Microsoft Surface RT price slashed $150

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	Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Surface RT price slashed $150 Microsoft is authorizing a $150 discount off its Surface RT tablet for a week, which represents a 30% discount off the list price of $499, according to an ad on the upcoming-sales page of Staples Web site. This is the least attractive of the Surface tablets because, among other things, it runs only Windows 8 applications – not traditional Windows applications - and has only 15GB of the 32GB disk available to the user. It does come with an abbreviated version of Office. Read More WHITE PAPER: Wildpackets Network Forensic Solutions in a 10 Gigabit World With 10G networks, you need a network forensic solution in place capturing network data 24x7 to ensure a stable and safe network. This white paper discusses why, and also how to use network forensics for security and real-time analysis on 10G links. 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View Now Microsoft to pay first IE 11 Preview bug bounty to BlueHat security contest finalist Microsoft has already received several vulnerability reports that qualify for monetary rewards as part of the company's bug bounty program launched in June for the preview version of Internet Explorer 11. Read More Microsoft addresses DevOps with InRelease technology Microsoft has completed its purchase of InCycle's InRelease business unit, announced in June, and is now deploying the software to offer DevOps capabilities to its Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server users. Read More Ditch XP movement finally helps PC business Companies buying new PCs to avoid the end of support for Windows XP helped the computer industry dodge an even gloomier quarter, IDC said. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDNetworks Web Business and the Right Solution This white paper describes the challenges that Fortune 2000 companies face when delivering content into China via the Internet, the ways in which Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) can ease market entry into China, and what to look for in a CDN provider to optimize content delivery, both in China and globally. Learn more. Targeted attacks exploit now-patched Windows bug revealed by Google engineer Microsoft this week said a pair of vulnerabilities, including one publicly disclosed by a Google security engineer in May, had been exploited in the wild before they were patched on Tuesday. Read More Ballmer pushes 'family of devices' as Microsoft's new mantra If Steve Ballmer's words mean anything, Microsoft is about to dramatically expand the number -- and type -- of devices it makes in-house. Read More Enterprise anti-virus software test puts Kaspersky software out front, Microsoft at bottom Dennis Technology Labs, the London-based organization which runs tests to evaluate anti-virus software, yesterday released its latest test results on products for three distinct product segments--enterprise, home and small-to-mid-sized business (SMB). Its tests are not sponsored by vendors, the lab says. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 2012 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers The application delivery controller has evolved into a key component of the data center architecture, and enterprises should evaluate ADCs based on how they integrate with this architecture and support more advanced features, such as user and traffic control and monitoring. This report provides insights into vendors' strengths and weaknesses. Read More. Microsoft reorganization: A quick look at who's in charge now In a sweeping corporate reorganization to focus on the company's shift from a software provider to a products and services business, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced changes to his executive team to support a new structure that divides the company into four divisions. Read More Report: Microsoft helped NSA circumvent its own encryption Microsoft helped the U.S. National Security Agency circumvent the company's own encryption in order to conduct surveillance on email accounts through Outlook.com, according to a new report in the Guardian. Read More With reorg, Microsoft bets big on home-grown hardware Microsoft's reorganization is the biggest shot yet fired against the company's core partners, the computer makers who have made the software developer a technology giant, analysts said today. Read More
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