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	Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group turns 10 It was ten years (and a week) ago that Bill Gates announced to all Microsoft employees that the company was creating a new group that wasn't designed to make a dime of money, but it would become a major player in the company. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CloudPassage CloudPassage Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is one of the fastest-growing cloud computing. However, cloud providers usage agreements squarely make the user responsible for protecting servers, applications and data. CloudPassage Halo is the award winning cloud server security platform that has everything you need to secure your cloud servers. Read More In this Issue 12 available devices to test drive Windows 8 Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle dispute SOPA: Microsoft opposes, but declines to join blackout strike Windows 8 tablet hardware requirements released Microsoft creates file system for a new era Release candidate of System Center 2012 now available More confusion over Windows 8 tablets Mac attack Woz on smartphones: Wishes his iPhone could do all his Android can WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more 12 available devices to test drive Windows 8 Here are a dozen off-the-shelf devices that Microsoft says it uses in its labs to put Windows 8 through its paces. Read More Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent settle dispute Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent have settled a patent dispute, following a jury verdict last year that would have had Microsoft pay US$70 million for infringement. Read More SOPA: Microsoft opposes, but declines to join blackout strike Microsoft today said it opposes a controversial anti-piracy bill in the U.S., but did not join the widespread "Internet strike" that sites like Google and Wikipedia were conducting. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The Definitive Guide to Telework Ready to deploy telework in your organization? Follow the recommendations in this guide to ensure success. Read: • Overcoming the cost and complexity barriers to telework adoption • Network options and considerations • Top 10 requirements for a productive telework environment Read now! Windows 8 tablet hardware requirements released If you've got a bad case of insomnia, Microsoft has 943 pages of specs to bring on the shuteye. That's the size of the PDF with the set of hardware requirements for tablet manufacturers that want to sell a Windows 8 tablet. Read More Microsoft creates file system for a new era The upcoming release of Windows Server 8 will feature an entirely new file system, called ReFS, that addresses many of the shortcomings of the aging NTFS (New Technology File System) now used across all current Windows editions. Read More Release candidate of System Center 2012 now available Microsoft on Tuesday said the release candidate of System Center 2011, software that companies use to manage their cloud services, is now available. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Top 2 Virtualization Challenges Virtualized data centers must become more highly available to ensure timely access to data. This paper examines the trends toward server consolidation and how WAN optimization technology can address application performance and information availability issues. Read now! More confusion over Windows 8 tablets That soft chuckling you hear is Steve Jobs snickering in the afterlife. Jobs famously refused to do any kind of surveying, market research or focus groups, arguing people didn't know what they want "until we give it to them." It was how he brought quantum leaps to a society that tended to prefer evolution to revolution. Read More Mac attack Over the years, Apple has earned a less-than-stellar reputation among purchasers of enterprise desktops. Macs were seen as overpriced to begin with. And Apple didn't offer huge discounts for bulk purchases, like the PC makers. Plus, Macs didn't come with the ecosystem of integrated productivity and management apps that are taken for granted in the Windows world. Read More Woz on smartphones: Wishes his iPhone could do all his Android can Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is a big fan of smartphones running Google's Android OS . . . and in some ways finds them superior to mobile phones running iOS. Read More
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