Microsoft evangelists pull page out of BlackBerry handbook

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	Microsoft evangelists pull page out of BlackBerry handbook Microsoft is starting to sound like the company once named Research in Motion, the stalwart maker of BlackBerry smartphones that has fought desperately against Apple's iOS and Google's Android as they became the mobile market leaders. In its struggle to claw back market share, BlackBerry (RIM's new name) has aggressively advertised and promoted the new BlackBerry 10 platform -- almost to the point of desperation. Read More WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Connect to Customer's Mobile Devices for Improved Service Superior customer support and service are top priorities for leading companies looking to achieve competitive advantage. This report looks at how call centers, online chat, click-to-call and offering remote support to customers' smartphones are all keys to satisfying and keeping customers. Learn more. In this Issue Apple exploring watch-like devices, reports say Microsoft sells out of 128GB Surface Pro Hybrid clouds pose new security challenges WHITE PAPER: FalconStor Confronting the Data Backup Challenge Data deduplication has clearly become a mainstream technology helping many organizations optimize backup efficiency. This IDG survey of 215 IT managers reveals successful deduplication strategies, 6 criteria in choosing a deduplication solution, when not to dedupe and a look ahead to the future of deduplication. Learn More Apple exploring watch-like devices, reports say Apple is experimenting with watch-like wearable devices with some smartphone capabilities, as the company looks at new product categories for future growth, according to reports. The company has discussed the design with manufacturing partner Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, which has been working on technologies that could be used in wearable devices, reported The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, citing people briefed on the effort. Read More Microsoft sells out of 128GB Surface Pro Microsoft started selling its Surface Pro tablet on Saturday, and quickly exhausted its supply of the 128GB configuration. While the less expensive 64GB device was also listed as out of stock Saturday on Microsoft's online store, by Sunday it was again available. Some observers interpreted the quick sell-out of the 128GB device as a sign that early buyers, at least, were evaluating the Surface Pro as a notebook replacement first, and as a tablet second. Read More Hybrid clouds pose new security challenges If 2013 is the year enterprises begin implementing their hybrid cloud strategies, as the experts are predicting, then it follows that this will also be the year when hybrid cloud security takes center stage. According to analysts, industry watchers and security practitioners the bad news is that there is no silver bullet on how to fully accomplish security in a hybrid cloud. Read More
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