Microsoft news from Network World http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/microsoft.html Breaking Microsoft news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2012 Network World, Inc. Windows 8 Update: Steve Ballmer's 80-inch Windows 8 tablet http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052512-windows8-update-259626.html?source=nww_rss While it lacks the mobility usually associated with this class of device, there's an 80-inch tablet serving the head of Microsoft as a wallboard and as a substitute for other work-related gear. Tim Greene 2012-05-25T09:15:25-04:00 Revisiting RDP, discovering ReactOS, and finding Mindjet http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2012/052312-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss Gibbs take a second look at Microsoft's RDP client, considers a replacement for Windows XP, and delves into "Mind Mapping" Mark Gibbs 2012-05-23T02:55:35-04:00 Medical firm avoids Exchange nightmare with outside help http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052112-mediq-259496.html?source=nww_rss International medical vendor Mediq was expanding in a big way by acquisition and needed a standard email platform across its business, but the project's cost and the complexity of doing it alone was so daunting that the company called on outside help that costs it less in the long run. Tim Greene 2012-05-21T02:18:38-04:00 Windows RT management could be a key to success for Windows 8 tablets http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052112-windows-rt-management-259491.html?source=nww_rss IT management executives from large corporations worry most about how to manage employee-owned devices safely and securely, according to clients of the Directions on Microsoft analyst firm. Tim Greene 2012-05-21T11:30:31-04:00 Chrome streaks past Internet Explorer to become world's top browser http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052112-chrome-browser-259480.html?source=nww_rss If the numbers at StatCounter are accurate then the world has a new Web browser champion: Google Chrome. Brad Reed 2012-05-21T10:18:02-04:00 Windows 8 Update: Windows 8 wows AT&T Mobility http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052112-windows8-update-259479.html?source=nww_rss The chief of AT&T Mobility can't wait for Windows 8 tablets to hit the market because they'll fuel demand for Windows phones. Tim Greene 2012-05-21T10:03:20-04:00 Microsoft: Too old and too big to survive? http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2012/052112-backspin.html?source=nww_rss Microsoft is making lots of weird decisions; has the company reached its dotage? Mark Gibbs 2012-05-21T12:00:00-04:00 An OS for the home and cool Kickstarter projects http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2012/052112-gearhead.html?source=nww_rss This week we start with something that has both intrigued and amused me: Microsoft Research has a new operating system in the works targeted at home automation called, with glaring dullness, HomeOS. Mark Gibbs 2012-05-18T12:00:00-04:00 Microsoft tunes up Windows 8 multi-screen http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/051612-microsoft-tunes-up-windows-8-259340.html?source=nww_rss When Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview next month the operating system will have improved navigation features for users who like more than one monitor to display all their applications. Tim Greene 2012-05-16T12:07:47-04:00 Microsoft cloud survey: Security, cost both a deterrent and an attraction http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/051412-microsoft-cloud-survey-259266.html?source=nww_rss Small and midsize businesses that actually use cloud services see them as a way to boost security and save money, according to a survey sponsored by Microsoft. Tim Greene 2012-05-14T03:14:32-04:00