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	What's new in Windows 8.1 Update Changes to default settings, dubious new features -- if you expect something amazing to turn you on to Windows 8, you haven't been following along. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Partners in Mobile Device Management: AirWatch & CDW When it comes to Mobile Device Management, it's not just what you know. It's who you know. That's why CDW partners with industry leaders like AirWatch. Their comprehensive mobile device management (MDM) solutions give you visibility and control over a variety of device models, platforms and operating systems. View Now In this Issue Preston Gralla: Windows 8.1 update: Good, but no XP killer Preston Gralla: Google to business XP users: We'll give you $100 to buy a Chromebook Windows XP expiration couldn't save PC market in Q1 Microsoft Patch Tuesday bids adieu to Windows XP Microsoft suspends Windows 8.1 Update release to businesses Microsoft requires migration to Windows 8.1 Update within 5 weeks FAQ: Good-bye old pal, old paint, Windows XP Windows XP: The end is nigh Microsoft touts next-gen Windows for connected cars WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Security Technologies for Mobile and BYOD With so many security technologies available, how do you sort through the options and pick the solutions that will really work for your business? Learn More Preston Gralla: Windows 8.1 update: Good, but no XP killer The Windows 8.1 update does a nice job of trying to force its dueling touch-oriented and desktop interfaces to get along. It's no coincidence, though, that the update was released on the same day that Microsoft ended support for Windows XP. If the update's purpose was get people to move off Windows XP and take up Windows 8.1, it failed. Read More Preston Gralla: Google to business XP users: We'll give you $100 to buy a Chromebook Google is wasting no time luring XP business users to Chromebooks: It's offering them $100 off every Chromebook purchased through Google's Chromebooks for Business program, in addition to other financial incentives. Does Google have a chance sweeping in XP owners, or is this just a PR ploy? Read More Windows XP expiration couldn't save PC market in Q1 The looming threat of running an unsupported OS wasn't enough to save PC shipments from continuing their slide in the first quarter. Read More Microsoft Patch Tuesday bids adieu to Windows XP This month's "Patch Tuesday" includes the final round of security fixes Microsoft will issue for Windows XP, potentially leaving millions that continue to use the OS open to attack. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW 3 Steps for Enterprise Mobility Success Having a mobile strategy is as essential as having a business plan or mission statement. A mobile strategy communicates to stakeholders, IT and customers the vision of where the organization intends to go and why. View Now Microsoft suspends Windows 8.1 Update release to businesses Microsoft suspended serving Windows 8.1 Update to businesses that rely on WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), saying that a bug would prevent devices from recognizing future updates. Read More Microsoft requires migration to Windows 8.1 Update within 5 weeks Windows 8.1 users have a narrow window to upgrade to Windows 8.1 Update, the refresh that begins rolling out to customers today, to continue receiving future bug fixes, patches and enhancements. Read More FAQ: Good-bye old pal, old paint, Windows XP Today's the day: Microsoft will serve up its final public patches for Windows XP, the aging OS that's been around since 2001. Read More Windows XP: The end is nigh When Microsoft ends support for Windows XP on Tuesday, a security sinkhole will likely open and gradually widen, threatening hundreds of millions of PCs worldwide in homes, companies, government agencies and schools. Read More Microsoft touts next-gen Windows for connected cars Microsoft is moving Windows to the car, again. Read More
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