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	Dell blames 'uncertain adoption' of Windows 8 for some of its financial woes Dell blamed Microsoft's Windows 8 as one of several causes for its grim financial future, according to a Friday filing with U.S. securities regulators. 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 How Microsoft lost the future of gesture control Microsoft signals push to smaller, lower-priced Windows tablets Microsoft quietly patches first Modern app for Windows 8, RT Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft's new 7-inch design specs will help Windows 8 tablets succeed Dell SEC filing highlights bleak outlook that led to buyout plan Microsoft could rake in $1.25B first year from Office on iOS, Android, asserts analyst WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Economic Benefits of Cisco's Cloud Strategy Private, public, hybrid--Cisco enables a world of many clouds with new levels of agility and security. This report from ACG Research looks how Cisco's cloud strategy improves economics beyond simple data center virtualization. Read Now How Microsoft lost the future of gesture control Microsoft squandered its five-year head start in gesture control technology and is now falling behind. By the time the company gets Kinect for Windows into the consumer market, Leap Motion may already own that market. Read More 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 means Microsoft could soon join the shift to smaller, less expensive tablets. 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 WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems A Guide to Cloud-Ready Branch Office Networking There is a growing gap between management expectations and the readiness of branch offices for cloud computing. In this Lippis guide, learn the latest Cisco solutions to help address this gap and support a transition to the cloud. Read Now 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 Dell SEC filing highlights bleak outlook that led to buyout plan In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Dell highlighted the dismal financial straits that led to its plan to take the company private, a move that now has some major shareholders in an uproar. Read More Microsoft could rake in $1.25B first year from Office on iOS, Android, asserts analyst Microsoft could rake in more than $1 billion in revenue in the first year after launching Office for Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms, an analyst said today. Read More
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