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	Microsoft's IE steps back from the brink of irrelevance Microsoft has managed a feat seldom seen in software -- it's reversed years of sometimes-sharp decline in Internet Explorer's user share and revived interest in the browser it bundles with Windows. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Case Study - MTC Australia In moving to a "cloud first" approach for their business-critical apps, they were able to remedy the increased network traffic with Riverbed solutions to ensure a positive user experience. View now>> In this Issue Tech companies pick up tab for pricey CEO perks Cisco mulling membership in Google, Microsoft Ethernet group Office 365 SMB editions to get a makeover Microsoft says new hybrid storage options can cut costs up to 60% What vacation? Expect to work while you're away Let the countdown begin: Windows 7 mainstream support ends in six months Microsoft to strike back at Salesforce.com with CRM cloud for government This is what the new hybrid cloud looks like Microsoft settles with No-IP in botnet hunt, after seizing its domains Microsoft debugs Explorer, Windows with Patch Tuesday updates WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Meeting the Exploding Demand for New IT Services In this eBook, explore the top trends driving the New IT for IT Service Management, and how leading organizations are evolving to focus on end-user experience. Learn More Tech companies pick up tab for pricey CEO perks CEO perks are a magnet for shareholder criticism, but some extras are hard for execs to relinquish. Find out which tech CEOs indulged the most. Read More Cisco mulling membership in Google, Microsoft Ethernet group Cisco is considering joining a handful of companies, including Google and Microsoft, that have defined a specification for 25Gbps and 50Gbps Ethernet for data centers requiring greater than 10/40Gbps. Read More Office 365 SMB editions to get a makeover Microsoft will revamp its Office 365 lineup for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), adding features, dropping prices and increasing the flexibility to mix and match them with Office 365 plans for enterprises and with stand-alone applications. Read More 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 Microsoft says new hybrid storage options can cut costs up to 60% Microsoft is coming out with new hardware and cloud management features for its StorSimple hybrid storage offering that promises lower costs and better data protection. Read More What vacation? Expect to work while you're away While on vacation in Ocean City, Md. a few years back with his wife and kids, Michael Adler got a panic-stricken call from the office. At the time he was working at Symantec, which was in the throes of an acquisition, and an intellectual property problem had arisen. As vice president of engineering and enterprise mobility, Adler had to take what he calls "a vacation from my vacation" for an entire day. Read More Let the countdown begin: Windows 7 mainstream support ends in six months Three months after the XPocalypse, Microsoft has reset the countdown clock, this time for the end of free mainstream support for Windows 7 on January 13, 2015. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Essential Elements of Data Center Facility Operations This paper describes unique management principles and provides a comprehensive, high-level overview of the necessary program elements for operating a mission critical facility efficiently and reliably throughout its life cycle. Learn more! Microsoft to strike back at Salesforce.com with CRM cloud for government Microsoft is continuing its dogfight with Salesforce.com in the customer relationship management software market with a new Dynamics CRM Online cloud service for U.S. government agencies. Read More This is what the new hybrid cloud looks like The hybrid cloud seems to be what everyone wants to get to. End users seem to like the idea of using a public cloud, like Amazon Web Services for its large scale and low-cost. But they're not willing to put everything up in AWS's cloud, so there are on-premises clouds for mission-critical and extra secure information. Read More Microsoft settles with No-IP in botnet hunt, after seizing its domains Microsoft has reached a settlement with domain provider No-IP to disable some of its domains, after taking control of part of its network to shut down a botnet. Read More Microsoft debugs Explorer, Windows with Patch Tuesday updates Critical IE patches address vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution. Read More
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