Stats don't lie: Windows 8 has failed

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	Stats don't lie: Windows 8 has failed You want to give a company the benefit of the doubt, but after several months, a pattern starts to emerge. A negative one that you can't deny. And in this case, a year's worth of stats don't lie: Windows 8 isn't going anywhere. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Everyone Knows Virtualization's Benefits — But Not Its Risks This guide describes the security challenges within virtualized environments and shows how to apply the concepts of Forrester's Zero Trust Model of information security to secure the virtual environment effectively. Learn more. In this Issue Microsoft launches network of Azure providers Dell's Chromebook is a sign of shakier times for Windows Identity-theft vulnerability fixed in Microsoft Office 365, says security firm Microsoft Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades Tech titans urge surveillance reform Microsoft tries to lure Gmail users with automated Outlook.com migration tool Microsoft retracts Windows 7 PC end-of-sales deadline A fistful of security fixes to help CSOs stay ahead of risks Huddle gives its content collaboration suite a Word and OneNote alternative WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP StoreOnce Extends its Industry Leadership In this competitive whitepaper, Edison Group provides an independent, third-party perspective and evaluation of HP's new B6200 StoreOnce Backup System versus EMC Data Domain. Criteria considered included scalability (including capacity and performance), high availability, architectural approach, pricing, and licensing. Learn More Microsoft launches network of Azure providers Microsoft has launched the Cloud OS Network, a global consortium of cloud service providers that offer Windows Azure IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service). Read More Dell's Chromebook is a sign of shakier times for Windows Dell's debut of a Chromebook, an inexpensive laptop that runs Google's browser-based Chrome OS, is a sign that the platform has gone mainstream, an analyst argued. Read More Identity-theft vulnerability fixed in Microsoft Office 365, says security firm Microsoft has plugged a vulnerability in Microsoft Office 365 that would have let attackers grab user identities and steal email and documents, according to Adallom, the security vendor that says it discovered the problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate The Need for Enterprise-Grade File Transfer From email to Dropbox and FTP, the status quo of file transfer in most organizations is UFT—or Unmanaged File Transfer. That's the troubling finding of a 2013 survey conducted by Osterman Research. Read this paper to learn how enterprise-grade Managed File Transfer (MFT) can help. View Now Microsoft Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades The latest round of monthly patches from Microsoft illustrates the need for organizations to move from older versions of Microsoft software if they haven't done so already. Read More Tech titans urge surveillance reform An industry consortium featuring some of the biggest names in technology – including Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Reddit – is urging the Obama Administration to support a major overhaul of laws governing electronic surveillance. Read More Microsoft tries to lure Gmail users with automated Outlook.com migration tool Microsoft has opened another front in its webmail war against Google with the release of a new tool designed to automate the migration process for Gmail users who want to switch to Outlook.com. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fortinet Key Security Considerations for the Data Center Your Data Center firewall security will soon need to support throughput over 100Gbps. John Grady, in an IDC Analyst Connection answers key questions regarding protecting the heart of the Enterprise. Learn more >> Microsoft retracts Windows 7 PC end-of-sales deadline As quietly as Microsoft defined the dates it would stop selling Windows 7, over the weekend it revised its end-of-sales deadlines again, saying it had made a mistake. Read More A fistful of security fixes to help CSOs stay ahead of risks No matter how valiant the efforts of chief security officers, or how much businesses say they focus on securing their systems, or the amount of money spent on IT defenses -- many of the same IT security challenges persist. Read More Huddle gives its content collaboration suite a Word and OneNote alternative Huddle's enterprise content collaboration suite now has a native component for creating, editing and sharing documents, an attempt by the company to reduce its customers' usage of Microsoft's Word and OneNote applications. Read More
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