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	PC users unlikely to embrace Windows 8 IDC expects Windows 8 upgrades on desktops and laptops to be scarce, saying Microsoft's upcoming operating system will be 'largely irrelevant' to users of traditional PCs. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Converge Your Networks for Flexibility Cisco Unified Fabric offers the industry's largest and first fully interoperable portfolio of Fiber Channel integrating storage and data networking to deliver transparent convergence, massive three-dimensional scalability and sophisticated intelligence. It also reduces your costs up to 45%. Learn More In this Issue FAQ: Microsoft's new IE auto-upgrade scheme explained Microsoft-Novell antitrust case ends in hung jury Preston Gralla: Microsoft Bing is now nearly the number 2 search site, but continues to bleed cash Preston Gralla: Three reasons Microsoft won't buy Nokia -- and three reasons it might Dell pulls back from netbook market WHITE PAPER: Numara Software The Convergence of IT Operations Management In this white paper, read about new research from IDG that explores these challenges, and learn about a cost-effective approach to managing PCs, mobile devices, software, and IT infrastructure that simplifies and automates the entire ownership experience. Learn more FAQ: Microsoft's new IE auto-upgrade scheme explained We've assembled some of the most pressing questions -- and answers -- about Microsoft's new auto-upgrade plan for the Internet Explorer 8 browser. Read More Microsoft-Novell antitrust case ends in hung jury After a two-month trial, Novell's US$1.3 billion antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft ended on Friday in a hung jury, according to a spokesman for Microsoft who was at the court. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Business Answers at Your Fingertips This Aberdeen Research brief hones in on the critical time element of a Best-in-Class BI strategy. The research shows that these top performers are leveraging real-time or near real-time analytics in order to proactively manage their business and drive substantial performance improvements. Read now Preston Gralla: Microsoft Bing is now nearly the number 2 search site, but continues to bleed cash The latest figures from Comscore show that Microsoft is essentially in a dead heat with Yahoo as the second most popular search site, with Microsoft at 15%, and Yahoo at 15.1%. That's the good news. The bad news is that Bing continues to bleed cash.   Read More Preston Gralla: Three reasons Microsoft won't buy Nokia -- and three reasons it might The rumor mill is again working overtime about Microsoft buying Nokia, this time from a Finnish news organization which reports that Denmark's largest bank, Danske Bank, predicts that Microsoft will buy the phone maker in 2012. I don't think it's likely to happen, but it's certainly possible. Here are three reasons Nokia won't buy Nokia -- and three reasons it might.   Read More Dell pulls back from netbook market Dell has confirmed that it has ceased production of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer, in effect ending its pursuit of the receding netbook market, at least for consumer sales. Read More
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