HP has announced a wide range of new products at its Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai, including ultrabooks, a new thin client desktop for cloud computing, touchscreen retail units and three high-end mobile workstations. – eWeek,   PC Advisor

Apple and Foxconn have pledged to improve working conditions in the Chinese factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled. – Reuters

Targeting the midsize enterprise sector, Oracle has released Business Accelerators for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications for both E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. – Computer Business Review

Microsoft is planning improvements to its Windows Server 2012. The enhancements include better performance over wide area networks and IT management simplifications. – PC Advisor
Citrix has unveiled a range of cloud and virtualization products and services. Among the new initiatives are the Cloud Gateway 2 update and a cloud-based desktop campaign called Project Horizon. – V3