Microsoft’s opening act since Windows 95: Weezer

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Network World After Dark" <nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com>
Date: May 29, 2013 8:00 PM
Subject: Microsoft's opening act since Windows 95: Weezer
To: <aquarianm@gmail.com>
Cc:

First look: Gmail's latest redesign | Asteroid mining co. launches $1M Kickstarter drive for public space telescope

Network World After Dark

Forward this to a Friend >>>

Microsoft's opening act since Windows 95: Weezer
The radio ad caught my attention: Microsoft is opening a retail store in the nearby Natick Mall on June 8 and the ceremonies will be followed by a free concert that evening by ... Weezer? Really? Read More

WHITE PAPER: Stonesoft Corporation

Stonesoft Firewall Appliances for Demanding Environments
To keep up with today's sophisticated threats and complex network traffic, a first generation firewall will not do. View now

In this Issue

WEBCAST: Trusteer

Security Requirements vs. Operational Challenges
In this webinar, guest speaker Rick Holland, senior analyst serving Security & Risk Professionals at Forrester Research, Inc., will discuss the security and operational challenges associated with advanced malware protection. Learn More.

First look: Gmail's latest redesign
Google's new Gmail interface attempts to do away with the headaches of email management Read More

Asteroid mining co. launches $1M Kickstarter drive for public space telescope
One of the companies that plans to mine asteroids in the future set a course for more immediate space exploration today by announcing a $1 million Kickstarter campaign to build a new space telescope. Read More

Microsoft wheels out 256GB Surface Pro tablet – in Japan
A business-friendly version of Microsoft's Surface Pro laptop/tablet is being introduced in Japan sporting 256GB of memory, double that of the previous top-of-line model. Read More

Why Xbox One gaming has been an afterthought
Microsoft may not have wowed hardcore gamers with its initial Xbox One announcement, but I'm not sure it wanted to. All of the exclusive game titles and advanced graphics capabilities of the Xbox One will most likely be shown off at the E3 show next week; it's at that event when Microsoft will specifically target the gaming crowd. What Microsoft did accomplish at its initial Xbox One announcement,... Read More

Smacking SharePoint into shape
More than half of all SharePoint shops have had to add functionality to the core software, which came as a surprise to a number of them. Here's what they're doing. Read More

Why teenage girl's smartphone battery breakthrough may never see daylight
Eesha Khare, an 18-year-old senior at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, Calif., won both the first prize at the Intel Science Fair and the Project of the Year award for the senior division of the California State Science Fair with her research on supercapacitors. Read More

Amazon Web Services integrates with Google, Facebook for easier logins
Using a new API announced by Amazon Web Services, developers can use Amazon.com, Facebook, or Google's sign-in systems for their cloud-based apps. Read More

McAfee offers business endpoint security suites for broader protection
Aiming to better address the security needs of businesses of all sizes that are facing increasingly complex attacks, McAfee has added two endpoint security suites to its product lineup. Read More

JouleX fits Cisco's plan to target broader IT
This morning, Cisco agreed to acquire JouleX, a software company that helps IT organizations power the management capabilities of their IT infrastructure from the data center to the desktop and everywhere in between. The purchase price is reported to be $107 million, which is just a drop in the hat for the cash-rich company that has acquired a veritable cornucopia of software companies this year. Read... Read More

SLIDESHOWS

The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far

Fish turn into money, sorcerers rule and things get creepy in these iPhone and iPad games.

JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES

As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity).

Network World on Facebook

Network World on LinkedIn

MOST-READ STORIES

1. IDC: PC sales being crippled by tablets

2. Inside look at the Apple iWatch

3. Now here's a great definition of a startup

10. Five steps to ultimate Firefox security

8. How to secure USB drives and other portable storage devices

9. Dell and Cisco grow despite tough server market in Q1

7. Cisco appeal of Microsoft/Skype to be heard this week

4. DOJ lays out cybersecurity basics every company should practice

6. CTIA roundup: New products for unwiring work and life