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	Hell freezes over: Microsoft makes Windows free for some devices Microsoft will give away licenses to Windows Phone and Windows to device makers building smartphones or tablets with screens smaller than 9-in. measured diagonally. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Software Asset Management: Ensuring Today's Assets Today's trends like BYOD and SaaS are new and exciting in terms of how they will help make our jobs more productive but they also introduce challenges as it relates to software licensing. Find out more - it's time for your organization to look at how to better manage software assets. Read Now In this Issue Preston Gralla: Can free Windows forever save Microsoft? Microsoft signals strategy shift at Build conference Microsoft slates April 8 release of Windows 8.1 Update Microsoft teases touch-first Office for Windows Office for iPad arrives: A look inside 10 takeaways from Microsoft's Build conference 2014 Preston Gralla: Can universal Windows apps close Microsoft's app gap? Microsoft Windows can't keep partying like it's 1999 Ex-Microsoft employee pleads guilty to trade secret theft Last-minute lazybones dump Windows XP 7 all-in-one security suites: Anti-malware for all your devices WEBCAST: CDW Mobile Apps and Devices Slash Customer Cycle Time Consolidated Engineering Laboratories' field employees used to collect data on triplicate forms that were sometimes hard to read and difficult to manage. After procuring iPad devices from CDW and integrating mobile apps with back office systems, the company boosted productivity and reduced their customer cycle time by as much as 7X! View Now Preston Gralla: Can free Windows forever save Microsoft? Yesterday's announcement that Windows Phone and Windows for small tablets will be free for device makers was an admission from Microsoft that its mobile strategy has failed. Will it help save the company in mobile, or is it too little, too late? Read More Microsoft signals strategy shift at Build conference Instead of relegating desktops to a lower priority while pursuing the mobile device market, Microsoft will integrate its PC dominance into its current core strategy to become a devices and services company, opening keynotes at the company's 2014 Build developer conference suggest. Read More Microsoft slates April 8 release of Windows 8.1 Update Microsoft today said that it will ship a Windows 8.1 refresh, a set of new features designed to make the struggling OS easier to use for customers with a mouse and keyboard, on April 8. Read More Microsoft teases touch-first Office for Windows Microsoft teased a touch-first Office for Windows 8.1, but contrary to many experts' expectations, previewed only one app and declined to define a release window. Read More Office for iPad arrives: A look inside Microsoft unleashes its Office suite for Apple's iPad Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Endpoint Buyer's Guide Evaluating the many components that make up an endpoint security solution may seem overwhelming. Get independent research and test results to help you determine your requirements and identify the vendor that best meets your needs. Learn More 10 takeaways from Microsoft's Build conference 2014 Microsoft started it's Build developers conference Wednesday with a three-hour keynote. Here are some of the highlights. Read More Preston Gralla: Can universal Windows apps close Microsoft's app gap? One big reason Windows tablets and smartphones don't sell well is the app gap: There are far fewer apps available for Windows tablets and Windows Phone devices than for iOS and Android. With Microsoft's announcement of universal apps that run on all Windows devices, though, that may well change. Read More Microsoft Windows can't keep partying like it's 1999 Microsoft partners, developers and customers may get a clearer picture this week of how the company plans to keep Windows relevant now that its rock-solid position in the market has been shaken up by competitors, shifts in technology and the lukewarm reception of recent releases. Read More Ex-Microsoft employee pleads guilty to trade secret theft Former Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo, who two weeks ago was charged with stealing -- then leaking -- company secrets, pleaded guilty on Monday in a Seattle federal court. Read More Last-minute lazybones dump Windows XP Windows XP and Windows 8 returned to their traditional pattern in March, with the soon-to-be-retired XP losing the most user share since December while Windows 8 gained ground. Read More 7 all-in-one security suites: Anti-malware for all your devices Today's security suites try to protect all (or most) of your devices, and provide Web-based management. We examine how seven major applications compare in terms of features, ease of use and which devices they actually protect. Read More
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