Microsoft retains weapon to silently scrub XP

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	Microsoft retains weapon to silently scrub XP Microsoft will be able to silently reach into Windows XP PCs for more than a year after it stops patching the aged OS to clean malware-infected machines, sources close to the company confirmed. Read More   In this Issue Surprise! Cisco behind mystery hold music on This American Life story Big Data startup MemSQL raises $35 million Amazon and Microsoft drop cloud storage prices by up to 50% Macbook Pro delivers blazing speed in Gigabit Wi-Fi test INSIDER 10 big myths about Big Data An open letter to Microsoft's next CEO: 12 wishes from the Windows faithful HP envisions the holistic data center Google acquires artificial intelligence company DeepMind Microsoft says law enforcement documents likely stolen by hackers WEBCAST: SAP Big Data and Big Insights with Dell, SAP and Hadoop Big Data is already a trend that companies are jumping to. The possibility of exploiting massive amounts of data from multiple sources to make sound business decisions seemed like nirvana a couple of years ago; however now this is a reality. View more. Learn more Surprise! Cisco behind mystery hold music on This American Life story Listening to a podcast over the weekend of NPR's This American Life, I thought I might gain a reprieve from the tech business news that dominates my work life. But no, somehow Cisco CallManager wound up featuring prominantly in a story about a senior citizen's obsession with the hold music at his doctor's office -- mysterious music that apparently captivated a lot of other people, too. Read More   Big Data startup MemSQL raises $35 million MemSQL, a database startup founded by former Facebook engineers, has raised $35 million in a series B round of venture funding. Read More   Amazon and Microsoft drop cloud storage prices by up to 50% First, Amazon dropped the price of its S3 cloud storage service by 22%. Now, Microsoft has followed suit by cutting the price for Azure by up to 50% to keep up. Read More   WHITE PAPER: 8x8, Inc Gartner's Unified Communications as a Service Report See what Gartner Inc., the world's leading information technology research and advisory firm, has to say about choosing the right Unified Communications solution for your business. Gartner's Magic Quadrant compares 16 of the leading UCaaS providers and names 8x8 a leader based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. Learn more >> Macbook Pro delivers blazing speed in Gigabit Wi-Fi test Gigabit Wi-Fi is starting to appear in mobile devices, so we got our hands on three smartphones and two laptops running the 802.11ac standard and put them to the test. Though you won't see anywhere near Gigabit speeds in real-world environments, our testing proves that 802.11ac can offer increased throughput over 802.11n. Read More     INSIDER 10 big myths about Big DatB Big Data has dominated tech news of late. It has been touted as a possible solution for everything from intrusion detection to fraud prevention to curing cancer and setting optimal product prices. Read More   An open letter to Microsoft's next CEO: 12 wishes from the Windows faithful We billion-plus customers would like the next head honcho in Redmond to address these dozen action items. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM The Top 10 Secrets to Using Data Mining to Succeed at CRM This white paper address how data mining is used to get more value from CRM systems -- particularly focused on application of predictive analytics to the customer lifecycle (acquire, grow, retain). Read Now HP envisions the holistic data center HP has launched a set of services designed to help organizations manage their data centers more efficiently, using the principles of DCIM (data center infrastructure management). Read More   Google acquires artificial intelligence company DeepMind Google has acquired DeepMind Technologies, an artificial intelligence company in London, reportedly for $400 million. Read More   Microsoft says law enforcement documents likely stolen by hackers Documents linked with law enforcement inquiries appear to have been stolen in recent phishing attacks on certain employee email accounts, Microsoft said. Read More
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