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Most SaaS providers use open-source software

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 16 April 2008

Analyst Gartner says the majority of software-as-a-service (SaaS) suppliers are using open-source software to deliver their products.

Gartner identifies seven ‘Grand Challenges for IT’

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 11 April 2008

"Seven grand challenges" facing IT over the next quarter of a century have been identified by analyst Gartner.

Npower consolidates six million customers onto single database

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 10 April 2008

Npower, the retail arm of the UK's largest electricity supplier, RWE npower, is consolidating the details of its six million residential customers onto a single database.

Early adopters will make the most of IIS 7.0

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Author: Nick Langley
Date: 10 April 2008

What is it? Following the launch of Windows Server 2008, adventurous Internet Information Services (IIS) professionals are turning their attention to IIS 7.0, which ships with the new server and with Vista.

RSA conference shown how web page can take over your router

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Author: John-Paul Kamath
Date: 08 April 2008

Security researchers will demonstrate how a web page can be armed to take control of network routers at today's RSA security conference.

Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft offer

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Author: John-Paul Kamath
Date: 08 April 2008

Yahoo has rejected Microsoft's offer yet again, saying that the current bid undervalues its company but that it remains open to a deal with the software giant.

Constant vigilance keeps Stroud & Swindon secure

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Author: Cath Jennings
Date: 08 April 2008

"Information security is part of life now for financial services organisations and you have to take it seriously. If the business is linked to any loss of sensitive data, it causes serious reputational damage and you can't afford for that to happen, especially in such a highly regulated industry," says Colin Campbell, IT services manager at Stroud & Swindon Building Society.

Gartner's tips for IT managers thinking about moving to Google Apps

News
Date: 03 April 2008

A year after its launch, Google Apps looks set to pose serious competition to Microsoft Office's dominant position on business desktop applications, but some say there remain challenges to overcome before it can make significant headway. Gartner offers some considerations for IT managers thinking about moving to Google Apps.

Google Apps' challenge to Microsoft Office

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Author: John-Paul Kamath
Date: 03 April 2008

Google's challenge to Microsoft's dominant position on desktop applications took a fresh turn last week as it focused its competitive attack against Microsoft Word.

Lean, green thin-clients sprout from fat, old PCs at Housing Trust

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Author: Nick Booth
Date: 02 April 2008

Cheshire's largest social landlord, Weaver Vale Housing Trust will use Citrix thin client technology to deliver office applications to 350 office-based and remote staff, in a bid to extend hardware shelf life and cut IT maintenance costs.

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