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	Aggressive, persistent Windows tech support scammers continue to stalk consumers Scammers pretending to be Microsoft support technicians continue to work the phones in search of victims and have grown bolder in their tactics. Read More WHITE PAPER: RES Software Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT There's a growing gap between business users and IT services. Differences between what users want and what IT can provide are driving a wedge between these two camps. Learn how this gap can be closed with the RES IT Store delivering automation in an easy-to-use and easy-to-implement package. Learn more In this Issue 25 geeky Mother's Day gifts Internet Explorer security fault forces Microsoft to save Windows XP one more time Gates would back Xbox spin-off 10 Ways to Keep Windows XP Machines Secure Microsoft sharpens encryption management tools Open campus, security nightmare Nokia's $100M investment suggests its next focus may be 'Connecting cars' Gates cedes Microsoft shareholder crown to former No. 2, Ballmer Windows XP users widely ignore end-of-support warnings WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Step-by Step Guide to Optimizing the Digital Experience This practical guide to superior online performance takes a closer look at the complex concept of online performance: what it is, how to measure it, and—most critically—what it takes to make it better. Learn More 25 geeky Mother's Day gifts Mother's Day is coming up, and we've found 25 gifts inspired by tech, science and math for geek-minded matriarchs. Read More Internet Explorer security fault forces Microsoft to save Windows XP one more time Out-of-band fix for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer will include XP, Microsoft says. Read More Gates would back Xbox spin-off Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates would back any move by current CEO Satya Nadella to spin off the Xbox video game console business. Read More WHITE PAPER: CommVault Simpana IntelliSnap Technology Datasheet With IntelliSnap you can maximize the value of your snapshot technology while dramatically reducing management overhead and complexity. Learn More 10 Ways to Keep Windows XP Machines Secure Now that Microsoft's support for the popular Windows XP operating system has ended, you'll need to use every trick in the book to stop your machines from being compromised. Read More Microsoft sharpens encryption management tools Microsoft is giving the IT admin crowd an updated toolset for managing encryption with the latest release of its Desktop Optimization Pack, better known as MDOP. Read More Open campus, security nightmare It sounds like a security oxymoron: Protect educational institutions that are meant to be, as Fitchburg State University information security officer (ISO) Sherry Horeanopoulos put it, "wide-open and unguarded." Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Foundation for Federal Security and Compliance This paper examines what US federal agencies and organizations should look for in log management strategy and integration into and support of applicable and prospective security and compliance programs and initiatives. View now>> Nokia's $100M investment suggests its next focus may be 'Connecting cars' For years, Nokia sold mobile phones with the slogan "Connecting people," but following the sale of its phone business to Microsoft, the company is looking for the next big thing. Read More Gates cedes Microsoft shareholder crown to former No. 2, Ballmer Bill Gates last week ceded his title as Microsoft's largest individual shareholder to former CEO Steve Ballmer. Read More Windows XP users widely ignore end-of-support warnings Despite a known browser vulnerability and lacking security support, Windows XP remains the second most popular PC operating system, according to NetApplications. Read More
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