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	Microsoft signals push to smaller, lower-priced Windows tablets Microsoft has relaxed a Windows 8 certification requirement to allow devices with lower resolutions, a move analysts said signaled Microsoft would soon join the accelerating shift to smaller, less expensive tablets. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CITE Conference Consumerize today...or fall behind tomorrow Mobile. Cloud. BYOD. Social Media. They're transforming business right now. Don't miss the boat. Attend Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) June 2-4, 2013 in San Francisco and learn how leading minds at companies just like yours are embracing consumer technologies and managing the transition to give them an edge. Learn more at www.citeconference.com In this Issue Facebook phone rumors explode after Android event announced Microsoft quietly patches first Modern app for Windows 8, RT Dell consolidates, plans unified software and all-flash arrays NASA astronaut on space station after record-breaking flight Critical denial-of-service flaw in BIND software puts DNS servers at risk Wall Street Beat: As markets rise, guarded optimism for IT Jaikumar Vijayan: Overhyped or not, the Spamhaus attacks are important Jonny Evans: NAB: Apple's Final Cut push hints imminent new Mac Pro launch Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft's new 7-inch design specs will help Windows 8 tablets succeed JR Raphael: Facebook phone? An Android launcher makes more sense 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. Facebook phone rumors explode after Android event announced Talk that Facebook is developing its own smartphone is spreading again. Read More Microsoft quietly patches first Modern app for Windows 8, RT Microsoft earlier this week quietly issued its first security update for one of its Windows 8 apps, patching a link-spoofing vulnerability in Mail. Read More Dell consolidates, plans unified software and all-flash arrays In the midst of going private, Dell executives said today they've already consolidated their three storage product divisions into one, they are working on merging their system management interfaces, and they have a number of new products coming out over the next year. Read More NASA astronaut on space station after record-breaking flight The Russian Soyuz spacecraft, carrying a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts, successfully rendezvoused and docked with the International Space Station late last night. Read More Critical denial-of-service flaw in BIND software puts DNS servers at risk A flaw in the widely used BIND DNS (Domain Name System) software can be exploited by remote attackers to crash DNS servers and affect the operation of other programs running on the same machines. Read More WHITE PAPER: serVelocity Is Your Services Organization Leaving Money on the Table? Fully adopting today's service automation technology provides executives the visibility they require to increase profitability at a time when it is sorely needed. Visibility enables actions that optimize key Services margin levers where even small improvements equate to significant bottom line and strategic impact for the company. Learn more. Wall Street Beat: As markets rise, guarded optimism for IT Though IT trailed other sectors as market indices rose to milestone highs this quarter, some bright spots in earnings and market research reports this week indicate continuing confidence that things will go better for tech this year than in 2012. Read More Jaikumar Vijayan: Overhyped or not, the Spamhaus attacks are important Questions over whether CloudFlare exaggerated the impact of the denial of service attacks on Spamhaus should not be allowed to divert attention away from the real security threat highlighted by the attacks. Any distributed denial of service attack involving 300Gbps of traffic -- or even half that amount -- is noteworthy, regardless of whether it choked portions of the Internet or not. Read More Jonny Evans: NAB: Apple's Final Cut push hints imminent new Mac Pro launch The Ishtar-inspired Easter festival is upon us and other than taking care there's no palm oil in those chocolate eggs, most folks are kicking back to relax -- with the possible exception of Apple's Final Cut team who are beginning a marketing blitz for NAB next week -- might this also include introduction of a new Mac Pro? Read More Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft's new 7-inch design specs will help Windows 8 tablets succeed Newly published design specs will allow hardware companies to create 7-inch Windows 8 tablets. That's clearly designed to help Microsoft compete in the growing small tablet market. Here's why it will help Microsoft gain serious market share. Read More JR Raphael: Facebook phone? An Android launcher makes more sense Rumors are running wild that Facebook will finally launch its own Android-based phone or OS, but a custom Android launcher might be the more sensible approach. Read More
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