| IT News Daily | | | For all the talk by its CEO about a new and different Microsoft, the company's money-making software groups remain lashed to hardware-intensive divisions that increasingly drag down the firm's overall margin. | | | Issue highlights 1. Microsoft urges customers to uninstall 'Blue Screen of Death' update 2. Two supermarket chains report major computer break-ins 3. FCC extends net neutrality comment period to Sept. 15 4. Lenovo's x86 server buyout from IBM clears last US hurdle 5. With SmartThings buy, is Samsung embracing an open Internet of Things? 6. Compliance, BYOD help drive small-business storage |  | | Microsoft is quietly recommending that customers uninstall one of last week's security updates after users reported that it crippled their computers with the infamous "Blue Screen of Death." READ MORE | | Supermarket chain Supervalu has reported that more than 200 stores were affected by a computer break-in that exposed customers' debit- and credit-card numbers and other data. READ MORE | | WHITE PAPER: SIGMA Solutions and EMC Corporation Virtualization expert Elias Khnaser spotlights the security, compliance, and governance issues that arise when enterprise users "consumerize" with shadow IT and public cloud services. And he provides a prescription for modifying this behavior with a private cloud hosted on a robust converged infrastructure. Learn More | | The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has extended a deadline for comments on its proposed net neutrality rules to Sept. 15, giving members of the public more time to weigh in on how the government should regulate Web traffic. READ MORE | | Lenovo's planned acquisition of IBM's x86 server business for US$2.3 billion has cleared a major U.S. regulatory hurdle, paving the way for the deal to close by the end of the year. READ MORE | | RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue | | In acquiring SmartThings, Samsung is gaining a philosophy, platform and development community for the Internet of Things. It may also be betting that open standards -- open platforms -- will be the key to winning this market. READ MORE | | Small businesses are growing up when it comes to data, investing in bigger and smarter storage systems that can be shared among PCs, tablets and smartphones. READ MORE | | | | |
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