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	A look back: Steve Ballmer laughs at the iPhone With the 5th anniversary of the iPhone's public release coming on Friday, I thought those who haven't seen it might enjoy this interview Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave in January 2007, right after Apple and Steve Jobs unveiled the device at Macworld. Asked for his "first reaction" after seeing the iPhone, Ballmer replies with haughty laughter. Read More WEBCAST: BMC Software Sun Chemical Customer Success Story Sun Chemical, the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments, quadrupled its complex batch environment with zero extra headcount using BMC Control-M's Automated File Transfer features. Learn More! In this Issue For such a nice tablet, Microsoft is doing a lot of things wrong What IT needs to know about the Microsoft-Yammer deal Microsoft's 10 biggest buys Microsoft releases Office 365 for Education Windows Server 2012 highlights INSIDER Microsoft scratches the tablet Surface EU court rejects Microsoft antitrust appeal, but shaves 4 percent off its fine Microsoft's Windows Phone 8: First step to a consistent Windows across all platforms Malware infection forces printers to print garbled data, researchers say WHITE PAPER: SAP Improving Sales Effectiveness In a Buyer's Market Read this report to In the following pages, we zero in on specific changes that have occurred, areas where CRM is falling short, and areas to consider as you arm your sales force going forward. Learn More For such a nice tablet, Microsoft is doing a lot of things wrong Now that the dust is settling on the Microsoft Surface tablet, all of the details are coming out, and it looks like this whole tablet adventure is turning into one big boondoggle, and given the shaky state of things, Microsoft can't afford any missteps. Read More What IT needs to know about the Microsoft-Yammer deal With Microsoft buying Yammer for $1.2 billion, Microsoft promises it will push the business collaboration/social networking platform into more of its cloud-based services. That means corporate IT pros will have to deal more with Yammer in their day-to-day jobs. To help prepare for that, here are some key questions and answers they need to consider. Read More Microsoft's 10 biggest buys With Yammer the latest, here's a look back at Microsoft's high-stakes investments. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Database Appliance Learn more about why the Oracle Database Appliance is an ideal database system for customers who value simplicity and who seek to lower the costs and the risks of deploying a highly available database solution. Read More! Microsoft releases Office 365 for Education Microsoft is launching a version of its Office 365 cloud collaboration and communication suite that is specifically aimed at K-12 schools and universities. Read More Windows Server 2012 highlights Windows server management gets a new look in Windows Server 2012, with a revamped Server Manager and even a Metro GUI borrowed from Windows 8 -- but only if you want to use it. With WS2012, Server Manager becomes a multiserver management tool, and it's loaded with wizards to make all sorts of tasks dramatically easier. Read More INSIDER Microsoft scratches the tablet Surface Somehow in this day of insider rumors being leaked out, Microsoft kept its latest creation under wraps until just before its Surface tablet was announced. Remarkable in this day. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Meeting the Changing Needs of Enterprise IT This white paper describes some of the enhanced capabilities of today's server technology and discusses the three most common approaches to server refresh projects – replacement, upgrade, and outsourcing – along with the business benefits of each. Learn More! EU court rejects Microsoft antitrust appeal, but shaves 4 percent off its fine The General Court of the European Union has rejected Microsoft's appeal of a 2008 European Commission antitrust ruling, but has reduced the fine Microsoft must pay from a!899 million (US$1.1 billion) to a!860 million. Read More Microsoft's Windows Phone 8: First step to a consistent Windows across all platforms This has been a banner week for Microsoft. On Monday the company announced its Surface line of tablet PCs, to mostly positive reactions, and today Redmond went ahead and shook up the smartphone market. Read More Malware infection forces printers to print garbled data, researchers say Printers connected to Windows computers infected with new variants of a malware program called Trojan.Milicenso, will automatically print out pages full of garbled data, according to security researchers from antivirus firm Symantec. Read More
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