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	Analyst credits Surface sell-out to Microsoft swinging conservative Microsoft's Surface tablets were in short supply Monday, with most models out of stock on the company's online store. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell EMA Radar for Hybrid Cloud Integration Technologies Which cloud integration platform is right for your company? EMA Radar evaluated 7 leading cloud integration platform vendors for the value they deliver. How did they rank? Which is the right fit for your business? Read EMA Radar's report and learn more. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft era ending at Juniper Another potential Microsoft CEO bites the dust Microsoft times BUILD dev conference to fall outside Apple's shadow Attackers exploited ColdFusion vulnerability to install Microsoft IIS malware Court upholds Motorola import ban in dispute with Microsoft Microsoft's CEO search and the art of non-denial denials Microsoft bets on Windows XP disaster Bogus antivirus program uses a dozen stolen signing certificates Microsoft likely to bring back Start menu in future Windows update Microsoft may be desperate enough to offer Windows Phone and Windows RT for free iPhone, iPad dwarf mobile rivals in small- and mid-sized firms WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Pitfalls To Avoid In Combining Acceleration Technologies This May 2013 Forrester Research, Inc. report looks at the impact of website performance on customer satisfaction and revenue, and why meeting high expectations is more complex than ever. Learn More Microsoft era ending at Juniper So it appears the Microsoft-style software emphasis and strategy for growth at Juniper is ending. With the sudden resignation of software chief Bob Muglia and the year-end retirement of CEO and fellow Microsoft alum Kevin Johnson, it's back to the hardware future at Juniper. Read More Another potential Microsoft CEO bites the dust No sooner had we published our blog on Friday tossing Qualcomm COO Steve Mollenkopf into the Microsoft CEO mix, Qualcomm took him out of it. In a surprise move, the company announced Mollenkopf's promotion to CEO. Read More Microsoft times BUILD dev conference to fall outside Apple's shadow Microsoft will return to San Francisco in April to reprise its BUILD developers conference. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Bridging the IT Gap To overcome today's IT management gap, your organization needs a fresh approach to infrastructure management. There are three key requirements for this new approach to IT management. In this paper, you'll find that three key requirements create the foundation for a management environment that is poised to meet the challenges of a new era in IT. Learn More Attackers exploited ColdFusion vulnerability to install Microsoft IIS malware Attackers exploited a vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion to install data-stealing malware that works as a module for Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server software. Read More Court upholds Motorola import ban in dispute with Microsoft An appeals court has ruled against a Motorola Mobility bid to declare invalid a Microsoft patent that figures in an import ban by the U.S. International Trade Commission on certain Motorola mobile phones. Read More Microsoft's CEO search and the art of non-denial denials Observers of Microsoft's three-month-and-counting CEO search have watched the art of the "non-denial denial" at its best -- or worst -- a public relations expert said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Develop Your Service Delivery Monitoring Strategy Service delivery monitoring is a critical enabler that IT infrastructure and operations leaders must invest in to foster the transition from IT to business technology. In this report, Jean-Pierre Garbani at Forrester Research provides insights into this transition and the monitoring solutions needed. Learn More. Microsoft bets on Windows XP disaster Microsoft today used the hoary practice of predicting next year to drive another nail into Windows XP's coffin. Read More Bogus antivirus program uses a dozen stolen signing certificates A fake antivirus program in circulation uses at least a dozen stolen digital code-signing certificates, indicating cybercriminals are increasingly breaching the networks of software developers, Microsoft wrote on Sunday. Read More Microsoft likely to bring back Start menu in future Windows update Microsoft is likely to bring back the Start menu to Windows 8 and let users run "Metro" apps inside windows on the desktop, restoring traditional elements to its newest operating system. Read More Microsoft may be desperate enough to offer Windows Phone and Windows RT for free With Microsoft feeling the squeeze between low-end Android devices and Apple's high-end dominance, the company may be pondering desperate measures. Read More iPhone, iPad dwarf mobile rivals in small- and mid-sized firms Apple has won the hearts and minds of small- and mid-sized businesses, which have overwhelmingly adopted Cupertino's mobile devices over rivals powered by Android or Windows. Read More
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