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	Trust no one when it comes to server discovery Sean McCown: I really can't stress the importance of doing your own legwork when it comes to doing server discovery. And in this case I'm not talking about discovering the servers themselves, but discovering the setup of the resources of the server. Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Business Service Assurance Define and manage IT service quality & delivery based on business impact and priority. View Now In this Issue A tablet is not a PC, or why Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy is puzzling the pundits Windows Phone Users Happier Than Android, RIM Users Face Detection Technology Tool Now Detects Your Moods Too Microsoft struggles to get Hyper-V drivers in Linux kernel Microsoft's Imagine Cup brings together students from around the world for technology competition Post-Novell, Xamarin readies Mono upgrade for developers Cloud Cures Hospital's Ailing Email System Is Microsoft launching a social network? Bad News for Windows: IT Is Spending on Cloud, Not PCs Microsoft previews Windows 8, Skype/Lync; bashes competition WEBCAST: Riverbed Eliminate Network Finger-Pointing Cascade Demo: With Cascade, you get visibility into network optimization and analysis, application performance management, IT consolidation, and security. Watch as Jack, the manager of the network team, deals with user complaints about application performance. See how he uses Riverbed Cascade to solve them. Learn more! A tablet is not a PC, or why Microsoft's Windows 8 strategy is puzzling the pundits Jon Brodkin: Microsoft's mobile chief Andy Lees turned a few heads this week by declaring that "we view a tablet as a sort of PC." Lees went on to say that a tablet should do "all of the things you would expect from a PC." Read More Windows Phone 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 Face Detection Technology Tool Now Detects Your Moods Too Ms. Smith: The facial recognition service that was touted as capable of putting a name on every face in every online photo can now recognize your moods as well. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC How to Choose a SaaS-Based I.T. Service Management Solution All SaaS help-desks are not created equally. From basic ticket logging to full-featured, enterprise-grade service management solutions, there truly is something for everyone. Learn more about the key factors in deciding between a comprehensive or a slimmer selection for your organization. Learn More Today! Microsoft struggles to get Hyper-V drivers in Linux kernel Microsoft's attempt to get Hyper-V drivers into the Linux kernel has taken longer than expected, having begun in July 2009. Read More Microsoft's Imagine Cup brings together students from around the world for technology competition Microsoft's Imagine Cup brings together students from around the world for technology competition. Read More Post-Novell, Xamarin readies Mono upgrade for developers Aimed at Windows developers, Mono 2.12 offers benefits for multicore PCs and for creating mobile and Web apps Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Enhancing customer experience: first, do no harm Best practices for enhancing the customer experience, don't wait to long to handing problems, look for low-hanging fruit by assessing obvious problems, make technology updates when the time is right, cross pollinate the organization. Learn More Cloud Cures Hospital's Ailing Email System Grady Health Systems recently installed a cloud-based version of Microsoft Exchange to update an email service that had become a huge headache for the company's medical staff and IT team. Read More Is Microsoft launching a social network? The social networking world may be getting even more interesting. Read More Bad News for Windows: IT Is Spending on Cloud, Not PCs Research firm IDC has tallied up PC sales for the second quarter of 2011, and the news is not good for Windows. Read More Microsoft previews Windows 8, Skype/Lync; bashes competition Microsoft partner conference featured previews of the Windows 8 server and desktop operating systems, talk about integration between Skype and Lync, and a barrage of insults aimed at Microsoft's competitors. Read More
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