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	Microsoft shoots to shorten Internet Explorer's long tail Microsoft today spelled out its priorities for Internet Explorer, and at the top of the list is to get users on the latest version possible. That's easier said than done, however. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS How Dell Optimizes Marketing Decision Making Using fictional data, two analysts from Dell's corporate marketing group explained how data and marketing analytics helped them examine the question: "Was the campaign successful?" in depth. Download this whitepaper to learn more. Read Now In this Issue Microsoft claims win over FBI, but agency still got info it wanted INSIDER Preston Gralla: 5 top tips for getting more out of Word 2013 Microsoft debuts personalized patch dashboard for IT pros Microsoft goes public with browser development plans Windows XP hack resurrects patches for retired OS Preston Gralla: Microsoft's top Surface exec: We're all in with Windows RT Perspective: The Surface Pro is Microsoft's latest premature introduction problem Microsoft prays for service revenue with free Windows 8.1 with Bing for tablets Preston Gralla: Why the Surface Pro 3 just killed Windows RT Surface Pro 3's 'tweener' screen is too small for a laptop, too big for a tablet Microsoft plans to patch IE zero day -- eventually Big tech firms plans to pay $324M to settle anti-poaching suit WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic Alert Logic PCI DSS compliance solutions Alert logic's cloud-powered solutions help organizations that process, store or transmit credit card data eliminate the burden of PCI compliance. This product brief outlines Alert Logic's solutions and the unique benefits offered. Learn More Microsoft claims win over FBI, but agency still got info it wanted Microsoft claimed victory over an FBI bid to keep a request for customer data secret for national security reasons, but it appears the government gave up the fight after getting its way without the company. Read More INSIDER Preston Gralla: 5 top tips for getting more out of Word 2013 Want to be more productive with Word 2013? It's easy to do. Just use five of my favorite tips, each one a productivity booster. Read More Microsoft debuts personalized patch dashboard for IT pros Microsoft launched a Web-based security dashboard for IT professionals that displays a customized view of the company's past patches. Read More Microsoft goes public with browser development plans Aiming to provide more transparency in how it develops Internet Explorer, Microsoft has launched a website to help keep developers abreast of the latest changes and plans for the browser. Read More Windows XP hack resurrects patches for retired OS A simple hack of Windows XP tricks Microsoft's update service into delivering patches intended for a close cousin of the aged OS, potentially extending support for some components until 2019, a security researcher confirmed today. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's top Surface exec: We're all in with Windows RT Last week's introduction of the Surface Pro 3 was noticeably lacking an RT version of the device -- the first time a Surface Windows tablet was announced without a Windows RT companion. But Panos Panay, in charge of the Surface, today insisted that Microsoft is committed to Windows RT for the long haul. Read More WEBCAST: Dell Software Got Big Data? Learn Tricks to Combine Data In this on-demand video, renowned big-data expert Guy Harrison discusses tricks for using the Toad® Business Intelligence Suite to easily access, integrate, cleanse, and analyze data from nearly any source. Then, see how one company used Toad to save time, reduce risk and improve customer server. View now! Perspective: The Surface Pro is Microsoft's latest premature introduction problem Microsoft has become mildly famous -- in hindsight -- for being early, far too early, to important technology products and trend swings. Is history repeating itself with the Surface Pro 3? Read More Microsoft prays for service revenue with free Windows 8.1 with Bing for tablets Microsoft today confirmed that it will give a new version of its OS, "Windows 8.1 with Bing," to tablet makers for free as it tries to boost the market and sales shares of its flagship OS. Read More Preston Gralla: Why the Surface Pro 3 just killed Windows RT Say good-bye to Windows RT. The introduction of the Surface Pro 3 just killed it, if not sooner, then later. Here's why the operating system has not future. Read More Surface Pro 3's 'tweener' screen is too small for a laptop, too big for a tablet Microsoft picked the wrong screen size for its new Surface Pro 3 if it really plans to push the hybrid device as a replacement for premium-priced notebooks, a retail analyst said. Read More Microsoft plans to patch IE zero day -- eventually Microsoft said Thursday it plans eventually to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 that it's known about for seven months, but it didn't say when. Read More Big tech firms plans to pay $324M to settle anti-poaching suit Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe Systems have agreed to pay US$324.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the companies of entering into secret agreements not to hire each others' workers, according to a filing seeking preliminary approval of the settlement. Read More
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