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InfoWorld â€“ Windows 8 Takes Security to the Next Level

The new security features in Windows 8 make it one of the most secure operating systems on the planet.

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Deploying Windows 8 within Microsoft

As of mid-July, Microsoft had more than 30,000 systems and nearly 30,000 employees running Windows 8 and IE10. This article highlights the support, security and user experience.

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eWeek: Sprint, Microsoft Team to Offer Office 365 to Small Businesses

Sprint has furthered its cloud efforts, announcing it will soon offer Microsoft's Office 365, and offered a boost to Microsoft's wide-ranging cloud efforts.

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Windows Server 2012 Released to Manufacturing

With the RTM of Windows Server 2012, the final code is complete and we are delivering it to our hardware and software vendor partners this week. We will also make the software available to our volume licensing customers in the next couple of weeks.

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