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	10 essential SharePoint search hints I'm on a mission - I want to make sure that all SharePoint guidance and governance plans include training about a key information literacy skill: the ability to execute an effective online search. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Delivering enterprise solutions for a world on the move IBM supports SAP clients with business consulting services with global implementation and outsourcing capabilities plus infrastructure of optimized servers (mainframe, POWER, x, BladeCenter) and storage, DB2 database, Alloy, middleware and software. An innovation partner for SAP projects. Learn More. In this Issue Gartner analyst backpedals on 'bad' Windows 8 review, but he shouldn't have to Security soiree: Microsoft's BlueHat Prize contest Leaked Windows Phone 8 SDK brings app surprises Researcher wins $200,000 prize from Microsoft for new exploit mitigation technology Microsoft leaks Surface tablet launch date in SEC filing Windows 8 is a 'catastrophe,' says Valve founder and former Microsoft employee Gabe Newell Study: Microsoft repeatedly ranks as top U.S. spammer Microsoft BlueHat Prize winners Vidyo offers free videoconferencing interconnection service Microsoft announces new hardware for Windows 8 WEBCAST: Blue Coat Systems, Cisco Systems, and Citrix Systems Best Practices for SaaS from the Branch Office Ed O'Connell from Blue Coat and Greg Smith from Citrix join Robin in reviewing the unique challenges branch office users face when using SaaS applications. Solutions to the problems of response time, security and provisioning are detailed along with the best way to architect the branch office for Cloud and SaaS access. Learn more. Gartner analyst backpedals on 'bad' Windows 8 review, but he shouldn't have to Just days after a Gartner analyst called Windows 8 "bad," he then did a quick retreat and removed the reference from his blog post and in comments to a U.K. tech publication. Read More Security soiree: Microsoft's BlueHat Prize contest Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group recognizes security researchers for work on ROP. Read More Leaked Windows Phone 8 SDK brings app surprises The full Windows Phone 8 SDK has been leaked online, and while Microsoft has disclosed a considerable amount of information on the next version of its smartphone OS, there were a few surprises to be had. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Three Phases to Improve Application Delivery Teams Most organizations struggling with application performance have not developed the processes and organization that can maximize the benefits of their application delivery solutions. In this report, Gartner outlines three phases to help IT organizations improve their structure to deliver better application performance. Learn More! Researcher wins $200,000 prize from Microsoft for new exploit mitigation technology Security researcher and Columbia University PhD student Vasilis Pappas was announced the winner of the Microsoft BlueHat Prize contest for an exploit mitigation technology called "kBouncer" which is designed to detect and prevent return-oriented programming (ROP), a popular vulnerability exploitation technique. Read More Microsoft leaks Surface tablet launch date in SEC filing Microsoft will launch its ARM-based Surface tablets at the same time the company releases Windows 8, according to the company's recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, 2012," Microsoft says in its 10-K filing with the SEC. "At that time, we will begin selling the Surface, a series of Microsoft-designed and manufactured hardware devices." Read More Windows 8 is a 'catastrophe,' says Valve founder and former Microsoft employee Gabe Newell The former head of Microsoft Game Studios, Ed Fries, interviewed Valve co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell at a reception at the Casual Connect game conference this week in Seattle. As expected, much of the interview revolved around developments at Valve and Newell's opinion on the future of gaming, but at one point the outspoken Newell ripped Microsoft and Windows 8. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Top 5 questions and answers for next gen Security Architects One of McAfee's most vocal data center experts thinks out loud: "How have security threats to the data center & cloud changed? What technologies are disrupting today's architectures?" Read the rest here. Learn more. Study: Microsoft repeatedly ranks as top U.S. spammer Microsoft has topped a list of biggest U.S. spammers for five out of the past 15 months, and for some of those months it ranked No. 1 in the world, according to a University of Texas study to flag the worst offenders in an effort to get them to improve their security. Read More Microsoft BlueHat Prize winners At Microsoft's Black Hat USA Researcher Appreciation Party, the company announced the winners of its BlueHat Prize. The party was packed with about 900 invited guests. On stage were a DJ and two women dancing to pounding techno beats inside the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan. Read More Vidyo offers free videoconferencing interconnection service Vidyo has announced it will offer a free interconnectivity service to support multi-vendor, business-quality videoconferencing for multi-party or point-to-point meetings. The new service is called "VidyoWay" and it will connect room systems like those provided by Cisco/Tandberg, Polycom and LifeSize to Microsoft Lync clients, mobile devices and telephones. Read More Microsoft announces new hardware for Windows 8 Microsoft on Monday announced new keyboards and mice optimized for tablets and laptops running the Windows 8 operating system. Read More
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