15 Microsoft alumni: Where are they now?

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	15 Microsoft alumni: Where are they now? Microsoft didn't become the industry giant it is today by hiring slackers, and that's proven by taking a quick look at some of its alumni and where they have wound up. Some went on to start their own companies, some went into nonprofit work, some became leaders of rival companies and one on our list -- so far at least -- seems to be just taking it easy. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! 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Read More iPhone 4S cedes title as most popular smartphone to the Samsung Galaxy S III Forget HTC, and truthfully, forget Windows Phone 7 as well. There's only one true iPhone competitor these days and its Samsung. More specifically, its Samsung's line of Galaxy S smartphones that continue to give Apple's iPhone a run for its money. Read More Is Surface Pro manufacturing set to start in December? Hints from a Chinese publication suggest Surface Pro and Xbox Surface tablets will start production next month. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Delivering game-changing productivity & dependability By creating one contiguous, end-to-end Fabric, Avaya is empowering businesses to achieve unprecedented levels of infrastructure productivity, service agility, and network dependability, the very essence of the fast, flexible, and secure design aspirations. Read Now Microsoft Surface users complain about Wi-Fi problems Some users of Microsoft's new Surface tablet are complaining about connectivity issues that are preventing them from getting on the Internet, according to posts on Microsoft's Surface support forum. Read More Microsoft moves to relegate Windows 7 to second-class status As Microsoft goes full speed ahead on Windows 8, a number of signs suggest that Windows 7 is fading fast in Redmond's rear view mirror. Read More Researcher to present Windows Phone 8 malware at MalCon A 16-year-old security researcher from India plans to present a malware application for Windows Phone 8 at the upcoming MalCon security conference in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 24. Read More Nokia debuts Here, cross-platform location service Nokia plans an ambitious expansion of its mapping and location-based services platform beyond its own smartphones to competing devices running OSes other than Windows Phone 8, it said Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. Attention shoppers: Patch Internet Explorer immediately before you shop online Today is the eleventh Patch Tuesday of 2012, but the first since the official launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT. There are six new security bulletins--a couple of which are particularly urgent, especially for anyone planning to do any online shopping this holiday season. Read More Microsoft likely to leash iOS Office apps to Office 365, say analysts Microsoft will probably tie Office apps for the iPhone and iPad to its Office 365 'rental' subscription plans to prevent the mobile apps from cannibalizing sales and to skirt the 'Apple tax,' analysts said today. Read More IE10 for Windows 7 preview to debut Tuesday Microsoft will release a preview of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 on Tuesday, according to a report from a Chinese website, citing the company's head of IE marketing. Read More SAP cozies up to Windows 8 with mobile apps, platform support SAP plans to roll out a series of mobile applications for Windows 8, a move that underscores the companies' deep partnership at a time when many observers believe Microsoft's new OS is in for a tough ride. Read More
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