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	Microsoft targets the enterprise with Windows 8.1 security improvements Trustworthy Computing group discusses new security methods for the OS upgrade ahead of Black Hat. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 6 Steps to Application Performance Optimization Poor application performance can cost more than you think. In fact, Enterprise Management Associates reports that it can exceed $1 million per hour in large enterprises. Read Now! In this Issue Windows Phone 8 could out-earn Android, if Microsoft would let it Sizzling back-to-school tech deals TOR Project: Stop using Windows, disable JavaScript Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S has some odd moves Meet Windows Server's BYOD features When is a Windows update not an update? When it's an upgrade How Microsoft blundered with the SkyDrive brand Researchers demo exploits that bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot Microsoft marks down Surface Pro tablet by $100 WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Implementing an End-to-End Security with Less Security is an intrusive mechanism that often interferes with normal business operations. Nonetheless, security is essential to normal business operations, and the right security mechanisms and approaches can minimize performance degradation. Read more>> Windows Phone 8 could out-earn Android, if Microsoft would let it Some unofficial analysis of Android revenue and that of Windows Phone 8 shows Microsoft's true potential in the smartphone market. Read More Sizzling back-to-school tech deals Apple Macs to Google Chromebooks to Microsoft Surface tablets are being discounted in hopes of wooing students (or their parents and teachers). Read More TOR Project: Stop using Windows, disable JavaScript The TOR Project is advising that people stop using Windows after the discovery of a startling vulnerability in Firefox that undermined the main advantages of the privacy-centered network. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taking a New Approach to Web Security As organizations continue to embrace the benefits of the Cloud, concerns around performance and security continue to rise. Download this Akamai whitepaper to understand the steps you can take to establish a secure and compliant environment without compromising your users' online experience. Learn More Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S has some odd moves Bendy Windows 8 laptop-tablet combines solid performance, good battery life, and a questionable design choice. Read More Meet Windows Server's BYOD features Workplace join, work folders and other new Windows Server 2012 R2 features help beleaguered IT staffers manage the jungle of end user devices. Read More When is a Windows update not an update? When it's an upgrade For Microsoft, there's a difference, a big difference, between a Windows upgrade and an update, even though both can be handed out free of charge to customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM IDC Report: The Future of eMail is Social This IDC white paper takes a look at the current state of enterprise email and the perceived and real problems that surround its use. The paper discusses the changing nature of collaboration and work fueled by the social Web by examining current email trends and the emergence of new social collaboration tools. Learn More. How Microsoft blundered with the SkyDrive brand Microsoft must rename its SkyDrive online storage service after losing a trademark infringement case in a U.K. court, leading analysts and legal experts to wonder how the company could have made such a mistake. Read More Researchers demo exploits that bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot The Windows 8 Secure Boot mechanism can be bypassed on PCs from certain manufacturers because of oversights in how those vendors implemented the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification, according to a team of security researchers. Read More Microsoft marks down Surface Pro tablet by $100 Microsoft on Sunday cut the price of its Surface Pro tablet by $100, or between 10% and 11%, dropping the 64GB model to $799 and the 128GB to $899. Read More
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