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	Upcoming Windows end-of-life deadlines we should be talking about Windows XP got all of the attention, but a few others are coming up on their deadlines, and you might want to know about them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic and PEER 1 Hosting The 12 PCI DSS 3.0 requirements addressed by Peer 1 Hosting This handy quick reference outlines the 12 PCI DSS 3.0 requirements, who needs to be compliant and how Alert Logic solutions address the new standard. Learn More In this Issue Leaker claims Microsoft will give away free cloud-based Windows for PCs & laptops Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share favorite IT products Apple to Microsoft: Better late than never for Office on iPad Violin and Microsoft play a duet to speed up applications Apple kicks off public OS X beta testing Bing for schools out of pilot stage, promises ad-free search Nadella departs from predecessor's practice, will do earnings call Thursday How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure Russian leaker resurfaces, claims Microsoft will issue second Windows update this year China working on Linux replacement for Windows XP WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Converged Infrastructure for Dummies - 2.0 Simplify and align IT to the speed of business with HP Converged Infrastructure Learn More>> Leaker claims Microsoft will give away free cloud-based Windows for PCs & laptops Wzor, the infamous Windows leaker, took to a forum with claims that Microsoft is allegedly working on a prototype operating system that would not be fully functional unless it was connected online to the cloud. Read More Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share favorite IT products It takes many tools to keep IT systems running smoothly, and tech pros have their personal favorites. What made the cut? Everything from security products and mobile device management tools to data analytics and cloud services. Read More Apple to Microsoft: Better late than never for Office on iPad Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks Microsoft could have benefitted from bringing the Office suite to iPads earlier, but it was better late than never. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Endpoint Buyer's Guide Evaluating the many components that make up an endpoint security solution may seem overwhelming. Get independent research and test results to help you determine your requirements and identify the vendor that best meets your needs. Learn More Violin and Microsoft play a duet to speed up applications A partnership between Microsoft and Violin Memory will let enterprises tightly tie a new all-flash storage array to their servers, speeding up popular Microsoft applications. Read More Apple kicks off public OS X beta testing Apple today followed Microsoft in opening up pre-release, or beta, versions of its personal computer operating system to all comers. Read More Bing for schools out of pilot stage, promises ad-free search Microsoft is throwing open an advertisement-free version of its Bing search engine to all eligible kindergarten to 12th grade schools in the U.S., after completing the pilot stage of this program that was first run in five large public school districts. 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! Nadella departs from predecessor's practice, will do earnings call Thursday Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will participate in Thursday's quarterly earnings call, a departure from the company's past practice, when former chief executive Steve Ballmer rarely joined calls with Wall Street analysts. Read More How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure In our daily activities, our smartphones increasingly store or access sensitive business and personal data -- not just email, but also financial and medical information, company systems, travel itineraries, etc. Many of us also use smartphones to access cloud data repositories like Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs, Microsoft OneDrive and Apple iCloud. Read More Russian leaker resurfaces, claims Microsoft will issue second Windows update this year A notorious Windows leaker dubbed 'Wzor' says Microsoft will issue yet another update to Windows 8.1 later this year, evidence of an even-faster acceleration in the company's development tempo. Read More China working on Linux replacement for Windows XP China is working on a Linux operating system that can replace the now-vulnerable Windows XP and protect the country's networking infrastructure. Read More
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