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	Source confirms Microsoft abandoned Metro due to trademark gaffe In what has to be its biggest embarrassment in a long time, Microsoft has been forced to drop all references to Metro, the square-tiled interface on both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7.x, all due to a failure of due diligence. 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. 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Learn More The latecomer's guide to deploying Windows 7 As businesses finally get serious about migrating from Windows XP, an expert shares what works in the real world. Read More Citrix, Microsoft, Dell and VMware reinvent desktop delivery There are a few stars aligning that are about to make application and desktop delivery an interesting task for IT. Read More How Microsoft Surface stacks up against its tablet competition Surface will change your expectations of what you can do with your tablet. First and foremost, you are no longer buying into a dedicated mobile OS and its corresponding app ecosystem. Instead, you'll be able to buy one app and use it on both a tablet and a Windows 8 laptop or desktop PC. Read More WEBCAST: SAP Must have Tools and Techniques to Optimize Sales Pipeline In this webcast, Vantage Point Performance's Michelle Vazzana will reveal how to coach your reps to better performing pipelines. Learn More Microsoft staffs up for Windows 8 Xmas rush Microsoft's release of Windows 8 is timed to coincide with holiday shopping, and the company is in the throes of staffing up its permanent Microsoft Stores as well as a host of holiday stores that sound like they might not survive far into the New Year. Read More Stealthy Wi-Fi spy sees you through walls thanks to your wireless router There's another prototype meant to enhance security, but will it too eventually turn into an assault on privacy? Read More Lenovo's ThinkPad team optimistic about Windows 8, needs to expand outside notebooks Lenovo's ThinkPad team plans to release more ultrabook models, and remains "bullish" about the upcoming release of Microsoft's Windows 8, according to company executives, who also said on Monday that the famed PC unit needs to expand further outside its traditional notebook business. 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Read More Sprint to offer Microsoft Office 365 SaaS Sprint announced that it will deliver Microsoft Office 365 to small and midsize businesses this year. The latest service addition from Sprint marks the expansion of the company's software-as-a-service (SaaS) portfolio which also includes support, office and field-productivity services. Microsoft will host the Office 365 platform, and Sprint will provide customer service and network access. Read More Windows 8 reaches RTM: Release dates for developers, enterprises Exactly two months after the Microsoft made the Windows 8 Release Preview available for download, the company has released its upcoming OS to manufacturers. Read More
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