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	Microsoft Hyper-V bangs away at VMware's popularity Cloud management platforms have recently been expanding support for Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform, representing Microsoft's continued efforts to chip away at VMware's dominance in the hypervisor market. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP Converged Storage Customers Share their Experiences This Enterprise Strategy Group Solution Impact Analysis examines how well-designed, executed and implemented storage can elevate storage from a necessity and a cost center to an asset that contributes to the business. This report confirms that ROI is a real-world value that HP Converged Storage customers are realizing today. Learn More In this Issue New Windows 9 rumors confirm the old Windows 9 rumors Hackers give Microsoft a second black eye, vow to deliver digital dirt on spying It's official: Tablets are replacing PCs in the enteprise Microsoft retreats from XP's antivirus kill notice Google stages coup against Windows 8 with Chrome OS-like update for 'Metro' Microsoft to +1 its OS, move to Windows 9 in 2015 GoDaddy to help Microsoft push Office 365 for small businesses Patch Tuesday: Fairly quiet on the Microsoft front Yahoo's COO Henrique de Castro leaving AV vendors buck Microsoft, will deliver Windows XP anti-malware signatures for years How Microsoft should roll out the new CEO WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Wan Deduplication: Getting More by Sending Less Recently, data deduplication has made its way from the storage to the networking community. More specifically, it has become an important tool for optimizing application performance across the WAN. This paper discusses how WAN deduplication works, and how it can be effectively deployed as a complement to existing storage deduplication solutions. Learn more >> New Windows 9 rumors confirm the old Windows 9 rumors When one source independently confirms another, can you consider it true? Or at least hope for it? Read More Hackers give Microsoft a second black eye, vow to deliver digital dirt on spying The SEA hacked Microsoft's official blog, verified Twitter accounts, published internal emails about the hack, claiming they had access all week. Read More It's official: Tablets are replacing PCs in the enteprise Two pieces of PC-related news crossed my desk late last week, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the connection. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Understanding Enterprise Cloud Governance This whitepaper covers how to deliver the agility of cloud computing address while still maintaining operational control, through the use of cloud management software, View Now Microsoft retreats from XP's antivirus kill notice Microsoft backpedaled from earlier decisions and said it would extend a limited helping hand to Windows XP users by offering both antivirus signatures and its own Security Essentials software for more than a year after it stops patching the aged OS. Read More Google stages coup against Windows 8 with Chrome OS-like update for 'Metro' Google yesterday revamped the Windows 8 "Metro" app version of its new Chrome 32 browser to resemble Chrome OS, the operating system that powers Chromebooks. Read More Microsoft to +1 its OS, move to Windows 9 in 2015 Microsoft will likely talk up its next iteration of Windows, which some have already dubbed "Windows 9," at the BUILD developers conference in 11 weeks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Predictive Performance: Measuring the Digital Experience As websites get more immersive and more complex, organizations need to rethink what, and how, digital experience performance is measured. Speed (or responsiveness) is only one of several factors to consider. Learn More GoDaddy to help Microsoft push Office 365 for small businesses Domain name company GoDaddy will offer Office 365 email and productivity services to its small-business customers, after signing a long-term partnership with Microsoft. Read More Patch Tuesday: Fairly quiet on the Microsoft front Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" set of monthly software patches is so minimal for January that at least one security firm is suggesting that IT shops first tend to recently issued patches for more severe vulnerabilities found in Oracle Java, Adobe Flash and Adobe Reader. Read More Yahoo's COO Henrique de Castro leaving Yahoo's Chief Operating Officer Henrique de Castro is leaving the company a little over a year after he was hired, according to a filing by the company. Read More AV vendors buck Microsoft, will deliver Windows XP anti-malware signatures for years Windows XP owners can expect most antivirus vendors to continue providing up-to-date signatures long after Microsoft pulls its patch plug in April, but that won't keep their machines safe, an expert said. Read More How Microsoft should roll out the new CEO Don't expect Microsoft to put its new boss -- whoever it is -- in front of reporters right off the bat, a public relations expert said. Read More
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