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Operating systems software

• Buyer's guide to IT consumerisation: Rewriting the rulebook

  Desktop computing is no longer about IT providing a set of tools for employees. Consumer technology has advanced, and staff are more tech-savvy.  Continue Reading

• How Avis is bridging the application gap between IE6/XP and Windows 7

  Car rental firm Avis is using UniBrows to support IE6-based applications as it switches operating system. Cliff Saran reports  Continue Reading

• Buyer’s Guide: The top five business reasons to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7

  Those still on Windows XP should have that decision under review, as the rationale for businesses staying with Windows XP – as it faces the end of support, at the expense of a Window 7 upgrade – is now considerably flawed.  Continue Reading

• Buyer's Guide: Use virtualisation to run Windows XP applications in Windows 7

  Virtualisation can help keep legacy Windows XP client applications running on Windows 7. Forrester analyst David Johnson looks at best practice.  Continue Reading

• Case study: Law firm uses RES Automation Manager to migrate users to Windows 7

  Law firm Kennedys is using RES Automation Manager to migrate users from Windows XP to Windows 7. The company has over 900 people across the UK and provides specialist legal services for insurance, healthcare, construction, employment, rail, maritime...  Continue Reading

• Tools for migrating XP applications to Windows 7

  Analyst Gartner has identified three tools that IT departments can use to help with the migration from XP to Windows 7: Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit (Act), which is free; App-DNA, which is now owned by Citrix; and ChangeBase, which ...  Continue Reading

• Case study: Co-operative Group cuts costs with desktop virtualisation ahead of office move

  As the Co-operative Group (Co-op) prepares to move into its new head office in September 2012, the firm's IT team is on track to virtualise up to 3,500 desktops and merge some departments to drive cost savings.  Continue Reading

• Case study: How a small business can benefit from SaaS

  Professional beauty products distributor SweetSquared considers using Microsoft Office 365 alongside browser-based SaaS.  Continue Reading

• Review: Microsoft Office 365 versus Google Apps for Business

  With the launch of Microsoft's cloud offering, Office 365, the race for corporate adoption is truly on. Adrian Bridgwater looks at the pros and cons of Office 365 and how its features compare with those of Google Apps to see which provider is best ...  Continue Reading

• Business process improvement case study: Cooperative Financial Services

  Virtualisation and business process optimisation are key to the strategy of The Cooperative Financial Services following its merger with Britannia in 2009.  Continue Reading

• Who is responsible for blocking malvertisments?

  In February the London Stock Exchange (LSE) came under scrutiny when an advertisement carried on its website was blamed for distributing a virus.  Continue Reading

• Video: Google releases Chrome 10 for download

  Google has released version 10 of its Chrome web browser  Continue Reading

• RIM demo Blackberry Playbook secure pairing with its smartphones

  RIM demo Blackberry Playbook secure pairing with its smartphones The latest video from Research in Motion (RIM) shows off Blackberry Playbook features...  Continue Reading

• Video: Cross-platform mobile apps without coding

  Spot Specific is a new company due to unveil a cross-platform mobile developer tool during Mobile World Congress next month  Continue Reading

• Case Study: Co-operative Group migrates to Windows 7 on XenApp using App-DNA

  The Co-operative Group is planning to deploy Windows 7 desktop application virtualisation and hot desking in its new head office to reduce carbon emissions  Continue Reading