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Between The Lines Columnist What Microsoft Windows 8 License Numbers Don't Say
By Michael Endler
Microsoft says 100 million Windows 8 licenses have shipped to OEMs. There's a big difference between shipping licenses and gaining or even retaining customers.

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Syria Back Online After Internet Blackout
All Internet traffic from the war-torn country -- via overland and submarine connections -- went offline Tuesday.

Google Glass Gets Smeared: 11 Improvement Ideas
Comedians and pundits are making a mockery of Google Glass. Here are 11 ways Google could get the last laugh.

SAP Cloud Push Starts With Hana
SAP Hana Enterprise Cloud service promises fast track to in-memory application and data warehouse performance.

Interop: Expert Advice On IT ROI, Chargeback
Proliferation of commodity IT services makes it ever more important to rigorously account for the costs and value of internal IT.

VMware Users Gain Bluelock Recovery Option
As VMware prepares for the public cloud market, compatible suppliers like Bluelock add services to compete.

Nokia Lumia 928: Elop's Last Hope?
Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone could be CEO Stephen Elop's last chance to soothe dissatisfied investors.

U.S. Homeland Security CIO Resigns
Richard Spires, head of the Department of Homeland Security's IT operations, stepped down from his position on May 7.

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Samsung eats into Apple's profits in Q1, but the two smartphone giants' closest competitor took only 1% of the sector's profits.

FedEx Makes Strategic Shift
As part of a broader strategy to cut costs and modernize its IT, FedEx offered a voluntary buyout to IT and select other workers as it adjusts its talent mix by giving more work to service providers.

 

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Bob Metcalfe Plans Ethernet's 40th
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