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	15 Windows 9 features we want to see in Microsoft's next OS Windows 9 can right the wrongs (both real and perceived) inflicted by Windows 8, as well as make Microsoft more competitive with Apple and Google. Read More WHITE PAPER: RES Software Beyond the Enterprise App Store Leverage proactive, secure and automated IT Service delivery to move beyond the traditional App Store and empower your users. Read the white paper to learn how Learn more In this Issue Windows Phone communicates better via upgraded Facebook, Viber apps Gates cashes out another 20M Microsoft shares for $882M Windows Phone 8.1 Update hands-on: An insignificant upgrade 10 things you need to know about Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Microsoft continues global CRM expansion in battle against Salesforce.com Windows 8's uptake falls again, now slower than dud Vista Microsoft sues Samsung, says it stopped paying for patents Windows Server 2003 support expiration could push sales next year Microsoft security tool EMET 5.0 puts a leash on plugins Microsoft ordered to turn over customer data stored in the cloud WHITE PAPER: Red Hat The Role of Linux in Datacenter Modernization This IDC whitepaper examines how today's datacenters are adapting to and leveraging changing technologies and how Linux can act as an enabler for this evolution. Read on and learn more about Linux's evolving role in the datacenter now and in the future. Read Now Windows Phone communicates better via upgraded Facebook, Viber apps Windows Phone is getting better voice and chat features thanks to upgraded applications from Facebook and Viber—and that's key if Microsoft wants its OS to gain share. Read More Gates cashes out another 20M Microsoft shares for $882M Bill Gates has sold another 20 million shares of the company he co-founded, driving his portfolio under the 300-million mark for the first time, according to regulatory filings. Read More Windows Phone 8.1 Update hands-on: An insignificant upgrade Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (we'll call it 'the Update') is rolling out now, but don't get too excited. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software The Future of IT: A Customer First Approach Explore how customer-first policies can make use of social, mobile and cloud technologies to give workers the freedom and flexibility they desire to drive company productivity. Learn More. 10 things you need to know about Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Since the release of the first Surface nearly two years ago, Microsoft has been improving and revising its line of tablets. We tested a Surface Pro 3 that came with an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, and 256 GB SSD. Read More Microsoft continues global CRM expansion in battle against Salesforce.com The company is targeting growth markets, according to one analyst Read More Windows 8's uptake falls again, now slower than dud Vista Loses user share second straight month; officially a poorer performer than Vista Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM AIIM SharePoint Industry Watch AIIM surveyed its 65,000 community members to look at how the enterprise is reacting to social aspects, why organizations are exploring social, who is for and against the adoption of social. Learn More Microsoft sues Samsung, says it stopped paying for patents Microsoft filed suit against Samsung on Friday, claiming the device maker has backed out of an agreement that requires it to pay licensing fees to Microsoft for the Android phones it sells. Read More Windows Server 2003 support expiration could push sales next year Server sales could spike with the expiration of extended support for Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 OS in July next year, a Dell executive said. Read More Microsoft security tool EMET 5.0 puts a leash on plugins The latest release of a Microsoft security tool that's designed to stop exploits lets administrators control when third-party plugins are launched, a long-favored route for attackers. Read More Microsoft ordered to turn over customer data stored in the cloud In a decision that could have broad privacy implications, a federal court in New York Thursday ordered Microsoft to comply with a U.S. government demand for a customer's emails stored on a company server in Dublin, Ireland. Read More
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