Resigns
Business-software maker SAP announced an abrupt strategic shift in the corporate suite with CEO L�o Apotheker resigning, to be replaced by co-CEOs Bill McDermott (left) and Jim Hagemann Snabe (right).

A Telecom Italia-Telefonica Merger?
The Italian government is in talks with Telecom Italia Spa about the phone company's strategic options, including a possible takeover by Spain's Telefonica SA, said a person familiar with the situation.

U.S. Investigating Prius Brake Issues
The Transportation Department is investigating brake problems in the 2010 Prius, the latest in a series of safety troubles at Toyota that have strained the Japanese company's relations with U.S. regulators.

Ex-Yahoo Exec Lands at Chegg.com
It took three years, but former Yahoo exec Dan Rosensweig believes he has found another great Internet gig. He is now CEO of Chegg.com, a startup that rents textbooks to cash-strapped students.

Super Bowl Marketers Go All Out
Audience is an advertiser's dream.

Chip Espionage Case Revealed
Cutthroat chipmaker competition seen.

'Climategate' Investigation Continues
Scientist cleared of three allegations.

Cisco Sees 'Dramatic' Profit Surge
Improvements made across the board.

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Mobile Enterprise Spotlight

	To Love or Not To Love: Apple iPad Pros and Cons Now that the iPad has officially been announced, opinions are rolling in on this device that combines the features of an iPod, e-reader, and tablet PC. Will the iPad turn fewer heads than the iPhone?

	Analysts See iPad Price Drop, with Some Cannibalization Just weeks before Apple officially rolls out the iPad, financial analysts are making pricing predictions. But could the analysis itself hinder the initial demand for the pricey tablet computer?

	Bar Codes Go Mobile, Get Hip Again For decades, retailers have used patterns of black dots and lines to encode data onto products. Now, bar codes are gaining favor as an easy way for cell-phone users to view ads and other data instantly.

Enterprise Software Spotlight

	Macworld Focuses on Mobile Apps as Apple Stays Away Macworld 2010 kicked off in San Francisco showcasing hundreds of Mac products and services, expert advice, and demonstrations -- but this year mobile apps may steal the show.

	Google May Add Facebook, Twitter Links to Gmail Google will reportedly roll more social-networking features into Gmail, the fastest-growing e-mail service. The new features could save users the trouble of switching to Facebook or Twitter.

	SAP CEO Abruptly Resigns; Co-CEOs Will Take Over Business-software maker SAP announced an abrupt strategic shift in the corporate suite with CEO L�o Apotheker resigning, to be replaced by co-CEOs Bill McDermott (left) and Jim Hagemann Snabe (right).

Enterprise Hardware Spotlight

	Microsoft Says Battery Woes Not Caused By Windows 7 Battery problems on Windows 7 machines are not caused by the operating system. That's the position of Stephen Sinofsky, head of the Windows division, in a long posting on the Windows engineering blog.

	IBM's New POWER7 Servers Save Energy with Big Loads IBM has unveiled high-capacity servers that are the first to be based on its new, multi-core POWER7 chip. It said the new line is designed "to manage the most demanding emerging applications."

	'Dead Simple, Dirt Cheap' JooJoo Tablet Shipping Soon The JooJoo, a web-browsing tablet device that is the subject of a high-profile legal dispute, appears on track to reach buyers at the end of February, but the tablet scene has dramatically changed.

Enterprise Security Spotlight

	Chinese Cyberattacks Seen as a Pervasive Threat Google's accusation that e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem few firms will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks.

	Patch Tuesday Release Will Tie Microsoft's Record After a light start to the year, Microsoft is getting ready to dump a heavy load on the shoulders of IT administrators. On Patch Tuesday next week, Microsoft will release 13 patches.

	Cybersecurity Vendors Look Hot in 2010 Tech-security companies are poised to become Wall Street darlings this year, thanks in part to Google's tiff with China, which reinforced an already positive outlook for major security vendors.

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