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	Microsoft Surface 2 deep-dive review: Better hardware, but still with Windows RT Microsoft has upgraded its Windows RT tablet: The new Surface 2 offers a well-built case, better performance, a great display and the same old operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP Mobile Business Intelligence: A Growing Enterprise Trend A new generation of mobile business intelligence solutions is providing users with the ability to access relevant data whenever needed. To better understand what type of businesses are adopting mobile BI solutions and at what rate, Ovum recently surveyed 1,000 enterprises across 4 different regions and 11 different verticals. Learn more In this Issue Microsoft masks Windows, Office performance with new reporting format Preston Gralla: Microsoft's latest big earnings reminds the world: We're fat, happy, and successful Microsoft grows earnings, revenue in Q1, helped by server software WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Shape of Email Our "Shape of Email" research attempts, for the first time, to describe the content of a typical corporate inbox in terms of its importance and relevance to the user. Learn More Microsoft masks Windows, Office performance with new reporting format Microsoft's new financial reporting format makes it much harder to get a grip on how two of its most important software franchises, Windows and Office, are performing, an analyst said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless Managing the Complexity of Connected Machines M2M, or machine to machine, technology is revolutionizing business today. But IT professionals who have deployed or are piloting M2M solutions report a variety of integration challenges. Learn More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's latest big earnings reminds the world: We're fat, happy, and successful The only news you read about Microsoft these days is bad, so it may come as a shock to some that Microsoft just announced a blowout quarter of earnings, with revenue of $18.53 billion and net income of $5.24 billion, both well up from a year ago. Is this a one-time blip, or is the company proving the nay-sayers wrong? Read More Microsoft grows earnings, revenue in Q1, helped by server software Microsoft's revenue and earnings per share grew more than 15 percent each in its first fiscal quarter of 2014, during which enterprise server software products sold particularly well, the company said Thursday. Read More
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