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	The ROI of free OS updates: Who wins, Apple or Microsoft? By offering their latest operating systems for free, Microsoft and Apple have accelerated the adoption pace of their newest OSes, according to data released by analytics firm Net Applications. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Unleash Your Data With SDS And IBM Storwize V5000 In this webcast IBM examines software defined storage and how IBM Storwize V5000, the newest member of the IBM Storwize family, delivers virtualized, flexible, easy-to-use storage that enables midsized organizations to gain business advantage from the flood of new data while staying within their budgets. View Now In this Issue Office 365 turns one, but success is tough to tally Criminals use Java to infect Linux and Mac users with DDoS bot Users postpone ditch-XP decision as Windows 8 runs to stay in place Microsoft's inspirational Super Bowl ad shows why technology is vital Microsoft finally gets a clue: Boot to desktop as default in Windows 8.1 update Microsoft's CEO search could leave a mess behind How to sync your Windows desktop to the cloud Leak hints Microsoft will recant 'make-them-eat-Metro' strategy for Windows 8 Windows 8.1 refresh leaks to the Web WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel®   Bridging the IT Gap This white paper explains sponsored by HP and Intel® what is fueling the growing gap between enterprise demand and the IT supply; and how your organization can close that gap. Intel®, the Intel® logo, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Learn More>> Office 365 turns one, but success is tough to tally A year after the launch of Microsoft's ambitious Office 365, it's almost impossible for outsiders to get a grip on how the software-by-subscription program has done, analysts admitted today. Read More   Criminals use Java to infect Linux and Mac users with DDoS bot   Criminals are once again using Java's cross-platform design to add Linux and Mac users to their usual Windows target list, Kaspersky Lab's researchers have discovered. Read More   Users postpone ditch-XP decision as Windows 8 runs to stay in place Windows XP's disappearance and Windows 8's march toward some kind of success were both put on hold in January, after a December when the former's user share plunged and the latter's swelled, a Web analytics company said. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Crittercism   Performance Management: The Mobile App Development Playbook This comprehensive 16 page Forrester Research, Inc. report, authored by Jeffrey Hammond, Forrester VP and Principal Analyst, details a number of valuable, commonly collected metrics and describes the tools and frameworks that can help you collect them. Read now! Microsoft's inspirational Super Bowl ad shows why technology is vital "From snipers to plainclothes officers in the stands, NFL security goes all out for the Super Bowl," wrote SBNation. But during the CBS This Morning segment, "Inside the massive operation to protect the Super Bowl," the cameras showed some screens in the security headquarters and broadcasted the SSID (marko) and Wi-Fi password (w3Lc0m3!HERE). Read More   Microsoft finally gets a clue: Boot to desktop as default in Windows 8.1 update If you hated the Live Tiles presented as the default on the Windows 8.x Start screen, then Microsoft allowed users to tweak the setting in Windows 8.1 to bypass the "Metro" interface at boot and instead boot to desktop. But boot-to-desktop will be the default, according to leaks from Microsoft insiders and screenshots of the upcoming Windows 8.1 update. Read More   Microsoft's CEO search could leave a mess behind Microsoft could be ready to announce a new CEO within the next week, and it looks to be an insider, after the lengthy outsider search failed to produce results. Read More   WHITE PAPER: 8x8, Inc Hosted VoIP Phone Service for a Distributed Workforce Does your company have multiple locations? What about employees who work from home? If you have separate phone systems for those locations and workers, you could be wasting money and sacrificing employee productivity on a daily basis. See how your current phone systems may be holding you back. Learn more >> How to sync your Windows desktop to the cloud If you talk to five PC users you'll probably find six different ways to use the Windows desktop. On the one end are people like me, who prefer to have nothing cluttering up their primary workspace. On the other are people who turn their desktop into a dumping ground for webpage links, files in progress, to-do lists, and program shortcuts. Read More   Leak hints Microsoft will recant 'make-them-eat-Metro' strategy for Windows 8 Microsoft will renounce its "make-them-eat-Metro" strategy in an update for Windows 8.1 slated to ship this spring, if leaked preliminary builds reflect the final product. Read More   Windows 8.1 refresh leaks to the Web An early build of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update 1, a tweaked refresh of last fall's revamp to 2012's original Windows 8, has leaked to pirate websites, according to Web searches. Read More
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