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	Microsoft doubles down on 2-in-1, enterprise-first Surface strategy Microsoft today doubled down on its strategy of pushing the Surface tablet as a 2-in-1 device that does duty as laptop or tablet, serving not consumers but business customers. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Accelerate WAN File Transfers by 50x According to Taneja Group research, 83% of IT managers are considering a move to the cloud a top priority. This paper highlights their research and provides guidance on how to overcome cloud adoption barriers and further leverage virtualization and consolidation efforts by strategically deploying WAN optimization. Read now! In this Issue China retaliates, nixes Windows 8 on government PCs Verizon's XLTE promises 'faster peak speeds' with double the bandwidth No harm, no foul: Windows 8 hasn't harmed Microsoft's software satisfaction score Microsoft positions Surface Pro 3 tablet as a laptop replacement Windows RT isn't dead -- yet NASA says it doesn't need Russia to run space station Solar power to provide HP's HQ with 20% of its electricity Silverlight malvertising exploits are on the rise INSIDER Resume Makeover: How to Emphasize Your Career Highlights IBM, Fujifilm show super dense storage tape for big data work IBM buys virtual assistant tech for Watson E.U. exec defends controversial settlement with Google SAP to buy SeeWhy for targeted marketing tech Preston Gralla: 3 reasons the Surface Pro 3 looks like a winner Barbara Krasnoff: Microsoft touts its Surface Pro 3 as a laptop/tablet combo : Axeda Corporation An Executives' Guide: The Machine of the Future This eBook has been developed to help executives understand the value of M2M and IoT to enterprises. We will include a framework CEOs can use to include connected products in their corporate strategies and strategic initiatives. For those new to the topic, this eBook can serve as a primer on the business case for investing in M2M and IoT. Learn More China retaliates, nixes Windows 8 on government PCs China has banned the use of Windows 8 on government computers, a move officials there claimed was a reaction to the end of Windows XP's support. Read More   Verizon's XLTE promises 'faster peak speeds' with double the bandwidth Verizon Wireless launched XLTE network coverage in more than 250 U.S. cities on Monday, promising its customers twice the 4G LTE bandwidth and "faster peak speeds" in those areas. Read More   No harm, no foul: Windows 8 hasn't harmed Microsoft's software satisfaction score Customer satisfaction with Microsoft's software -- primarily Windows, but also Office -- climbed slightly in the last year, illustrating that whatever misgivings customers have over Windows 8 has not reached the level of frustration seen years ago with Windows Vista. Read More   Microsoft positions Surface Pro 3 tablet as a laptop replacement The latest version of Microsoft's tablet, the Surface Pro 3, eliminates the need for users to also have a laptop, the company said Tuesday at a launch event. Read More   Windows RT isn't dead -- yet The troubled Windows RT operating system got nary a mention at Microsoft's Surface event today, but don't plan for RT's funeral just yet. Read More   NASA says it doesn't need Russia to run space station Less than a week after Russia threatened to stop its work on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA's chief said work on the orbiter will continue on with, or without, Russia's cooperation. Read More   Solar power to provide HP's HQ with 20% of its electricity A new solar power project will provide HP's Palo Alto headquarters with 20% of its power and save it $1 million over the next 20 years. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Polycom Remote Collaboration Challenges and Strategies to Overcome Download this survey to learn what 5,000 business professionals around the world say are their biggest collaboration challenges--and discover the strategies they deploy to overcome them. Learn more >> Silverlight malvertising exploits are on the rise Microsoft Silverlight vulnerabilities are increasingly being exploited in drive-by download attacks to infect computers with malware, especially through malicious ads. Read More     INSIDER Resume Makeover: How to Emphasize Your Career Highlights   In this month's Resume Makeover, career expert and certified professional resume writer Laura Smith-Proulx unearths highlights from under a mountain of detail. Read More   IBM, Fujifilm show super dense storage tape for big data work Anticipating a storage crunch spurred by big data, IBM and Fujifilm are advancing magnetic tape with a prototype capable of storing 85.9 billion bits of data per square inch. Read More   IBM buys virtual assistant tech for Watson IBM has acquired virtual assistant software startup Cognea, with plans to roll its capabilities into the Watson cognitive computing platform. Read More   E.U. exec defends controversial settlement with Google   Despite competitors and politicians lining up to complain about Google, the EU's Competition Commissioner on Tuesday defended his decision to settle an antitrust case against the search giant. Read More   SAP to buy SeeWhy for targeted marketing tech SAP is scooping up SeeWhy, maker of real-time targeted marketing software, in a bid to flesh out the omni-channel commerce platform it gained through last year's acquisition of Hybris. Read More   Preston Gralla: 3 reasons the Surface Pro 3 looks like a winner Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3 may do the impossible: Save the struggling Surface line from adding on to its more than $1 billion in losses to date. Here are three reasons it looks like a winner and could save the line. Read More   Barbara Krasnoff: Microsoft touts its Surface Pro 3 as a laptop/tablet combo With the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft may be finally going after its true audience -- business and creative professionals. Read More
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