Free tools for Windows Server admins

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HP looking for new networking head Microsoft mocked over 'impossible' XP-to-Windows 8.1 suggestion Network World Daily News AM February 24, 2014 Share this email Free tools for Windows Server admins There are endless software tools and utilities out there to help you in managing your network. Here are some of the best free ones. They can help you with deploying, maintaining, troubleshooting, and upgrading Window Servers, your domain, and aid with other miscellaneous network tasks. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. HP looking for new networking head 2. Microsoft mocked over 'impossible' XP-to-Windows 8.1 suggestion 3. Cisco's product transitions hitting router share 4. Comcast, Netflix reach interconnection deal 5. Storage on a budget: GlusterFS shines in open source storage test 6. Nokia hopes Android and Microsoft will help sell low-end smartphones 7. Ford unveils new Focus, packed with parking tech 8. Mt. Gox quits Bitcoin Foundation board 9. Apple encryption mistake puts many desktop applications at risk 10. IBM begins moving software portfolio to the cloud 11. HP makes play for network virtualization with OpenNFV program 12. Juniper broadens SDN for carriers 13. The iPhone cable that's always with you 14. Sony launches two new Android smartphones and the Xperia Z2 tablet RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Juniper Networks Meet the Future of Data Center Security The data center is under attack by constant, evolving security threats. New threats call for a new approach. Juniper Networks security solutions employ intrusion deception technology based on three principles: know the threat is real, control attackers’ actions and expose their device information to a global database. Play the game. Deploy the solution. Save the future. 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Read now! Apple encryption mistake puts many desktop applications at risk A subtle mistake in how Apple implemented a basic encryption feature that shields data from snooping also affects many desktop applications that rely on the code, according to a noted security researcher. READ MORE IBM begins moving software portfolio to the cloud Swiftly putting its recently acquired Softlayer global cloud to use, IBM is moving much of its software portfolio and all of its existing platform services to the Softlayer cloud, where they all can be accessed as services under a common open architecture. 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