Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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Microsoft's Ray Ozzie to step down from chief software architect role
Jon Brodkin: Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie will step down from his position as chief software architect and instead focus on Microsoft's entertainment division, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced today. Read More


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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!

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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

Java exploits have skyrocketed, Microsoft researcher says
Julie Bort: An unprecedented wave of attacks that exploit weaknesses in Java has gone largely unnoticed by the security community, said a Microsoft malware researcher. Read More

Twitter: Who is reading your DMs? There's an app for that...
Ms. Smith: Your "private" direct messages can be read by any third party app to which you've given Twitter OAuth permission. Read More

Data loss incidents on the decline
Robert Mullins: Mcrosoft reports a steady decline over the last two years in the number of data loss incidents made public around the world and cites the recession as the possible reason. Read More


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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!

Mixed success in the fight against cybercrime
Robert Mullins: the news from RSA Europe 2010 was that botnets can be beaten, but other threats remain high. Read More

BLADE: Software Weapon to Cut the Wicked Heart out of Drive-by Malware
Ms. Smith: BLADE software is a new security tool that prevents drive-by download exploits from infecting vulnerable Windows hosts with malware. Read More

SQL Server 2008 R2 - Master Data Services (MDS) mystery?
Rankins and Bertucci: The secrets around Microsoft's Master Data Services is proving to be very challenging. Read More


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Effectively Address your Biggest IT Challenges
Meet your CAPEX and OPEX cost saving goals with a more efficient data storage strategy. Enterprise Strategy Group lays the groundwork on how to do just that in this whitepaper. Ensure you have the tools in place to keep costs down while better managing data growth. Read More!

SQL Server 2008 SP2 just in time!
Brian Egler: Well, they made it. Microsoft promised SQL Server 2008 SP2 in Q3 2010 and it was released on the 29th September 2010. So what's new with SP2? Read More

Microsoft Wiffler lets smartphones use free WiFi from moving vehicles
Julie Bort: Researchers from Microsoft and University of Massachusetts are testing a promising new protocol to offload 3G traffic to WiFi even from a moving vehicle. Read More

Microsoft patches third Stuxnet vulnerability; critical bugs affect IE and Windows
Jon Brodkin: As part of Microsoft's record Patch Tuesday Mcrosoft fixed a third vulnerability used by the notorious Stuxnet malware, leaving just one unpatched vulnerability related to a worm that may have been developed to attack Iran's nuclear program. Read More

Cha-ching of Scraping: Data Brokers Digging Up & Selling Your Digital Dirt
Ms. Smith: Data Brokers scrape password-protected private forums, trawl the Net for digital dirt, listen in, and profit from your personal data. Now one wants to tie your real name to your online alias. Read More

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