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	Zero-day bugs overrated, Microsoft says Microsoft advises that users don't panic when news breaks about the latest zero-day vulnerability, a flaw that hackers exploit before a software developer manages to patch the problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Strategy Guide to Converged Infrastructure in K-12 Education The lack of cohesive and capable infrastructure could prevent schools from taking advantage of some of the biggest cost-saving trends of the decade: virtualization and cloud computing. Learn more In this Issue Microsoft launches Firefox, Chrome attack campaign Do nearly half of Americans really want a Windows tablet? The year of the virtual desktop fails to materialize -- again Microsoft and Nokia push Windows Phone porting tool Microsoft security summary: Don't sweat zero-days and wise up, stupid and lazy users! Microsoft climbs onto Hadoop bandwagon Fearing damage, Microsoft moved data after Japan earthquake Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes Software digitizes handwritten text, data; integrates with SharePoint Patch Tuesday: IE bug could spread virus; .Net affects Mac users WHITE PAPER: Oracle Database Consolidation onto Private Clouds Consolidation can be achieved through server, operating system, and database consolidation, and the higher the consolidation density achieved, the greater the return on investment (ROI). This white paper describes how to successfully consolidate your database onto a private cloud through several deployment models. Read More Now! Microsoft launches Firefox, Chrome attack campaign In what has become a classic Microsoft-ism, the folks in Redmond on Tuesday launched a website to convince the world that Internet Explorer is the only true safe browser, at least in comparison to Chrome and Firefox. Read More Do nearly half of Americans really want a Windows tablet? The iPad is the runaway success story of the tablet market. So why did a recent survey find almost half of people polled want a Windows-based tablet? It could be there's a desire for a real alternative. Read More The year of the virtual desktop fails to materialize -- again Windows 7 was expected to catapult virtual desktop implementations in 2011, but a variety of factors have prevented CIOs from moving forward with virtual desktop plans. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Protect Virtual Desktops Protecting virtual servers, virtual desktops and data stored in the cloud requires security optimized for the unique characteristics of these environments. See Tolly Enteprises' Independent performance tests comparing the performance of Trend Micro, McAfee, and Symantec. Read Now Microsoft and Nokia push Windows Phone porting tool Microsoft and Nokia are wooing Symbian developers, offering them help in porting applications to Windows Phone ahead of the launch of the Finnish company's first smartphone based on Microsoft's platform. Read More Microsoft security summary: Don't sweat zero-days and wise up, stupid and lazy users! After collecting data from over 600 million computers worldwide, Microsoft released the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 11, which "exposes the threat landscape of exploits, vulnerabilities, and malware" during the first half of 2011. Read More Microsoft climbs onto Hadoop bandwagon Microsoft announced it will collaborate with Yahoo spin-off Hortonworks to develop a Apache Hadoop implementation for its Windows Server and Windows Azure platforms. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel Consolidation to Cloud Foundation With virtualization comes a simple, automated infrastructure that leads to a dynamic, efficient enterprise. Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization has proven itself an invaluable technology setting enterprises on the path to cloud computing. Read now. Fearing damage, Microsoft moved data after Japan earthquake Microsoft undertook a sizable data migration project following Japan's earthquake in March, fearing that one of its data centers could become dysfunctional because of aftershocks. Read More Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes Zero-day exploits are nerve-racking for IT professionals but are far less dangerous than unpatched older vulnerabilities for which fixes are available, Microsoft says. Read More Software digitizes handwritten text, data; integrates with SharePoint The most basic touch interface is still paper and pen, which drives a vast array of business processes. An updated application uses a high-tech pen to digitize handwritten text, data and drawings and integrate the information directly with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. Read More Patch Tuesday: IE bug could spread virus; .Net affects Mac users There were no big surprises in this month's Patch Tuesday. Microsoft issued eight updates, two critical, to fix 23 vulnerabilities. However the two critical patches are doozies. One of them fixes all versions of Internet Explorer on all versions of Windows and the other fixes .Net/Silverlight. Read More
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