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	Microsoft, HP announce 'infrastructure-to-app' partnership | IBM still leads in patents, Microsoft maintains No. 3 spot and Cisco gains 30%
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	Ballmer took Microsoft reins 10 years ago with focus on Internet Ten years ago, Microsoft's Bill Gates turned over the CEO reins to Steve Ballmer. What came next was a decade-long wild ride. Read More SPONSOR: HP 4 Key Principles of Storage Virtualization Applying the concept of virtual resource pools to storage can transform the virtualized storage infrastructure. Read this ESG report to learn best practices on; storage virtualization, application integration, capacity and power optimization, and storage & server convergence. Read Now! In this Issue Microsoft, HP announce 'infrastructure-to-app' partnership IBM still leads in patents, Microsoft maintains No. 3 spot and Cisco gains 30% IBM shuffles Lotus executives, creates new biz units Google and Microsoft war over $5 billion cloud Microsoft IE's downfall 'far fetched,' says researcher Critical updates from Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle HP and Microsoft aim to deflect Google Three alternatives to Office 2010 SPONSOR: Fluke Networks 3 Tips to Get Out of Firefighting Mode Join Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) for this webcast on how to become more proactive with network and application management. EMA offers guidance on how to pick a pilot project to demonstrate immediate success as well as tips on how to lengthen MTBF and shorten MTTR. Click here to get all the details now! Microsoft, HP announce 'infrastructure-to-app' partnership HP and Microsoft will invest $250 million over three years on a product integration strategy meant to "significantly simplify" technology deployments for companies of all sizes. The agreement will result in prepackaged offerings that combine servers, storage, networking and software, the companies said. Read More IBM still leads in patents, Microsoft maintains No. 3 spot and Cisco gains 30% U.S. patents awarded in 2009 show IBM continuing its tradition of innovation with fellow high-tech vendors Microsoft, Cisco and Sun, just to name a few, gaining ground. Read More SPONSOR: Tripwire FISMA Prescriptive Guide Learn how Tripwire helps federal agencies, as well as the organizations and contractors that store, process or transmit federal information. The FISMA Prescriptive Guide contains case studies from three fictional federal agencies, each capturing the perspective of a key stakeholder in the FISMA compliance process. Click here. IBM shuffles Lotus executives, creates new biz units IBM this week reorganized the structure of its Software Group, including moving Lotus General Manager Bob Picciano back to a leadership role in sales, inserting Alistair Rennie as the general manager of Lotus Software and bringing back former Lotus General Manager Mike Rhodin to head a re-structured business unit. Read More Google and Microsoft war over $5 billion cloud An evolving IT supply chain, business adoption of cloud platforms for IT services, and greater business use of handsets and smartphones are creating new revenue streams for both IT and mobile suppliers serving businesses. Read More SPONSOR: HP Minimize Downtime, Mitigate Risk IDC research shows that SMBs can experience an average loss of revenue of $70,000 per downtime hour. Assess internal and external risks, understand revenue impact, and learn how well-targeted technology initiatives such as management tools, server upgrades, failover clustering and thin clients can help you to respond to disruptions effectively and affordably. Read Now. Microsoft IE's downfall 'far fetched,' says researcher Talk of Internet Explorer's demise is "far fetched,"according to Devil Mountain Software, which cites data showing that more than 80% of enterprise PCs run Microsoft's browser during the workday. Read More Critical updates from Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle On Patch Tuesday, Microsoft welcomed 2010 by taking things easy this month and released only a single security bulletin. Read More HP and Microsoft aim to deflect Google Looks like the next generation data center will have nothing to do with who has the best technology; rather, it will be based on who can do the best job at partnering at the highest level and executing on that partnership to ultimately deliver a solution to the customer. Read More Three alternatives to Office 2010 Why spend $279 on Microsoft's behemoth Office 2010 suite when you can get a slick, lightning fast alternative for less than one-third of the price? These three alternatives could make you forget about buying Office 2010. Read More
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