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	Microsoft sticks to vow, leaves XP exposed to ongoing attacks Hackers are already exploiting an Internet Explorer vulnerability left unpatched in Windows XP on Tuesday, Microsoft and security experts said. Read More 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 In this Issue TechEd: Microsoft reveals new Office features available only in the cloud 6 top enterprise workgroup printers Microsoft's .NET Framework security updates further effort to phase out RC4 encryption Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update requirement generates confusion Microsoft's Lync plants its flag in Android tablets Microsoft trumpets IE 11 for Win Phone 8.1, but reviews are mixed A Microsoft smartwatch would derail Nadella's plans Microsoft to webcast next week's Surface event Microsoft Patch Tuesday gives attackers a roadmap to XP vulnerabilities Microsoft: We're serious this time; XP's dead to us WHITE PAPER: IBM Enabling the evolution of voice and video collaboration IBM Sametime software can help organizations provide a better collaboration environment by integrating telecommunications as part of an overall social communications strategy. Read Now TechEd: Microsoft reveals new Office features available only in the cloud Microsoft showed off new Office features at TechEd 2014, but some of them will never be available to customers who don't embrace the cloud version of the software suite, Office 365, and the company will take its time bringing others to market for Office Server users. Read More 6 top enterprise workgroup printers Is your office paperless? Didn't think so. Consider one of these six printers, then, for the workgroups in your enterprise. Read More Microsoft's .NET Framework security updates further effort to phase out RC4 encryption Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions of the .NET Framework that prevent the RC4 encryption algorithm from being used in TLS (Transport Layer Security) connections. Read More WHITE PAPER: Neustar Inc. Binary Option: Neustar SiteProtect Case Study Learn how Neustar helped Top10optionbinaire.com protect against DDoS attacks with SiteProtect DDoS mitigation technology. Learn More Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update requirement generates confusion Microsoft is struggling to explain its requirement for Windows 8.1 customers to update to the latest version of the OS in order to receive bug and security patches. Read More Microsoft's Lync plants its flag in Android tablets Microsoft has released a new version of its Lync client for Android that now works on tablets as well as smartphones, expanding the footprint of its fast-growing unified communications product. Read More Microsoft trumpets IE 11 for Win Phone 8.1, but reviews are mixed Microsoft crowed about advances in Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Phone 8.1 earlier this week, but so far reviews from users are mixed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Mobile-Enabling Your Workforce with Apps You Already Have Learn how Verastream can unlock your legacy assets and make them seamlessly accessible to your mobile audience. An advanced technology tool and mobile-enablement platform, Verastream can quickly package your applications and data into any format, for any device. Learn More! A Microsoft smartwatch would derail Nadella's plans Forbes recently summed up Microsoft CEO Nadella very positively: "[he] has established himself as the anti-Ballmer, even though his press people insist that such repudiation cannot be happening. Table-pounding bravado is out; good-natured curiosity is in." Read More Microsoft to webcast next week's Surface event Microsoft will webcast its Surface event next Tuesday, boosting the chance that the company will reveal significant news and/or multiple products. Read More Microsoft Patch Tuesday gives attackers a roadmap to XP vulnerabilities For the latest round of Microsoft's monthly collection of software patches, the company has fixed critical issues in Internet Explorer (IE) and Windows that have already been used by malicious attackers to compromised systems. Read More Microsoft: We're serious this time; XP's dead to us It's Patch Tuesday for Microsoft, but Windows XP users aren't getting any of the security updates. Get used to it, the company says. Read More
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