Microsoft reportedly prepping a tiny version of Windows Server

	Review: Microsoft Azure beats Amazon and Google for mobile development | Fake Microsoft tech support scammer threatens to cut up victim, toss pieces into river
	Network World Microsoft
	Microsoft reportedly prepping a tiny version of Windows Server As Microsoft prepares for Windows Server vNext, due next year, it also has a new, tiny footprint server in the works specifically for the cloud and designed to reduce problems with the standard server version. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Corvil Transform IT Data into Real-time Operational Intelligence An Enterprise Management Associates(R) White Paper Prepared for Corvil. Find out how a promising new technique translates IT data into direct business performance insights in real time, using a method known as streaming analytics. Learn More In this Issue Review: Microsoft Azure beats Amazon and Google for mobile development Fake Microsoft tech support scammer threatens to cut up victim, toss pieces into river Microsoft's universal app platform is big play for mobile, but can it deliver? Momentum grows around Microsoft's Windows 10 for phones Budget smartphones shine at Mobile World Congress How cloud-based ERP can give your business a boost The contradictions of software releases and updates Why the enterprise cloud needs shadow IT to succeed Intel's Skylake chips to appear in tablets, PCs, servers WHITE PAPER: Corvil On the Radar: Corvil On the Radar is a series of research notes about vendors bringing innovative ideas, products, or business models to their markets. On the Radar bear watching for their potential impact on markets and could be suitable for certain enterprise and public sector IT organizations. Learn More Review: Microsoft Azure beats Amazon and Google for mobile development In the last year I've reviewed six MBaaS (mobile back end as a service) platforms: FeedHenry, Kinvey, Parse, AnyPresence, Appcelerator, and Appery.io. I also briefly examined the MBaaS platforms associated with Pivotal CF and IBM Bluemix in my reviews of those PaaS (platform as a service) offerings. Read More   Fake Microsoft tech support scammer threatens to cut up victim, toss pieces into river A fake Microsoft tech support phone scam comes with a new twist. This time the scammer was recorded while he threatened to kill the victim. Read More   Microsoft's universal app platform is big play for mobile, but can it deliver? If Windows 10 is key to Microsoft's effort to succeed in mobile, then the universal app platform is the technology that could make that happen. It promises to bring developers the cross-device nirvana they have long sought from Microsoft, but there are still challenges before Windows 10 can make headway against Android and iOS. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Corvil Optimizing Electronic FX Trading Performance This white paper will help guide you to successfully navigate these waters and inform you that it requires a differentiated strategy, utilizing carefully managed technology investments to ensure competitiveness while avoiding excessive costs. Learn More Momentum grows around Microsoft's Windows 10 for phones Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 OS hasn't taken the world by storm, but its successor, Windows 10, is off to an encouraging start even before its release. Read More   Budget smartphones shine at Mobile World Congress Budget smartphones from the likes of Sony, Microsoft and up-and-comer Alcatel OneTouch have improved to such an extent that the question whether or not to buy one of the latest high-end smartphones is tougher than ever before. Read More   How cloud-based ERP can give your business a boost A couple of years ago, Unionwear, a clothing and accessaries manufacturer-based in Newark, N.J., employed a patchwork of systems to run its business. Unionwear, a 120-employee company, lacked a unified, enterprise-wide system. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Corvil Mitigating Technology Risk for Electronic Trading Systems This is a must read if you are responsible for the health and performance of your company's electronic trading infrastructure and the billions of dollars on the line every day. Learn More The contradictions of software releases and updates Long ago, people waited in front of retail stores for Microsoft Windows releases, then Apple releases. Read More   Why the enterprise cloud needs shadow IT to succeed Who is really responsible for cloud initiatives in the enterprise? Some say central IT, but studies show that is most certainly not the case. Enter shadow IT, which is very much alive and well in the enterprise. Read More   Intel's Skylake chips to appear in tablets, PCs, servers Intel has revealed more details about its next-generation chip code-named Skylake, indicating it will go into a broad range of tablets, PCs and servers. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 15 of the best Google Chrome experiments ever A look at some of the coolest bits of Chrome experimentation out there, in honor of Google's 1000th Chrome experiment being published this week. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. IT certifications that deliver higher pay 2. Cisco unfazed by HP/Aruba 3. Aruba Networks is different than HP's failed wireless acquisitions 4. Best new Android & Windows smartphones at MWC 2015 5. The myth about how Amazon's Web service started 6. Ultimate guide to Linux desktop environments 7. What happens inside Amazon when there's a Xen vulnerability 8. FREAK is another serious flaw in the web's encryption 9. Big Data secrets from Airbnb, Starbucks and Sonic 10. 9 Common Spanning Tree Mistakes
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_microsoft_alert as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2015 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **