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Apache fires at Microsoft over IE10's DNT privacy settings

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Apache fires at Microsoft over IE10's DNT privacy settings
Do Not Track (DNT) is supposed to protect a user's privacy; in theory if you have it on, then it tells advertisers not to stalk you around the web, not to track, build and sell your web behavior profile to yet other third parties. When Microsoft chose to buck the W3C's DNT proposal of "explicit consent required" by the user, and instead turned on DNT by default in Internet Explorer 10, the decision has been a highly controversial one. Read More


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Why Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 Makes Business Sense
This guide examines the business and IT advantages of migrating to Windows 7 and the costs of further delaying the move. We also take a look and migration strategies, best practices and lessons learned, as well as the resources to help men the move smoother and most cost-effective. Read Now!

First look: Nokia's new Windows Phone 8 smartphones
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop introduced the company's "next step" with Windows Phone -- the Lumia 820 and 920 smartphones, which run Version 8 of the Microsoft mobile software. Here's a closer look at the devices. Read More

Dearly departed: The Windows features that didn't make it
As Windows 8's arrival is imminent, we look back at the once-must-have features in earlier versions of Windows that got killed along the way. Read More

Microsoft: Avoid a (bad) October surprise, lengthen RSA certificates now
Microsoft is taking advantage of a light Patch Tuesday to urge that customers upgrade their security keys so they don't wind up having trouble with Outlook, Exchange and other Microsoft applications. Read More

Slew of new smartphones shed light on enterprise mobility evolution
New smartphones from Nokia-Microsoft and Motorola-Verizon Wireless-Google, with Apple's iPhone expected this week, shed light on how mobility is evolving for enterprise IT groups. The focus has been less on hardware razzle-dazzle and more on what the phones can do as mobile computers. Read More


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Gratifon Reduces OpEx with Public Cloud
As an alternative to building and maintaining its own data center, Gratifón runs its solution on the Dell Cloud with VMware® vCloud Data Center Service. Dell OptiPlex™ XE-embedded desktops run the kiosks. Learn More

Microsoft plans large expansion in China to push cloud services
To benefit from a growing Chinese market, Microsoft is increasing its investment in the country, with new hires, more research for local requirements, and an expansion to additional cities and provinces to bring cloud computing services to its enterprise customers. Read More

No apps, no success for Windows 8 and RT, say analysts
The success of Windows RT, and to a lesser extent Windows 8, will hinge on the quality and quantity of apps in the Windows Store next month, analysts said today. Read More

Laptop fingerprint reader destroys 'entire security model of Windows accounts'
If your password management system is to use your "fingerprint as your master password," and if your laptop uses UPEK software, then you'll not be happy to know your Windows password is not secure and instead is easily crackable. Read More

Microsoft to 'comply immediately' with browser complaints, says EU antitrust chief
Microsoft last week began providing European consumers a "browser ballot screen" for Windows 8, a move that may be just the first of several steps the company will take to head off a new antitrust investigation. Read More


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Defining the Secure to the Core Network
Learn how a privately managed network that provides last mile connection, multi-layered security, and redundancy is a baseline requirement for ensuring the reliability of critical business interactions. Learn More

HP all-in-one PC gets trackpad to control Windows 8
Hewlett-Packard has added four new all-in-one PCs with Windows 8 to its portfolio, including the HP SpectreONE, which lets users control Microsoft's new OS with a wireless trackpad instead of touching the screen directly. Read More

Adobe confirms Windows 8 users vulnerable to active Flash exploits
Microsoft's Windows 8 is vulnerable to attack by exploits that hackers have been aiming at PCs for several weeks, Adobe confirmed Friday. Read More

Windows 8 upgrades manageable, says IT training firm
Windows 8's learning curve isn't as steep as some have claimed, according to PC Helps, an enterprise IT training company. Read More

HP names Microsoft exec as head of Autonomy software division
Hewlett-Packard has found new leadership for its Autonomy information management software division in the form of Microsoft executive Robert Youngjohns, HP announced Friday. Read More



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