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Windows 10 Demand ‘Ridiculously High,’ Poll Shows

Nearly 75% of information technology professionals plan to deploy Microsoft’s (MSFT) upcoming Windows 10 operating system within 2 years, according to a new survey. And 40% of respondents plan to roll out Windows 10 within the first year. The survey by Spiceworks, a professional network for IT professionals, showed pent-up demand for Windows 10, which is set for release on July 29. Spiceworks polled more than 500 IT pros in North America, Europe,

Ad ‘Viewability’ Standards Elusive As Digital Grows

Yahoo this month became the latest purveyor of online advertising to tackle an issue rocking the digital advertising world — how advertisers can best verify that people, not robots, are viewing their ads. Search leader Google (GOOGL) and research firm ComScore (SCOR), among others, say that over half of online ad dollars are wasted due to bots, other types of click fraud and ads that appear on websites out of a viewer’s sight. Yahoo (YHOO) now

Gannett Splits Up To Aid Transition To Digital

For Gannett, the future is now. On Monday, Gannett (GCI) will change the course of its 109-year-old corporate history when it follows what is by now the media industry pattern of splitting into two distinct companies in hopes of boosting stockholder value. “The separation provides each company with enhanced strategic, operating, financial and regulatory flexibility,” Gannett CEO Gracia Martore said last year in announcing the split. The new