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						<title><![CDATA[Ballmer Looking To Keep Microsoft Board Seat After Stepping Down As CEO]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 19:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is leaving his CEO post after 13 years but is running for re-election to its board of directors next month, in a development that could rankle investors seeking change.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Pivotal Makes First Big Move, Acquiring Mobile App Dev Firm Xtreme Labs]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 19:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Pivotal, the EMC-VMware-GE joint venture helmed by Paul Maritz, has acquired its first company -- a mobile app development startup that works with Microsoft, Apple, Google and BlackBerry.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Report: Top Microsoft Investors Want Gates To Relinquish Chairman Role]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Bill Gates is reportedly under pressure from large shareholders to step down as chairman, in what amounts to the latest sign that massive changes are coming at the software giant.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Partners Not Crazy About Ford's Mulally As Next Likely CEO]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[With Ford CEO Alan Mulally reportedly leading the pack to become Microsoft's next CEO, partners tell CRN they'd like to see someone with a proven ability to connect with consumers.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Ballmer Gives Tearful Farewell In Last Company Meeting]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Rob Wright</author>
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							<![CDATA[Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage in his final company-wide meeting to give another loud, energetic public appearance and a tear-filled thank you to Microsoft employees.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[10 Key Takeaways From Oracle's Financial Analyst Briefing]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Rick Whiting</author>
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							<![CDATA[Key financial metrics, Oracle's product strategy and CEO Ellison's views on cat videos and The Internet of Things were on the agenda.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Oracle OpenWorld: Oracle All-In On Big Data]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Joseph F. Kovar</author>
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							<![CDATA[Regardless of whether customers have experience with big data or not, they can use Oracle software or engineered systems to use Hadoop to manage big data, either directly or through software tools they are more familiar with.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[HP Rolls Out Big Data Test Drive Service Offering]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Steven Burke</author>
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							<![CDATA[HP has unveiled a new cloud-based analytics-as-a-service offering aimed at allowing customers to quickly test drive big data solutions.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[HP Haven Big Data Platform Is Gaining Partner Momentum]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Steven Burke</author>
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							<![CDATA[With more than 120 partners already signed up to sell at least one piece of the portfolio, HP's Haven big data platform is gaining serious momentum just three months after the formal launch.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[15 Takeaways From Microsoft's Financial Analyst Meeting]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Tom Spring</author>
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							<![CDATA[Microsoft financial analyst meeting gives CEO Steve Ballmer, COO Kevin Turner and other execs a chance to outline to company's current and future financial health.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Developer Evangelist Sandquist Jumps To Twitter After 16 Years]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Microsoft loses 16-year developer relations veteran to Twitter, where he'll be overseeing the social networking sites ecosystem partnerships.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Salesforce's Oracle Hiring Spree Continues As 17-Year Vet Fernicola Joins Ranks]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[The path from Oracle to Salesforce.com is well-worn, and longtime enterprise sales guy Anthony Fernicola has become the latest to travel it.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Exec Who Said Windows 7 Borrows From OS X Is Moving On]]></title>
						<link>http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240161168/microsoft-exec-who-said-windows-7-borrows-from-os-x-is-moving-on.htm?cid=rss_tax_Applications-os</link>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Remember the Microsoft exec who said back in 2009 that the Windows 7 user interface borrowed aspects of OS X? He's leaving the company, though it's not clear where he's going.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Beefs Up Cloud SharePoint With More Storage, Better Management]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[SharePoint is one of Microsoft's most successful products, but the cloud-based version has lagged in terms of features. Now Microsoft is moving to close this gap.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Report: Former Microsoft Exec Raikes Isn't Going To Be Next CEO]]></title>
						<link>http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240161107/report-former-microsoft-exec-raikes-isnt-going-to-be-next-ceo.htm?cid=rss_tax_Applications-os</link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Jeff Raikes, the former longtime Microsoft exec who's been leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is stepping down. But he apparently isn't interested in the CEO job.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Report: Microsoft Investors Pushing Ford's Mulally, CSC's Lawrie As CEO Candidates]]></title>
