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	Putting IE's modest market share gains in perspective Much is being made of the fact that Microsoft has at least temporarily stanched the bleeding in terms of Internet Explorer's market share, and, in fact, has managed to nudge the number upward slightly in each of the past two months. But it's easy to forget how far Firefox and Chrome have come in such a short time. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP SMB: Data protection strategy for remote offices Learn how midsize businesses or enterprises with regional data centers or remote offices can effectively address data protection challenges by implementing solutions that help store and protect business critical data, cut costs and improve efficiency and reliability. Read Now In this Issue Back to school bargains IT pros will love What is Microsoft's new mystery product? 5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about Microsoft sticks to plan, denies emergency patch for XP SP2 Mobile devices are "critical" for business processes and productivity Call to step up joint efforts for safer Internet: MS, Adobe Five secrets to Windows 7 success U.K. government nixes 'kill IE6' campaign Get a deal on Windows 7, learn Office 2010 for free Microsoft: VMware customers are 'Windows customers first' WEBCAST: Nimsoft Reasons to Consider Cloud IT Monitoring Join this Webcast to learn the value of IT monitoring delivered via the cloud. You can monitor and manage all business applications, from the data center to the cloud, including SaaS, hosted, and virtualized environments—all with a single product, architecture, and console. There's even a 30-day free trial download. View Now Back to school bargains IT pros will love Ten products for back-to-school tech buyers. Read More What is Microsoft's new mystery product? Oh, that Microsoft. She's such a tease. Read More 5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about The words Windows and security have not always been compatible. In the past, Microsoft's quest to make its operating system as easy to manage as possible for the "typical" user has often meant sacrificing adequate safeguards against intrusion and infection. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Standalone Data Reduction Technologies Data reduction technologies provide reliable and highly scalable storage solutions - with proven management and ease use that enable higher capacity utilization with less budget, time and energy. Learn about these technologies and how HP solutions can improve storage capacity utilization. Read Now Microsoft sticks to plan, denies emergency patch for XP SP2 Although some had hoped that Microsoft would violate its own patching policy, the company stuck to its guns and declined to provide a fix for a critical bug to users running Windows XP Service Pack 2. Read More Mobile devices are "critical" for business processes and productivity The latest iPhone commercials feature video calls and multiple couples sharing intimate moments. When describing Google Android, wireless carrier Sprint talks about, "the apps you crave." Microsoft's latest pitch is that Windows Mobile phones fold neatly into social networking. Read More Call to step up joint efforts for safer Internet: MS, Adobe As part of a continued collaboration drive to step up security levels, Adobe Systems has joined Microsoft to step up the Microsoft Active Protections Programme [MAPP]. Read More REPORT: Citrix Gartner Research Note: Load Balancers are Dead Gartner Research Note "Load Balancers are Dead: Time to Focus on Application Delivery" helps you understand how to replace your basic load balancing technology and focus on getting the highest availability, performance and security for your web apps. Includes key recommendations you can use. Read now! Five secrets to Windows 7 success According to Net Applications, it's been a good month for Microsoft. Internet Explorer 8 gained more market share to continue dominating the browser market, and Windows 7 surpassed its predecessor--Windows Vista--in market share for the first time. So, what exactly is driving the success of Windows 7? Read More U.K. government nixes 'kill IE6' campaign The British government has rejected a call to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), saying that it is saving taxpayers' money by staying with the nine-year-old browser. Read More Get a deal on Windows 7, learn Office 2010 for free It's that whole back-to-school season, which means many parents are probably wondering if they have to buy a brand new PC for their college-bound kids if or they can wring another year out of the old one. Or perhaps you're heading off to college yourself. Read More Microsoft: VMware customers are 'Windows customers first' Microsoft targets VMware customers as it prepares for VMworld. Read More
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