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Windows Phone 8 Makes its Business Case

Windows Phone 8 will take its place as a key component of a flexible enterprise environment, with simplified management, better security and features on par with its PC counterparts. View More

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New Office for IT Pros
Nina Ruchirat
New Office for IT Pros
Tuesday, Jul 17
Download Office 365 ProPlus Preview
John Helmon
Download Office 365 ProPlus Preview
Tuesday, Jul 17
New Forum: Office 2013 and Office 365 ProPlus
Nina Ruchirat
New Forum: Office 2013 and Office 365 ProPlus
Tuesday, Jul 17
Hybrid Messaging Deployment with Exchange Online
Anne Legato
Hybrid Messaging Deployment with Exchange Online
Tuesday, Jul 17

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PC Magazine: Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Speed Tests

In using the Windows 8 Developer, Consumer, and Release Previews, the author noticed a huge improvement in startup times and proved faster than Windows 7 in other speed tests.

Windows Azure Team Blog

Reimagining Active Directory for the Social Enterprise

The developer preview–available soon–builds on Windows Azure Active Directory capabilities to support integration with consumer-oriented Internet identity providers, and the ability to support Active Directory in deployments that span the cloud and enterprise.

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Ars Technica: Windows Phone Gets Ready for Enterprise

Thanks to the common Windows core, it will support secure booting and full device encryption, based on BitLocker. This will integrate with existing device management systems…

Windows Phone Blog

Announcing Windows Phone 8

Joe Belfiore provides a high-level sneak peek at the Windows Phone 8 platform. Look for a more complete tour of new features later on this blog.