Microsoft extends government deal after public bodies fail to sign up

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:57:00 GMT

Microsoft has extended the duration of a software licencing offer it made to the UK public sector, after government organisations failed to buy enough software licences.

Oracle defends delay of OFM 11g

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:06:39 GMT

Oracle has defended the timing of the release of the latest version of its Oracle Fusion Middleware product, saying it is bang on the target. Oracle...

Firefox 3.5, the fastest yet, says Mozilla

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:18:56 GMT

The latest version of Mozilla's Firefox web browser includes features to allow increasingly powerful web applications....

Firefox compressed for mobile devices

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:41:56 GMT

Road warriors who want to use the Firefox browser on their mobile computing devices but find themselves cramped for memory can now download a compressed...

Balancing IT costs during a recession

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:48:00 GMT

Face facts; business is bad. For most businesses, the sustained growth seen in the past 15 years is history.

Sales of PCs will grow by end of year, but no thanks to Windows 7

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:22:30 GMT

Analysts at Gartner are now predicting that sales of PCs will grow during Q4, but reckon Windows 7 will only have a "very modest" influence. The latest...

British software supports Iranian protesters

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:50:00 GMT

Software developed in Britain has been used by Iranian protesters to crash official websites.

Growing demand for Linux on mainframes

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:32:18 GMT

Big companies are increasing how much they spend on putting

Banks will harness social media

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:11:20 GMT

Banks will harness social media technology to help them serve customers but this will entail more than just jumping on the hype of existing websites such...

W3C looks for workaround over Apple auto-update patent

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:41:31 GMT

Apple is having a scrap with the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) over a patent...

Podcast: The business benefits of Web 2.0 and collaboration technology

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:49:00 GMT

The economic downturn has increased substantially the pressures that are applied on today’s businesses, encompassing changes in budget, changes in business methodologies and changes in the places in which firms must trade in order to not just flourish but to just stay in business.

Citrix unveils new application delivery products

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:55:49 GMT

Citrix launched new application delivery products at its annual iForum user conference in Edinburgh today, as it sought to help meet the on-demand requirements...

Photos: Public to vote on amazing iGoogle art

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Google has opened public voting on an art competition which asks students take photographs that can be used as iGoogle Themes.

Plug-in lets Outlook users synchronise with Google Apps

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:55:00 GMT

Google has developed a plug-in that enables Outlook users to synchronise their e-mail, calendar and contacts with Google Apps.

Video: MS Active Directory and IE fixes top priority, say security firms

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:26:00 GMT

Microsoft's June monthly security update will keep IT administrators very busy this week, with 10 updates covering 31 vulnerabilities.

The Total Cost of Email - Putting a Price Tag on your Email Environment

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:40:00 GMT

Your IT budget is probably going to be reviewed over the next year; now is the time to look at where you can make savings without making compromises.

The Total Cost of Email - Putting a Price Tag on your Email Environment

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:39:00 GMT

You can’t afford to ignore email archiving, security, internal policy or regulatory requirements, but can you afford to keep paying for it as multiple systems on top of your email system? When you add up the full price tag for your email environment, from server to soft ware to risk management and staff costs, it becomes clear why running everything in-house can mean you spend far more of your budget on maintenance than innovation.

California replaces textbooks with internet learning

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:15:00 GMT

The state of California is planning to phase out textbooks in favour of internet learning.

Build a business case for Windows 7 upgrade now

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:36:15 GMT

Windows 7 will be Microsoft's most significant operating system launch since Windows 95. Due to ship on 22 October 2009, the next version of Windows will...

Larry Ellison at JavaOne: we'll build Android netbooks and phones to run Java

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:11:33 GMT

Oracle chief Larry Ellison confirmed his company's long-term commitment to Java at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco. Sharing the stage with...

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Microsoft extends government deal after public bodies fail to sign up

Oracle defends delay of OFM 11g

Firefox 3.5, the fastest yet, says Mozilla

Firefox compressed for mobile devices

Balancing IT costs during a recession

Sales of PCs will grow by end of year, but no thanks to Windows 7

British software supports Iranian protesters

Growing demand for Linux on mainframes

Banks will harness social media

W3C looks for workaround over Apple auto-update patent

Podcast: The business benefits of Web 2.0 and collaboration technology

Citrix unveils new application delivery products

Photos: Public to vote on amazing iGoogle art

Plug-in lets Outlook users synchronise with Google Apps

Video: MS Active Directory and IE fixes top priority, say security firms

The Total Cost of Email - Putting a Price Tag on your Email Environment

The Total Cost of Email - Putting a Price Tag on your Email Environment

California replaces textbooks with internet learning

Build a business case for Windows 7 upgrade now

Larry Ellison at JavaOne: we'll build Android netbooks and phones to run Java