Microsoft: We're not vulnerable to DDoS attacks

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	Microsoft: We're not vulnerable to DDoS attacks Uh-oh. There's nothing quite like throwing down the gauntlet and virtually taunting hackers to prove a proud boast is false. In what some attackers might consider a dare, John Howie, Microsoft's senior director in the Online Services Security & Compliance (OSSC) team, basically claimed that Microsoft sites are unhackable and can't be DDoSed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Avaya, Brocade, IBM, and Juniper An Approach that Meets the Requirements of Cloud Computing The advent of cloud computing changes the approach to data center networks in terms of throughput and resilience. The ability to scale, control, visualize and customize the cloud network is an important evolution to a "data center-in-the-box" approach. Learn more! In this Issue Will Ballmer's CES keynote feature Windows 8 tablets? Microsoft pays customer $250,000 to use Office 365 The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake? Microsoft, Citrix join VMware at top of Gartner's Magic Quadrant Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible Microsoft interns invent smarter photo tagging Google Chrome hits 20% global share as Microsoft continues browser slide Samsung planning Windows Phone version of new Galaxy S II? Microsoft discontinues Hohm energy monitoring service Microsoft offers developers early access to Windows Phone Mango WHITE PAPER: VMware How to Protect Your Small or Midsized Business The cost of downtime and/or lost data can be devastating. For this reason, business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) is becoming a critical mandate. Virtualization can keep your business running through many types of planned and unplanned IT outages. Download this white paper to learn more. Read now! Will Ballmer's CES keynote feature Windows 8 tablets? The Microsoft CEO will return to the Consumer Electronics Show keynote stage in January. Read More Microsoft pays customer $250,000 to use Office 365 The University of Nebraska is dumping Lotus Notes for Microsoft's Office 365, and getting $250,000 from Microsoft to help make the move. Read More The Microsoft/Android war: Which patents are at stake? Microsoft patents are detailed in legal documents filed against Motorola and Barnes & Noble. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Tips to Tailor Your Communications Strategy An IP-based communications system helps businesses streamline voice and data improving internal productivity and customer service, but one size does not fit all. Answer 4 easy questions to find out the best strategies to meet your unique voice and data communications needs. Read Now Microsoft, Citrix join VMware at top of Gartner's Magic Quadrant It's getting harder for VMware to argue that it's the only game in town for big-time virtualization projects. Read More Microsoft: No botnet is indestructible No botnet is invulnerable, a Microsoft lawyer involved with the Rustock take-down said, countering claims that another botnet was "practically indestructible." Read More Microsoft interns invent smarter photo tagging So many pictures, so little time to tag all those smartphone-generated memories. A pair of Microsoft interns have come up with a remedy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Importance of Permanent Link Testing This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today! Google Chrome hits 20% global share as Microsoft continues browser slide Google Chrome's rise in popularity has been remarkably fast and it's just hit a new milestone: more than 20% of all browser usage, according to StatCounter. Read More Samsung planning Windows Phone version of new Galaxy S II? Some mysterious numbers have been interpreted to mean that Samsung is readying a version of its fast-selling, Android-based Galaxy S II smartphone that will run Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 firmware instead. Read More Microsoft discontinues Hohm energy monitoring service Consumers are ambivalent about closely tracking their own power usage, Microsoft finds. Read More Microsoft offers developers early access to Windows Phone Mango The company is looking to cultivate partnerships with developers as it battles against rival platforms from Apple and Google. Read More
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