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July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15
Lotus Formula 1 gears up for racing with Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Dynamics tools drive the Lotus F1 team's data analytics in ratcheting the performance of its cars, engineers – and business
July 09, 2015 09 Jul'15
Organisations remain on Windows Server 2003 as end of support looms

Hundreds of thousands of UK businesses run Windows Server 2003 software with Microsoft's 14 July 2014 end of support deadline imminent
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
Tablets replace need for multiple devices in the enterprise

Far from being a companion device, tablet computers are increasingly being deployed as the only device for certain groups of users
June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
Top suppliers as UK software and services market approaches £50bn

The top five software and IT services firms in the UK are Capita, HP, IBM, Capgemini and Accenture, according to the latest figures from TechMarketView

June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15
Windows Server 2003 end of support: Five options to choose from

Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 ends in July. Should you upgrade to a newer version of the operating system or choose an alternative?
June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15
Satya Nadella calls on staff to help communities upgrade Windows

Microsoft chief Satya Nadella has sent a letter to all Microsoft employees calling on them to reinvent productivity
June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15
John Swainson, president of Dell Software, argues the case for rethinking datacentres

Having previously worked for Silver Lake, CA and IBM, Swainson now heads the company’s software business
June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15
IT professionals give Windows 10 Start button the thumbs up

A survey of European and North American IT professionals has found that the return of the Start button is the most enticing feature in Microsoft's latest operating system
June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15
Bet365: A company betting on its own technology innovations

While many sites make great use of agile development, run on the cloud and are built on Java and JavaScript, Bet365 is doing IT its own way
June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
US state of Maine turns to BPM to cut admin costs

The US state of Maine is automating a range of government processes in a bid to cut administration costs by more than 10%

June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15
Apple's Mac OS X El Capitan goes head to head with Windows 10

At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled El Capitan, its latest operating system (OS) – but how does it compare to Windows 10?
June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15
HMRC indicates move to Google Apps

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has indicated it will be moving away from Microsoft and towards Google Apps for document sharing and collaboration
June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15
Get ready for Windows 10 upgrade

Windows 10 will be released on July 29. Computer Weekly looks at how the new operating system will impact enterprise IT
May 27, 2015 27 May'15
CIO Interview: Mike Young, CIO, Dentsu Aegis Network

CIO Mike Young describes how Dentsu Aegis Network used technology to become a consolidated company with a unified collaboration strategy
May 22, 2015 22 May'15
Microsoft accused again over UK government lobbying practices

Further evidence has emerged of the extent to which Microsoft lobbied the UK government over its policy on open standards
May 18, 2015 18 May'15
Whitehall technology chiefs vetoed new Windows XP support deal

Government technology chiefs vetoed a new deal with Microsoft to continue Windows XP support to force laggards to move off the OS
May 14, 2015 14 May'15
TrustFord chooses virtual load balancers to guarantee network performance

Auto retailer TrustFord picks Kemp’s virtualised load balancers to deliver high availability and performance across the network
May 12, 2015 12 May'15
Microsoft bids for security edge with new browser

In a bid to end years of Internet Explorer security woes, Microsoft is betting that its still-to-be-released Edge browser will meet the challenges of increasingly sophisticated online hacker attacks
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Windows 10: Why you should work around PC price hike

IT departments planning a PC refresh to tie in with Windows 10 can expect to pay more due to the strong US dollar
April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15
Microsoft tempts cross-platform developers with free Visual Studio

Microsoft has extended Visual Studio to Mac and Linux developers
April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15
Microsoft profits drop year-on-year as restructuring forges on

Microsoft's annual profits dropped again after it spent $190m on business restructuring and integrating Nokia Devices and Services business
April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15
Gartner: Enterprises opt for open-source and cloud middleware alternatives

Gartner has reported a bigger focus on subscription-based licensing and open-source platforms in the middleware market
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Accenture chosen to run NHS email service

The NHS email service is to be provided by Accenture, after the IT services firm was announced as the preferred bidder by HSCIC
April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15
Microsoft has its eye on payments but no products to announce yet

The establishment of Microsoft Payments Inc by Microsoft in the US suggests mobile payments could be a future feature of Microsoft operating systems
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
NCR promises 40% annual savings with thin-client cash machines

NCR has developed smart thin client cash machines to replacing ageing Windows XP-based ATMs
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Patch Tuesday addresses remote code flaws in HTTP and Internet Explorer

Microsoft issues updates to address remote code execution vulnerabilities in HTTP and Internet Explorer in its Patch Tuesday security advice
April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15
Microsoft rolls out Skype for Business in Office update

Microsoft rolls out Skype for Business client in April Office update, marking the end of the line for Lync
April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15
Microsoft enables Office editing in Dropbox

Microsoft and Dropbox have extended their partnership, allowing users to share documents on OneDrive with Dropbox
April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15
Nano Server: Microsoft debuts simpler Windows Server for the cloud era

Microsoft finally confirms details about Nano Server, its stripped back Windows Server operating system designed specifically for cloud apps
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Microsoft adds ODF 1.2 to Office 365 to adhere to government demands

Microsoft will roll out the ability export documents in open document format (ODF) in Office 365, regardless of original file format, to adhere to government policy
March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15
Microsoft adds mobile device management to Office 365

Office 365 users will now get a free mobile device management system from Microsoft, as the company fleshes out its mobile strategy
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
Fitness First slashes datacentre hosting costs with Nutanix

Fitness First has migrated its traditional datacentre installation to converged infrastructure based on Nutanix hardware hosted at Telecity
March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15
KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption

Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients
March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15
Microsoft to acquire LiveLoop productivity tool startup

