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	Dell's Chromebook is a sign of shakier times for Windows Dell's debut of a Chromebook, an inexpensive laptop that runs Google's browser-based Chrome OS, is a sign that the platform has gone mainstream, an analyst argued today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tintri ESG Lab Validation Report: VMware Horizon View with Tintri This report documents the results of ESG Lab's hands-on testing of VMware Horizon View 5.1 with the Tintri VMstore platform. Testing focused on performance in the context of the end-user experience in a 1,000 seat virtual desktop environment. Read now! In this Issue Preston Gralla: Insane prediction of the year: Microsoft will merge with Apple Richi Jennings: Windows 9: On the threshold of greatness? New rumors reveal exciting plans Microsoft tries to lure Gmail users with automated Outlook.com migration tool Dell to add Chromebook 11, looks beyond Windows and Android Microsoft retracts Windows 7 PC end-of-sales deadline Microsoft sells out Dell tablet doorbuster in minutes Microsoft's Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless Simplifying Security in a Changing Landscape This piece from Verizon highlights some of the key data security challenges today and how a managed security service provider can help you keep your business safe. Learn More Preston Gralla: Insane prediction of the year: Microsoft will merge with Apple Think you've heard it all? On Fox Business yesterday, an analyst predicted that Apple and Microsoft will be forced to merge in the next five to ten years. Is he right or living in a fantasy world? Read More Richi Jennings: Windows 9: On the threshold of greatness? New rumors reveal exciting plans Will Redmond back down, like Coca-Cola did? Microsoft (NSADQ:MSFT) is said to be giving back more of what we lost in Windows 8. 'Threshold' -- presumably called Windows 9 -- will reinstate the Start menu, allow modern/metro apps to run in desktop windows, and offer other sops to enterprise requirements. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ask if it's too little, too late. Read More Microsoft tries to lure Gmail users with automated Outlook.com migration tool Microsoft has opened another front in its webmail war against Google with the release of a new tool designed to automate the migration process for Gmail users who want to switch to Outlook.com. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix The 10 "Must-Haves" for Secure Enterprise Mobility. While enterprise mobility brings opportunity for your users and organization, it also invites risk. Users should view this whitepaper as a mobile security framework for their enterprises and a checklist for evaluating enterprise mobility vendors. Download the whitepaper. Read now! Dell to add Chromebook 11, looks beyond Windows and Android Dell said it would join a growing market of thin-and-light Chrome OS laptops with the new Chromebook 11, but the system will initially be available only to educational institutions. Read More Microsoft retracts Windows 7 PC end-of-sales deadline As quietly as Microsoft defined the dates it would stop selling Windows 7, over the weekend it revised its end-of-sales deadlines again, saying it had made a mistake. Read More Microsoft sells out Dell tablet doorbuster in minutes Microsoft sold out the Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet within minutes of kicking off an online discount Monday morning. Read More Microsoft's Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades The latest round of monthly patches from Microsoft illustrates the need for organizations to move from older versions of Microsoft software if they haven't done so already. Read More
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