13 Windows 8 features worth knowing about

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	13 Windows 8 features worth knowing about Upgrades, system migration, support headaches -- IT folks are probably dreading the next major Windows rollout. Yet Windows 8, which is scheduled to move to the beta stage in late February and will likely launch in the fall, does offer several compelling new features for both IT and end users. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CloudPassage CloudPassage Secure your Rackspace cloud servers with CloudPassage Halo. CloudPassage is the award winning cloud server security platform that has everything you need. Get Free Halo Basic Today! In this Issue Microsoft opens door to Kinect for Windows apps Tech's original Great Satan calls out Google for being evil Microsoft and TechStars team up; giving away free cloud services to fledgling startups OpenStack removes Hyper-V support in next release Microsoft fine-tunes Windows 8 Beta with input from users Kelihos botnet, once crippled, now gaining strength Microsoft MCM prep guide Microsoft turns the tables on Google with ad campaign 4 ways to prevent domain name hijacking Kinect for Windows ships WHITE PAPER: Internap New eBook: Enterprise IP Buyer's Guide We are all aware of the impact performance can have on the bottom line. Organizations are increasingly choosing Website Performance Optimization (WPO) technologies to boost reliability, availability and their bottom line. Learn More Microsoft opens door to Kinect for Windows apps As promised, Microsoft on Wednesday shipped version 1.0 of the Kinect for Windows SDK and runtime and said partners have started selling the Kinect hardware. Read More Tech's original Great Satan calls out Google for being evil My, how the tables have turned! Microsoft is apparently placing ads in major newspapers this week (I say "apparently" because no one reads newspapers anymore and I thus have no way of fact-checking) that call out Google for being too evil and not "putting people first." Read More Microsoft and TechStars team up; giving away free cloud services to fledgling startups Microsoft and TechStars, a prominent startup accelerator which operates programs in Boulder (Colorado), Boston, New York, Seattle and Texas, just announced a new program in which high-potential startups could earn $60,000 worth of compute and storage Cloud Services on Windows Azure over a two-year period. Read More WHITE PAPER: Juniper Virtual Gateway Firewall Performance Tasked with ensuring that performance and security are maintained during virtualization adoption? Read this whitepaper to learn more about a comprehensive virtualization security solution for virtualized data centers and clouds. View Now OpenStack removes Hyper-V support in next release Despite Microsoft's stated commitment to Hyper-V in OpenStack, buggy code designed to support the hypervisor will be removed from the next version of the stack, developers decided on Wednesday. Read More Microsoft fine-tunes Windows 8 Beta with input from users Microsoft continues to tinker with Windows 8 even as it finalizes its beta version, acting on suggestions it received from users who have experimented with the Windows 8 Developer Preview. Read More Kelihos botnet, once crippled, now gaining strength A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no recourse to stop it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations This paper discusses ways to simplify data center transformation and introduces a new process – BOCA – Build Outs, Consolidations and Acquisitions. Learn the five stages of BOCA and see how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and continuously monitored, can dramatically improve overall efficiency. Read now! Microsoft MCM prep guide I've recently been awarded the Microsoft Certified Master for SQL Server 2008. And as a result I thought I'd give you my MCM prep guide. Now, I'm going to be purposefully vague because we're not allowed to reveal any details about the exams. Read More Microsoft turns the tables on Google with ad campaign Google started with one nemesis and a simple mantra. It set out to knock Microsoft off its pedestal, and to "do no evil". Google has grown into the same type of tech giant it set out to destroy, though, and changes in its privacy policies and practices are giving Microsoft an opportunity to turn the tables with a new ad campaign. Read More 4 ways to prevent domain name hijacking On the night of Monday, January 23, the hacktivist group UGNazi hijacked Coach.com, the Internet domain name of luxury goods manufacturer Coach. For several hours, fashionistas who wanted to ogle Coach's new Willis handbag on Coach.com or get a deal on its Penelope shoulder bag at Coachfactory.com were redirected to UGNazi's cryptic website. Imagine the confusion--and frustration--the redirect must have caused in their coiffed little heads--not to mention the wear and tear on their manicured nails as they typed and retyped coach.com and coachfactory.com into their browser windows. Read More Kinect for Windows ships Microsoft on Wednesday released the 1.0 code for its Kinect for Windows software development kit and has made the PC version of the Kinect sensor hardware available for sale. Read More
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