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	Microsoft acquires AVIcode to boost .NET management Microsoft's acquisition of AVIcode Inc. will help the company extend application management to the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Solution Center NWW PAN IDG How Desktop Virtualization Changes the Game for IT Virtualization has busted out of the data center and overspread the desktop and application worlds. Citrix has emerged as a major innovator in virtualization solutions. Click here to read an Executive Viewpoint featuring Citrix CEO Mark Templeton. Click to continue In this Issue Microsoft suggests public health response for sick PCs Has IE8 slowed Microsoft's browser slide? Windows Phone 7 launch: What to expect Why a Windows tablet is still a bad idea Microsoft, Citrix and Wipro partner to outsource virtual desktops Microsoft's Live@edu email not encrypted on cloud servers Microsoft IE browser share dips below 50%; Google Chrome rises Windows 7 Family Pack discount deal returns Google upgrades Apps connector for Outlook WHITE PAPER: NetApp Unified Windows Storage Consolidation This report documents the results of ESG Lab hands-on testing of a NetApp Unified Storage Architecture deployed in a VMware virtual server environment with a goal of simplifying, protecting, and consolidating physical servers hosting Microsoft applications. Read More! Microsoft suggests public health response for sick PCs When your sick PC connects to the Internet and starts distributing malicious spam and propagating worms and viruses to other vulnerable systems, it impacts all who share the Internet. Microsoft's Scott Charney proposes a novel approach to addressing that issue, suggesting that we treat infected devices as we do infected people. Read More Has IE8 slowed Microsoft's browser slide? Although Internet Explorer continues to slowly lose the war for browser share, its rate of decline has slowed since Microsoft launched IE8, according to data from one Web metrics firm. Read More Windows Phone 7 launch: What to expect Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 launch event doesn't seem to be much of a mystery, thanks to a pile of leaks and rumors. Care to ignore the Windows Phone 7 haters and get wrapped up in the pre-launch buzz? Come along for a look at what to expect October 11. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Improve Your Risk Profile Gateway Health Plan realized the need to make major changes in its storage environment to support business growth and customer demands. The primary objective was to improve the reliability of its production database environment to support customers during disasters. Read now! Why a Windows tablet is still a bad idea Steve Ballmer is known for making big promises--some bigger than the reality Microsoft can actually deliver. With the 2010 holiday shopping season rapidly approaching, Ballmer insists that we will see Windows tablets by Christmas. If Ballmer really wants to play Santa Claus, though, he would instead abandon the idea entirely and work with vendors to pursue tablets based on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Read More Microsoft, Citrix and Wipro partner to outsource virtual desktops Microsoft, Citrix and Indian outsourcer Wipro Technologies have joined forces to allow companies to outsource their virtual desktop environments. Wipro's new Desktop as a Service (DaaS) makes use of Citrix's newly launched XenDesktop 5 as well as Microsoft's VDI Premium Suite. Read More Microsoft's Live@edu email not encrypted on cloud servers Microsoft promises that its free Live@edu e-mail and collaboration tool is better than others because it still meets a university's security and "privacy" needs. But it appears to be missing one critical step in doing so -- encrypting data stored on servers. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage-Purchasing Today: Forget About Capacity Most organizations are still buying storage based on outmoded ways of thinking. Find out why it's time to modernize your approach and the key criteria you need to consider before making your next IT investment. Read now! Microsoft IE browser share dips below 50%; Google Chrome rises Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which has dominated the Web browser market since blowing by Netscape in the late 1990s, last month fell below the 50% market share level for the first time in years. Read More Windows 7 Family Pack discount deal returns Microsoft kicked off sales of Windows 7 Family Pack in the U.S., with most retailers selling the three-license package for the full list price of $150. Read More Google upgrades Apps connector for Outlook The Google Apps tool that synchronizes the hosted communication and collaboration suite with Outlook now works with the latest version of the Microsoft e-mail desktop software. Read More
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