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Microsoft brings big data to Windows

Windows 8: Already mastered by a 3-year-old | Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet

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Microsoft brings big data to Windows
Microsoft, with the help of partner Hortonworks, brings Hadoop to Windows and stakes its claim as a vendor of big data technologies with new cloud-based and on-premises offerings. Read More


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This guide examines the business and IT advantages of migrating to Windows 7 and the costs of further delaying the move. We also take a look and migration strategies, best practices and lessons learned, as well as the resources to help men the move smoother and most cost-effective. Read Now!

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Windows 8: Already mastered by a 3-year-old
Meet Julian, the three-year-old who has mastered Windows 8 and in turn rebutted the many complaints that Microsoft's newest operating system strays too far from the Windows on which computer users were raised for widespread adoption. Read More

Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet
On the same day Microsoft loudly proclaims Windows 8 in New York, the aging-but-still-going Windows XP today quietly celebrated its 11th birthday. Read More

9 things enterprise IT will like about Windows 8
Microsoft has simplified its versioning system, which was much too complex. Instead of up to nine different options with Windows 7, Windows 8 comes in Home, Professional and Enterprise. Read More

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo fix serious email weakness
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have remedied a cryptographic weakness in their email systems that could allow an attacker to create a spoofed message that passes a mathematical security verification. Read More


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Microsoft targets virtualization with Windows 8/Windows Server combo
Much of the attention being paid to this week's Windows 8 launch focuses on the new Metro-style interface and the fact that Microsoft is extending its desktop OS to tablets and smartphones. But for enterprises, the real story is the way Microsoft has integrated Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and the Hyper-V hypervisor to create an unmatched system for running virtualized environments. Read More

How to optimize Windows 8 on old hardware
Microsoft has made a point of advertising the performance enhancements and optimizations being made to Windows 8. Although Windows 7 was well received and typically offered better performance and stability than its much-maligned predecessor, Windows Vista, Microsoft had some loftier goals in mind for the jump to Windows 8. Read More

'2013 is going to be ugly' for Microsoft as it shifts to Windows 8, Forrester predicts
As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilize a precipitous decline in its share of operating systems for 'personal devices, 2013 is going to be a tough, very tough year, research firm Forrester said. Read More

The Windows 8 FAQ
Windows 8 launches Friday, and even if you haven't been paying attention it's still not too late to catch up on the essentials of what's new and significant about the operating system. Read More


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Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software Release 5.0
Cisco® Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) provides the industry's most scalable, highest performance WAN optimization solution. Cisco WAAS is able to improve end user experience and reduce bandwidth for key applications. Learn more.

13 new Windows machines that aren't Surface RT
Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has been consuming the daily news cycles lately, but there are plenty of other manufacturers fighting for attention as we approach the Windows 8 launch day on Oct. 26. Maybe one of the following 13 machines is really the new Windows device to beat. Read More

The new breed: Windows 8 PCs that innovate
These eight next-gen tablets and laptops show a new spirit of innovation in PCs. Read More

Businesses must evaluate Windows 8 now, experts say
Businesses should be looking at Windows 8 even if they are dead certain it won't be their operating system of choice for years to come, experts say. Read More

Forget Windows 8: Give us Windows 7.8
A billion users don't have the right hardware to run Windows 8, even if they wanted to. Here's how Microsoft could give them the best of Windows 8. Read More



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