Windows RT, formerly WOA, to have Office apps included

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	Windows RT, formerly WOA, to have Office apps included Windows 8 on ARM, now dubbed Windows RT by Microsoft, will include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote application -- a move that could be used to entice Windows tablet buyers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how In this Issue Microsoft pares Windows 8 to three editions for Intel Preston Gralla: Windows Phone is a bust compared to Android and iPhone, say European telecoms Preston Gralla: Does it really matter if Windows Phone 7 devices can't be upgraded to Windows 8 "Apollo"? Microsoft names Windows Server 2012, commits to launch this year Microsoft remains mum on Windows 8 upgrades from Vista, XP IT Blogwatch: Windows Phone upgrade confusion; Microsoft mum on WP8/Apollo compatibility WHITE PAPER: IBM IBM DB2 Express-C and Data Studio Software Download the free IBM DB2 Express-C community edition, which can be used in production or development and can be embedded or distributed. Then, download Data Studio, an integrated administration environment fthat also includes tools for DB2, Informix, Oracle, and Sybase. Learn More Microsoft pares Windows 8 to three editions for Intel Microsoft said it will sell just three Windows 8 editions for Intel PCs, half as many as the company pushed in 2009 for Windows 7. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows Phone is a bust compared to Android and iPhone, say European telecoms Microsoft and Nokia can't be too pleased about the news from Europe, where big telecoms say that the combination of Nokia hardware and Windows Phone software has been a bust. Given that the phones have been on sale since December, that could spell bad news for the Nokia-Microsoft Windows Phone push into the U.S.   Read More Preston Gralla: Does it really matter if Windows Phone 7 devices can't be upgraded to Windows 8 "Apollo"? All signs point to Windows Phone 7 devices not being upgradable to Windows Phone 8, code-named Apollo, when it ships. The big question is: Does it really matter? Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware Continuous Application Performance Management This whitepaper discusses the new requirements for application performance management (APM) in the face of accelerating complexity in application development, architectural design, and production environments. Learn More. Microsoft names Windows Server 2012, commits to launch this year Microsoft today gave its newest server software a name -- Windows Server 2012 -- and said it would release the operating system this year. Read More Microsoft remains mum on Windows 8 upgrades from Vista, XP Microsoft today declined to confirm whether users of Windows XP and Vista will be able to upgrade their PCs to Windows 8 when the latter launches later this year. Read More IT Blogwatch: Windows Phone upgrade confusion; Microsoft mum on WP8/Apollo compatibility Will today's Windows Phones get the upgrade to Apollo (Windows Phone 8)? In February, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) seemed to say no. This week, yes. Then, errm, we're not sure exactly what it said. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers scratch their heads.   Read More
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