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	IE zero-day attack delivers malware into memory then poofs on reboot Security researchers at FireEye identified a new IE zero-day exploit hosted on a hacked U.S. website that is being used for targeted drive-by download attacks. The malware exploiting IE is injected directly into PC memory instead of being written to disk. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Holistic Service Management is Critical to the Growth of IT This paper looks at new approaches to service delivery management to allow IT organizations to deliver better service quality, performance and user experience, and to be more predictive with application performance management and network performance management. Learn More. In this Issue Manage Linux server from Microsoft System Center? SUSE goes for it Microsoft: No, we're not ditching on-premise Exchange Microsoft continues green tech push with windfarm deal Microsoft abandons employee-ranking system How to boost Windows 8 performance Microsoft sees huge potential in fuel cells Retailers to slash prices of Apple, Microsoft tablets on Black Friday Microsoft works with Xamarin to simplify cross-platform development Windows Store app growth stalls Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks Building the Case Focusing on top- and bottom-line business results helps IT leaders garner support for unified communications. Learn More Manage Linux server from Microsoft System Center? SUSE goes for it SUSE announced what they call the SUSE Manager Management Pack for Microsoft System Center, which essentially provides a way to manage both Windows and SUSE Linux servers from a single console. Read More Microsoft: No, we're not ditching on-premise Exchange Microsoft shut down talk that it would soon stop shipping new versions of its Exchange Server, promising it would continue to develop and release the popular email software for on-premise use. Read More Microsoft continues green tech push with windfarm deal As data centers grow in size, their owners have become acutely aware of the cost both in dollars and carbon emissions. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Why App-Centric Policies May Be Best Application-centric firewall policy management is a new approach to managing firewall policy that is gaining traction in the IT community because it offers better performance, manageability, and visibility. Read more>> Microsoft abandons employee-ranking system Microsoft is abandoning a ranking system that has been blamed for hampering innovation and pitting employees against one another. Read More How to boost Windows 8 performance There's an unassailable rule of computing: No matter how fast your computer is, and no matter how well it runs, you want it to run better. Read More Microsoft sees huge potential in fuel cells Microsoft is investigating the use of fuel cells to power data centers, arguing in a paper that its studies find it a technology with much potential. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Managing Essential tools for greater productivity People are interacting with software from the moment they wake up (hearing an alarm on a smartphone) to the time they relax in the evening (reading or shopping online). And in between, software affects virtually every work function in some way, whether in the executive suite or on the shipping dock. Read Now Retailers to slash prices of Apple, Microsoft tablets on Black Friday Several of the largest retailers in the U.S. will sell older-generation Apple and Microsoft tablets at cut-rate prices during their Black Friday sales drives. Read More Microsoft works with Xamarin to simplify cross-platform development Microsoft has joined forces with development platform vendor Xamarin to make it easier for Windows developers to create cross-platform apps for smartphones, tablets and PCs. Read More Windows Store app growth stalls Developer interest in Windows 8 apps waned from August through October, slowing the growth of Microsoft's Windows Store total app tally. Read More Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms Microsoft patched serious vulnerabilities Tuesday in Windows, Internet Explorer and Office, but also urged customers to stop using the aging RC4 cipher and SHA-1 hashing function in their systems and services. Read More
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