Microsoft, Skype combo could be great for the enterprise

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	Microsoft, Skype combo could be great for the enterprise Microsoft's acquisition of Skype should be a good news story for enterprises that use Microsoft servers and want to include low-cost unified communications and videoconferencing. While the companies' CEOs didn't offer details on products during today's press conference announcing the $8.5 billion deal, they made some clear promises. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Cloud-enabled Wi-Fi: Less Dollars, More Sense Aerohive's HiveManager Online is the first cloud-enabled, enterprise-class Wi-Fi management solution and is a breakthrough in management simplicity, flexibility, and redundancy. Learn more! In this Issue Rumours fly about massive Cisco layoffs Patching Windows is a major time sink for IT departments Another black mark against the white iPhone Anti-competitive Apple policies kill iOS app, company Skype purchase highlights a weakness in "free enough" philosophy Apple, Google lacking wiggle room on location, privacy How Google will Search & Destroy your privacy, interview with author Scott Cleland WHITE PAPER: HP 10 Things to Know about Deduplication You as an IT manager want simple, cost-effective solutions for your complex IT challenges. HP kept this in mind while designing StoreOnce. New technologies, such as deduplication can be difficult to understand but StoreOnce powered by Intel Xeon® processor 5500 series makes it simple. Read More! Rumours fly about massive Cisco layoffs Cisco could be ramping up for its largest layoff ever, according to news reports flying around the Web today. The reports stem from Reuters, who asked four analysts how they think John Chambers will cut the promised $1 billion in expenses. Analysts answered that they think the company will kill 3,000 to 5,000 jobs. Read More Patching Windows is a major time sink for IT departments After asking, if IT departments were too slow to patch Windows, we asked our readers to participate in a survey about Windows patching and the results are in! Despite efforts to automate patches, patching Windows computers, both servers and clients, are still an incredible time sink for IT departments. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software It's 9am. Do You Know What Your Directory is Doing? In this new Quest Software white paper, you'll see how to get more information that native logging alone can't provide. See how you can get real time, centralized information, and how doing so maximizes Active Directory performance. Read More Another black mark against the white iPhone A scuffle over buying a white iPhone at an Apple retail store in Beijing led to a shattered glass door and injuries to customers and at least one Apple employee. Read More Anti-competitive Apple policies kill iOS app, company The deadline is approaching for Apple developers to implement in-app purchases. Despite being wildly unpopular, Apple is sticking to its guns requiring developers to allow purchases via their applications — and doing serious damage to those who bet on Apple's iOS platform. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! Skype purchase highlights a weakness in "free enough" philosophy If you're a Linux and heavy Skype user, the announcement that Microsoft is purchasing Skype no doubt sent shivers down your spine. You can relax, though: Steve Ballmer says everything will be OK. Reassuring, right? Read More Apple, Google lacking wiggle room on location, privacy Here's the only thing that's clear the day after a parade of witnesses testified before a United States Senate panel about privacy issues raised by location tracking capabilities in smart phones: Apple and Google haven't left themselves much if any wiggle room. Read More How Google will Search & Destroy your privacy, interview with author Scott Cleland Scott Cleland is said to be "the world's leading Google critic." He's testified about Google in front on Congress and runs GoogleMonitor.com, Googleopoly.net, and Precursor. Read More
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