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	Microsoft's Outlook.com comes out of preview phase Microsoft has moved its email service Outlook.com out of the preview phase, and plans a marketing campaign to boost its adoption worldwide. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Top Considerations When Choosing an ADC Because of its strategic location in the data center network, the selection of an Application Delivery Controller requires careful consideration of both functional and financial factors. This paper explores important elements to evaluate, including network performance, availability and security. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft quietly raises prices of Mac Office by up to 17% Firefox for Windows 8 Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point B is for browser: An homage to 12 Web greats Cloud computing showdown: Amazon vs. Rackspace (OpenStack) vs. Microsoft vs. Google Microsoft reopens 128GB Surface Pro online orders Microsoft warns of looming retirement for Windows 7 RTM Microsoft's software battles (some of them, anyway) Does Surface Pro's low 'repairability' rating even matter? Avoiding basic BYOD blunders WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks The New Application Delivery Firewall Paradigm Learn how you can effectively combat these modern attacks with a new firewall paradigm that protects the datacenters and ensures reliability. Learn More! Microsoft quietly raises prices of Mac Office by up to 17% Microsoft has quietly raised prices of Office for the Mac as much as 17% and stopped selling multi-license packages of the application suite. Read More Firefox for Windows 8 Mozilla has been working on a version of Firefox specifically targeted at the tile-based "Modern" user interface of Windows 8. It's still in the early stages of development and Mozilla hasn't announced when there will be an official release, but here's what we know so far. Read More Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point The company is expanding its participation in open source endeavors, no longer believes Linux is a 'cancer'. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Consolidate Network Security and Reduce Costs. Read Now>> Learn how McAfee Network Security Platform helps you realize greater consolidation benefits while minimizing project costs and disruption to your production environment. Read Now B is for browser: An homage to 12 Web greats In honor of Mosaic's 20th birthday, join us for an alphabetical appreciation of 12 of history's great windows on the Web. Read More Cloud computing showdown: Amazon vs. Rackspace (OpenStack) vs. Microsoft vs. Google In the cloud, it's a question of who has the ability to scale to meet enterprise needs. Read More Microsoft reopens 128GB Surface Pro online orders Microsoft on Friday reopened online sales for the 128GB Surface Pro after nearly a week of stock outages, telling buyers that the tablets would ship in two to three weeks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Securing The Promise of Virtualization Read this whitepaper to learn how data center virtualization is the first step in the journey to private clouds that leverage and enhance existing technology assets. Read Now! Microsoft warns of looming retirement for Windows 7 RTM Microsoft is reminding customers that Windows 7's first edition, which shipped more than three years ago, will be dropped from support in early April. Read More Microsoft's software battles (some of them, anyway) With Microsoft's vast reach in the marketplace, it seems the company regularly has an area where it is trying to be better than the competition or has a challenger to one of its many products. Read More Does Surface Pro's low 'repairability' rating even matter? Microsoft seems to have taken a page from Apple's book, and built on it. The company's new Surface Pro tablet was almost impossible to open for the traditional tear-down by iFixIt. Read More Avoiding basic BYOD blunders For all the sophistication and power of the modern cell phone or tablet, people think of them more or less like pens: You can use the generic ballpoints they have at the office, or you can bring the one you like from home. That's a consequence of high technology becoming pervasive. People use technology widely, and they might prefer what they use on their own time. Read More
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