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	Microsoft claims its private cloud is up four times cheaper than VMware's Microsoft has always positioned Hyper-V to be a less expensive alternative to VMware. Now the software giant says that with VMware's new VRAM-based pricing, it calculates a private cloud built on Microsoft can cost up to $70,000 less than one built under VMware's licensing schemes. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers, 2010 The market for ADCs is consolidating. However, innovation continues, especially among some select smaller players. Although there are clear leaders in the ADC market, enterprises should focus their buying decisions on a vendor's ability to support specific application requirements. Learn more! In this Issue Microsoft patents smart cloud storage The big, bad browser quiz Photo could show Nokia's first Mango phone, the Nokia 703 4 simple steps to bulletproof laptop security Microsoft 'ribbonizes' Windows 8 file manager Secunia's patching tool integrated with Microsoft's WSUS Microsoft hits back at Salesforce, SAP Is Office 365 right for your enterprise? How the power of Opalis delivers the magic of the cloud New Windows worm spreads by attacking weak passwords WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. A Perspective from the Edge of the Cloud Akamai Chief Scientist and co-Founder Tom Leighton explores the major forces and technology layers driving the cloud computing movement, the types of architectural approaches emerging and an assessment of the challenges that must be overcome for cloud computing to broadly succeed. Read now Microsoft patents smart cloud storage Microsoft has been granted a patent for what it calls "Virtually infinite reliable storage" that works across a distributed storage system. Read More The big, bad browser quiz Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari -- you know the names of these Web browsers, but do you really know them? Read More Photo could show Nokia's first Mango phone, the Nokia 703 A leaked photo purportedly showing Nokia's first smartphone using Mango, the latest version of the Windows Phone operating system, depicts the handset as a full touchscreen device with no physical buttons on the front. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xsigo Systems Guide: Converged Infrastructure for the Private Cloud This guide discusses the infrastructure challenges of the next-gen private cloud. Traditional networks limit flexibility and increase your workload. Read this 24-page guide to learn about new fabric architectures that virtualize connectivity to increase efficiency and accelerate management by 100X. Read now! 4 simple steps to bulletproof laptop security Follow these tips, tools, and techniques to protect your Windows notebook against theft, intrusion, and data loss. Read More Microsoft 'ribbonizes' Windows 8 file manager Microsoft said it will "ribbonize" the file manager in next year's Windows 8, adding Explorer to the short list of integrated applications that already sport the interface in Windows 7. Read More Secunia's patching tool integrated with Microsoft's WSUS Secunia, a Danish security company that makes two tools that ensure applications have up-to-date patches, released a product that can deploy non-Microsoft patches using that company's widely used patching tool. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Why Customers Love VIPRE Business Selecting an antivirus solution for your organization is an important decision. VIPRE Antivirus Business is a high-performance solution that delivers fast, memory-efficient endpoint security with all the necessary functionality you need and nothing you don't — ensuring an optimal end user performance experience. Read now! Microsoft hits back at Salesforce, SAP Microsoft has always been late to markets and made up for it by competing with dollars. As in, a lot less of them than the competition. So to take some market share in the CRM space from the on-premises leader SAP and the on-demand leader Salesforce, Microsoft is launching a new low-cost licensing program for Dynamics CRM. Read More Is Office 365 right for your enterprise? With Office 365, Microsoft has made a major upgrade to its cloud-based communication and collaboration suite, offering a Google Apps alternative that is stronger than its predecessor, the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). Read More How the power of Opalis delivers the magic of the cloud The promise of the cloud can seem too good to be true. One minute you're signing on for a fantastic new service and then you wake up only to find yourself sitting in a stew pot in the middle of a gingerbread house. Read More New Windows worm spreads by attacking weak passwords A new Windows worm is working its way through company networks by taking advantage of weak passwords, security researchers said over the weekend. Read More
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