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Windows Server 2012 R2 kicks Hyper-V up another notch

Microsoft continues to improve its enterprise virtualization offering

SAP takes the fight to Salesforce.com, Oracle with social intelligence app

Social Contact Intelligence runs on SAP's HANA in-memory database

Rackspace hosts VMware management with new dedicated server

The company hopes to take over more central IT functions via hosted virtual servers

Tech legal news site Groklaw shutting down, citing email privacy concerns

Running Groklaw is impossible now due to government surveillance, according to site owner Pamela Jones

‘Islamist’ hacker hits TWITTER — Feds attempt deeper BITCOIN control — GROKLAW shuts self down — OUTLOOK.COM (nee Hotmail) & Skype integration — 20% of U.S. off Internet grid

Internet Explorer takes the lead — as most error-prone browser

On the bright side, Sauce Labs finds Microsoft's browser is improving with each new release

Microsoft updates Windows Phone App Studio after developer projects soar

Microsoft integrates Flickr, improves scalability, and more in response to developer uptake

Is Silicon Valley’s youth movement really just age discrimination?

When Cisco claims it will hire 2,000 workers, then lays off 4,000 staffers, older employees may question company's motives

Outlook.com and Skype integration starts to roll out

It's now live in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Brazil, and Canada

Apple, Samsung nearly neck-and-neck in smartphone customer retention

But Apple did a better job of stealing Samsung's customers than vice versa