Microsoft launches toolset for capturing 'ambient intelligence'

	How users are fixing Windows 8.1 Update install problems | Windows 8.1 tablets with 8-inch screens: Which one is right for you?
	Network World Microsoft				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Microsoft launches toolset for capturing 'ambient intelligence' Microsoft is targeting the growing volume of data being generated by both machines and humans: CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday showed off tools that could help organizations better understand -- and profit from -- this trove of information. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Advanced Persistent Threats: Detection and Protection In this paper we'll explain how a multi-faceted approach to protect against APTs including layers of defense can reduce the risk of attacks. Learn More In this Issue How users are fixing Windows 8.1 Update install problems Windows 8.1 tablets with 8-inch screens: Which one is right for you? Microsoft extends Windows 8.1 Update migration deadline for business Microsoft slashes Windows XP custom support prices just days before axing public patches See ya, Microsoft: Intel looks to Android for growth in tablets Microsoft releases new-and-improved Threat Modeling Tool 2014 Windows 8.1 Update 1 does keyboard and mouse proud Windows XP's retirement turns into major security project for Chinese firm Microsoft kicks off sales of lower-priced Office subscription in bid for iPad dollars Microsoft's Chinese partner confident Xbox can compete against Android consoles WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Management Insight - CI Needs and Vendor Performance Service and support, providing a foundation for cloud computing and other factors are considered "price of entry" capabilities for prospective CI vendors among IT decision-makers. Download this whitepaper to learn more Learn More>> How users are fixing Windows 8.1 Update install problems Within days of Microsoft unleashing Windows 8.1 Update, users began flooding Microsoft support boards with problems during the install. Microsoft has been rather mum on the issue, but skilled users have found fixes to the problem. Read More Windows 8.1 tablets with 8-inch screens: Which one is right for you? Dell, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo and ASUS battle it out for supremacy in the market for low-cost tablets pre-installed with Microsoft Office. Read More Microsoft extends Windows 8.1 Update migration deadline for business Microsoft on Wednesday extended the Windows 8.1 Update migration deadline for businesses by three months, but again told consumers they had less than four weeks to make the move before the company shuts off their patch faucet. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Getting Agnostic about Mobile Devices The need for flawless, high-performing mobile apps is critical, yet many organizations struggle. This paper explains how to accurately analyze performance of mobile apps, calculate the cost of app failure, and how to develop, deploy and test mobile apps so that malfunctions don't happen. Read more! Microsoft slashes Windows XP custom support prices just days before axing public patches Just days before Microsoft retired Windows XP from public support, the company drastically reduced the price of custom support agreements that give large companies and government agencies another year of XP patches, experts reported today. Read More See ya, Microsoft: Intel looks to Android for growth in tablets In case it wasn't clear already, Intel and Microsoft are no longer joined at the hip. Intel is trying desperately to grow its share of the tablet market, and with Windows flunking out on those devices, Android is where it's at. Read More Microsoft releases new-and-improved Threat Modeling Tool 2014 Threat modeling can help identify "design-level security and privacy weaknesses in systems," wrote Trustworthy Computing's Tim Raines. "Threat modeling is also used to help identify mitigations that can reduce the overall risk to a system and the data it processes. Once customers try threat modeling, they typically find it to be a useful addition to their approach to risk management." Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Bridging the IT Gap To overcome today's IT management gap, your organization needs a fresh approach to infrastructure management. There are three key requirements for this new approach to IT management. In this paper, you'll find that three key requirements create the foundation for a management environment that is poised to meet the challenges of a new era in IT. Learn More Windows 8.1 Update 1 does keyboard and mouse proud Deploying Windows 8.1 with Update 1 makes more sense for business machines with no touch screen. Read More Windows XP's retirement turns into major security project for Chinese firm Microsoft may have retired Windows XP, but one of China's leading security vendors is trying to keep the OS threat-free, and rolling out protection software to hundreds of millions of users in the nation. Read More Microsoft kicks off sales of lower-priced Office subscription in bid for iPad dollars Five weeks after announcing a lower-cost subscription to Office, Microsoft today started selling Office 365 Personal to consumers. Read More Microsoft's Chinese partner confident Xbox can compete against Android consoles More low-end Android gaming consoles are coming to China. But Microsoft's local partner isn't worried, and expects the Xbox to sell well as a high-end gaming product. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 10 Big Data startups to watch These 10 startups to watch were chosen based on third-party validation, experience, and market potential. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. Heartbleed bug is irritating McAfee, Symantec, Kaspersky Lab 2. 10 cool tech things you could buy instead of Google Glass 3. Best browsers for safe surfing 4. 6 Social Media Mistakes That Will Kill Your Career 5. 10 Big Data startups to watch 6. 50 years of BASIC: Celebrating the programming language's long, eventful life 7. Heartbleed Bug hits at heart of many Cisco, Juniper products 8. VMware promises Heartbleed patches for affected products by the weekend 9. Google details its ambitious Project Ara modular smartphone 10. Top techie college commencement speakers: 2014
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_microsoft_alert as networking.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2014 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **