Microsoft welcomes home 785 prodigal enterprises customers

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	Microsoft welcomes home 785 prodigal enterprises customers It's no secret that Microsoft is locked in a battle with Google for the enterprise market, and while Google gives away much more of its enterprise offerings than Microsoft, for almost one thousand firms, that wasn't enough. Microsoft announced at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington D.C., that in the past 18 months, 785 enterprise customers that the company had lost to Google's offerings have since returned. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Midsize Businesses Face Enterprise-Caliber Threats The number of cyber attacks against midsize companies has doubled in the last year. And cost per employee is more than three times that of larger companies. Learn More In this Issue Bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2014, so far Microsoft consolidates enterprise IT conferences Speech recognition, sans headset Cisco, Microsoft chasing clouds Why '123456' is a great password Verizon amps FiOS upload speeds for all residential customers Microsoft may drag out layoffs for a year Lenovo plans new small-screen Windows tablet for US market Cloud message resonating with Microsoft partners Microsoft Layoffs Mean 'Open Season' for Recruiters WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Avoiding Pitfalls of Evaluating/Implementing DCIM Solutions This paper describes common pitfalls of evaulating and implementing DCIM Solutions and provides practical guidance on how to avoid them. Learn More. Bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2014, so far Microsoft leads the way, but has plenty of company on jobs cut front. Read More Microsoft consolidates enterprise IT conferences Microsoft will hold next year a new conference that encompasses its enterprise IT products, including the productivity and server Office software, IT management wares and development tools, and replaces several shows that are narrower in scope. Read More Speech recognition, sans headset In case you missed the company's 12 other versions of its speech recognition software, Nuance Communications today launched Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Need to Replace MS Threat Management Gateway? Read this article to learn how F5's Secure Web Gateway solution provides a full set of features that can help you successfully migrate from TMG, secure your outbound web traffic, and protect your data and network. Learn more >> Cisco, Microsoft chasing clouds Cisco expanded its data center arrangement with Microsoft with a multiyear sales and go-to-market effort for integrated products. Read More Why '123456' is a great password New research shows that "123456" is a good password after all. Read More Verizon amps FiOS upload speeds for all residential customers Previously, FiOS service tiers offered upload speeds of anywhere from one-half to one-fifth of the advertised download speed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Venafi Strategies for Securing Mobile Certificates Most organizations have no visibility into what users have access to which increases the risk of unauthorized access to critical networks, applications, and data. Learn how to gain control. Learn More Microsoft may drag out layoffs for a year Microsoft said it could take as long as a year to lay off the 18,000 workers who will be eventually shown the door, a long, drawn-out morale-busting process that was criticized by both labor experts and industry analysts. Read More Lenovo plans new small-screen Windows tablet for US market Lenovo has stopped sales of its existing small-screen Windows tablets in the U.S., but plans a new model for release by the end of the year. Read More Cloud message resonating with Microsoft partners Microsoft has been screaming "cloud" in many partners' deaf ears for several years, but the company found a more receptive audience at this week's Worldwide Partner Conference. Read More Microsoft Layoffs Mean 'Open Season' for Recruiters The news that Microsoft will lay off approximately 18,000 workers -- most from the Nokia mobile phone business acquired by Microsoft earlier this year -- will unleash a flood of new talent into the IT hiring market, and could mean "open season" for recruiters, says Jason Berkowitz, vice president of client services for Seven Step. Read More
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