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	7 ways to work faster in Windows 7 Windows 7 contains a number of features to help you work more efficiently and increase productivity, but first you have to learn how to use them. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP A Guide for Midsize Companies Find out how to recognize the signs your company needs a business intelligence solution and what you should look for in a vendor. Learn more about BI components and approaches to implementing a solution to improve your company's efficiency and effectiveness. Read now! In this Issue IT Blogwatch: Hello, Microsoft? Fire Steve Ballmer! Preston Gralla: Toshiba pulls the plug on Windows 7 tablet --- will Windows tablets ever gain traction? 3 reasons Mango could interest you in buying a Windows Phone IBM Rational tops Microsoft Visual Studio in developer survey Why You Should Ditch Your Windows XP Laptop Right Now Microsoft backpedals from Ballmer's Windows 8 comments Preston Gralla: Windows Phone 7 Mango update is solid but not good enough With Mango software update, analysts ask, where's the hardware? New 'Mango' Windows Phone version integrates apps IT Blogwatch: Microsoft Windows 8 release date: 2012; demo next week Preston Gralla: Apple's Mac growth in the enterprise against Windows isn't sustainable RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Transform Your Business with Video Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now IT Blogwatch: Hello, Microsoft? Fire Steve Ballmer! A "star" hedge-fund is calling for the Microsoft (MSFT) board to give CEO Steve Ballmer the old heave-ho. Greenlight Capital president David Einhorn thinks Ballmer's replacement would rally the company's snoozing stock price. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers will miss all the sweaty developers-developers-developers gags. Not to mention: Dunder the German Shepherd -- puppy to 1 year old in 40 seconds...   Read More Preston Gralla: Toshiba pulls the plug on Windows 7 tablet --- will Windows tablets ever gain traction? More bad news for Microsoft in tablets --- Toshiba has apparently pulled the plug on its plans for a Windows 7-based tablet. Given that it was already available for pre-order, and slated to be shipped in June, this is very bad news for Microsoft. At this rate, will Windows ever become a significant presence in the tablet market?   Read More 3 reasons Mango could interest you in buying a Windows Phone Microsoft on Tuesday demonstrated more than 20 of the 500 features in its Windows Phone upgrade called Mango. Here are the top three features that might make customers want to buy a Windows Phone-powered device. Read More IBM Rational tops Microsoft Visual Studio in developer survey The Rational tools suite came in first in six categories and had the best overall score in Evans Data's survey Read More Why You Should Ditch Your Windows XP Laptop Right Now Regardless of which computer publication you are reading, or which family members you're rubbing shoulders with, the chances are you've come across the Stubborn Windows XP User. Now there's nothing wrong with being a devotee of anything. You name it, you can find a club for it. There's a club for Canadian Tire Money, for Pete's sake. Read More Microsoft backpedals from Ballmer's Windows 8 comments Microsoft is backing away from comments by CEO Steve Ballmer, who had told Japanese software developers that the next version of Windows would be dubbed Windows 8 and launch in 2012. Read More DOWNLOAD: Citrix Free Download: Citrix® NetScaler® Now you can get the ultimate in dynamic, cost-effective Web app delivery with Citrix® NetScaler® VPX. Simply download the free Express Edition of this virtual appliance and you'll experience infinitely flexible L4-7 load balancing, Web app acceleration and security from a single, virtual appliance. Click to continue Preston Gralla: Windows Phone 7 Mango update is solid but not good enough Microsoft today previewed many of the new features to be included in the upcoming Mango update of Windows Phone 7. Many were impressive, but Mango won't be enough to help Microsoft gain on the iPhone and Android phones.   Read More With Mango software update, analysts ask, where's the hardware? Even with the 500 improvements announced Tuesday in the Windows Phone OS update called Mango, some analysts are concerned that Microsoft didn't show any new hardware to ship in the fall with Mango installed. Read More New 'Mango' Windows Phone version integrates apps Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled many new features to its Windows Phone software but it left out a few that some people had hoped to see. Read More IT Blogwatch: Microsoft Windows 8 release date: 2012; demo next week The Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 8 release date will be 2012, according to Steve Ballmer; he even used that actual name. And it's going to get its first official demo next week, we hear. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers analyze a surprisingly complex story.   Read More Preston Gralla: Apple's Mac growth in the enterprise against Windows isn't sustainable News that sales of Macs in enterprises skyrocketed 66% last quarter has many of the Apple faithful projecting even bigger inroads into corporate America and beyond. But that's unlikely to happen. For all its recent growth spurt, the Mac will likely remain an afterthought in most corporations.   Read More
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