Windows 8 Rollout: One SMB's Story

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Thursday, January 17, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ Windows 8 Rollout: One SMB's Story By Kevin Casey At McCoy Tree Surgery, a major technology refresh happening now includes Windows 8, Server 2012 and Office 2013. The firm's IT chief shares the upgrade strategy. Another Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Hits Black Market Just 24 hours after Oracle patched two critical flaws in Java, online vulnerability vendor starts selling never-seen Java bug. Is 2013 Year Of The MOOC? Massive open online courses are forcing institutions to consider how to offer course credit and verify student identities BlackBerry Customers Signing Up For BB10 Corporate and government customers are lining up to prepare for BlackBerry 10 devices, servers and services, according to a RIM spokesperson. Apple's iPhone Share To Peak In 2013? Apple's share of the global smartphone market will reach its zenith at 22% in 2013, says ABI Research. Thereafter, Apple will only be chasing Samsung's coattails. Cloud Security Threat: Vulnerable APIs From banks to Instagram, weaknesses in online APIs may put company data at risk, warn security experts. MORE NEWS ALSO SEE • Apple's iPhone Share To Peak In 2013? • Cloud Security Threat: Vulnerable APIs • Strategy: Expanding Role of Cloud in BC/DR • Introducing Social Business for the Mid-Market • 10 Best Android Apps Of 2012 • Is Your Network Ready for BYOD? • 2013 InformationWeek 500: Nominations Now Accepted JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By James: "Facebook is the 'virtual corner' in the 'virtual world', where folks touch base to say hey and make plans...and Facebook has figured out how to get people to pay for their billboards they post on the corner. Brilliance? Please." 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Download Now (Registration Required) Research: SMB IT Works for Less, Enjoys It More IT workers at small and midsize companies bring home smaller paychecks than their enterprise counterparts, but they're a bit happier in their work, according to the 6,200 IT professionals at companies with fewer than 1,000 employees we surveyed. That counts for something, right? Download Now (Registration Required) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS Introducing Social Business for the Mid-Market Mid-market organization can achieve strategic benefits from optimizing their Social Business deployments and achieving Best-in-Class status. This report provides directional guidance for mid-market companies to appropriately use Social Business and achieve these goals. Download Now (Registration Required) Windows 8 for Small and Medium Businesses: 6 Best Practices You may be wandering whether it is worthwhile to move to Windows 8. It is important to consider the hardware you have now and to think about the future, bearing in mind emerging trends such as virtualization and the cloud. Download now to get compelling reasons to adopt Windows 8 for your business. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE WHITEPAPERS   MOST POPULAR NEWS 10 Best Android Apps Of 2012 Check out these 10 gems that stood out from the crowd of 700,000 Android apps. Another Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Hits Black Market Just 24 hours after Oracle patched two critical flaws in Java, online vulnerability vendor starts selling never-seen Java bug. LG: What Nexus 4 Supply Problems? LG claims there is no supply problem with the Nexus 4, despite its lack of availability more than two months after launch. Apple's 2013 Roadmap: New iPad Mini, iPhone 5S? Apple will release two new iPhones and a Retina Display iPad Mini during the third quarter, says a respected analyst. 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