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This Week's Issue
Featured Whitepapers
- Metzler: The 2013 Application and Service Delivery Handbook
- Comparison of Cisco and ShoreTel Unified Communication Solutions
- Don't Get Stuck on Your Virtualization Journey: Where to Focus Next
- How Virtualization is Key to Managing Risk
- Real World Considerations for Implementing Desktop Virtualization eBook
Featured Reports
Best Buy Windows Stores: 4 Benefits
June 19, 2013
Here's how Windows users could reap benefits from Redmond's retail strategy to put Windows Stores inside Best Buy locations.
Microsoft Launching 600 Windows Stores Inside Best Buy
June 14, 2013
Hoping to create "a great customer experience" for Windows 8 devices, Microsoft will take over the PC departments in hundreds of Best Buy stores.
How Linux Foundation Runs Its Virtual Office
June 13, 2013
Cost savings is only part of the picture behind the nonprofit's remote workforce strategy. Linux Foundation exec says the virtual office has made the team more productive and innovative, and happier in their jobs.
Security Talk: 7 Ways To Make Users Listen
June 10, 2013
Zeus reboot underscores the fundamental cause of many security breaches: Human error. Here's how to keep users listening when you talk security.
ZeuS Malware Returns, Targets SMBs
June 05, 2013
ZeuS banking Trojan again puts small and midsize businesses at high risk. Here's what you need to know.
8 IT Hiring Trends You Can't Ignore
June 03, 2013
Drill down on the latest trends in the IT labor market for job seekers and employers and get expert advice from an IT recruiter.
IT Job Interviews: 8 Tips To Avoid Disaster
May 31, 2013
IT job hunters, avoid foolish flubs in your next interview. Take this expert advice on manners, money and more.
Windows 8.1: Thanks For Listening, Microsoft
May 30, 2013
Consumers will keep chasing new and shiny; business users will keep working on a PC. Microsoft finally appears to understand that.
6 Tips: How To Speak C-Suite
May 22, 2013
To get better results in budget and project negotiations and make career path progress, IT pros must learn to speak less tech and more "boss."
Windows 8: 4 Things I've Learned
May 21, 2013
After spending two weeks on a touchscreen laptop, I've revisited my initial assumptions about Windows 8. But don't kid yourself: Joe and Jane user will need training.
Lenovo Windows 8 Ultrabook: My First 14 Days
May 20, 2013
In two weeks, I learned plenty about the pros and cons of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, a high-end Windows 8 ultrabook.
How SAP Helps SMB Tame Tough Sales Cycle
May 15, 2013
CEO of JAR Systems, which makes mobile carts for tablets, PCs and other devices, disrupts bigger competitors by using SAP and other tools to optimize a complex sales-and-service lifecycle.
8 Free, Must-Have Windows 8 Apps
May 13, 2013
These free Windows 8 apps will help you and your business bootstrap your way to using Microsoft's new OS productively.
Windows Blue: Will Microsoft Give Free Upgrade?
May 13, 2013
Microsoft hasn't said if it will offer Windows Blue as a free service pack-style upgrade to Windows 8 customers. Some analysts say it should.
4 Ways Microsoft Could Improve Windows Store
May 08, 2013
Microsoft's app store for Windows 8 shows promise but has room for improvement. Here are four ways it can better serve users.
8 Windows 8 Apps Under $25
May 06, 2013
These eight budget-friendly Windows 8 business apps provide time management, voice-to-text dictation, aggregate search and more, for a grand total of $24.42.
How To Innovate In A Low-Tech Industry
May 01, 2013
IT manager at family-owned Bremen Castings discusses how the firm capitalizes on new technology in the old-fashioned foundry business.
SMBs Love Mobile, Struggle On Strategy
April 30, 2013
Mobile use skyrockets in small and midsized businesses, says SMB Group annual survey. But what about measuring results?
Twitter Trouble: 9 Social Media Security Tips
April 26, 2013
Two-factor authentication is coming to Twitter, but that's not your only social media security worry. Here's how to lock down individual and corporate accounts.
13 WordPress Add-Ons That Mean Business
April 23, 2013
Want to get more out of the WordPress Web publishing platform in areas like analytics, SEO and security? Check out this baker's dozen of add-ons for business users.
Skykick Tackles Microsoft Office 365 Migration Headaches
April 23, 2013
Startup promises to reduce the pain for IT providers that help SMBs move from on-premises Exchange environments to Office 365.
Dell: SMB, School PCs Not Doomed By Tablets
April 16, 2013
Dell reveals a new Latitude laptop, sans touchscreen, for small businesses and schools. What does the future hold for PCs in these environments?
Domain Names Like .Food May Leave Bad Taste
April 12, 2013
Symantec, Go Daddy, Trend Micro and other digital certificate authorities raise security, other concerns with ICANN about the pending release of new top-level domain names.
Microsoft Dangles Windows 8, Office 2013 SMB Bundle
April 08, 2013
One year from the end of Windows XP support, Microsoft offers SMBs 15% off if they upgrade to current versions of Windows and Office simultaneously.
Windows 8 Doubt: 3 Ways Touch Won't Help
April 08, 2013
Windows 8 emphasizes touchscreen capabilities, but there are several scenarios where I see little benefit for information workers.