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	Review: Office Web Apps v. Google Docs For years, folks looking for free online word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations have turned to Google Docs. However, Microsoft recently released an updated set of Office Web Apps, accessible to individual users from their SkyDrive accounts, and to business users through Office 365 and SharePoint. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting for Dummies The Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting for Dummies Book introduces you to common network performance management (NPM) issues and give you a new way of looking at solving them. This perspective allows you to see your network from your users' point of view, namely, the services and applications they use and their experience with them. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft to raise Windows 8 upgrade prices by 5X Worst Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates of 2012 Windows 8 guru names the top 8 trends at CES Microsoft vows to improve security suite after failed evaluation Forrester survey tries to pinpoint hardest-working CISOs across the world Kaspersky Lab's "Red October" cyber-espionage saga leaves lots of questions unanswered FAQ: The business case for Microsoft Surface Pro laptop/tablets 10 essential Windows 8 travel apps IE10 for Windows 7 nears final release, says report WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Setting Consolidating Expectations New survey results from Forrester Consulting on consolidating branch offices are now available. Read: - Best practices in the face of more users, services, and devices - Consolidating beyond just servers - The importance of deploying advanced WAN optimization Read now. Microsoft to raise Windows 8 upgrade prices by 5X Microsoft on Friday announced Windows 8 upgrade price increases of as much as 400% that will take effect Feb. 1, when a three-month promotional discount ends. Read More Worst Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates of 2012 Auto update at your peril: Five Patch Tuesdays that made a living hell for Windows users. Read More Windows 8 guru names the top 8 trends at CES The man who oversaw production of Windows 8 for Microsoft then quit still has admiration for what his former employer is up to, based on his latest blog about what he liked at CES 2013 last week. The top eight trends Steven Sinofsky spotted at the show fall in line with what Microsoft has been touting with Windows 8, Surface tablets and new services that supplement the operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel 5 Important Use Cases for UC Many organizations begin by focusing on using UC to enhance user productivity, but they soon find that both productivity and business processes can be improved by UC. Read now! Microsoft vows to improve security suite after failed evaluation Microsoft vowed on Wednesday to improve two of its security products after both failed to pass an evaluation by a Germany security software testing organization. Read More Forrester survey tries to pinpoint hardest-working CISOs across the world Do chief information security officers (CISOs) in North America work harder than their security counterparts in Europe? Read More Kaspersky Lab's "Red October" cyber-espionage saga leaves lots of questions unanswered Moscow-based anti-malware firm Kaspersky Lab says it's uncovered a years-long cyber-espionage campaign using phishing to target individuals in business, research and government offices mainly in Russia and Eastern Europe to steal sensitive data. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Transforming IT Processes and Culture Based on market research and case studies, this thought-provoking white paper shows you how innovative IT organizations are launching "overlay teams" to visualize and manage services from a cross-silo perspective. Learn More FAQ: The business case for Microsoft Surface Pro laptop/tablets Microsoft says Surface for Windows 8 Pro laptop/tablets are rolling off the assembly lines, meaning that availability of the hardware Microsoft thinks Windows 8 should run on can't be far off. Read More 10 essential Windows 8 travel apps Whether you're taking a much-needed vacation to warmer climes or a trek to the in-laws' house, the useful apps highlighted here can cover all your travel needs, from deals to wheels to digital photography reels -- no baggage check-in required. Read More IE10 for Windows 7 nears final release, says report Microsoft is close to wrapping up work on Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) on Windows 7, according to a report. Read More
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