Six Windows 7 Features Admins Will Actually Care About (and Four They Won't) I am running the Windows 7 Beta and I can't help noticing that many of the new features or enhancements are items Admins couldn't care less about. It takes a deeper look to find the reasons Admins will want to bring Windows 7 to their users. Net neutrality advocates score big win with broadband stimulus rules Advocates of network neutrality are cheering Thursday after learning that the federal government will require any applicants to its broadband stimulus funds to maintain nondiscriminatory networks. Conficker: Forgotten but not Gone Conficker may not dominate the headlines any longer, but it's still going strong, according to Trend Micro's Malware Blog and stats from the Conficker Working Group. Windows 7 Beta: The 5 Most Important Things Microsoft Did Right Today marks the end of the public beta of Windows 7, introduced early in 2009 with even earlier bits available to attendees at PDC 2008. As beta's go I think most would say the Windows 7 beta was an overwhelming success. Lets look at the things Microsoft did right with the Windows 7 beta. Worst Microsoft Ads Ever After the online-only ad began making headlines across the Internet, Microsoft pulled the "puking" ad from all Microsoft and third-party video Web sites - including the dedicated IE8 site, Browser for the Better. This isn't the first time a Microsoft ad has created controversy, or at least buzz. Here's a list of some more (least?) memorable ad efforts from Microsoft: Avaya offers incentives to woo Nortel partners With networking vendor Nortel Networks currently attempting to re-organize its operations under creditor protection, rival Avaya is laying-out the welcome mat for Nortel partners looking for a new networking equipment maker to call home. Cisco to expand mobile collaboration features Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the company's software group said at the Cisco Live conference on Wednesday. Bing adds Twitter posts to search results Microsoft on Wednesday started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even though the capability is limited. Who made the top of the list in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers 2009 Report? Since I cannot post the June 2009 Magic Quadrant picture, I will put the information below in general terms. But I will tell you where they are at, they are in order for each of the four sections of the quadrant. Can't Decide What to Drink? There's an App for That Provided by adult beverage innovator Absolut, Drinkspiration will help you decide what to drink based on "mood, time of day, weather, liquor type, drink color, shape of glass, type of venue, bar vibe, etc.". It can also show in real time, via GPS and social media, what others are ordering. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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