Microsoft Storms to No. 2 of Best Companies for Leadership List

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	Microsoft Storms to No. 2 of Best Companies for Leadership List Microsoft is the highest ranked technology company in a study that recognises the top 20 best companies for leadership in the world. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Scale-out storage helps optimize your storage infrastructure Storage system architectures are shifting from large scale-up approaches to scale-out of clustered storage approaches. The need to increase the levels of storage and application availability, performance, and scalability while eliminating infrastructure or application downtime has necessitated such an architectural shift. View Now In this Issue Time to Break Up Microsoft? Not So Fast What's New in Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 'Productive' PCs Head Ballmer's List of What Microsoft Must Do Right Microsoft OS Chief: One API to Rule Them All Microsoft's Most Loyal Users Ask for Surface Trade-in Program Microsoft's Latest Surface Tablets Don't Dazzle Industry Analysts Microsoft Puts Windows XP Laggards in a Pinch Microsoft Expands Buyback Deal to Goose Sales of Surface, Windows Phones WHITE PAPER: Symantec Authentication Solutions Buyers Guide Would you like more details about strong authentication methods available today to secure access to corporate networks and enterprise or customer applications? Read on to learn how your environment will dictate which method is right for you. Read now! Time to Break Up Microsoft? Not So Fast There are increasing calls for Microsoft to sell off Bing and walk away from mobile. Would those moves be good in the long term? Read More What's New in Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 Microsoft recently released a Developer Preview of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7. Here's what's noteworthy in the upcoming version of Microsoft's browser. Read More 'Productive' PCs Head Ballmer's List of What Microsoft Must Do Right Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer may have several months before he actually steps down, but his candid assessment of the future of the PC and of Microsoft felt like the first words of a long goodbye. Read More Microsoft OS Chief: One API to Rule Them All Microsoft is pursuing the ideal of OS platforms: a unified code base that runs from smartphones to servers, giving users a consistent experience across devices at home and at work, and developers a common tool set for building applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: GT Nexus The Omnichannel Retail Supply Chain Retail is undergoing a transformation spurred by new technology and consumer demands. Buyers hold the power in this market -- and retailers are making a move towards omnichannel to stay relevant. View Now Microsoft's Most Loyal Users Ask for Surface Trade-in Program One of the most common questions posed to Microsoft's Surface team Monday was whether the company would buy back used tablets so that customers could upgrade to the newest models set to ship in a month. Read More Microsoft's Latest Surface Tablets Don't Dazzle Industry Analysts Microsoft's second-generation Surface tablets didn't dazzle analysts on Monday, even with improved processor speeds, better cameras and longer battery life. Read More Microsoft Puts Windows XP Laggards in a Pinch Microsoft last week painted Windows XP consumer and small business customers into an even smaller corner when it said it could not recommend that they upgrade to Windows 8.1, the update to Windows 8 slated to ship Oct. 18. Read More Microsoft Expands Buyback Deal to Goose Sales of Surface, Windows Phones Microsoft has expanded a buyback program intended to boost sales of Windows smartphones and tablets, and will pay up to $350 for a wide variety of rival hardware powered by Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Read More
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