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	10 excellent new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 New and improved storage, networking, remote access, BYOD, and server administration features make the R2 upgrade. Read More WEBCAST: BlackBerry BES 5 to BES10 This webcast takes a close look at the differences between BlackBerry Enterprise® Service 10 and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server 5. Learn how BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 can unlock great potential in your BlackBerry deployment. Learn More In this Issue FBI, Microsoft takedown program blunts most Citadel botnets Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer half-heartedly confesses Microsoft built too many Surface tablets Preston Gralla: Reality check: Microsoft will make billions as far as the eye can see Microsoft ships IE11 preview for Windows 7 WHITE PAPER: SAP A Mobility Action Plan to Get You from Here to Everywhere Mobile provides a new way of doing business that promises productivity gains, real-time decision making and improved customer service. But how do you get there? This ebook offers a three-phased executive action plan for adopting mobile in the enterprise. View Now FBI, Microsoft takedown program blunts most Citadel botnets Microsoft estimates that 88% of botnets running the Citadel financial malware were disrupted as a result of a takedown operation launched by the company in collaboration with the FBI and partners in technology and financial services. The operation was originally announced on June 5. Read More Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer half-heartedly confesses Microsoft built too many Surface tablets Steve Ballmer has belatedly and half-heartedly admitted that Microsoft built far more Surface tablets than the company could possibly sell. And at the same internal Microsoft town hall meeting, he also said the obvious: Microsoft isn't selling as many copies of Windows 8 as it hoped. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc. In-the-Cloud Email Service Replaces Three Point Products Read this case study for more information on a comprehensive in-the-cloud email service to help replace three point products. Learn More. Preston Gralla: Reality check: Microsoft will make billions as far as the eye can see The only news these days about Microsoft is all bad: Its terrible quarter, lagging Windows 8 sales, the Surface's flamout, and an inability to gain much mobile traction. But it's reality check time: This is a company that will continue to rake in tens of billions of dollars annually for as long as anyone can see. Read More Microsoft ships IE11 preview for Windows 7 Microsoft today released a preview of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7, making good on a June promise to add Windows' most popular edition to the browser's run list. Read More
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