What Microsoft did right and wrong in 2013

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	What Microsoft did right and wrong in 2013 Nobody bats a thousand, and Microsoft is no different. Here's a quick look at five things Microsoft did right in 2013 and five it did wrong. Read More WHITE PAPER: AT&T How to navigate the ever-changing mobile device landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft warns customers to update to Windows 8.1 final or face ruin Obama administration taps former Microsoft exec to fix HealthCare.gov The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 New DDoS malware targets Linux and Windows systems Perspective: Throw Windows XP a lifeline, Microsoft Frustrated users complain about SkyDrive problems after Windows 8.1 update Microsoft to name new CEO in early 2014 Stressed out? Virtual nature via Microsoft's new 3D Photosynth will soothe you Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords Microsoft Adds Service Provider Partners to Cloud OS Vision 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 Microsoft warns customers to update to Windows 8.1 final or face ruin Microsoft today reminded customers that the Windows 8.1 Preview will conk out on Jan.15. Read More Obama administration taps former Microsoft exec to fix HealthCare.gov The former head of Microsoft Office is being tapped to fix problems plaguing the HealthCare.gov Web site that is supposed to make it easy to sign up for Affordable Health Care coverage online. Read More The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 It's always a tall order to decide which high-tech stories are the wackiest or coolest of the year but we aren't shy about trying. This year we find all manner of interesting items from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft leaving our solar system and Microsoft developing sensory bra technology to a Verizon employee being locked underground and a man being arrested for stealing 5 cents worth of electricity. 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 New DDoS malware targets Linux and Windows systems Attackers are compromising Linux and Windows systems to install a new malware program designed for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to researchers from the Polish Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska). Read More Perspective: Throw Windows XP a lifeline, Microsoft Microsoft's support for WIndows XP ends in less than four months, and the company has warned users repeatedly that it's time to move on. But a lot of them are sticking with the aged OS. And for Microsoft, that's a problem. Read More Frustrated users complain about SkyDrive problems after Windows 8.1 update As people have moved to Windows 8.1 in the past two months, the drumbeat of reports that the OS update has affected the SkyDrive cloud storage service has grown louder. Read More 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 to name new CEO in early 2014 Microsoft won't select and announce a new CEO this year, the director who leads the search said today. Read More Stressed out? Virtual nature via Microsoft's new 3D Photosynth will soothe you Microsoft suffered a serious loss as one of its "star" engineer and software designers, Blaise Agüera y Arcas, left the Redmond giant to work for its rival Google. He had worked at Microsoft since 2006, developing augmented reality, Bing Maps, wearable computing and Photosynth. Read More Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords Microsoft has joined the FIDO Alliance, an industry group attempting to craft industry standards that reduce reliance on passwords, long regarded as a weak point in Web security. Read More Microsoft Adds Service Provider Partners to Cloud OS Vision Microsofts Cloud OS Network is designed to give IT customers the flexibility of a consistent platform that spans data centers, Windows Azure and service provider clouds. Read More
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