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	Microsoft starts gradual rollout of Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' update Microsoft on Tuesday began its rollout of the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" update to smartphones. Read More WEBCAST: Dyn Inc. The Decline of Hardware Load Balancing Dyn takes a lighter look at the sad decline of hardware Load Balancing and why companies are turning to DNS to manage their Web traffic. Once the gold standard, these hardware Load Balancers, with their costly and constant upgrades are now becoming obsolete and Dyn can't help but feel partially responsible. Learn more In this Issue Preston Gralla: Did Microsoft employees really walk out on Ballmer at Microsoft's annual meeting? Preston Gralla: Expect Microsoft to get royalties from Amazon's Kindle Fire Microsoft signs Android licensing deal with Samsung Microsoft promises patch to block BEAST attacks Striking a domain provider, Microsoft kills off a botnet How Microsoft Research helped Craig Mundie speak Chinese Preston Gralla: Researcher claims Windows Phone 7 snoops on user locations Microsoft's botnet take-down helps protect Mac users Google asks court to dismiss lawsuit over Microsoft-only cloud contract WEBCAST: SAP How to Create a Modern BI Strategy for Mid-Size Businesses As technology changes, so does BI. Keeping up with these changes to get the most out of your BI strategy can be challenging, but not if you have the right tools and services in place. With technology advances such as social networking and mobility, how do BI and analytics fit in? View now Preston Gralla: Did Microsoft employees really walk out on Ballmer at Microsoft's annual meeting? The blogosphere has gone into overdrive about reports that employees walked out of Ballmer's talk at the company's recent annual employee meeting. But are those reports believable --- and if they are, does it even matter?   Read More Preston Gralla: Expect Microsoft to get royalties from Amazon's Kindle Fire One of the surprise winners in today's announcement of the Kindle Fire should be Microsoft, which can expect to get significant royalties from what will likely be a hot-selling tablet. Microsoft has gone after other manufacturers of Android devices, and signed royalty agreements with them, including a deal today with Samsung. Expect one with Amazon to follow.   Read More Microsoft signs Android licensing deal with Samsung Microsoft has signed a cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that grants Microsoft royalties from Samsung's Android-based smartphones and tablets, Microsoft said in a statement on Wednesday. Read More Microsoft promises patch to block BEAST attacks Microsoft today said it will issue a Windows security update to plug a long-known hole in the protocol that secures websites. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Day in the Life: Small Business Small business entrepreneurs lead a hectic life. Learn how one small business leverages all the features of Avaya IP Office to maintain close contact with customers, employees and suppliers and in the end, wins more business. Read Now Striking a domain provider, Microsoft kills off a botnet Microsoft has opened a front in its ongoing battle against Internet scammers, using the power of a U.S. court to deal a knockout blow to an emerging botnet and taking offline a provider of free Internet domains. Read More How Microsoft Research helped Craig Mundie speak Chinese Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, doesn't speak Chinese. But on Tuesday he did, via a life-like virtual avatar shown at the company's offices in Beijing that can simulate his voice and speak in other languages. Read More Preston Gralla: Researcher claims Windows Phone 7 snoops on user locations When it was revealed this spring that iPhone secretly reported on users' locations, Microsoft made clear that Windows Phone 7 didn't do the same thing. But now a security researcher claims that Windows Phone 7 does in fact gather location data and report it to a server without users' knowledge.   Read More Microsoft's botnet take-down helps protect Mac users Mac users can thank Microsoft for taking down a small but dangerous botnet -- Kelihos. Read More Google asks court to dismiss lawsuit over Microsoft-only cloud contract Google and one of its resellers have asked a federal court to dismiss their case against the U.S. Department of the Interior over Microsoft-only bids for cloud-based services. Read More
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