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	Microsoft posts $250K reward for Rustock botnet herders Microsoft upped the ante on Monday in its months-long battle against the Rustock botnet by posting a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers who controlled the malware. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Riverbed Services Platform Feature Brief The enhanced Riverbed® Services Platform (RSP) provides customers with the capability to run up to five additional services and applications virtually on VMware in a protected partition on the Steelhead® appliance. Learn More Now. In this Issue How to stop overpaying Microsoft, Part 2: How to limit your Enterprise Agreement Microsoft BPOS customers suffer another cloud email outage Windows 9 Details are Already Emerging Microsoft updates portal for Windows Phone 7 developers Microsoft patching: Still painful after all these years 15 incredibly useful (and free) Microsoft tools for IT pros Windows Phone 7 Users Happier Than Android, RIM Users The PDC on Geritol: The BUILD in Anaheim Which Browser Is The Most Secure? WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Application Delivery 2.0 Handbook This comprehensive handbook offers guidance on ensuring application delivery with a systematic approach. Read More How to stop overpaying Microsoft, Part 2: How to limit your Enterprise Agreement Cynthia Farren: There's nothing wrong with a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement if you really need one. However, many organizations wind up overspending with an EA, instead of saving money. Read More Microsoft BPOS customers suffer another cloud email outage Jon Brodkin: Microsoft's "old" cloud is showing its age, with an email outage affecting customers for the second time in a month. Read More Windows 9 Details are Already Emerging Andy Patrizio: Is it too soon to talk about Windows 9? Windows 8 isn't even in beta, but its successor, Windows 9, is already starting to take shape. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Getting Started with Cloud Data Protection This IDC paper discusses making the cloud an integral part or your data protection strategy. Learn how to: - Improve offsite data transfer among multiple locations including the cloud - Secure data transfer with encryption of data in motion and at rest - Allow more predictable service levels regarding backup windows, RPO and RTO Read now! Microsoft updates portal for Windows Phone 7 developers John Cox: Microsoft announced today a revamped developer portal for Windows Phone 7 developers. And they'll be able to start submitting their new WP7 Mango applications for review in August. Read More Microsoft patching: Still painful after all these years Microsoft says it has tried, over the years, to make the patching process easier. So we surveyed readers and and asked if its efforts were working. Short answer: no. Read More 15 incredibly useful (and free) Microsoft tools for IT pros We've dug through the jungle that is Microsoft Downloads and found 15 of the best free tools you've probably never heard of. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Hardware Load Balancing A comprehensive F5 solution readies application infrastructure for a successful implementation of the re-engineered Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Learn More! Windows Phone 7 Users Happier Than Android, RIM Users Andy Patrizio: A survey finds WP7 users are second in user satisfaction behind iOS, a remarkable comeback. Read More The PDC on Geritol: The BUILD in Anaheim Tom Henderson: The Professional Developers Conference has been an interesting exercise in how many logo'd polo shirts can convene and speak Dot-Net until the room snores. Then you get beer. Read More Which Browser Is The Most Secure? Alan Shimel: My friends at NSS Labs have done some great work over the last few years in testing firewalls, IPS, anti-malware and even browsers. They just released their latest results on browser security against socially-engineered malware. Read More
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