Microsoft products you may not know were acquisitions

Rackspace tries to out-VMware VMware For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer Network World Daily News PM August 20, 2013 Share this email Microsoft products you may not know were acquisitions Microsoft usually makes small purchases, but occasionally those small purchases pay off huge. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Rackspace tries to out-VMware VMware 2. For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer 3. Getting ready for crowdfunding camp 4. INSIDER Zero-day attacks: How to fight back 5. 3 more ways the government will think you're a terrorist 6. Gartner: Amazon still public cloud leader by a long shot 7. Dell Foglight vanquishes zombie VMs 8. Rapid 7 to offer new tools for risk management, performance tracking 9. Top 10 States for Tech Jobs Growth RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry BlackBerry for business. Built to keep your business moving. 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(Stick with me here, this is pretty cool.) READ MORE Getting ready for crowdfunding camp I've had an interest in enterprise IT startups for years and even used to run a regular schmoozefest for Boston-area networking startups with Jeff McCarthy from North Bridge Venture Partners. I regularly did the rounds with VCs on the east and west coasts and sometimes in between. I've also been keeping an eye for years on university research that might wend its way into enterprise IT shops, attending... READ MORE WEBCAST: IBM Content Analytics Explained Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More. INSIDER Zero-day attacks: How to fight back With cybercrime hitting more than 500 million victims globally and costing $100 billion annually, it's clear that security breaches are a problem very far from being solved. One particularly dangerous threat that doesn't seem to be getting its fair share of attention is zero-day attacks. READ MORE 3 more ways the government will think you're a terrorist READ MORE Gartner: Amazon still public cloud leader by a long shot Amazon Web Services remains the top IaaS public cloud computing provider, offering the widest breath of services of any vendor in the market, Gartner concluded in its annual Magic Quadrant report. 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 Dell Foglight vanquishes zombie VMs With an update to its Foglight for Virtualization software package, Dell can now help organizations rid their systems of resource-sucking zombie virtual machines. 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