Is Office coming to Linux? Plus: Cisco's IoT chief resigns

Cisco's IoT chief resigns In net neutrality dispute, investors come out in support of small companies ITworld Today May 09, 2014 Share this email Microsoft Office might be coming to Linux In today's open source roundup: Should Microsoft Office be made available for Linux? Plus: Unreal Tournament 4 for Linux, and ten of the nerdiest Linux gadgets. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Cisco's IoT chief resigns 2. In net neutrality dispute, investors come out in support of small companies 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook 4. US voters may make political donations in bitcoin, election commission rules 5. Improving Wordpress Security with Wordfence and WP Security 6. SURVEY: An iPad for your thoughts: Take this survey and you might win an iPad mini 7. Does Nintendo hate gays? 8. Netcraft: Microsoft closes in on Apache Web server lead 9. 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READ MORE Netcraft: Microsoft closes in on Apache Web server lead After almost two decades of trailing the market leader, Microsoft's Web server software is coming close to rivaling the dominance of the Apache Web server, according to the latest Netcraft survey of Internet infrastructure. READ MORE This Mother's Day, give mom peace of mind [CARTOON] Celebrate mom by helping to protect her from the next Heartbleed. READ MORE White Paper: Dell Software Everything You Need to Know About Toad for Oracle For more than 10 years Toad for Oracle has been the number one productivity tool for Oracle developers. This white paper will step you through over 30 proven tips and tricks to get more out of Toad. Test your knowledge and see how many you know. Read now! SURVEY: Take ITworld's mobile survey and you might win an iPad mini Got 10 minutes? Tell us how you use your mobile device to view and share technology-related content and information. 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