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	Microsoft to ship Windows 8 Release Preview today Microsoft will ship Windows 8 Release Preview today, several days earlier than expected, according to a blog briefly posted by the company. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Optimize Application Delivery to Support Data Center Efforts to reduce capital and operating expenditures by consolidating data centers can fail if the applications and the network are not optimized. Learn about a consolidation strategy that goes beyond centralizing servers, routers, software, and switches to solve multiple business problems. Learn More! In this Issue Preston Gralla: Apple's Tim Cook: Windows 8 tablets will be 10 years behind the times Windows 8 Release Preview leaks to Web Microsoft launches Office 365 edition for U.S. gov't customers Windows 8, ultrabooks to get top billing at giant trade show 1-in-5 U.S. Windows PCs lack antivirus defenses Preston Gralla: Microsoft's new user license bans class-action suits. Is that fair? Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court Microsoft clarifies Ballmer's claims of massive Windows 8 adoption Aged Windows XP costs 5x more to manage than Windows 7 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver – 6/20 Register Now! IT Roadmap is the one day, cost free, professional-level conference and expo that's full of job-ready solutions you can put to work now. IT Roadmap surrounds you with technology's most-followed analysts and the industry's most-innovative solution providers, all focused entirely on building the roadmap you need in crucial areas of enterprise IT. Click to continue Preston Gralla: Apple's Tim Cook: Windows 8 tablets will be 10 years behind the times Apple CEO Tim Cook took another swipe at Windows 8 yesterday, saying that forcing tablets to use an operating system written for desktop PCs means Windows 8 tablets will be "very similar to what tablets were 10 years ago." And PCs will be worse off as well, he added.   Read More Windows 8 Release Preview leaks to Web A Chinese edition of Windows 8, reportedly the same build that Microsoft will launch in the next week as the Release Preview, has leaked to file-sharing sites. Read More Microsoft launches Office 365 edition for U.S. gov't customers Microsoft has released a government-specific edition of its Office 365 cloud-based email and collaboration suite that offers U.S. public-sector customers a cordoned-off data center infrastructure just for them. Read More Windows 8, ultrabooks to get top billing at giant trade show Windows 8 and ultrabooks are expected to take center stage at the Computex trade show in Taipei next week, as industry giants Microsoft and Intel try to develop products that can compete better against Apple's iPad. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SAN vs. NAS: The Critical Decision The factors affecting whether to deploy SAN or NAS storage have changed. This paper highlights the pros and cons of each approach, as well as the value of a combined solution, so that you can meet your organization's storage and data access needs, while staying within your budget. Learn More 1-in-5 U.S. Windows PCs lack antivirus defenses Nearly a fifth of Windows PCs in the U.S. lack any active security protection, an antivirus vendor said today, citing numbers from a year-long project. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's new user license bans class-action suits. Is that fair? Buy a Microsoft consumer product, and you won't be allowed to join a class-action suit against the company, even if you feel you've been harmed. That's what the fine print on Microsoft's new end user licence agreement (EULA) says. Is that fair, or Microsoft taking advantage of consumers?   Read More Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent. Read More Microsoft clarifies Ballmer's claims of massive Windows 8 adoption Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts, Microsoft and independent analysts agreed. Read More Aged Windows XP costs 5x more to manage than Windows 7 Microsoft has added ammunition to its aggressive battle to get users off Windows XP by citing a company-sponsored report that claims annual support costs for the older OS are more than five times that of Windows 7. Read More
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