After Sinofsky, Microsoft must stop the secrecy, say analysts

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	After Sinofsky, Microsoft must stop the secrecy, say analysts The best move Microsoft could make after Steven Sinofsky's departure is to ditch the culture of secrecy he brought to Windows, analysts said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc A Guide to Cloud Email Archiving Many companies are tackling the challenge of email archiving head-on with cloud-based solutions that scale to business growth, conform to regulatory mandates, and deliver low operational costs. We suggest a solution that emphasizes scalable cloud-base storage, secure access and high availability. Read now In this Issue NASA scrambles to encrypt laptops after major breach Michael Gartenberg: Looking beneath the Surface Facebook launches app to help users find jobs Don't cry for Sinofsky: He has $17.5M in Microsoft stock Skype blocks password resets after account hijacking flaw made public QuickPoll: Will this holiday season see a rebound in PC sales? Nokia drops to seventh in smartphone sales in Q3, eyes rebound with Lumia, Gartner says SC2012: Top500 expects exascale computing by 2020 SAP goes big on Windows 8 with six new apps Windows Phone 8 TV ads launch tonight with Gwen Stefani, other celebrities IBM kills Lotus brand, readies beta of Notes/Domino Social Edition Visa's digital wallet V.me now available for 55M US customers SAP to add 'mission-critical' features to HANA in-memory database Online tool 'PlagSpotter ' allows for plagiarism checks Microsoft updates roadmap for Windows Embedded, more releases to come Jonny Evans: Nokia's Apple attack: A better Maps app for iPhone JR Raphael: Google's Nexus 4: Understanding your carrier options Preston Gralla: Lack of Windows 8 apps may have helped cause Steven Sinofsky's downfall Sharon Machlis: Skype's gaping security hole - and how you could have been safe WEBCAST: LogiXML Enhance Transparency in Private Equity & Alternatives Learn how Neuberger Berman met growing customer demand by enhancing reporting. Using agile BI technology, the company was able to quickly build an on-demand portal enabling investors to view real-time indicators such as Net Asset Value, diversification, and geographic performance. Learn More. NASA scrambles to encrypt laptops after major breach NASA is scrambling to implement full disk encryption on agency laptops after one containing unencrypted personal information on a "large" number of people was recently stolen. Read More Michael Gartenberg: Looking beneath the Surface The physical keyboard and inclusion of Office are differentiators that make a straight-up comparison with iPads and Android tablets impossible. Read More Facebook launches app to help users find jobs Watch out, LinkedIn. Facebook is getting in your space. The social network announced Wednesday that it's launching an app to help users find jobs. Read More Don't cry for Sinofsky: He has $17.5M in Microsoft stock After leaving -- or losing -- his job at Microsoft. Steven Sinofsky will probably not be standing in an unemployment line. Read More Skype blocks password resets after account hijacking flaw made public Skype has disabled the account password reset option on its website following reports that the feature can be abused to hijack Skype accounts if the attackers know the email addresses associated with them. Read More QuickPoll: Will this holiday season see a rebound in PC sales? Asked if they'd rather receive a PC or a tablet as a holiday gift, 59% of respondents in a PriceGrabber survey opted for the tablet. Are these results a sign of things to come, or will this holiday season see a rebound in PC sales? Read More Nokia drops to seventh in smartphone sales in Q3, eyes rebound with Lumia, Gartner says Nokia dropped to seventh place in the global smartphone market in the third quarter, as Samsung and Apple controlled 46.5% of the market, Gartner said today. Read More SC2012: Top500 expects exascale computing by 2020 If the increase in supercomputer speeds continue at their current pace, we will see the first exascale machine by 2020, estimated the maintainers of the Top500 compilation of the world's fastest systems. Read More SAP goes big on Windows 8 with six new apps SAP announced strong support for the Windows 8 platform this week, including six upcoming mobile apps that focus on business training, recruiting and sales Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report Riverbed is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2012 Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers. In this report, Gartner evaluates vendors based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. Learn More Windows Phone 8 TV ads launch tonight with Gwen Stefani, other celebrities Microsoft will begin running four new TV ads for Windows Phone 8 tonight, featuring celebrities Jessica Alba and Gwen Stefani and the live tiles interface in the new devices. Read More IBM kills Lotus brand, readies beta of Notes/Domino Social Edition IBM is planning to release on Dec. 14 a public beta of Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition that will no longer use the Lotus brand. Read More Visa's digital wallet V.me now available for 55M US customers Visa said Tuesday that it has expanded its digital wallet service V.me to an additional 53 banks and 23 merchant partners. Read More SAP to add 'mission-critical' features to HANA in-memory database SAP has developed an update for its HANA in-memory database that will enable it to "power mission-critical transactional and analytical applications in one platform," the vendor announced Wednesday during the Tech Ed and Sapphire conferences in Madrid. Read More Online tool 'PlagSpotter ' allows for plagiarism checks Ukraine startup Devellar has launched the beta version of an online tool that checks URLs to see if content posted under them has been duplicated elsewhere on the Web. Read More Microsoft updates roadmap for Windows Embedded, more releases to come Microsoft plans to release Windows Embedded Standard 8 next March, as the company aims to bring Windows 8 features to a whole host of devices outside the PC, including ATMs, information kiosks, advertising displays and even industrial machines. Read More Jonny Evans: Nokia's Apple attack: A better Maps app for iPhone Nokia is battling back at Apple's weakest point, launching a superior location and mapping app for iOS, reaching a browser map deal with Google competitor Mozilla and promising reference systems for Android developers as it fights for a place in the smartphone biz. Read More JR Raphael: Google's Nexus 4: Understanding your carrier options You can buy the Nexus 4 unlocked from Google -- but then what? Here's a look at some of the best carrier/plan options and how they work. Read More Preston Gralla: Lack of Windows 8 apps may have helped cause Steven Sinofsky's downfall If you're looking for one of the reasons that former Windows Chief Steven Sinofsky is gone from Microsoft, look no further than the Windows 8 Store -- its lack of apps may have accelerated Sinofsky's departure. So reports the New York Times, and the report may well be on target. Read More Sharon Machlis: Skype's gaping security hole - and how you could have been safe Anyone could have hijacked your Skype account if they knew the email address you used to set it up. But there was an easy to protect yourself from even this security lapse. Read More
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