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Windows XP decline stalls as users hold onto aged OS, flaunt 2014 deadline
The decline in usage share of Windows XP, which is slated for retirement in 53 weeks, has slowed significantly, hinting that millions of its users will hold onto the operating system much longer than some, including Microsoft, expect. Read More

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An investment worth making
HP BladeSystem pays you back in just over 7 months.* The data center used to be a cost center. Not anymore. HP ProLiant Gen8 server blades solve the problem of costs and complexity with built-in intelligence, integrated efficiencies, and ultrahigh availability— all in a blade that delivers TCO that gets better and better every day. Read IDC's ROI analysis

China slams U.S. for discriminating against nation's tech vendors
China has slammed a new U.S. funding law that will tighten scrutiny of information technology purchases from the country, and said it could severely damage the mutual trust between the two nations. Read More

H-1B demand this year will be fast, furious
The U.S. begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions on Monday, April 1, and fast demand is expected. This is going to be followed by much fury. Read More

In honor of World Backup Day: How to protect your data
Happy World Backup Day, an occasion dedicated to encouraging you to make sure all your digital data is kept safe and secure. If you've procrastinated on implementing a backup strategy for your PC, why not mark the occasion by making backup copies of all your documents, digital photos, music, videos, and other invaluable files? We'll help you get started. Read More

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Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization
In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now!

Dell blames 'uncertain adoption' of Windows 8 for some of its financial woes
Dell blamed Microsoft's Windows 8 as one of several causes for its grim financial future, according to a Friday filing with U.S. securities regulators. Read More

Dell working on ARM supercomputer prototypes
Not fazed by a takeover battle looming on the sidelines, members of Dell's research division are putting together the pieces for prototype ARM supercomputers that could be deployed in the future. Read More

It's twilight for small in-house data centers
Virtualization, cloud services and SaaS is making it much easier to shift IT infrastructure operations to service providers, and that is exactly what many users are doing. Read More

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Accelerate Performance with High Performance Computing
In this eGuide, articles from Computerworld and InfoWorld offer case studies, examples and opinions of how HPC can be applied to real-world problems today, and what the future of the technology is likely to hold. Read Now!

Red Hat, Rackspace win early dismissal of Uniloc patent suit
Red Hat and Rackspace have won an early dismissal of a patent infringement claim brought by Uniloc, in a decision the companies are hailing as a potential landmark in intellectual property law. Read More

Products of the week 4.1.13
Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Red Lion and Compuware Read More

Why business cards still beat 'the bump'
Marketing consultant Mark Schaefer has a thought-provoking blog post headlined: "The best digital business idea that just never worked." It's about being at the SXSW conference recently and noticing that even that collection of digerati remains stubbornly dependent upon paper: paper programs, paper posters, paper flyers and paper name tags. Read More

Yahoo buys teen's startup for $30M, hires him … and WHAT?
Yahoo today announced that it is shelling out $30 million to acquire Summly, maker of a mobile news aggregation app, and will be hiring the 17-year-old programming wunderkind, Nick D'Aloisio, who developed the technology on his bedroom PC. Read More

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