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	Ballmer forced out after $900M Surface RT debacle Steve Ballmer was forced out of as CEO by Microsoft's board of directors because of a $900 million write-off the company took to account for an oversupply of Surface RT tablets. Read More   WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware   Trust your virtualization with the leaders Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now! In this Issue Forget Shark Week: Researchers tag n' track great whites 11 signs your IT project is doomed Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14, but not for you Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy 17 epic Microsoft Windows Auto Update meltdowns Microsoft declares Windows 8.1 ready for OEMs even though work's not finished JR Raphael: Chromecast revisited: 1 month with Google's $35 streaming stick Developers flay Microsoft for withholding Windows 8.1 RTM 10 cool tools for heading back to school WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Give Your Users What They Want with Cloud and Mobile Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM EDT You will learn: - How moving to the cloud can help accelerate mobile adoption in your organization. - The benefits of combining the power of cloud with the freedom and functionality of mobile. Learn More. Forget Shark Week: Researchers tag n' track great whites A team of scientists off the coast of Cape Cod has been catching, then tagging great white sharks with wireless transmitters to learn more about their behavior -- and where they go. Read More   11 signs your IT project is doomed No senior buy-in, minimum spec targets, a 'nothing can go wrong' mentality -- here's how to sense demise before your IT project meets its ignominious end. Read More   Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14, but not for you Just because Microsoft doesn't plan on giving Windows XP patches to the public after April 8, 2014, doesn't mean it's going to stop making those patches. Read More   Windows 8 stains Ballmer's legacy Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer survived the flop that was Windows Vista, but he wasn't able to do the same after the disappointment of Windows 8. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Plantronics, Inc. Making Voice a Successful Part of Your UC Rollout You've thought long and hard about the investment you're making in Unified Communications. We've compiled ten steps to streamline the audio aspect of your UC deployment. Putting an audio strategy in place now can help you plan, deploy and eventually drive higher adoption rates. Download our workbook now! Read Now! 17 epic Microsoft Windows Auto Update meltdowns These legendary clunkers made Patch Tuesday a living hell for Windows users the world over. Read More   Microsoft declares Windows 8.1 ready for OEMs even though work's not finished Microsoft today declared Windows 8.1 ready for computer and tablet makers, saying the update had reached its RTM, or "release to manufacturing" milestone. Read More   JR Raphael: Chromecast revisited: 1 month with Google's $35 streaming stick Google made quite a splash when it announced the Chromecast, a $35 Internet-to-TV streaming stick. So one month later, how does the device hold up? Read More   Developers flay Microsoft for withholding Windows 8.1 RTM Windows app developers today took Microsoft to task for the company's decision to withhold Windows 8.1 until mid-October. Read More   10 cool tools for heading back to school Looking for back-to-school tech? From advanced note-taking apps to interactive textbooks to the perfect high-tech desk lamp, these items will help college students hit the ground running. Read More
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