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	Microsoft is spending millions on mid-term election candidates Microsoft's political action committee has contributed about $2 million to mid-term election campaigns throughout the U.S., and this doesn't include donations made by its individual super rich employees. 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 Enterprises still wary of Office 2010 Why the Sony Walkman is another Microsoft Windows Windows 7 migration 'sapping resources' Writing for Phone 7 'a no-brainer,' developer says Windows Phone Marketplace hits 1,000 apps The post-PC world is here (shhh, don't tell Ballmer) Get ready for multiple virtualization platforms Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 7 SP1 release candidate Firefox Trojan targets older versions of Windows Microsoft's Office for Mac 2011 'best Office ever,' analyst says WHITE PAPER: NetApp Storage for Windows Environments This paper discusses how consolidating your Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint Server data along with your Windows files using NetApp storage for Windows environments reduces the cost of physical storage as well as ongoing management costs in Windows environments. Read More! Enterprises still wary of Office 2010 Microsoft was happy to point out the other day that it sells 30 copies of new Office 2010 software suite every minute, and we've reported that it is well-reviewed and generally well received in the market. But it's one thing for a consumer to download Office 2010 onto their PC and another for an enterprise with 10,000 employees to upgrade to it. Read More Why the Sony Walkman is another Microsoft Windows Poor Sony. They just can't kill the Walkman. It's hard to believe that the Walkman is still a high-profit product in Sony's portfolio, but continued consumer need, however small, seems to be strong enough to keep Sony's production moving forward. Read More Windows 7 migration 'sapping resources' The migration to Windows 7 takes up the time of half an IT department's staff, according to managers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power A Framework to Visualize the Data Center Increasing rack density makes it critical to understand environmental characteristics around weight, heating, cooling and power. Flat-file data center planning and management tools can't Read Now Writing for Phone 7 'a no-brainer,' developer says Gilles de Bordeaux has a neat idea for a mobile phone app he calls Hourglass. An image of an hourglass appears onscreen (no, not the one that tells you your computer has stalled) and you set a timer. Set it for five minutes and it takes five minutes for the sand to fall from the top of the hourglass to the bottom. You can also click a button labeled "Egg" and Hourglass runs for three minutes. Read More Windows Phone Marketplace hits 1,000 apps Windows Phone 7's commercials make it very clear that it's not about the phone's applications but about freeing a user from being obsessed with his or her smartphone. Now that the Windows Phone Marketplace has hit the milestone of 1000 applications, has Windows Phone changed its tune? Read More The post-PC world is here (shhh, don't tell Ballmer) Ray Ozzie surprised a lot of people earlier this month when he stepped down from his post as Microsoft's chief software architect (and presumed heir apparent to the Mad Ballmer as CEO). Read More WHITE PAPER: HP SharePoint 2010 Q&A This IDC Q&A document provides straightforward answers on frequent SharePoint questions. Read what IDC has to say about SharePoint's widespread adoption, where current implementations fall short, SharePoint's top collaboration challenges, when it makes sense to use a service provider, and best practices for SharePoint 2010 migrations. Read Now Get ready for multiple virtualization platforms VMware still leads but other hypervisors are creeping in. Read More Microsoft quietly delivers Windows 7 SP1 release candidate Microsoft has quietly released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 release candidate, slated to be the first and last RC version to be released before the final version ships early next year. Read More Firefox Trojan targets older versions of Windows A new Firefox vulnerability affects primarily users of the browser on older versions of Windows, security firm Trend Micro has determined. Read More Microsoft's Office for Mac 2011 'best Office ever,' analyst says Microsoft today launched Office for Mac 2011, the newest version of its application suite designed for Mac OS X. Read More
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