Friday, May 15, 2009

Microsoft's software pipeline set to burst; Gigabit Ethernet switches from BLADE on tap at Interop

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Microsoft's software pipeline set to burst

John Fontana By John Fontana
If there was one revelation at this week's Microsoft TechEd conference it was that the company's product pipeline is stuffed with new software timed for release in the next seven to 12 months that will force corporate IT to deftly plan and strategize how it wants to deal with the onslaught. Read full story

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HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries
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05/15/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Verizon shows off new rolling command center
  2. Microsoft's software pipeline set to burst
  3. Google ran out of bandwidth?
  4. Web-hosting firms defy recession
  5. Where the IT jobs are: 10 American cities
  6. Microsoft IT goes live with its Geneva identity platform
  7. Google suffers major failure
  8. Nortel is certainly taking its time
  9. Rackable Systems becomes SGI, closes deal
  10. Poster on Chinese forum leaks next-gen iPhone specs


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