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.
"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.
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'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.
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.
International law firm Eversheds is rolling out an enterprise search tool across its offices in the UK, Europe and Asia to around 4,000 users to save between 50% and 75% of time...
The Eclipse Foundation's Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) enables Java developers to build Ajax-enabled web applications and desktop-based rich client applications from the same code-base.
Google has introduced technology to allow users to edit online documents offline. The announcement marks a step forward in cloud computing, an alternative to having local servers or personal devices handling users' applications by sharing computing resources.