						<link>http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/240161099/report-microsoft-investors-pushing-fords-mulally-cscs-lawrie-as-ceo-candidates.htm?cid=rss_tax_Applications-os</link>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Does Microsoft need a turnaround of the sort that Alan Mulally pulled off at Ford, and which Mike Lawrie is trying to achieve at CSC? Apparently, some top investors think so.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Changes Mind, Gives Windows 8 And Windows Server 2012 RTM To Devs]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Microsoft partners and developers were frustrated when they didn't get early access to the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 bits. Now, Microsoft has had a change of heart.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[SAP Head Of Global Channels Leaves Company]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Rob Wright</author>
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							<![CDATA[Eric Duffaut, formerly president of SAP's global ecosystem and channels, has left the company after nine years.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[The Inside View: Microsoft's Top Execs Sound Off On $7.2 Billion Nokia Buy]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Tom Spring</author>
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							<![CDATA[Microsoft and Nokia top brass answer 14 burning questions about Microsoft's $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[The Next Microsoft CEO? 10 Potential Candidates To Replace Ballmer]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Rob Wright</author>
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							<![CDATA[Steve Ballmer plans to retire within the next 12 months. Is the next chief executive of Microsoft on this list?]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Taps New Worldwide Support VP As 9-Year Vet Gordon Departs]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Barbara Gordon, who spent 19 years at Sun Microsystems  before coming to Microsoft, is leaving after nearly a decade, possibly for a job at EMC.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Get Your Popcorn Ready: Microsoft's Search For New CEO Is Under Way]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[As Microsoft looks for a new CEO to replace the departing Steve Ballmer, many industry watchers expect the choice to come from outside the company.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Investors Get $16 Billion Payday On Ballmer News]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Tom Spring</author>
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							<![CDATA[Microsoft shares surge on news of Ballmer's departure. Ballmer's lack of vision can't carry Microsoft into new age.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Auditing The IRS: Agency Failed To Maintain Software Licenses]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Sarah Kuranda</author>
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							<![CDATA[A recent audit of the IRS shows the agency violated federal requirements by failing to maintain up-to-date software licenses on their computers.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Former Windows Chief Sinofsky Joins VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Kevin McLaughlin</author>
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							<![CDATA[Former Windows chief, who left Microsoft abruptly last November, takes a part-time role with one of Silicon Valley's most well known VC firms.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[VARs Take Their Office 365 Success Into Adobe Creative Cloud]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Sarah Kuranda</author>
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							<![CDATA[VARs are taking hold of their cloud success with Office 365 and transferring it over providing Adobe Creative Cloud solutions.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Developers Talk iOS 7: 10 Things To Know]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Lisa Barry</author>
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							<![CDATA[Developers from DataArt discuss pros and cons of new iOS 7 for developers and designers.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Senator Defends 'Yes' Vote On Massachusetts Software Services Tax]]></title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>Sarah Kuranda</author>
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							<![CDATA[Sen. James Eldridge defends his vote for the Massachusetts software services tax, saying the the state needs more revenue -- but adds he is looking into complaints and alternatives.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Emerging Vendors 2013: Business Applications]]></title>
						<link>http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/applications-os/240159973/emerging-vendors-2013-business-applications.htm?cid=rss_tax_Applications-os</link>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>CRN Staff</author>
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							<![CDATA[CRN's Emerging Vendors list for 2013, our annual look at hot tech startups, contains a number of vendors that are making a significant impact in the area of business applications.]]>
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						<title><![CDATA[Emerging Vendors 2013: Big Data/Business Intelligence Vendors]]></title>
						<link>http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/applications-os/240159925/emerging-vendors-2013-big-data-business-intelligence-vendors.htm?cid=rss_tax_Applications-os</link>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
						<author>CRN Staff</author>
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							<![CDATA[This year's rising software stars in CRN's Emerging Vendors list are innovating in every facet of the software space, from big data to CRM software to cloud software.]]>
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