___________________________________________________________ Computerworld Wrap-Up April 29, 2009 ___________________________________________________________
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Top EMC storage exec jumps ship for HP http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/186993/0/ 8. Apple updates iPhone 3.0 beta software http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/186994/0/ 9. Acer beat Asus in netbooks in '08, to ship up to 12M in '09 http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/186995/0/ 10. First look: Ubuntu 9.04 stays the course http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/186996/0/ 11. Acer working on several Android devices http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/186997/0/ 12. AOL ad revenue plummets in Q1 http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/186998/0/ 13. SAP agrees to delay full Enterprise Support price rise http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/186999/0/ 14. Scott McPherson: Can the "cloud" help us manage our way through a pandemic? http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4915333/303112/187000/0/ 15. 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