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& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple this week patched 51 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, in 2012 & #039;s first security update. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Both Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, and 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, were updated with fixes. The two operating systems were last updated in mid-October 2011. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple this week patched 51 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, in 2012 & #039;s first security update. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Both Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, and 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, were updated with fixes. The two operating systems were last updated in mid-October 2011. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Last year, the two hot customer relationship management trends to watch— and adopt — were social CRM and mobile CRM. To find out whether they will continue to dominate the CRM landscape and what other trends organizations should pay attention to, CIO.com talked to leading CRM solution vendors and analysts. In the process, we came up with eight CRM trends to watch—and implement— in 2012. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Last year, the two hot customer relationship management trends to watch— and adopt — were social CRM and mobile CRM. To find out whether they will continue to dominate the CRM landscape and what other trends organizations should pay attention to, CIO.com talked to leading CRM solution vendors and analysts. In the process, we came up with eight CRM trends to watch—and implement— in 2012. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Just when you thought Internet Explorer was on a years-long losing streak, about to drop below 50 percent of all browsing activity worldwide, the & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=1 & amp;amp;qpcustomb=0 & quot; target= & quot;_blank & quot; & gt;January figures from Net Applications & lt;/a & gt; showed a substantial, remarkable 1.19 percent jump in IE use in January. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Just when you thought Internet Explorer was on a years-long losing streak, about to drop below 50 percent of all browsing activity worldwide, the & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=1 & amp;amp;qpcustomb=0 & quot; target= & quot;_blank & quot; & gt;January figures from Net Applications & lt;/a & gt; showed a substantial, remarkable 1.19 percent jump in IE use in January. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;With the & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/facebook-files-highly-anticipated-ipo-185550 & quot; & gt;Facebook initial public offering & lt;/a & gt; (IPO) & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223897/Facebook_files_for_5B_IPO & quot; target= & quot;_blank & quot; & gt;now official & lt;/a & gt;, industry and financial analysts say that a huge influx of cash could enable the social networking company to topple Google from its dominant position in the online world. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;With the & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/facebook-files-highly-anticipated-ipo-185550 & quot; & gt;Facebook initial public offering & lt;/a & gt; (IPO) & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223897/Facebook_files_for_5B_IPO & quot; target= & quot;_blank & quot; & gt;now official & lt;/a & gt;, industry and financial analysts say that a huge influx of cash could enable the social networking company to topple Google from its dominant position in the online world. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;We all know Facebook is huge -- more than 800 million active users huge, in fact. Social activity is seeping into many facets of today & #039;s business, but it remains to be seen if Facebook & #039;s dynamic pages have the power to impact (or even replace) the role of traditional business websites. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Businesses have and will continue to turn to Facebook for online marketing, but is it a good idea to leave the traditional dot-com website behind? & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;We all know Facebook is huge -- more than 800 million active users huge, in fact. Social activity is seeping into many facets of today & #039;s business, but it remains to be seen if Facebook & #039;s dynamic pages have the power to impact (or even replace) the role of traditional business websites. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Businesses have and will continue to turn to Facebook for online marketing, but is it a good idea to leave the traditional dot-com website behind? & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Google is directing users to localized country domains on Blogger to provide it flexibility to comply with content removal rules in various countries. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The move suggests that Internet companies are coming to terms with the need to follow local rules, as they try to gain users in countries where there are concerns about pornography, and certain political and religious content. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Google is directing users to localized country domains on Blogger to provide it flexibility to comply with content removal rules in various countries. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The move suggests that Internet companies are coming to terms with the need to follow local rules, as they try to gain users in countries where there are concerns about pornography, and certain political and religious content. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;In anticipation of offering its open-source content management software as a service, Alfresco has upgraded its namesake product to work with multiple clients and to interact with a wider range of form factors, the company announced Thursday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt; & quot;Alfresco Enterprise 4.0 is the foundational element in our cloud strategy, & quot; said Todd Barr, Alfresco chief marketing officer. The company is preparing to offer the CMS (content management software) as SaaS (software as a service) by April or May this year. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;In anticipation of offering its open-source content management software as a service, Alfresco has upgraded its namesake product to work with multiple clients and to interact with a wider range of form factors, the company announced Thursday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt; & quot;Alfresco Enterprise 4.0 is the foundational element in our cloud strategy, & quot; said Todd Barr, Alfresco chief marketing officer. The company is preparing to offer the CMS (content management software) as SaaS (software as a service) by April or May this year. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Oracle executives on Tuesday gave a more detailed picture of their plans to integrate technologies gained through & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/oracle-buys-rightnow-roughly-15-billion-176944 & quot; & gt;October & #039;s $1.5 billion acquisition of RightNow & lt;/a & gt;, maker of cloud-based software for customer service through the Web, social networks, and contact centers. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Oracle executives on Tuesday gave a more detailed picture of their plans to integrate technologies gained through & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/oracle-buys-rightnow-roughly-15-billion-176944 & quot; & gt;October & #039;s $1.5 billion acquisition of RightNow & lt;/a & gt;, maker of cloud-based software for customer service through the Web, social networks, and contact centers. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Infor has rebranded and revamped its software support offerings in a bid to cement its profile as a potential alternative to rivals like SAP and Oracle. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Infor has rebranded and revamped its software support offerings in a bid to cement its profile as a potential alternative to rivals like SAP and Oracle. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Companies long have grappled with glitches in their ERP (enterprise resource planning) system implementations -- a situation that the recent botched-rollout record suggests won & #039;t get better any time soon. While ERP projects go awry for many reasons, each incident reveals its own set of troublesome repercussions, financial and otherwise. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;IT, of course, is the first to get the call for repairs. But the CFO is rarely far behind. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Companies long have grappled with glitches in their ERP (enterprise resource planning) system implementations -- a situation that the recent botched-rollout record suggests won & #039;t get better any time soon. While ERP projects go awry for many reasons, each incident reveals its own set of troublesome repercussions, financial and otherwise. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;IT, of course, is the first to get the call for repairs. But the CFO is rarely far behind. & lt;/p & gt;