Windows forecast shows XP's one-of-a-kind dominance

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	Windows forecast shows XP's one-of-a-kind dominance Windows 7's market share is expected to pass XP in the third quarter of 2012, just when Windows 8 is expected to arrive. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP 6 Mistakes Companies are Making – and How to Avoid Them When the economy slows, many businesses react by retrenching and cutting costs in order to weather the downturn. While such cost reduction is important, companies often overlook equally critical strategic decisions – opportunities to use valuable business information to strengthen product and service offerings and emerge ahead of the competition. Read More! In this Issue Southern scales back desktop virtualization Google to dump support for Microsoft's IE7 Google, Microsoft and Yahoo collaborate in search Preston Gralla: A changing of the guard as Microsoft falls to No. 3 Shock: Windows 8 optimized for desktop tablets Continuing coverage: Microsoft Windows 8 -- News, analysis, opinion, blogs, more RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Is Microsoft Desktop Virtualization for you? Desktop Virtualization provides a comprehensive suite of solutions that enables companies to give their employees flexibility to work everywhere; simplifying compliance and management through a centralized and unified infrastructure. Learn how IT is empowering users with Desktop Virtualization with this on-demand roundtable. Click to continue Southern scales back desktop virtualization Southern Co. had been planning to move most of its employees into a virtual desktop environment within two to three years but will now tackle a much smaller-scale deployment over time. Read More Google to dump support for Microsoft's IE7 Google will drop support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browsers for its online apps, including Gmail and Docs. Read More Google, Microsoft and Yahoo collaborate in search In a rare display of collaboration, Google has joined forces with its search rivals Microsoft and Yahoo in a project intended to improve the Web crawling and indexing of structured data, which often originates in databases and loses its format when converted into HTML. 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: A changing of the guard as Microsoft falls to No. 3 Microsoft can react to being eclipsed in market value by Apple and IBM by either resigning itself to its fate or taking a cue from those that surpassed it. Read More Shock: Windows 8 optimized for desktop tablets You might have written off Microsoft as clueless about the future of touch computing, but the user interface for desktop Windows 8 changes everything. Read More Continuing coverage: Microsoft Windows 8 -- News, analysis, opinion, blogs, more Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of its flagship operating system, calling it a "reimagining" of Windows that will run on all types of devices from small, touch-sensitive screens to traditional large-screen PCs. Follow all the Windows 8 news, analysis, opinion, and blogs with our continuing coverage page. Read More
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