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	4 reasons Windows Phone 7 will beat iPhone and Android Microsoft has a relatively long history with mobile operating systems, stretching back to the mid-nineties and Windows CE. Developed originally for "embedded systems," Windows CE quickly found its way into PDAs and eventually phones, and while consumers never warmed to the platform, it did achieve a level of success in the enterprise. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Benefits of an ITIL Help Desk in the Cloud You can implement help desk processes based on ITIL easily with reduced up-front costs and automatic upgrades. Used by more than 72,500 companies worldwide, the Force.com platform is the most widely used Cloud platform in the world. Read More In this Issue Microsoft's push back against spammers Lightning strike in Dublin downs Amazon, Microsoft clouds Critical fixes for Windows and IE coming in big Patch Tuesday Microsoft debuts software for homebrew gadget builds Black Hat: Apple does well but Microsoft does better with enterprise security 15 incredibly useful (and free) Microsoft tools for IT pros Microsoft kicks off $250,000 security contest Malware turns off Windows' UAC, warns Microsoft Windows Mobile and smartphones: Resignation, but opportunity Former Microsoft exec, Obama donor named new U.S. CIO After Google rant on Android patents, Microsoft tweets: 'Really?' WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study: Boston College Read this case study to learn how Boston College has reduced complexity of the backup process for over 1,700 seats by centralizing management. Read now Microsoft's push back against spammers It's fashionable to beat up Microsoft as the gang that can't shoot straight. The willingness of the press and individuals alike to fall for the "IE users are dumb" scam is a great example of this. Read More Lightning strike in Dublin downs Amazon, Microsoft clouds A lightening strike in Dublin on Sunday caused a power failure in data centers belonging to Amazon and Microsoft, causing the companies' cloud services to go offline. Read More Critical fixes for Windows and IE coming in big Patch Tuesday In another big Patch Tuesday, Microsoft will release 13 patches next week covering 22 vulnerabilities, including two critical patches to prevent remote code execution attacks in Windows and Internet Explorer. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Application-Aware Network Performance Management Riverbed® Cascade© stacks up extremely well against the competition. How well? In particular, Cascade outperforms other application-aware network performance management solutions in such important areas as product strength and cost efficiency. Read Now. Microsoft debuts software for homebrew gadget builds Hardware hackers building their own gadgets may want to take a look at a new offering from Microsoft that promises to save time in prototyping new devices: a software development platform for home-built gadgets, called .Net Gadgeteer. Read More Black Hat: Apple does well but Microsoft does better with enterprise security While still not great, the operating systems behind Apple desktops, laptops and phones are getting more secure, researchers at Black Hat say. 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 WEBCAST: CA Technologies Business Service Assurance Define and manage IT service quality & delivery based on business impact and priority. View Now Microsoft kicks off $250,000 security contest Microsoft launched a $250,000 contest for researchers who develop defensive security technologies that deal with entire classes of exploits. Read More Malware turns off Windows' UAC, warns Microsoft Microsoft urged users to keep an oft-criticized Windows security feature turned on, even as it said that more malware is disabling the tool. Read More Windows Mobile and smartphones: Resignation, but opportunity Microsoft mobile has a chance. Microsoft might be able to chase the competition with Windows Mobile if they can get one thing right: security. Read More Former Microsoft exec, Obama donor named new U.S. CIO The White House announced that President Barack Obama intends to appoint Steven VanRoekel to replace Vivek Kundra as the federal government CIO. Read More After Google rant on Android patents, Microsoft tweets: 'Really?' In an escalation of the patent battles over Andoird, Microsoft said it urged Google's legal team to join it in buying up hundreds of Nortel patents, but Google refused. Read More
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