Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Microsoft details 'Windows on ARM' program

FAQ: Windows on ARM explained | Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical

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Microsoft details 'Windows on ARM' program
Microsoft is fencing off a piece of Windows 8 called Windows on ARM (WOA) that is designed specifically for deployment on devices with low-power ARM processors - such as tablets and that has capabilities customized to that environment. Read More


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Why Managing VMs is So Complex
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FAQ: Windows on ARM explained
In an 8,600-word epistle, Microsoft's top Windows executive pulled aside the curtain on the first version of the company's iconic OS that targets tablets. We dig into the details for you. Read More

Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical
Microsoft announced today that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Read More

Office for Windows on ARM: Free or not?
Microsoft's disclosure that it will 'include' four Office apps with Windows on ARM has analysts parsing the news like spies who once tried to figure out what went on inside the Kremlin. Read More


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Microsoft mobile CRM clients may mean more productivity
The productivity of salespeople could jump with the upcoming release of native Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications for specific mobile platforms and put the software vendor ahead of some of its competitors, an expert says. Read More

Microsoft Store in India hacked, user data leaked, passwords stored in plain text
The Microsoft Store India was hacked by Evil Shadow, a team of Chinese hackers who left a "black page" tagged with, "Unsafe system will be baptized." But the hack goes well beyond a defacement into embarrassment. Read More

Microsoft tackles the file attachment problem
Attachments, like meetings, annual reviews and certain managers, are a nuisance reality of the workplace we all have to deal with. They carry with them a number of issues: clogging up or choking e-mail, malware, and version control. So Microsoft is offering its own fix to the problem via SkyDrive. Read More


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Networking eGuide: Optimizing Efficiencies
Today's IT business climate is all about savings. One of the easiest ways for IT professionals to accomplish this goal is by building a more efficient network. This eGuide will help IT professionals explore the newest ways to optimize existing infrastructure and best practices to build new networks. Learn More!

Apple and Google disagree over licensing of essential patents
Google is at odds with Apple, Microsoft and Cisco over the licensing and litigation of patents. While Google wants to make the most of patents it will receive if its acquisition of Motorola is approved, the others want to change the way so-called essential patents are licensed. Read More

Start of a blog; end of the Start button
This is the start of what I hope will be a long run for the Mostly Microsoft blog, and what better to start with than the issue of the Start button (or lack thereof) in Windows 8? Read More

Office 15 public beta due this summer
Microsoft has kicked off a 'technical preview' of the next version of its Office suite and promised that a public beta will ship this summer. Read More

Microsoft reveals more details on Windows on ARM
When Microsoft first revealed that it planned to create a version of Windows for ARM-based devices at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, details of the OS were scarce at best. In the past year or so that Microsoft and its partners have had to work on Windows on ARM, however, far more information has trickled out from various sources. Read More



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