What's really behind the Microsoft-Salesforce deal

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	What's really behind the Microsoft-Salesforce deal At first glance, it doesn't seem like there are many ways SalesForce.com and Microsoft should partner: They both offer competing SaaS services. But upon closer inspection, the deal that the leaders of these two companies spoke so highly of during a joint conference call on Thursday afternoon makes a lot of sense not just for these companies, but customers as well. Read More   WEBCAST: Ipswitch, Inc 4 Ways Network Monitoring Improves Wireless Networks Originally deployed as a 'network of convenience', wireless is rapidly evolving into the primary network for more users and many more devices than planned. Join this interactive session to learn the four key drivers for successful review and deployment of wireless networks. 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Read More   Asus adds 'laptop' to the shapes its Transformer phone-tablet hybrid can adopt Taiwanese PC maker Asus has added laptop to the forms that its latest Transformer phone-tablet hybrid can adopt -- potentially taunting Microsoft and Google once again with the device's ability to run both Windows and Android. Read More   Microsoft reportedly working on a smartwatch of its own While the iWatch at this point remains nothing more than a rumor, other companies aren't sitting by idly and watching what Apple may or may not do. Not only is Samsung on its second iteration of a smartwatch, but now comes word via Forbes that Microsoft is also planning to jump into the wearables market. Read More   WEBCAST: Fortinet Why are customers really deploying an NGFW? Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). It seems every IT Security expert is talking about them, but what are people really doing? 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