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	Windows 8 migrations manageable, argues support firm Windows 8 may be the most disruptive operating system upgrade in 17 years, but the learning curve isn't as steep as some have claimed, enterprise support company PC Helps said today. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Become a Cloud expert at AWS re: Invent Amazon Web Services invites you to AWS re:Invent, our first global customer and partner conference. Hear how companies are migrating their IT applications to the Cloud. Learn best practices for managing security, monitoring your resources, optimizing performance, and cutting costs. Get your questions answered by AWS experts to help you get started. Register today for AWS re: Invent, the largest gathering ever of the AWS community. In this Issue Preston Gralla: Samsung weighs in on Windows 8: Users need the Start button Samsung launches Windows 8 ATIV line with new smartphone, three tablets Preston Gralla: More good news for Windows Phone -- Samsung announces a slick, high-end Windows Phone 8 device Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Google employees vote with their wallets: They want Obama Start8 beta restores Start button to Windows 8, sidesteps Start menu Microsoft links Windows 8 apps to Azure Dell unveils XPS 10 tablet with ARM processor, Windows RT WHITE PAPER: Comcast Limits of Legacy Voice Systems Drive Upgrade Plans Check out this exclusive white paper from Comcast Business Services to learn how the move can increase end-user productivity, improve customer service and reduced the burden on IT staff, freeing them to focus on new ways to enable business growth. Learn More Preston Gralla: Samsung weighs in on Windows 8: Users need the Start button Microsoft may believe that users don't want a Start button in Windows 8, but at least one big PC vendor disagrees. Samsung just showed off three Windows 8 desktops that will be available this fall, and they all sport an optional Start button. Read More Samsung launches Windows 8 ATIV line with new smartphone, three tablets Samsung announced an ambitious line of Windows 8 mobile devices using the Ativ name on Wednesday, including an ATIV S smartphone with a 4.8-in. HD display and three tablet PCs. Read More Preston Gralla: More good news for Windows Phone -- Samsung announces a slick, high-end Windows Phone 8 device The good news for Windows Phone keeps coming: Samsung today announced a slick Windows 8 phone whose specs make it seem as if it can provide serious competition to iPhones and Android phones. With HTC and Nokia slated to announce Windows Phone 8 devices, and carriers lining up behind the operating system, the news is all good for Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware Boost Business Agility for IBM WebSphere By reducing problem hotspots within WebSphere before they occur in the development process or by diagnosing and repairing them when they occur in test and production can improve the time-to-value and ROI for a WebSphere implementation by as much as 50% or more. Learn More. Learn More. Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Google employees vote with their wallets: They want Obama Microsoft and Google employees are big-time donors to the Obama campaign, with Microsoft employees and associated groups donating $443,748 so far, and Google employees and associated groups donating $357,382. That's two of the top five employers donating to Obama. By way of contrast, the accumlated donations of no tech companies show up on the top of the Romney campaign. Read More Start8 beta restores Start button to Windows 8, sidesteps Start menu Stardock today released a beta version of its "Start8" utility that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8. Read More Microsoft links Windows 8 apps to Azure Windows Azure Mobile Services connects Windows 8-based client and mobile apps to scalable cloud; will include Android and iOS Read More Dell unveils XPS 10 tablet with ARM processor, Windows RT Dell is back in the tablet market after laying low for a few months, announcing the XPS 10 tablet, which has an ARM processor and Microsoft's upcoming Windows RT OS. Read More
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