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	Microsoft building Kinect device for Windows PCs Microsoft will build a Kinect device specifically for use with PCs, as the company prepares to launch a program to support commercial products developed for Kinect and Windows. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Defining a Framework for Cloud Adoption IBM has developed a cloud computing adoption framework, which establishes common definitions for cloud computing delivery models and services, illustrates the key capabilities to consider when developing cloud computing strategies, and identifies key aspects required to successfully execute that strategy. Read Now In this Issue Preston Gralla: Analysts say new Nokia Windows Phone 7 Lumia could be a bust Microsoft slashes upgrade times for Windows 8 Preston Gralla: Novell says "We got stabbed in the back" in $1 billion Microsoft antitrust suit Michael Horowitz: Why Windows 7 SP1 may go missing Small PC makers hiking PC prices on hard-drive shortage RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Datawatch Corporation Try Monarch Report Analytics free for 30 days! Download the 30 day Monarch trial at no cost and learn what 500,000 IT and Finance users already know, how to access data regardless of format or source. Monarch enables end users to access data that exists in static documents; including BI, ERP, PDF, green bar reports and other hard to access static data sources. Try Monarch for 30 days today! Preston Gralla: Analysts say new Nokia Windows Phone 7 Lumia could be a bust Microsoft is betting the farm that its deal with Nokia will help kickstart the struggling Windows Phone 7 platform. But two analysts say that Nokia's new Windows Phone 7 devices, including the Lumia, may well be duds.   Read More Microsoft slashes upgrade times for Windows 8 Microsoft claimed yesterday that users will be able to complete a Windows 8 upgrade much faster, in some cases in one-tenth the time it took similar-configured PCs to upgrade to Windows 7. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems The Downside of SAP Overcome network latency and bandwidth issues for remote SAP users with WAN optimization technology that has been certified to improve SAP application performance. By combining caching, compression, and TCP optimization bandwidth usage can be reduced by up to 95%. Read now! Preston Gralla: Novell says "We got stabbed in the back" in $1 billion Microsoft antitrust suit The Novell $1 billion anti-trust suit against Microsoft has turned nasty with Novell's lawyer claiming the company "got stabbed in the back," in the back," by Microsoft when Microsoft launched Windows 95 without support for WordPerfect. Bill Gates, meanwhile, testified that Novell simply wasn't capable of getting the word processor ready in time for the launch. Can things get nastier?   Read More Michael Horowitz: Why Windows 7 SP1 may go missing Are you running Windows 7 without Service Pack 1? If it's not on purpose, I stumbled across some reasons why Windows Update won't install SP1.   Read More Small PC makers hiking PC prices on hard-drive shortage The early brunt of a hard-drive shortage resulting from widespread flooding in Thailand is falling on small PC makers, who are raising computer prices to stem losses. Read More
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