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	How Hotmail will wage war on newsletters In a recent blog post from the Windows Live team, Hotmail declared war on "graymail," its newly coined term for those semi-legit e-mail messages that build up in the inbox. These include newsletters, offers, and other email communications that people have agreed to receive. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Is Private Cloud Better for Compliance? Private clouds are capital intensive, but offer more control, visibility and security. Learn how to adopt security measures that take into account elasticity and a changing perimeter, ineffective device-specific controls, and increased data leak risks. Read Now In this Issue Microsoft: Switch to IE9, get free stuff Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Apps for Business Will Windows 8 really perform on well on low-end hardware? Here's a test. The 33 hottest tech arguments iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry OS vs. Windows Phone Microsoft to 'align' Windows Phone, future Windows OSes Open-source proponents blast proprietary software in Dutch schools Samsung mobile exec joins Windows Phone team Alfresco: An open-source ECM alternative for SharePoint RSA to integrate SecurID tokens with Microsoft cloud, Citrix virtual desktops WHITE PAPER: Intel Boost virtualization w/ HP & Intel 10GbE This paper describes why the Intel® Ethernet X520 SFP+ Direct Attach (DA) Server Adapter for HP ProLiant Rack and Tower servers is one of the most flexible and scalable Ethernet adapters for today's demanding data center environments. Click to continue Microsoft: Switch to IE9, get free stuff Microsoft launched a promotion to convince more Windows 7 users to adopt Internet Explorer 9. Windows 7 users who download Microsoft's newest browser, then "pin" any of seven different websites to their taskbars, receive offers that range from a free month of Hulu Plus to a $5-off Fandango movie ticket. Read More Microsoft Office 365 vs. Google Apps for Business The battle between Microsoft and Google for office cloud dominance reminds me of the clash of the Titans. Microsoft and its classic on-premises business model is like Gaia, the earth goddess, and Google with its disruptive lightening bolt, is like Zeus, a sky god and a next generation kind of god. Read More Will Windows 8 really perform on well on low-end hardware? Here's a test. Among the plethora of information regarding Windows 8 that Microsoft has so far disseminated is talk about a handful of optimizations meant to streamline, speed-up, or otherwise reduce Windows 8's footprint in comparison to Windows 7. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Justifying Investments in Database Security Aberdeen's analysis shows clear-cut advantages for database security rather than application-level security requiring encryption of data: based on the same number of applications, 30% fewer incidents of data loss or data exposure, and 15% greater efficiency at addressing common audit requirements. Read More Now! The 33 hottest tech arguments Network World and IDG News Service have assembled this collection of primers examining today's most explosive and intriguing networking and IT issues, from vendor rivalries to product battles to technology trends. Read More iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry OS vs. Windows Phone Right now the mobile operating system wars have only two main combatants: Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Read More Microsoft to 'align' Windows Phone, future Windows OSes Microsoft, which on Monday held an event in New York to mark the U.S. launch of smartphones running its latest Windows Phone 7.5 OS, said it is taking steps to "align" the smartphone OS with its future tablet and PC OSes. Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD The Accelerated SMB: Moving at the Speed of Virtualization Mid-market corporations increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! Open-source proponents blast proprietary software in Dutch schools Dutch education authorities have decided to throw out their government's own open standards policy and instead lock-in to Microsoft proprietary software for years to come, according to open source advocates. Read More Samsung mobile exec joins Windows Phone team Gavin Kim, a high-ranking executive in Samsung's mobile group, has left for Microsoft to help it build the fledgling Windows Phone 7 product line. Read More Alfresco: An open-source ECM alternative for SharePoint In any business organization, the need to effectively communicate and collaborate in a timely manner is very important. Contending with mobile workers and shifting schedules, many businesses look toward enterprise content management (ECM) systems such as Microsoft's SharePoint. Their purpose is to allow users within organizations to collaborate and share work inside of a commonly accessed website framework. Read More RSA to integrate SecurID tokens with Microsoft cloud, Citrix virtual desktops If you want to use single sign-on with Microsoft's clouds, the go-to method is a Microsoft product called Microsoft Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (ADFS). RSA on Monday announced ADFS can now tap into RSA's SecurID tokens. Read More
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