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	Microsoft to launch Windows 8 in October, report says Microsoft will wrap up Windows 8 this summer, according to a report by Bloomberg on Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems 8 Reasons Why Citrix NetScaler Beats F5 Is your network ready for the Cloud? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. Shift up to the Cloud. Download 8 Reasons Citrix NetScaler beats F5. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Chrome beats Internet Explorer for a day -- this could be the wave of the future Outlook 2010 cheat sheet Outlook 2010 cheat sheet: Quick reference charts Preston Gralla: Microsoft will have a skimpy Windows 8 tablet lineup for October launch Microsoft: SharePoint isn't late to enterprise social networking Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft provided Windows 8 tablets, not PCs, to reviewers RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue Preston Gralla: Chrome beats Internet Explorer for a day -- this could be the wave of the future For a day last weekend Chrome became the world's most popular browser, topping Internet Explorer, according to the analytics firm StatCounter. This may not be a one-off and could be the wave of the future.   Read More Outlook 2010 cheat sheet Whether you're upgrading from Outlook 2007 or an earlier version, we've got the goods on how to find your way around Microsoft Outlook 2010 and make the most of its new features. Read More Outlook 2010 cheat sheet: Quick reference charts New to Microsoft Outlook 2010? Find your favorite commands from earlier versions of Outlook with these charts. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Securing the Cloud Cloud computing has become another key resource for IT deployments, but there is still fear of securing applications and data in the cloud. With F5 devices, you can keep your most precious assets safe, no matter where they live. Learn More! Preston Gralla: Microsoft will have a skimpy Windows 8 tablet lineup for October launch When Microsoft launches Windows 8, likely some time around October, it will have only a skimpy tablet lineup -- five or fewer, according to Bloomberg. That doesn't bode well for Microsoft's hopes to eat into the iPad and Android tablet market shares.   Read More Microsoft: SharePoint isn't late to enterprise social networking Although enterprise social networking (ESN) products that replicate Facebook-like and Twitter-like functionality for workplaces have been around for about five years, Microsoft sees a big opportunity in that market, to which some feel the maker of Windows and Office has been slow to respond. Read More Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft provided Windows 8 tablets, not PCs, to reviewers Many of the first wave of reviews of the Consumer Preview version of Windows 8 were based on tablets provided to reviewers by Microsoft. Given that Windows 8 will run on many millions of desktops and laptops, and on a relatively small number of tablets, that might seem an odd decision by Microsoft. But there's a reason for it: Windows 8 works better on tablets than traditional PCs, and Microsoft wanted the best press possible.   Read More
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