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CEO Paul Otellini boasts Intel has advantage over ARM on Windows 8 tablets

Intel CEO Paul Otellini thinks the company has an advantage over its rival ARM on Windows 8 for tablets because of decades of developing x86 chips that support the Windows operating system.
Microsoft security patches fix 23 vulnerabilities in Word, Office, Windows

Microsoft has fixed 23 vulnerabilities in its software products, including several considered critical, the company said on Tuesday in its monthly security patch report.
Microsoft detects malware targeting Mac OS X Office vulnerability

Microsoft has detected a new piece of malware targeting Apple OS X computers that exploits a vulnerability in the Office productivity suite patched nearly three years ago.
Windows 8 tablets will likely add to the BYOD nightmare

Of the four Windows 8 versions that Microsoft announced this week, Windows RT - which is only sold as a package with ARM-based hardware - doesn't include virtual client support, domain connectivity and PC management, all of which are reserved for Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8 Enterprise editions, and those two versions are available only for x86/64 machines.
Cisco broadens Jabber instant messaging appeal

Cisco will include Jabber instant messaging and presence software at no extra charge with its Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) enterprise IP communications system.
Office 15 to launch in 2013, according to leaked Microsoft roadmap

Another section of the roadmap showed timelines for Windows - both client and server editions - as well as Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) and Windows Phone.
Enterprise social network Yammer picks up Office tool maker OneDrum

Enterprise social networking vendor Yammer announced this week that it has purchased OneDrum, maker of software that allows users to work on Microsoft Office documents and other files collaboratively. Terms were not disclosed.
Microsoft Azure security features revealed on STAR registry

Microsoft has added its Azure cloud platform to the Cloud Security Alliance's STAR security registry, a listing where cloud service providers post information about their security features.
SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software to rival IBM and SAS

SAP is hoping to stake out some turf in the predictive analytics software market with a new application, BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software.
MS Office vulnerability allows malware to infect Macs

Security researchers have encountered new email-based targeted attacks that exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Office to install a remote access Trojan horse program on Mac OS systems.

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Five things Microsoft should fix in Windows 8 to prevent another 'Vista'

Windows 8 marches on toward its inevitable release - not yet confirmed, but expected sometime in early fall. Judging by the Windows 8 Consumer Preview release, though, the latest version of Microsoft?s flagship operating system has some fatal flaws that could turn it into another ?Windows Vista? scenario, and cause users to cling to Windows 7 as they?ve clung to Windows XP.
Sirius CTO: UK businesses must start tapping SME talent

The time has come for small and medium businesses to get the recognition they deserve, according to Andrew Savory, newly-appointed Chief Technology Officer at open source systems integrator Sirius
Fifteen key points to remember about Microsoft Office 15

The next version of Microsoft Office is expected to arrive later this year. We don't know for sure what new major features will be added to its individual applications (i.e. Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word), but several tidbits about the overall suite have been subtly revealed or officially announced by Microsoft. Plus, there's been plenty of speculation by the tech news media.
After the desktop: Living in a post-PC world

While introducing the new iPad, Apple CEO Tim Cook this week said on stage that we're entering a "post-PC" world. Former Microsoft executive Ray Ozzie agreed, telling Reuters: "Of course we are in a post-PC world."
Six simple steps to adopting consumerisation

Most businesses are accepting, even embracing, consumer technology. What do they know that you don't?
Three ways to extend your data centre with cloud services

Cloud technology is emerging as a viable option for companies that want to cut costs, increase agility or augment their own IT resources without building out new infrastructure ? or all of the above.
A first look at Windows 8 - the OS for everything

The first public beta for Windows 8 is expected to be released in February, but we've been testing pre-beta code in our lab. Our overall impression is that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere and takes on all of Microsoft's key rivals.
The rise of evernote and why you should take note

People have always had a problem organising vast amounts of information. In the 90s, we took important notes in our PDAs. We'd jot stuff down in notebooks that would end up on a shelf somewhere. With the advent of the smartphone and mobile tablets, there was a need for something that would synchronise all of this previously useless information across all of our devices. Evernote acts as that digital brain.
Microsoft releases service packs galore

In the past few weeks, Microsoft has released a slew of service packs for SQL Server 2008, as well as SP2 for its firewall, Forefront Threat Management Gateway. It also promised the third-and-final service pack for its Office 2007 wares.
Google CIO says 'don't fight consumerisation of IT'

In a Bloomberg Businessweek article, Google CIO Ben Fried reflects on the benefits of letting employees have their way with technology. Forrester Research agrees that IT managers should relinquish control, but not before methodically analysing workers' wants and needs.

How-tos

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How to understand Microsoft Office licences on Citrix virtual machines

How to share files between Mac and iPad

Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee: FAQ

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