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	Microsoft Office 2013 fires shot at Google's enterprise push With the upcoming release of Office 2013, Microsoft is putting a lot of focus on the cloud in a bid to compete with Google. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Webcast Demonstrates New Collaboration Advances An insightful webcast demonstrates how you can harness the power of people-centric collaboration in today's post-PC world. You'll learn about new collaboration tools and technologies and witness firsthand why they're making the experience more immersive and more mobile, in boardrooms, bistros, and everywhere in between. Watch the webcast today. See how these solutions make collaboration possible from iPads to boardrooms. And learn how they're enabling organizations to accelerate decisions, be more productive, and save countless dollars in the process. View the webcast and see for yourself. In this Issue Microsoft could face billions in new fines over browser choice Windows XP and Vista: No Office 2013 for you Judge dismisses privacy lawsuit against LinkedIn INSIDER Developing, and succeeding, with Scrum Google+ outpaces Facebook in customer satisfaction Grum botnet still alive after suffering significant blow Auto insurer Progressive alleges software license shakedown by Pitney Bowes The Byte - Office 2013, Samsung Galaxy S III, Soyuz docks, Fujitsu phone Court dismisses Novell antitrust case against Microsoft SAP to detail 'five-pillar' analytics strategy Motorola's Xoom tablet doesn't infringe on Apple's designs, German court rules ARM rival MIPS porting Android 4.1 to low-cost tablets Samsung to buy UK chip maker's handset business, will gain 21 connectivity patents Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft Office 2013's cloud-based strategy falls short...and how to fix it Darlene Storm: Black Hat: Hacking iris recognition systems WHITE PAPER: FrontRange Solutions The Next Generation of Client Computing Data is now accessed via physical and virtual desktops, laptops and mobile devices. IT organizations struggle to control and manage the widening pool of devices and operating systems. A recent IDG Research Quick Poll found that most organizations will try to get a handle on this changing landscape this year. View Now Microsoft could face billions in new fines over browser choice European Union antitrust regulators today threatened Microsoft with more fines, potentially in the billions of dollars, after the company failed to make good on its promise to offer consumers there a choice of browsers. Read More Windows XP and Vista: No Office 2013 for you Microsoft confirmed yesterday that the new Office 2103 will not run on older PCs powered by Windows XP or Vista. Read More Judge dismisses privacy lawsuit against LinkedIn A federal judge in California dismissed a privacy class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn that alleged the social media network violated provisions of the Stored Communications Act (SCA) when it disclosed the IDs and browsing histories of LinkedIn users to advertising companies. Read More INSIDER Developing, and succeeding, with Scrum This agile development framework could be your key to completing more projects on time, on budget and on scope. Insider (registration required) Read More Google+ outpaces Facebook in customer satisfaction Facebook may be the biggest social network in the world, but rival Google+ wins when it comes to user satisfaction, according to a report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Read More Grum botnet still alive after suffering significant blow One of the world's most active spam botnets -- Grum -- was crippled after two of its command and control (CnC) servers hosted in the Netherlands were taken down, according to researchers from security firm FireEye. Read More Auto insurer Progressive alleges software license shakedown by Pitney Bowes A large auto insurance provider has become embroiled in a court battle with Pitney Bowes, alleging that the software vendor claims a 20-year-old license agreement between the companies has been significantly misinterpreted and that a significant additional amount of money is owed. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant remote support with LogMeIn Rescue With LogMeIn Rescue, you can start a support session in just 60 seconds. Connect 24/7 to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. You'll get in, solve the problem and save the day without ever leaving your desk. Try it free today. The Byte - Office 2013, Samsung Galaxy S III, Soyuz docks, Fujitsu phone Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer pitches Office 2013. We're surprised by how fast the new Samsung Galaxy S III is. Soyuz docks with the International Space Station. Read More Court dismisses Novell antitrust case against Microsoft Microsoft has won a motion to dismiss a seven-year-old, $1.3 billion lawsuit from Novell charging Microsoft with illegal antitrust actions around its Windows 95 release. Read More SAP to detail 'five-pillar' analytics strategy SAP is planning to organize its analytics and BI (business intelligence) product strategy around five "pillars," or subject areas, spanning from essential platform technology to social collaboration. Read More Motorola's Xoom tablet doesn't infringe on Apple's designs, German court rules Motorola's Xoom tablet does not infringe on some of Apple's community designs, the regional court of DA1/4sseldorf ruled on Tuesday. Apple wanted a Europe-wide ban on the Motorola tablet, a court spokesman said. Read More ARM rival MIPS porting Android 4.1 to low-cost tablets MIPS, continuing its push to make a mark in low-cost tablets, is quickly trying to bring Android 4.1, also called Jellybean, to its processors. Read More Samsung to buy UK chip maker's handset business, will gain 21 connectivity patents Samsung Electronics will buy the handset connectivity and location chip development operations of UK chip maker CSR for $310 million, the companies said Tuesday. Read More Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft Office 2013's cloud-based strategy falls short...and how to fix it Microsoft has been promoting Office 2013's cloud prowess, but the truth is, Office falls short when it comes to working with the cloud. Here's why, along with a free, easy way you can fix it yourself. Read More Darlene Storm: Black Hat: Hacking iris recognition systems You've undoubtedly seen iris scanners being tricked by some high-tech contact or even via a scavenged eyeball in action/adventure or thriller movies when a secret agent or criminal wants to break into a vault or other high tech facility, but at the upcoming Black Hat USA hacking conference, security researcher Javier Galbally will talk about a new vulnerability to attack iris recognition systems. This seems interesting from a security and a privacy point of view, but especially thought-provoking in light of the FBI's plans to test a database "for searching iris scans nationwide to more quickly track criminals." Read More
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