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	Microsoft: We're serious this time; XP's dead to us It's Patch Tuesday for Microsoft, but Windows XP users aren't getting any of the security updates. Get used to it, the company says. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic Leader in Forrester Wave evaluation of emerging MSSPs In this paper Forrester shares the results of their 15-criteria evaluation of the top ten emerging players in the MSSP market. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Here's why Windows doesn't matter: 27 million Office for iPad downloads Office for iPad apps ring up 27M downloads Microsoft sticks to vow, leaves XP exposed to ongoing attacks Microsoft's Patch Tuesday gives XP attackers a roadmap Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update requirement generates confusion Microsoft to webcast next week's Surface event WHITE PAPER: VCE Transform Service & Agility with Private Cloud Data Centers Learn about the IT Transformation strategy that enabled one of the largest financial services groups in Europe to support a rapidly changing business environment. This allowed them to redefine their organizational structures and processes which delivered the best possible customer service and improved profitability. Learn More Preston Gralla: Here's why Windows doesn't matter: 27 million Office for iPad downloads Microsoft clearly made the right move when it released Office for the iPad instead of holding it as a bludgeon to get people to buy Windows tablets. That's the takeaway from Microsoft's announcement that there have been 27 million downloads of Office for the iPad since its release six weeks ago. Read More Office for iPad apps ring up 27M downloads Microsoft on Monday said that customers had downloaded about 27 million copies of the Office for iPad apps in six weeks, a "promising" figure that one analyst said still lacks important contextual details. Read More Microsoft sticks to vow, leaves XP exposed to ongoing attacks Hackers are already exploiting an Internet Explorer vulnerability left unpatched in Windows XP on Tuesday, Microsoft and security experts said. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Hadoop for Dummies Today, organizations in every industry are being showered with imposing quantities of new information. Along with traditional sources, many more data channels and categories now exist. Collectively, these vastly larger information volumes and new assets are known as Big Data. Read Now Microsoft's Patch Tuesday gives XP attackers a roadmap For the latest round of Microsoft's monthly collection of software patches, the company has fixed critical issues in Internet Explorer (IE) and Windows that have already been used by malicious attackers to compromised systems. Read More Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update requirement generates confusion Microsoft is struggling to explain its requirement for Windows 8.1 customers to update to the latest version of the OS in order to receive bug and security patches. Read More Microsoft to webcast next week's Surface event Microsoft will webcast its Surface event next Tuesday, boosting the chance that the company will reveal significant news and/or multiple products. Read More
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