11 things Microsoft is actually doing right

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	11 things Microsoft is actually doing right From Office to Hyper-V to Azure, the much-maligned 'dying dinosaur' has a lot going for it as the Ballmer era winds down. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks 5 Ways to Improve XenApp 6.5 If you are planning to migrate to XenApp 6.5 or improve upon XenDesktop then performance, security, and reliability are concerns for success. Citrix recommends that you use an ADC to address these concerns. Learn More In this Issue Tech CEOs' first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver Bookmaker handicaps Microsoft CEO race Microsoft: Ballmer may be going but our direction remains the same Microsoft declares Windows 8.1 ready for OEMs even though work's not finished Will Microsoft Office Finally Play Nice on the iPad? Developers flay Microsoft for withholding Windows 8.1 RTM Ballmer's exit revives demands for Office on iPad, Android tablets Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Windows 8 is not Ballmer's biggest regret PC, tablet makers get Windows 8.1, developers cry foul WHITE PAPER: OutSystems 11 Usability Rules for IT Developers To deliver great enterprise applications, IT needs to deliver great User Experience (UX), which is critical to achieving broad application adoption, and significantly decreasing training and support costs. This eBook explores core Usability principles IT should remember when building applications. View Now Tech CEOs' first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver It can be a long climb to the top of the corporate ladder. With Labor Day in mind, we asked tech CEOs who've reached the highest rung to share their first job experiences. Some were entrepreneurs at an early age, offering lawn-mowing and scuba diving services. Others toiled in the fields and factories. Many got their hands dirty, scrubbing oil stains off asphalt, cleaning bathrooms, and shoveling monkey cages. Read More Bookmaker handicaps Microsoft CEO race Adding insult to injury after Wall Street boosted Microsoft's stock price when CEO Steve Ballmer announced he would retire, now a U.K. bookmaker is taking bets on Ballmer's replacement. Read More Microsoft: Ballmer may be going but our direction remains the same Microsoft promises to keep hammering away at same business principles that were forged during the tenure of CEO Steve Ballmer, who has announced he's leaving the company within a year. According to The Official Microsoft Blog the company will adhere to the core beliefs that it and Ballmer first articulated last fall. Read More WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies Lab report: V-locity VM Accelerates Exchange 60% on VMs For this briefing, openBench Labs tested the ability of V-locity VM to optimize I/O in a dedicated email service domain centered around a VM running Exchange 2010. Read Now! Microsoft declares Windows 8.1 ready for OEMs even though work's not finished Microsoft today declared Windows 8.1 ready for computer and tablet makers, saying the update had reached its RTM, or "release to manufacturing" milestone. Read More Will Microsoft Office Finally Play Nice on the iPad? For all the success the iPad has enjoyed, it's only big drawback has been that Microsoft Windows software - and Microsoft Office, in particular - doesn't perform well. However, now Parallels has unveiled an app that brings full versions of Windows desktop software to the touch-based iPad. Read More Developers flay Microsoft for withholding Windows 8.1 RTM Windows app developers today took Microsoft to task for the company's decision to withhold Windows 8.1 until mid-October. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks Network World Report: Getting Ahead of BYOD Organizations are being flooded with employee-owned gadgets and valiantly trying to accommodate requests to provide access to corporate resources while maintaining control enough to minimize risk and meet compliance requirements. Learn More Ballmer's exit revives demands for Office on iPad, Android tablets Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's announcement last week that he will step aside in the next 12 months has renewed calls by analysts that the company offer Office on Apple's iPad and tablets powered by Google's Android. Read More Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Windows 8 is not Ballmer's biggest regret Even though Windows 8 incited hordes to call for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's ouster, the operating system is not what he regrets most about his 33-year tenure at the company. Read More PC, tablet makers get Windows 8.1, developers cry foul Microsoft has started sending Windows 8.1 to its hardware manufacturers, hitting the so-called RTM milestone for the much-awaited update to Windows 8. Read More
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