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	8 of 10 customers choose Windows 7, says PC builder Given a choice, customers of a Pacific Northwest PC system builder overwhelming pick Windows 7 over the newer Windows 8, the company's president said Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Smarter Business Requires Intelligent Systems This paper discusses the growing adoption of intelligent systems and the role Microsoft, through its Windows Embedded, Windows Azure, and other technologies, can play in developing these systems. Read Now. In this Issue 3 Windows 8 ultrabooks: Lightweight and powerful Preston Gralla: Some good news for Microsoft's Surface tablet -- it may finally sell at retailers Microsoft plans patches for IE10, Windows 8 this week Preston Gralla: Windows 8 tablets will lag far behind iOS and Android for years, says IDC RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. 3 Windows 8 ultrabooks: Lightweight and powerful A crop of ultrabooks is being introduced for the new Windows 8 operating system. We examine the HP Envy TouchSmart, Sony Vaio T13 and Toshiba Portege Z935 to see how they shape up. Read More Preston Gralla: Some good news for Microsoft's Surface tablet -- it may finally sell at retailers Most reports say that Microsoft's Surface tablet has had sluggish sales since its launch, possibly partly due to poor distrubution -- only through Microsoft. But now a report says that the RT-based tablet may be for sale in retailers beyond Microsoft's own brick-and-mortar and online stores. If so, that could help the struggling tablet gain some serious sales. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Online New Technology to Your Users: A Make-or-Break Moment Join this interactive webinar to learn: - How to assess what users expect from technology - Common missteps and omissions in the QA process - What you can do to make uses feel more confident and supported - And more… Learn More Microsoft plans patches for IE10, Windows 8 this week Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates this week to patch 11 vulnerabilities, including the first that apply to Internet Explorer 10, the company's newest browser. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8 tablets will lag far behind iOS and Android for years, says IDC There's good news and bad news for Microsoft in a recent IDC report about tablets. The good news is that Windows tablet sales will surge in the next four years. The bad news is that even then, they'll be only 10% of the market. Read More
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