10 essential ingredients of a killer Windows 8 business PC

	Surface resentment aside, OEMs rally behind Windows 8/RT | Windows Phone 8 having trouble attracting developers
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	10 essential ingredients of a killer Windows 8 business PC Windows 8 is here. In form and functionality, the new flagship operating system is the most dramatic makeover of Windows since its inception. Windows 8 was developed from the ground up with a touch-enabled interface that works best when tapped and swiped. Under the hood, the same old Windows is still present, but the Modern UI and the Windows Store shift the focus to mobile. Read More WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corporation) Optimize Your Storage Volume for Better Performance Managing a windows network? This brief discusses 5 technical proof-points clearly showing how the Windows Built-in Disk Defragmenter is not adequate for the enterprise. New innovations in Diskeeper® and V-locity® meet today's demands for optimal storage and system performance. Read Now! In this Issue Surface resentment aside, OEMs rally behind Windows 8/RT Windows Phone 8 having trouble attracting developers Microsoft sponsors a hacking contest - the coding kind Teardown finds Microsoft Surface RT tough to get into, with modular options inside Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows The Windows 8 ecosystem: 5 best and 5 worst features Microsoft's browser choice error may have cost Firefox 9 million downloads, Mozilla says Note to Microsoft: Ending service packs would be a mistake Microsoft greases the skids for Windows 8 developers Microsoft CEO Ballmer touts Windows 8 momentum Windows 8/RT touch interface confuses, frustrates early users WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. Websense Threat Report 2012 Social networking continues to dominate communications as mobility and cloud computing extend security perimeters into devices, networks, and apps that we no longer control. What is left in our control is our data, and the shift to risk management and defenses to protect confidential data is urgent and imperative. Read Now! Surface resentment aside, OEMs rally behind Windows 8/RT Though Microsoft effectively made itself a competitor with its OEMS after releasing the development of the Surface tablet and CEO Steve Ballmer's announcement that it is a "devices and services" company now, OEMs have stepped up to the plate with innovative hardware to accommodate Windows 8 and Windows RT. Read More Windows Phone 8 having trouble attracting developers Microsoft has promised that cross-platform development across the 8s – from Windows 8 on a desktop to Windows Phone 8 – will be a simple matter, but that's still not enough to get some developers moving on Windows Phone 8 support. Read More Microsoft sponsors a hacking contest - the coding kind In a dimly lit function room on the Microsoft campus, 40 teams of coders are spending the week writing modern applications that run on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices, all of them assured of winning a prize. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco IDC Report: Lost in the Cloud? Automate with Cisco Private clouds create IT challenges that can limit increases in production, even hinder agility. Find out why enabling self-service and automated end-to-end provisioning with Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud may be the solution. Read Now Teardown finds Microsoft Surface RT tough to get into, with modular options inside Microsoft's Surface RT may be handicapped with the new RT version of Windows 8, but should it break, is it more likely to wind up in a repair shop or a landfill? Read More Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic "live" tile icons in Windows, including in the newly launched Windows 8 OS for PCs and tablets and in the Windows Phone 8 OS for smartphones. Read More The Windows 8 ecosystem: 5 best and 5 worst features Windows 8 hasn't just arrived--it has arrived in full force, with an armada of ancillary products. Microsoft's deployment of the new Windows platform across desktops, laptops, tablets, hybrids, and smartphones constitutes a major push to make Windows 8 your defining computing experience regardless of your hardware persuasion. Depending on your point of view, this can be a good thing or a very, very bad thing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed How to Improve Data Center Security while Reducing Sprawl Download this useful case study to learn how organization's like yours have benefitted from improved data security and performance through snapshotting, encryption, and removal of storage media from remote offices. Learn more. Microsoft's browser choice error may have cost Firefox 9 million downloads, Mozilla says Daily Firefox downloads decreased by 63 percent during the nearly 15 months that Microsoft failed to show users of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 a court-mandated browser choice screen, according to figures released by Mozilla. Read More Note to Microsoft: Ending service packs would be a mistake Just as Windows 8 hits store shelves, a rumor is making the rounds that Microsoft may do away with any more Service Pack discs, at least for Windows 7. This makes sense on some levels, but it's a mistake on others. Read More Microsoft greases the skids for Windows 8 developers How badly does Microsoft need attractive applications for its Windows 8 operating system? So badly that it's giving everyone attending its Build 2012 developers conference a Surface tablet/PC, 100GB of free cloud storage via SkyDrive, a free Nokia Lumia 920 Windows 8 phone and a discounted developer's registration to the Windows store. Read More Microsoft CEO Ballmer touts Windows 8 momentum Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company's annual Build developer conference emphasizing the momentum of the company's new Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 operating systems. Read More Windows 8/RT touch interface confuses, frustrates early users Some early users of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet say they are confused or frustrated by the touch interface on the 10.6-in. display and are relying instead on the attachable keyboard with its more conventional track pad and arrow keys to input commands. Read More
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