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	Ex-Microsoft employee arrested, accused of stealing Windows RT, product activation secrets A former Microsoft employee accused Wednesday of leaking Windows RT updates and software that validates product key codes faces federal criminal charges of stealing trade secrets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Druva 5 Things You Didn't Know About Cloud Backup IT departments are embracing cloud backup, but there's a lot you need to know before choosing a service provider. Learn all the critical things you need to know by accessing the white paper, 5 Things You Didn't Know About Cloud Backup. Read now! In this Issue Preston Gralla: Will Office for the iPad really bring Microsoft billions? Microsoft's free OneNote vaults to top of Mac App Store chart Preston Gralla: 3 reasons Microsoft will release Office for the iPad Most ATMs will remain on Windows XP after Microsoft pulls plug on OS support A peek into the licensing abyss, courtesy of Microsoft Microsoft scrambles to simplify its licensing Preston Gralla: Firefox says Windows 8 is a black hole, kills its Metro app WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Service and Support as a Strategic Imperative Customer service has evolved from a reactive activity viewed largely as a cost center-based tactical necessity, to a proactive management task that can in many ways set a company apart from the competition. Learn More Preston Gralla: Will Office for the iPad really bring Microsoft billions? There have been esimates that when Microsoft releases Office for the iPad, likely later this month, it could end up bringing in billions of additional dollars to Microsoft's coffers. Is that hype and overkill, it will it really bring that much to Microsoft's bottom line? Read More Microsoft's free OneNote vaults to top of Mac App Store chart Microsoft's OneNote jumped to the top of the free application chart on Apple's Mac App Store shortly after its Monday launch. Read More Preston Gralla: 3 reasons Microsoft will release Office for the iPad The long-running debate over whether Microsoft will release a version of Office for the iPad should soon be over. It's now clear that a version of Office for the iPad is on the way. Here are three reasons to expect it. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Disruption in the Data Center Business needs are changing the relationship between customers and corporate IT. With System z, IT can drive growth, accelerate innovation, and become an enabler of the dynamic data center. Learn more>> Most ATMs will remain on Windows XP after Microsoft pulls plug on OS support More than six out of 10 ATM machines in the country will be running on an obsolete operating system when Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows XP support on April 8, raising serious security and compliance issues for the systems' operators. Read More A peek into the licensing abyss, courtesy of Microsoft Anyone who wants to see how convoluted Microsoft licensing can be should check out the company's Licensing How To blog, where officials answer questions from customers and explain policies, concepts and how to apply usage rules in specific scenarios. Read More Microsoft scrambles to simplify its licensing Microsoft is pledging dramatic improvements to its notoriously complex enterprise licensing, but experts are skeptical about the potential impact of the plan. Read More Preston Gralla: Firefox says Windows 8 is a black hole, kills its Metro app Firefox is pulling the plug on its Windows 8 Metro app because its Metro beta uptake is so minuscule it's barely measurable. Will other developers follow Firefox and abandon Metro? Read More
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