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	Build 2013: Microsoft renews its relationship with developers | Mixed messages, contradictory claims trip up Gartner, Cisco, and Apple
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	Developers ramping up for Microsoft Windows Store apps Developers are showing interest in building Windows Store (formerly Metro) applications with tablet-style functionality, but the platform is still in its early stages as far as building a base of apps. Read More WHITE PAPER: Vidyo Global Video Conferencing Technology Leadership Award According to recent Frost & Sullivan research, the market for video conferencing systems and services stands at $3.2 billion and is forecast to almost double to $6.3 billion by 2016. This high growth market represents an escalating demand to use video for all aspects of enterprise communications. Learn More In this Issue Build 2013: Microsoft renews its relationship with developers Mixed messages, contradictory claims trip up Gartner, Cisco, and Apple Mobile developers see big rise in demand for enterprise apps Microsoft broadens Bing beyond simple search WHITE PAPER: Dell Software A Modern Solution to Application Management In this Deep Dive, we¹ll examine the benefits and drawbacks of application virtualization and take a look at the established players, as well as three emerging companies worth considering. Read Now! Build 2013: Microsoft renews its relationship with developers With much of the developer messaging over the last year focusing on the new WinRT runtime at the heart of Windows 8, it's no wonder that many developers were feeling a little left out. Build 2013 was Microsoft's chance to reconnect with those developers and to showcase new tools, technologies, and roadmaps. Read More Mixed messages, contradictory claims trip up Gartner, Cisco, and Apple Confusion reigns in Gartner's about-face on Microsoft, Cisco's payback in China, and iPhone's conflicting share in India. Read More WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Getting Ahead Managing VoIP and Videoconferencing Can the move to UC be just another simple technology transition? End users expect these technologies to look, act and behave just as their non-IP predecessors. But for IT teams it brings very real, new requirements. Learn VoIP and video success strategies from Jim Frey, an Enterprise Management Associates analyst. Learn more. Mobile developers see big rise in demand for enterprise apps Mobile developers are seeing a healthy increase in demand to build business apps instead of consumer-facing apps. Developers are also more interested in building iPhone and iPad apps than developing for fragmented Android. Read More Microsoft broadens Bing beyond simple search Following in Google's and Apple's footsteps, Bing is now central service for stitching together Internet-powered services with local apps. Read More
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