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	Newest forecast kicks Windows' rebound further down the road Gartner this week downgraded its Windows device shipment forecast for the second time this year, saying that while Microsoft's platform is still expected to rebound in 2014, its climb out of the PC slump will take longer. Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com The Future of Sales Performance Management Learn how the future of sales performance management is integrated with CRM and social collaboration and how this will help managers provide real-time coaching and motivation in context to drive better sales behaviors and, ultimately, better sales results. Download now. Read now! In this Issue Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft is Apple's new whipping boy Microsoft exec scoffs at talk that Apple's free iWork threatens Office Preston Gralla: New iPad Air, iPad Mini leave plenty of room for Windows 8 tablets to succeed The puzzling Lumia 2520 tablet: Will it disappear when Microsoft buys Nokia? Microsoft re-releases Windows RT 8.1 after updates crippled tablets Nokia bets its camera will make you buy its tablet, smartphones Microsoft and Symantec push to combat key, code-signed malware WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Software, Inc. Five Must-Haves for Enterprise Sync & Share Flexibility Valuable enterprise data lives on endpoint devices, changes constantly and flows freely throughout organizations. But what happens when that data is inappropriately shared or breached because a business user adopts an unsafe consumer-based sync and share tool? Learn More Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft is Apple's new whipping boy At yesterday's Apple announcement CEO Tim Cook and others reserved their biggest zingers for Microsoft. In fact, they seemed to go out of the way to lash out at Microsoft whenever he could. Why is Microsoft, not Google, Apple's new whipping boy? Read More Microsoft exec scoffs at talk that Apple's free iWork threatens Office Microsoft's head of communications took shots today at Apple's decision to give away its iWork productivity software, calling the move "an attempt to catch up." Read More Preston Gralla: New iPad Air, iPad Mini leave plenty of room for Windows 8 tablets to succeed They're breathing a sigh of relief at Microsoft today, because Apple's new iPad Air and iPad Mini are far from Windows 8 tablet killers. In fact, they leave Microsoft a good-sized opening to make potentially serious inroads into the tablet market. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP The App-Happy Enterprise: How to Securely Manage Mobile Apps ComputerWorld Magazine and SAP outline a comprehensive strategy to securely manage mobile devices and apps. This playbook presents the current state of mobile device management (MDM) and offers a game plan for developing a successful mobile strategy, including a mobility management toolkit, mobilizing best practices, and mobile case studies. View more The puzzling Lumia 2520 tablet: Will it disappear when Microsoft buys Nokia? Nokia's launch today of its first Windows tablet, the Lumia 2520 running Windows RT 8.1, left observers wondering what would happen to the new tablet once Microsoft finalizes its $7.2 billion purchase of Nokia, probably next year. Read More Microsoft re-releases Windows RT 8.1 after updates crippled tablets Microsoft today re-released the Windows RT 8.1 update on its Windows Store. Read More Nokia bets its camera will make you buy its tablet, smartphones Nokia is counting on its camera technology to attract buyers to its new tablet and large screen smartphones it introduced this week. The Lumia 1320 and 1520 were unveiled at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi Tuesday. Read More Microsoft and Symantec push to combat key, code-signed malware An alarming growth in malware signed with fraudulently obtained keys and code-signing certificates in order to trick users to download harmful code is prompting Microsoft and Symantec to push for tighter controls in the way the world's certificate authorities issue these keys used in code-signing. Read More
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