Top 10 productivity apps for Windows RT

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	Top 10 productivity apps for Windows RT The Windows Store may not be as massive or diverse as the Apple App Store or Google Play, but there are still many useful apps for Windows RT/8 users that run the gamut from games to image editors. Here is a collection of 10 great apps for Windows RT designed to enhance your productivity and add some useful features and capabilities to your tablet or convertible. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Right Size Your Network Performance Management Solution Paying too much for network monitoring? This white paper follows four organizations in their search for the most cost-effective network performance management tool. See the challenges they encountered along the way and how they used product fit and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to make the switch from bloated, overpriced solutions to SolarWinds. 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Find out how Dynamic Web Acceleration can accelerate highly dynamic and interactive web applications aimed at a global audience. Learn more. BYOD blues: What to do when employees leave The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is gaining steam, thanks to the cost benefits and increased productivity that can come from allowing employees to provision their own technology. Mobile workers are more likely to put in more hours, so if your employees want to buy their own equipment and do more work on their own time, it's a win for the company. Read More NSA chief seeks more data from private sector in sharing offer While some experts welcome the move, another sees it as a Trojan horse for more access to Americans' communications. Read More Vendor to IT: You're blocking the wrong services IT departments have only a loose handle on what types of cloud-based services are being used within their organizations, and many services are being used without the IT department's blessing. 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