Microsoft seeks to expand influence over PC makers

	Microsoft: Windows 8 won't require a new PC | Intel: Ultrabook is not a sign it failed in tablets
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	Microsoft seeks to expand influence over PC makers Microsoft wants to influence PC manufacturers over such details as the aspect ratio they choose for displays, where buttons and radio antennas are located, and even the width of the bezel, or rim, around the edge of the screen. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software The Right Way to Prove Identity In this Quest technical brief, learn to verify an employee's identity at log in. Then, see how to give your organization control over who has access to systems, applications and data – going well beyond a simple log-in name and password. Learn more. In this Issue Microsoft: Windows 8 won't require a new PC Intel: Ultrabook is not a sign it failed in tablets Tablets with quad-core chips facing slow adoption Security researchers claim memory encryption breakthrough RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Is Microsoft Desktop Virtualization for you? Desktop Virtualization provides a comprehensive suite of solutions that enables companies to give their employees flexibility to work everywhere; simplifying compliance and management through a centralized and unified infrastructure. Learn how IT is empowering users with Desktop Virtualization with this on-demand roundtable. Click to continue Microsoft: Windows 8 won't require a new PC Having learned its lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft offered assurances Thursday that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system won't require users to buy a new PC. Read More Intel: Ultrabook is not a sign it failed in tablets Intel's proposal of a new class of laptop, the Ultrabook, isn't an admission that it is losing the battle to put its microprocessors in tablets, says Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of Intel's PC Client Group. Read More Tablets with quad-core chips facing slow adoption Quad-core chips will reach tablets in September, but adoption may not be widespread as the chips could be power hogs and apps may need to be rewritten. Read More Security researchers claim memory encryption breakthrough Researchers at North Carolina State University claim they've achieved a breakthrough in how encryption can be used in technology called non-volatile main memory, which is seen as an eventual replacement for conventional dynamic random-access memory. Read More
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