Another executive shakeup at Microsoft

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	Another executive shakeup at Microsoft Just a month after Satya Nadella took over as Microsoft CEO the executive inner circle is being overhauled, with two key leaders leaving the company and a third assuming significant new power. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HP The Bot Threat Download this whitepaper and learn how bots work and how, by adopting the right strategy, you can use a defense-in-depth strategy to effectively prevent direct attacks against your critical systems. Learn More In this Issue 3rd party software, not Microsoft's, blamed for 76% of vulnerabilities on average PC Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Task Manager Edition Microsoft aims to make Office 365 'smarter' via social, APIs, machine learning Users refuse to chuck XP as Windows 8 uptake flattens Gartner: Microsoft sells more tablets in 2013, still lags far behind Android, iOS Google postpones add-on 'kill switch' for Chrome on Windows Microsoft reacts to XP upgrade critics with free file transfer tool Microsoft's OneDrive for Business now an option with Office Online Microsoft upgrades iOS version of SkyDrive Pro More top-tier Microsoft execs head to the exit WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting The Onshoring of IT Services Since the late 1990s, offshoring has become a deeply entrenched practice at many North American organizations. However, changing economic factors and the emergence of formerly hidden problems with offshoring have led Gartner to look at compelling alternatives, notably domestic rural sourcing. Learn More 3rd party software, not Microsoft's, blamed for 76% of vulnerabilities on average PC Don't blame Microsoft if your PC is insecure, because three quarters of reported security vulnerabilities in 2013 were found in third-party software and not Microsoft programs. Yet also according to the Denmark-based security firm Secunia that analyzed vulnerabilities in the top 50 most-used software products, the number of holes in Windows 7 and XP doubled in 2013. Read More   Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Task Manager Edition No. 33 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series comes via a Reddit user who laments, "I really need a new computer." Read More   Microsoft aims to make Office 365 'smarter' via social, APIs, machine learning Microsoft will add new software, developer tools and capabilities to Office 365 in an attempt to make the cloud applications suite a "smarter" product that is better at helping people interact at work. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Crittercism   The 2013 Mobile App Performance Management Report Most enterprises are looking for ways to leverage their investments in web technology to handle mobile app performance, but between monitoring, OS variants, screen sizes and OEMs, this can be a costly and complex approach. This 2013 Mobile APM Report highlights best practices for meeting mobile app challenges and ensuring mobile app performance. Read more! Users refuse to chuck XP as Windows 8 uptake flattens For the second month in a row, Windows XP and Windows 8 defied their maker's wishes, as XP gained user share, and Windows 8, the OS Microsoft hopes will fuel sales of new devices, flatlined in February. Read More   Gartner: Microsoft sells more tablets in 2013, still lags far behind Android, iOS Microsoft sold more than double the tablets last year than it did the year before but still wound up with just 2.1% of total sales, according to Gartner. Read More   Google postpones add-on 'kill switch' for Chrome on Windows Google yesterday gave Chrome extension developers another two months to register their work with the browser's online store, after which the company will throw a "kill switch" on most add-ons installed from other sources. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HP Why you need a next-generation firewall This white paper explores the reasons for implementing NG firewalls and lays out a path to success for overburdened IT organizations. Learn More Microsoft reacts to XP upgrade critics with free file transfer tool Reacting to criticism from customers that upgrading from Windows XP was 'impossible,' Microsoft today announced it would give away a limited migration tool to help people move to a newer operating system. Read More   Microsoft's OneDrive for Business now an option with Office Online Microsoft has introduced OneDrive for Business, the new name for SkyDrive Pro, and announced that companies can adopt the cloud storage service as a standalone product, without having to sign up for Office 365 or SharePoint Online. Read More   Microsoft upgrades iOS version of SkyDrive Pro Microsoft has a new version of SkyDrive Pro's iOS app that has the cloud storage product's new identity -- OneDrive for Business -- and broadens its scope of users. Read More   More top-tier Microsoft execs head to the exit Two of Microsoft's top executives will leave the company, including its head of marketing and the former CEO of Skype. Read More
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