Five Windows 8 features businesses should watch

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	Five Windows 8 features businesses should watch The Windows 8 Consumer Preview isn't the only new Microsoft download of interest to businesses. Also recently released was its Product Guide for Business, a 15-page PDF file that explores the most relevant Windows 8 features and technologies for businesses. Though littered with typos, the guide provides a well-organized overview of many previously introduced features, as well as details that weren't previously disclosed. Here are five of the areas mentioned in Microsoft's guide likely to affect companies the most. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Why Run Windows Server Apps on AWS? Top 5 Reasons: 1. No New Hardware, 2. Get Started in Minutes, 3. Use Your .NET Skills in the AWS Cloud, 4. On-Demand Test Environments, and 5. Use your Existing Microsoft Licenses. Learn more with on-demand webinar. Watch now! In this Issue IT POV: Apple's OS X Lion is a resource and security nightmare Apple runs out of new iPads for Friday delivery 5 signs that you've lost control over your cloud apps 15 things to know about 'Office 15' China's mobile browser leader UCWeb targets U.S. market RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Why Run Windows Server Apps on AWS? Top 5 Reasons: 1. No New Hardware, 2. Get Started in Minutes, 3. Use Your .NET Skills in the AWS Cloud, 4. On-Demand Test Environments, and 5. Use your Existing Microsoft Licenses. Learn more with on-demand webinar. Watch now! IT POV: Apple's OS X Lion is a resource and security nightmare The Mac is back in the enterprise. Last year, sales of Apple's flagship computer to business jumped substantially, growing 44 percent compared in Q3 with a paltry 5.3 percent increase for Windows machines, according to Needham & Co. Yet its current operating system, known as OS X 10.7 Lion, is a disaster from a CIO's perspective. Read More Apple runs out of new iPads for Friday delivery Apple has sold out of initial supplies of the new iPad in every country where it will launch the tablet on Friday, and is now telling buyers that orders will not ship for up to three weeks. In the U.S. and Canada, all iPad pre-orders placed through Apple's online store will now ship on March 19, three days after the on-sale date. Customers who placed an order very early in the pre-sale process were told they will receive the tablet on Friday, March 16. Read More 5 signs that you've lost control over your cloud apps CIOs are waking up to the reality that they've lost control over access to data stored in software-as-a-service applications purchased by other departments. Read More 15 things to know about '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. Read More China's mobile browser leader UCWeb targets U.S. market China's largest mobile browser provider, UCWeb, is preparing to enter the U.S. market, as the company shifts from doing business on its home turf to becoming a global Internet firm. Although not as well-known abroad, UCWeb now has more than 300 million users of its UC Browser software, which is built for mobile operating systems including Android, iOS, and Symbian. The company says users will want to download the company's browser because it will offer faster Web page download times, better viewing of text and images, and features such as voice search. Read More
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