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	Microsoft to lay off 18,000 in next year Microsoft announced this morning that it will cut its workforce by up to 18,000 jobs in the next year. The initial round will affect 12,500 jobs related to Nokia Devices and Services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Tablet, Laptop, or Desktop – Form (Factor) Follows Function Desktops, laptops, Ultrabooks, tablets, convertibles, and all-in-ones; suddenly hardware decisions seem a lot more complicated. To take advantage of these benefits, the savviest of IT managers have devised a plan for allocating computing devices. No single device or set of devices is right for every user. View Now In this Issue Apple-IBM partnership is a direct challenge to Microsoft Microsoft researchers: Re-use the same password across sites likely to be hacked Why the Microsoft Active Directory design flaw isn't serious Microsoft's future under Nadella less about Windows, more about mobile and cloud NetApp Private Storage adds an Azure cloud option Microsoft rumored to be buying security firm that publicized Active Directory exploit IBM and Apple ties go way back Microsoft's Bing follows Google in offering Europeans the 'right to be forgotten' The worst security SNAFUs this year (so far!) Box lifts storage limit on Business edition, integrates service with Office WHITE PAPER: VCE Vblock™ Systems and SAP: Transform Your Business You rely on your ERP System to drive your business and give you a strategic advantage. Now you can speed time-to-value throughout your operations while also lowering costs by running your SAP applications on VCE™ Vblock™ Systems. Learn More Apple-IBM partnership is a direct challenge to Microsoft IBM and Apple are teaming up to create enterprise apps to can run on Apple devices that business customers can manage and secure, creating a formidable direct challenge to plans Microsoft is trying to carry out on its own. Read More Microsoft researchers: Re-use the same password across sites likely to be hacked Microsoft Researchers Cormac Herley and Dinei Florencio, the same guys who previously wrote 'Sex, Lies and Cybercrime Surveys' to explain why cybercrime loss estimates are a bunch of bunk, are not afraid of directly challenging 'accepted wisdom and conventional advice.' Read More Why the Microsoft Active Directory design flaw isn't serious Experts are skeptical of the threat posed by a reported design flaw in Microsoft Active Directory, which is used by many enterprises to control employee access to the corporate network. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Compelling Arguments for a PC Refresh Refresh cycles have been extended for many companies over the last few years. Just because a PC still works, doesn't mean it's providing maximum business benefit. From significantly faster processors and lower cost SSDs, to improved security and lighter-weight devices, read the compelling arguments for expediting your PC refresh cycle. View Now Microsoft's future under Nadella less about Windows, more about mobile and cloud Microsoft's future will be less devoted to its Windows operating system as it continues to push into mobile and cloud services, CEO Satya Nadella said, using his keynote speech at the Worldwide Partner Conference to talk about where the company is headed. Read More NetApp Private Storage adds an Azure cloud option Microsoft Azure just became the next cloud connection for NetApp Private Storage, which can already link enterprise storage to Amazon Web Services. Read More Microsoft rumored to be buying security firm that publicized Active Directory exploit Microsoft is thinking about buying an Israeli security company that yesterday posted instructions on how to change Active Directory passwords by exploiting a design flaw. Read More WHITE PAPER: HootSuite Media, Inc. Turning Insight Into Action: Social Media Intelligence The amount of data produced on social media is staggering – and so is the potential business value for enterprises that know what to do with it. Learn More IBM and Apple ties go way back IBM and Apple are no strangers to each other. IBM played a key role in turning the Macintosh into a successful hardware platform at a point when it -- and the company itself -- were struggling. Read More Microsoft's Bing follows Google in offering Europeans the 'right to be forgotten' Microsoft has started accepting requests from users in Europe who want to remove search links from Bing under a recent "right-to-be-forgotten" ruling by Europe's top court. Read More The worst security SNAFUs this year (so far!) Security SNAFUs? How bad is it so far this year? Well, let's start with Snapchat's 4.6 million user database SNAFU, followed by a parade of retail stores including Neiman Marcus and Sally Beauty Holdings, telling their customers how their payment card information had been hacked. Read More Box lifts storage limit on Business edition, integrates service with Office Box has integrated its cloud storage and file share service with Microsoft's Office productivity apps suite, and will offer unlimited capacity to customers of its Business edition, as the company waits for the right time to go public. Read More
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