As businesses flee the coming 'XPocalypse,' they're turning to Windows 7, not 8

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	As businesses flee the coming 'XPocalypse,' they're turning to Windows 7, not 8 If your IT department is scrambling to ditch Windows XP before support for the operating system ends next April, the odds are very good that you'll soon be running Windows 7 -- and not Windows 8.1, which Microsoft says it will officially release Thursday morning. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Software Asset Management: Practices for Success This white paper discusses best practices that can dramatically increase your success rate of a SAM deployment. Make sure and follow these steps and verify that your SAM toolkit has the necessary functionality to keep your organization steps ahead of the competition -it's a long term investment. Read Now In this Issue Five tools to bring the Start menu back to Windows 8.1 With Windows 8.1, Microsoft seeks redemption of bold, flawed OS redesign VMware expands management of Amazon, Microsoft, OpenStack clouds Most parents allow unsupervised internet access to children at age 8 Microsoft revamps Yammer's iPad app Google pokes the Microsoft bear, pledges to support Chrome on XP into 2015 Lenovo joins Windows 8.1 tablet race with $299 Miix2 Windows Phone 'phablet' update opens door to tablets Acer's Iconia W4 Windows 8.1 tablet to start at $329.99 WEBCAST: IBM Webinar: IBM IIM for Fraud, Abuse and Waste in Government View this IBM webinar to learn about the challenges and opportunities in fraud reduction, waste, and abuse in government programs and agencies. You will learn how IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) can help your organization. Learn More. Five tools to bring the Start menu back to Windows 8.1 When Windows 8.1 ships tomorrow, the Start button returns with it -- but if it's the Start menu you miss, you'll still need one of these utilities. They bring back the classic pop-up menu that Windows 8 summarily removed, and they add extra features and customization that Microsoft never thought of. Most are free, and the only one that costs anything is well worth its extremely low price.A Whether you make the jump to Windows 8.1 immediately or wait a bit, there's really no point in waiting to enjoy these enhancements to your Windows experience. Read More With Windows 8.1, Microsoft seeks redemption of bold, flawed OS redesign Windows 8.1 is finally here and with it comes Microsoft's hopes of a second act for its flagship operating system. Read More VMware expands management of Amazon, Microsoft, OpenStack clouds VMware has rolled out expanded support for non-VMware workloads in its management tools, including the added ability to manage OpenStack clouds, and providing better visibility into Amazon and Microsoft clouds. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Principles of PCI Compliance Take the time to understand and learn to apply the requirements for locking down payment card data. Read Now Most parents allow unsupervised internet access to children at age 8 How old is too young for kids to go online unsupervised? Age 8, according to a Microsoft study. Read More Microsoft revamps Yammer's iPad app Microsoft has enhanced its Yammer enterprise social networking suite's mobile applications, email integration and document collaboration. Read More Google pokes the Microsoft bear, pledges to support Chrome on XP into 2015 Google today stuck a finger in Microsoft's eye, telling users of Windows XP that its Chrome browser will support their aged operating system a year longer than will Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism The 2013 Mobile App Performance Management Report Most enterprises are looking for ways to leverage their investments in web technology to handle mobile app performance, but between monitoring, OS variants, screen sizes and OEMs, this can be a costly and complex approach. This 2013 Mobile APM Report highlights best practices for meeting mobile app challenges and ensuring mobile app performance. Read more! Lenovo joins Windows 8.1 tablet race with $299 Miix2 Lenovo has entered the Windows 8.1 tablet market with the 8-inch Miix2 tablet, which starts at US$299 and has an Intel Atom chip code-named Bay Trail. Read More Windows Phone 'phablet' update opens door to tablets Microsoft's new update for Windows Phone 8 added support for larger phones and higher-resolution screens, a move analysts hoped would soon put the operating system onto small-sized tablets, a market Microsoft and its OEM partners have largely ignored. Read More Acer's Iconia W4 Windows 8.1 tablet to start at $329.99 Acer's much anticipated Iconia W4 tablet with Windows 8.1 will be available this month starting at US$329.99 with 32GB of storage. Read More
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