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	Happy 20th anniversary, Microsoft Research Microsoft just wrapped up a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Microsoft Research, which employs about 1,200 people (including about 3/4 of them with Ph.Ds) at labs around the world. The celebration is well earned, considering Microsoft's advances in not just Windows, Kinect and other technologies it is best known for, but in areas as diverse as AIDS research and the environment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Intel Raise QoS in vSphere*4 with Dell & Intel The industry transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) is creating new quality of service (QoS) challenges. This paper examines best practices for analyzing, monitoring and controlling bandwidth in VMware vSphere 4.1 environments when using Dell servers and Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit server adapters. Click to continue In this Issue Steve Jobs gave Barack Obama an iPad 2 "a little bit early" The newest Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones Microsoft kills Google Chrome with bad malware signature Windows XP usage share falls by record amount Microsoft starts gradual rollout of Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' update Fake iPhone 5 e-mail carries Windows malware How NYPD and citizen media are using technology at Occupy Wall Street protests Microsoft's IE9-first strategy fails to stem browser slide Managing mobile devices like barcode scanners and purpose-built smart devices Hyper-V gains another open source cloud: OpenNebula 3.0 WHITE PAPER: F5 Hardware Load Balancing A comprehensive F5 solution readies application infrastructure for a successful implementation of the re-engineered Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Learn More! Steve Jobs gave Barack Obama an iPad 2 "a little bit early" It's no secret that the Obama administration tends to be a bit Apple-centric. During Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign, for example, Macs were relied upon quite a bit by his staff and folks in his administration were famously disappointed when, upon moving into the White House, they saw a plethora of outdated PCs running Windows. Read More The newest Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones Can new designs and the latest OS spark buyer interest? Read More Microsoft kills Google Chrome with bad malware signature Microsoft scrambled to revise an antivirus definition file that deleted Google's Chrome browser from users' PCs. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Deliver Workload Automation Services to Business Users Workload automation touches every aspect of the business. It is made up of all scheduled and ad hoc processes that support critical business functions. Read More! Windows XP usage share falls by record amount Microsoft's Windows XP lost an unprecedented amount of online usage share last month, according to Web metrics firm Net Applications. Read More Microsoft starts gradual rollout of Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' update Microsoft on Tuesday began its rollout of the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" update to smartphones. Read More Fake iPhone 5 e-mail carries Windows malware Hackers are again hoping iPhone 5 hysteria will benefit them. A fake e-mail that spoofs the "news@apple.com" address contains links to websites hosting a Windows virus. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Moving to a Cloud-based Delivery Model Help Desk software as a service is attractive to many IT departments. It offers the same benefits of traditional IT help desk solutions, in addition to reducing capital expenses, accelerating implementation, and providing easier upgrades. This paper explores considerations for implementing IT service management in-house or as a service. Read Now! How NYPD and citizen media are using technology at Occupy Wall Street protests Despite horrifying videos of white-collar NYPD officers violently attacking peaceful protesters and photos of excessive violence and police brutality, this is still the USA where American citizens have a right to freedom of speech. Read More Microsoft's IE9-first strategy fails to stem browser slide Microsoft's Internet Explorer last month continued to shed users, losing the largest chunk of market share since December 2010, Web measurement firm Net Applications said. Read More Managing mobile devices like barcode scanners and purpose-built smart devices Have you ever thought about the challenges of managing those handheld devices that delivery people use to scan packages, or that rental agencies use to print your receipt as soon as you jump out of the car? After all, they are computers that run on operating systems like Windows Mobile and they have custom applications that are critical business tools. Odyssey Software helps you manage these kinds of devices as well as the more traditional set of smart phones and tablets. Read More Hyper-V gains another open source cloud: OpenNebula 3.0 Version 3.0 of the open source cloud management platform OpenNebula has been launched and with it will come support for Hyper-V. For those keeping track, open source cloud-computing platforms supporting Hyper-V now number two: OpenStack and OpenNebula. Read More
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