Microsoft's CEO search and the art of non-denial denials

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	Microsoft's CEO search and the art of non-denial denials Observers of Microsoft's three-month-and-counting CEO search have watched the art of the "non-denial denial" at its best -- or worst -- a public relations expert said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW The Power of PaaS At a time when budgets are especially tight, organizations may find it hard to justify investments in the latest programming tools and testing platforms. Platform as a service (PaaS) solutions provide a viable option Read Now In this Issue Microsoft likely to bring back Start menu in future Windows update Preston Gralla: Microsoft Surface could soon become the second most popular tablet Microsoft times BUILD dev conference to fall outside Apple's shadow Microsoft bets on Windows XP disaster Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords WEBCAST: IBM Fighting Fraud Videos: IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager Short videos about IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) for Fraud. IIM optimizes the investigation of fraud for customers across many industries in both the commercial and public sector space. Learn More. Microsoft likely to bring back Start menu in future Windows update Microsoft is likely to bring back the Start menu to Windows 8 and let users run "Metro" apps inside windows on the desktop, restoring traditional elements to its newest operating system. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft Surface could soon become the second most popular tablet Microsoft's Surface tablet is on the verge of becoming the second best-selling tablet, behind only the iPad, and ahead of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Google Nexus, and the Amazon Kindle Fire. Is this a fluke or a sign of things to come? Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Evaluating Blade Servers for Your IT Infrastructure According to IDC studies, virtualizing on blades reduces power and cooling consumption by more than 37 percent, facility costs by nearly 57 percent and hardware costs by nearly 50 percent, in addition to simplifying management. Read this white paper to learn more about the advantages of using blade serves for virtualization. Learn More Microsoft times BUILD dev conference to fall outside Apple's shadow Microsoft will return to San Francisco in April to reprise its BUILD developers conference. Read More Microsoft bets on Windows XP disaster Microsoft today used the hoary practice of predicting next year to drive another nail into Windows XP's coffin. Read More Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords Microsoft has joined the FIDO Alliance, an industry group attempting to craft industry standards that reduce reliance on passwords, long regarded as a weak point in Web security. Read More
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