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			    <title>Microsoft | Technology News from ICC Managed Services</title> 
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			<title>Hey, Teflon Ballmer. Look, isn&#039;t it time? You know, time to quit?</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/hey-teflon-ballmer-look-isnt-it-time-you-know-time-to-quit</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft chief defies pundits by hanging on - we reveal how Analysis  Those who upgraded to Windows 8 aren&#039;t the only ones unhappy with the new touch-driven operating system - Wall Street is too. Just don&#039;t expect any of the criticism hurled at Steve &quot;Teflon&quot; Ballmer, Microsoft&#039;s shy and retiring boss, to stick.…]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:45:14 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft responds to Larry Page remarks, but Oracle is quiet</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/microsoft-responds-to-larry-page-remarks-but-oracle-is-quiet</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has responded to a high-profile put-down by Google CEO Larry Page, but Oracle, at least for now, won&#039;t be drawn into a public fight with the executive.    ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:14 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Telefonica deploys Office 365 across 130,000 strong cloud</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/telefonica-deploys-office-365-across-130000-strong-cloud</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Telefonica, the owner of the O2 mobile brand in the UK, is deploying the cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 productivity suite and Yammer social networking platform across its operating businesses worldwide, covering 130,000 staff in 24 countries.    ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:14 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Time to get your hands on Hyper-V 3.0: Let&#039;s do this</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/time-to-get-your-hands-on-hyperv-30-lets-do-this</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Join your fellow readers and our experts - 11AM UK Live training!  At last, our eagerly awaited live training session with the tech gurus from QA training is ready to roll.…]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:14 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft Pro 25% more expensive that top-end iPad in Blighty</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/microsoft-pro-25-more-expensive-that-topend-ipad-in-blighty</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Landing on 23 May Microsoft has confirmed pricing for the Surface Pro with the 128GB model costing punters 25 per cent more than a top of the range iPad.…]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:15 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Surface Pro to hit Blighty priced 25% up on top-o-the-range iPad</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/surface-pro-to-hit-blighty-priced-25-up-on-topotherange-ipad</link>
			<description><![CDATA[&#039;That&#039;s cos it replaces your current laptop+iPad combo&#039; Microsoft has confirmed pricing for the Surface Pro, with the 128GB model costing punters 25 per cent more than a top of the range iPad.…]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:45:13 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft conceals job ad in Bing homepage</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/microsoft-conceals-job-ad-in-bing-homepage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Use Internet Explorer with debug on? You&#039;re our kinda guy Microsoft are looking for a new Bing developer - but you&#039;ll need to be pretty smart to apply. Oh, and you can only use Internet Explorer, which rules a fair number of applicants out.…]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:30:13 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Final call – free Hyper V training</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/final-call-free-hyper-v-training</link>
			<description><![CDATA[All from the comfort of your desk When we do our broadcasts we’re often asked if we can show you how to use the abilities that our experts describe. So, tomorrow at 11:00 BST we’ve got 60 minutes of live training on how to take advantage of the improvements and new features of virtual machine migration with Hyper-V 3.0 and Windows Server 2012.…]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:15:13 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>What&#039;s new? Update 7 - Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE 2013</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/whats-new-update-7-intel®-vtune™-amplifier-xe-2013</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ 
Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE 2013

Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE is an easy to use performance and thread profiler for C, C++, C#, Fortran, Java and MPI developers. No special recompiles are needed, just start profiling.  Hotspots are highlighted on the source.  A powerful timeline makes it easy to tune your application and scale performance on multicore processors.
New for Update 7!  

Assembly grouping by RVA, basic blocks, and function ranges 
Support for applications generated by MinGW/Cygwin GCC* (Linux* only)
Event summary for hardware event-based sampling analysis results in the command line reports
Highlighting performance issues based on filtered-in data
Bug fixes

Resources
Release Notes
Knowledgebase articles (Click on &quot;Support&quot; tab and select &quot;Search Support Articles&quot;)
Training Videos (Click on &quot;Learn&quot; tab and select desired video)
Contents
 
File: vtune_amplifier_xe_2013_update7.tar.gz
Installer for Intel® Vtune™ Amplifier XE 2013 Update 7 for Linux*
File: VTune_Amplifier_XE_2013_update7_setup.exe
Installer for Intel® Vtune™ Amplifier XE 2013 Update 7 for Windows*
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Microsoft, Windows, Visual Studio, Visual C++, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:45:13 BST</pubDate>
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			<title>Google takes on AWS, Azure virty servers with micro billing and fat disks</title>
			<link>http://news.icc4services.co.uk/news/google-takes-on-aws-azure-virty-servers-with-micro-billing-and-fat-disks</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Compute Engine open for all Google I/O  Google is done dabbling with raw compute and storage infrastructure and has thrown the doors wide open on its Compute Engine services, while at the same time offering finer-grained pricing and fatter persistent storage for its virtual machines than is available from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Windows Azure, and other public clouds.…]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:15:13 BST</pubDate>
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