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	Memo from Steve Ballmer to Microsoft Employees: Let's go! Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced a reorganization of the company around four areas: operating systems; devices and studios; applications and services; and cloud and enterprise. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Adopt a More Service-Oriented Management Strategy The survey results in this report demonstrate dramatic changes happening in IT service management delivery and highlight best practices to assure performance of business processes, deliver exceptional end-user experiences, optimize existing infrastructure, and speed the deployment of new technologies and services. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft: Purges, personalities, 'pursuing other opportunities' Cyber rogues aren't the only threat to energy supply, changing environment offers plenty of challenges Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward: Put the cellphone cameras down & listen to our music! Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities already being exploited Survey brands iPhone 6 a flop before it even exists Mount Fuji gets 4G Matchbox computers: Small is beautiful (and powerful) John Malkovich makes Redditor a voicemail greeting Amazon slashes prices up to 80% to lure public-cloud wary enterprises No doubt about it, Chromebooks are here to stay First Look: Google Chrome 28 browser WHITE PAPER: Tripwire So Much Data, So Little Control It used to be that all you had to do to protect your company's intellectual property and customer information was lock the file drawers and, later, put layers of defenses around the data center. Learn More Microsoft: Purges, personalities, 'pursuing other opportunities' At Microsoft periodic reshufflings of the players and the executive hierarchy are a way of life. Read More Cyber rogues aren't the only threat to energy supply, changing environment offers plenty of challenges The Nation's energy infrastructure isn't just at risk via online security rogues. The US Department of Energy today released a report that details the growing dangers from our Read More Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward: Put the cellphone cameras down & listen to our music! Last night I took my wife to a summery outdoor concert -- She & Him were playing -- at the BofA Pavilion on the Boston waterfront (this was a make-up date for her going with me recently to see my main man Johnny Marr of The Smiths fame at the crammed Paradise nightclub). Read More Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities already being exploited Normally companies should proceed at their own pace when deploying Microsoft's monthly updates, known as Patch Tuesday, since they come out on the second Tuesday of every month. This month's batch, though, is pretty hefty in terms of impact and volume, so you may want to make them a priority. This month's Patch Tuesday consists of seven bulletins addressing a total of 34 vulnerabilities, and half... Read More Survey brands iPhone 6 a flop before it even exists The new iPhone, potentially the iPhone 5S or iPhone 6, isn't even available yet and already the public is managing to slate it. Surely this obsession with the brand that extends to products that don't even exist yet can only be an indication of popularity? Read More Mount Fuji gets 4G Japan's most famous mountain now has 4G coverage. Read More Matchbox computers: Small is beautiful (and powerful) Matchbox computers -- small but powerful open-source devices -- are a good way to build your own system and/or carry it with you. We look at the phenomenon and offer a slideshow of examples. Read More John Malkovich makes Redditor a voicemail greeting So actor John Malkovich is doing an "As Me Anything" session on Reddit and a guy has this brilliant idea for a question: "Could you record a voicemail greeting for me and upload it somewhere? My name is Benjamin and aside from that I give you full creative freedom. Thanks, Mr. Malkovich." Malkovich's reply: "Doing it as we speak. Please (private message) your email address." Benjamin: "Confirming receipt... Read More Amazon slashes prices up to 80% to lure public-cloud wary enterprises Amazon Web Services Wednesday dropped the price of its dedicated instances, which are virtual machines allocated to individual customers and that do not run on shared hardware. Read More No doubt about it, Chromebooks are here to stay Low-cost Chromebooks are doing very well with retailers, in stores and online, and now make up a significant share of the low end market, said market research firm NPD Group. Read More First Look: Google Chrome 28 browser A new rich notification feature, a different kind of WebKit and a raft of security fixes made it into the latest stable version of Google's Chrome browser. Read More
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