Redmond Magazine, April 2008

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Cover Story:
The New Face of User Groups
Even with the Web and IM, professional-level IT user groups are just as vibrant and important as ever.
by Lafe Low

The Redmond Reader Survey
Readers reflect mixed emotions on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, virtualization and the corporate juggernaut that is Microsoft.