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	Demo program makes it a snap to pirate Windows Phone 7 apps John Cox: A software developer has created a demonstration program that effortlessly, and without payment, installs any Windows Phone 7 app from Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace. Read More WHITE PAPER: Siemens Finding the Value in Unified Communications This paper examines the four stages of return companies can see from their UC investments: Lower communications costs are followed by lower operational costs, then better productivity, and finally a true competitive advantage. Read More In this Issue Lawsuit Claims Microsoft, McDonald's, Mazda & CBS Used Ads as Cover for Data Mining Acrobat X Upgrade Rides on back of Office 2010 Why not put Phone 7 on Microsoft tablet? Hack: Windows Phone Marketplace App-Security Cracked [Video] SWAT Team Swarms Bar, Demands to See Alcohol Permit High-speed IT learning Hackers get Ubuntu Linux booting alongside Google's Chrome OS Tricky SQL Server install on 64-bit machines – Use Switchback! Microsoft warns of Word attacks Top Microsoft news and blogs on Microsoft Subnet WEBCAST: Aruba Networks Medical Center Shares Tips on Wi-Fi Application Assurance In this 15-min webinar, Rutland Regional discusses how they deliver reliable voice, video and medical device communications at the point of care. WLAN at Rutland was once a nice to have serving a select group & has now transitioned to what is deemed a utility serving a diverse group of users. Learn more now! Lawsuit Claims Microsoft, McDonald's, Mazda & CBS Used Ads as Cover for Data Mining Ms. Smith: A federal lawsuit claims Microsoft, McDonald's, Mazda & CBS violated privacy laws, committed "Computer Fraud and Abuse" and used web ads as a "cover" for data mining. Read More Acrobat X Upgrade Rides on back of Office 2010 Mitchell Ashley: Users angry over lack of 64-bit version of Acrobat X and PDF Maker plugin. Read More Why not put Phone 7 on Microsoft tablet? Robert Mullins: Apple and Google put smartphone OS on iPad and Galaxy Tab but Windows tablet is expected to run Windows 7, not Windows Phone 7. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution for You The importance of a solid Active Directory (AD) bridge in your diverse IT environment can't be minimized. An AD bridge allows Unix, Linux and Mac systems to coexist with a Windows infrastructure. Further, it consolidates countless identities and passwords, reducing complexity and cost while improving security and productivity. Read Now Hack: Windows Phone Marketplace App-Security Cracked [Video] Ms. Smith: A "white hat developer" has cracked the Windows Phone Marketplace app security which could eventually make all 5,256 apps available to users. Read More SWAT Team Swarms Bar, Demands to See Alcohol Permit Ms. Smith: Raids on businesses are being conducted without search warrants under the guise of regulatory inspections. Read More High-speed IT learning Sean McCown: One of the things I love most about being in IT is that we always have the opportunity to learn something new. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Inc. Simplifying the Virtual Data center Virtualization technology brings numerous benefits to enterprise IT organizations. Learn how in this free white paper. Read now! Hackers get Ubuntu Linux booting alongside Google's Chrome OS Jon Brodkin: Dual-booting on Chrome OS? Yes, but not for the faint of heart. Read More Tricky SQL Server install on 64-bit machines – Use Switchback! Brian Egler: Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit is not as simple as it appears. Read More Microsoft warns of Word attacks Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Word to plant malware on Windows PCs, Microsoft said. Read More Top Microsoft news and blogs on Microsoft Subnet This newsletter features content from Microsoft Subnet, a community that features industry-expert bloggers, giveaways and all the top news of interest to network professionals. Follow us on Twitter @microsoftsubnet Read More
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