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	Security companies warn of uptick in new IE attack Criminals are stepping up their attacks leveraging an unpatched flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, using it to install fake antivirus products and malicious back doors on victim's computers. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP ProCurve Break Free from Proprietary Networking See why Gartner and the network industry have positioned HP as a leader and the fastest-growing enterprise Ethernet LAN networking vendor. HP's commitment to industry-standards can help organizations optimize their network. Read now. In this Issue Microsoft OCS update promises to replace PBX Courier tablet confirmed by Microsoft? 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Microsoft OCS update promises to replace PBX Microsoft unveiled its updated unified communications software that the company says will help customers move off PBX systems, but industry watchers wonder if the previewed Communications Server "14" will integrate with more than just Microsoft-approved software and hardware. Read More Courier tablet confirmed by Microsoft? Did Microsoft inadvertently confirm that it will be launching the rumored Courier tablet in the coming months? That's what some bloggers and tech watchers are wondering after Microsoft's JobsBlog made reference to Courier in a recent post. The Microsoft blog was touting the wonders of recent innovations by the company after being ranked #1 in technology patents for the third consecutive year by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Read More Windows Phone 7 sparks up blogosphere During and after Microsoft's recent MIX10 developer conference, bloggers, users and coders are still exploring and analyzing the details of Windows Phone 7. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Peace Corp: Creating a worldwide unified network Learn how the Peace Corp made its unified network a reality after selecting and deploying cost-effective WAN optimization gear. One of the key factors was selecting a platform that integrated with its existing network spanning 70 countries. The result is dramatically improved performance and significant cost savings. Learn More Mozilla abandons work on Firefox for Windows Mobile Mozilla announced on Monday that it's abandoning development of a Windows Mobile browser. Mozilla blames Microsoft, saying that because Redmond is closing off development of native Windows 7 applications, and clearly banking on Windows Mobile 7 over 6.5, there's no point in continuing its years-long development of a Firefox browser for 6.5. Read More Productivity tools in the cloud: Real world best practices Moving applications to a cloud service is a disruption to any business, but in Ron Markezich's experience as Microsoft's VP of Online Services, a well executed cloud migration can redefine a company. Here are three best practices he's gleaned from Microsoft's largest BPOS customers. Read More How a couple of ex-Microsoft guys built an open source powerhouse Enterprise class collaboration is usually a market dominated by big companies such as Microsoft's SharePoint and IBM's Lotus platforms. But two ex-Microsofties have leveraged the open source model to catapult to the top of the heap in the collaboration space in just a few short years. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Top Five Benefits of Video Conferencing From obvious benefits, like reduced travel costs, to a few less apparent advantages, see what Polycom customers, resellers and industry analysts are saying about the power of video conferencing. Read More IBM, Microsoft court SMBs with cloud, appliances Microsoft entices SMBs with cloud offerings, while IBM serves up an appliance. Read More Microsoft exec talks up Windows Phone 7 The addition of multimedia support and new browsing tools doesn't mean Microsoft will scale back its effort to sell its mobile operating system to the enterprise, an executive said in an interview at the CTIA Wireless conference. Read More Microsoft to update communications server New Microsoft Office Communications server to feature e911, improved voice recognition. Read More Microsoft-Citrix bolster play against VMware Microsoft has made a clear competitive move against its virtualization rival VMware by announcing licensing improvements for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) users, and collaborations on adoption programs and technology with Citrix Systems, said one analyst. Read More
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