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	Fitbit Surge and Microsoft Band: New wearables point toward the future The Fitbit Surge and Microsoft Band could threaten the Apple Watch's position at the top of the smartwatch totem pole. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Reinventing the analytics experience on the cloud IBM Watson Analytics brings advanced analytical capabilities to business analysts who can conduct the kind of analysis that has been limited to highly skilled practitioners such as statisticians, data miners, and data scientists. Learn More In this Issue Xbox One to get a new chip, slim new design Cortana the 'dumbest' in Cortana vs Siri vs Google Now tests Windows 8's user share skyrockets in October as XP's plummets Apologetic Microsoft unleashes Xim globally for Android, Win Phone Microsoft endorses workaround for botched Windows patch KB 3000061 Microsoft releases stopgap POODLE protection for Internet Explorer Microsoft adds IoT, Big Data orchestration services to Azure Why HP is laughing at Amazon's cloud NoSQL takes the database market by storm WEBCAST: Dell | Symantec Mobility Debate: Manage the Device or the App? Managing and securing mobile devices, data, and apps has become an IT imperative. This Webcast highlights the key criteria IT should evaluate before choosing a solution. Learn More. Xbox One to get a new chip, slim new design Redesigned chip will be cooler, allowing for a thinner design. Read More Cortana the 'dumbest' in Cortana vs Siri vs Google Now tests How smart is the artificial intelligence behind Apple, Google, and Microsoft's personal assistants when asked difficult questions? Not very. Read More Windows 8's user share skyrockets in October as XP's plummets Windows 8's user share surged last month, while Windows XP's plummeted by a record amount, a metrics company said this weekend. Read More WHITE PAPER: iDashboards Georgia Institution Stretches Budget with iDashboards Dalton State College needed a dashboard solution that would assist them in summarizing, presenting and monitoring higher education metrics. They were able to efficiently convert their Fact Book, which usually took six weeks to finish, into dashboards to make more informed, timely decisions. Learn More Apologetic Microsoft unleashes Xim globally for Android, Win Phone Apparently caught off guard by strong demand for Xim, a mobile photo-sharing app from its Fuse Labs researchers, a regretful Microsoft has released it globally for Android and Windows Phone, while promising iOS support is due soon. Read More Microsoft endorses workaround for botched Windows patch KB 3000061 This month's Black Tuesday crop of patches held more than a few surprises. True to form, my choice for the "most likely to splat," the KB 3000061 kernel mode driver patch, repeatedly fails to install on many machines. Read More Microsoft releases stopgap POODLE protection for Internet Explorer Microsoft on Wednesday gave Windows customers an easier way to block attacks against Internet Explorer (IE) meant to steal browser session cookies and impersonate victims. Read More WHITE PAPER: Curvature Whitepaper: Peers vs. Policy Companies are interested in a single point of contact, on-site vendor support, more comprehensive network knowledge, and support for end-of-life products. To keep up with these evolving requirements, IT decision makers are considering peer advice and alternative maintenance. View now Microsoft adds IoT, Big Data orchestration services to Azure Microsoft added three new big data services to its Azure cloud platform yesterday as part of its ongoing efforts to make Azure a leading platform for big data services and to make it ready to tackle the Internet of Things (IoT). Read More Why HP is laughing at Amazon's cloud In a wide-ranging interview with Bill Hilf, HP's VP of Helion cloud product and services, Network World editor in chief John Dix and I asked him among other things about competition with Amazon Web Services - the leading public IaaS cloud computing vendor. Read More NoSQL takes the database market by storm CARFAX, the online vehicle tracking and valuation website, built its first database in 1984 based on technology named OpenVMS. At the time, it was cutting edge for its ability to handle millions of records. Read More
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