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	Lync not enterprise-ready, claims Microsoft ISV-turned-rival A gap between what Microsoft promises with Lync's telephony and what it delivers makes Lync a poor choice as an IP PBX replacement for large organizations, according to a former Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" who now works for Avaya. A current Microsoft MVP also says that Lync in its current form is a mediocre choice for a large enterprise, but that it works well for the SMB and is really geared toward smaller businesses anyway. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Cisco Unified Communications Business Edition 5000 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 5000 is designed to deliver enterprise-level unified communications and collaboration performance to your employees to help you serve your customers and achieve your long-term business goals. Read now! In this Issue Patent madness! 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Try FREE for a month. Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars How Android has gotten the entire mobile industry to sue itself. Read More Next-gen boot spec could forever lock Linux off Windows 8 PCs Windows 8 PCs will boot super fast in part because of the next-generation booting specification known as UEFI. The latest UEFI includes a secure boot protocol which will be required for Windows 8 clients. Secure UEFI is intended to thwart rootkit infections by requiring keys before allowing executables or drivers to be loaded onto the device. Problem is, such keys can also be used to keep the PC's owner from wiping out the current OS and installing another option such as Linux. Read More Adobe forges ahead with Flash 11 as industry turns away Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 are announced just as Microsoft chooses HTML5 over plug-ins like Flash in Metro version of IE10. 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Read More Netflix deals with cloud security concerns As Netflix commits its future to streaming movies to customers, it relies almost exclusively on cloud services for its infrastructure, raising security concerns that require a new way of thinking, the company's cloud security architect says. Read More HP confirms layoffs at Palm unit HP has started laying off workers associated with last year's billion-dollar acquisition of Palm, as it closes down the mobile device business it planned to base on Palm's webOS. The news comes almost exactly a month after HP announced a sweeping reorganization and refocusing of its business. Read More Microsoft gets Casio to sign Linux patent protection deal Lest we forget that Microsoft still insists Linux violates 235 of its patents, Microsoft issued a reminder today. It announced a patent licensing deal with Casio Computer Co. Ltd. that "among other things, will provide Casio's customers with patent coverage for their use of Linux in certain Casio devices," Microsoft says. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies CA Technologies Newsletter featuring Gartner Research This publication, enhanced by Gartner research, reveals how to take a proactive IT approach which ensures visibility and control during the adoption of virtualization and cloud environments. Read now Verizon to launch LTE service in 21 more cities Oct. 20 Verizon Wireless named 21 more cities that will get its faster LTE service starting Oct. 20. Read More Internet privacy: Cookies as a weapon In November 2009 the European Parliament approved a directive on Internet privacy that, among other things, required user opt-in before websites could install cookies on the user's computer. 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