Microsoft: What it did right and wrong in 2012

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	Microsoft: What it did right and wrong in 2012 At this writing Windows 8 could be the biggest thing Microsoft has done wrong -- ever. But it could also wind up being one of the best things it has ever done. Read More WHITE PAPER: Coyote Point MS Exchange Deployment Guide This Deployment Guide provides detailed instruction for running Exchange 2010 with Coyote Point's Equalizer®, a qualified hardware vendor for load balancing Exchange Server 2010 View Now In this Issue INSIDER Citrix: What kind of company is it anyway? 33 Best & Worst Celebrity Tech Moments of 2012 Dear Nokia: Please make better Windows phones Microsoft plugs Outlook.com, knocks Google after Sync death notice What to do when your phone upgrade demands brawn over beauty Microsoft: We're working to 'adjust' IE's mouse tracking Showcasing Surface Tablet and Windows 8 at the Palo Alto Microsoft Store YEAR END: 2012 Microsoft Review Windows XP's retirement is in doubt, say some experts Microsoft mulls Internet Explorer information disclosure leak RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Computerworld Honors program Call For Entries – Computerworld Honors Program 2013 The 2013 Computerworld Honors Program recognizes organizations which create and use information technology to promote and advance the public welfare, benefit society and change the world for the better. Submit your entry now! INSIDER Citrix: What kind of company is it anyway? Citrix is many different things to many people. It's a cloud company, it's a virtualization player, it's a mobile technologies vendor and it's a collaboration products provider. But according to Mark Templeton, Citrix CEO since 2001, all of that blends together and fits with where enterprise IT shops are headed. Here, speaking with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant, Templeton dishes on Citrix's overall strategy, its relationships with Cisco, Microsoft and Apple, its rivalry with VMware, and its controversial take on open source cloud computing. Read More 33 Best & Worst Celebrity Tech Moments of 2012 If you want to keep up with the Kardashians you really need to sport a Windows Phone 8 Lumia 900 phone, as Kourtney Kardashian told us this year. If you wanna get in tight with Lady Gaga, you need to join her own social network. And if you really want to learn about what made Steve Jobs tick, only Ashton Kutcher can enlighten you. Here are the best – and mostly worst – celebrity tech moments of 2012. Read More Dear Nokia: Please make better Windows phones For some time, I have sought alternatives to my iPhone. Not out of any anti-Apple sentiment, but simply because I was getting tired of the comparatively tiny screen. While the industry has been moving to four-inch and larger screens, Apple had stubbornly stuck to the 3.5-inch, and the iPhone 5 only stretched it one way, not both ways. But the fact was my alternatives always stunk. 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. Microsoft plugs Outlook.com, knocks Google after Sync death notice Microsoft yesterday pitched its Outlook.com email service to users of Gmail dismayed by Google's decision to abandon a popular enterprise synchronization service next month for new customers. Read More What to do when your phone upgrade demands brawn over beauty When Ferguson Enterprises decided to upgrade mobile phones for thousands of employees, the plumbing supplies distributor opted for a chunky, 12-ounce handset with a 3.7-inch screen, running a version of Microsoft Windows Mobile, and able to stand up to repeated 6-foot drops to polished concrete. Hadn't they heard of the iPhone? Or the Samsung Galaxy S III? Read More Microsoft: We're working to 'adjust' IE's mouse tracking A U.K. analytics firm that warned earlier this week of an information leak in Internet Explorer (IE) today rebuked Microsoft for downplaying the bug. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software 5 Questions for Buying a 2-Factor Authentication Solution You've decided to implement two-factor authentication, but how do you know which solution is right for your organization? In this brief, discover the top five questions that you should ask before purchasing a two-factor authentication solution, and how Dell's solution addresses each question. Read Now! Showcasing Surface Tablet and Windows 8 at the Palo Alto Microsoft Store I had an opportunity to speak at the Microsoft Store in Palo Alto, California this afternoon demonstrating the Microsoft Surface Tablet and Windows 8. I can't say I've had an opportunity to spend a lot of time in one of the Microsoft Stores, so this was a great experience for me to get to know the Microsoft Store and the various products at the store! Read More YEAR END: 2012 Microsoft Review Microsoft spent 2012 trying to convince consumers to bet on its new operating system, tablet, mobile phones and compete with Apple and Android devices. (Video) Read More Windows XP's retirement is in doubt, say some experts Some security researchers wonder if Microsoft will indeed retire Windows XP on April 8, 2014. Read More Microsoft mulls Internet Explorer information disclosure leak Microsoft refuted claims on Thursday that an information disclosure leak in its Internet Explorer browser poses a privacy risk, arguing that the company publicizing the issue is seeking to put its competitors in an unfavorable light. Read More
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