Microsoft is to acquire LiveLoop, a startup that develops collaboration and sharing tools for Microsoft Office
March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15
Satya Nadella: Every business will be a software business

Digitisation may the buzzword business leaders are trying to grasp, but Microsoft has begun its journey to build a digitisation product portfolio
March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15
IT priorities 2015: Desktop IT investments shift to the cloud

The TechTarget IT Priorities 2015 survey reports that IT spending on cloud computing ranks third, behind hardware and software
March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15
Microsoft warns of fake SSL certificate for Windows Live

Microsoft has warned that a fake security certificate has been issued for the Windows Live domain that could be abused by attackers
March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15
CIO interview: Ivor Nicholson, Nottinghamshire County Council

Nottinghamshire County Council is facing £77m in cuts by 2018 and by rolling out new services, it plans to save £8m through technology alone
March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15
Windows vulnerable to Freak attacks, says Microsoft

Microsoft says all supported versions of its Windows operating system are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the Freak security vulnerability
February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15
CIO interview: Sean Harley, group IT director, Top Right Group

Sean Harley is an IT leader who likes to get stuck in – and he has plenty to get stuck into, having transformed IT at publishing firm Top Right Group
February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15
Microsoft to cut 9,000 jobs at Nokia plants in China

Microsoft plans to shut down two former Nokia manufacturing plants in China, which means 9,000 jobs will be lost in the latest round of cuts
February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15
Microsoft achieves ISO cloud certification

Microsoft says it now complies with ISO/IEC 27018, which aims to establish a uniform, international approach to data protection in the cloud
February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15
Shropshire Council upgrades from iPads and BlackBerrys to Microsoft technology

Shropshire Council reworks desktop IT strategy, using its Microsoft enterprise agreement to support devices running Office 365
February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15
Microsoft fixes bugs exploited to hack military and financial firms

Microsoft’s February security update includes fixes for a bug exploited by attackers targeting US defence and financial services firms
February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15
Microsoft working on fix for IE bug that exposes user credentials

Microsoft is working on a fix for a serious vulnerability in IE11 that could be exploited to reveal the login credentials of users
February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15
Cloud maturity: AWS leads but Microsoft almost doubles cloud revenue

Amazon Web services has grown its lead over rival public cloud providers, while Microsoft experienced 96% year-on-year growth
January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15
CIOs admit they are concerned about Saas management

The majority of organisations are running applications in the cloud, but IT managers are concerned they are losing control of the Saas budget
January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15
Microsoft gets a step closer to Office everywhere with Office on Android

Microsoft has released a preview version of Office for Android, almost 10 months after the iPad version was released
January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15
Windows 10: Preparing for Microsoft’s next enterprise OS

Microsoft’s recent Windows 10 event had a strong consumer focus, but the company also unveiled changes that will impact corporate IT
January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15
Microsoft revenue drops due to “restructuring”

Microsoft’s year-on-year net income has dropped by around $695m due to “integration and restructuring” plans, according to the firm’s fiscal statement
January 26, 2015 26 Jan'15
Will the mainframe survive IBM job cuts?

The mainframe survived minicomputers, the client server, the web and Y2K, but its future is under scrutiny as IBM prepares a rethink
January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15
Mobile banking will help the poor transform their lives, says Gates Foundation

Mobile banking can help the poor change their lives and two billion people who don’t have bank accounts store money by phone by 2030
January 22, 2015 22 Jan'15
Windows 10: Microsoft at the crossroads

Windows is at a crossroad. Microsoft needs to convince businesses and third-party app developers to adopt Windows 10
January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15
Microsoft readies next Windows 10 update

Satya Nadella prepares to make the most important speech since he took the helm of Microsoft just under a year ago
January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15
PC shipments grew towards end of 2014

PC sales reached 83.7 million in the final quarter of 2014, displaying continued improvement in the sector, says Gartner
January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15
Google under fire over Windows zero-day disclosure

Google has come under fire for publishing a proof-of-concept attack exploiting a flaw in Windows 8.1 before Microsoft had released a security update
December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14
Top 10 PC stories of 2014

Sales of PCs have been steadily decreasing over the past few years, but market changes saw the PC market bounce up, down and back up again in 2014
December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14
Top 10 cloud stories of 2014

Cloud computing has evolved, giving businesses an increasing array of options from simple IT infrastructure up to full business applications
December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14
Microsoft begins accepting bitcoins

Microsoft will now accept Bitcoin payments for digital content such as games, videos, music and applications on Windows Phone and Xbox
December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14
HP puts big data in the cloud and announces services enhancements

On the opening day of HP Discover in Barcelona, HP has announced a major milestone in its big data strategy
November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14
How resilient is the public cloud?

The recent downtime that affected some Azure services following an update illustrates the precarious balance CIOs face in the cloud era
November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14
CIO interview: Juggling politics for shared service success

Newham is one of the poorest boroughs in the UK, yet CIO Geoff Connell is pushing forward a digital strategy
November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14
Operator error the root cause of Microsoft Azure failure

Operator error was the root cause of the catastrophic failure of Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform on 19 November 2014
November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14
Case study: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service secures email for public sector collaboration

The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) has secured its information exchange with Egress Switch encryption
November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14
Case study: JustGiving develops Facebook-like graph on HDInsight

Online fundraising site JustGiving has created a Facebook-like media graph database to understand how people donate
November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14
Microsoft releases emergency security patch for Windows and Windows Server

Microsoft emergency patch fixes a Windows and Windows Server vulnerability hackers are exploiting to compromise networks
November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14
Can Microsoft change its spots?

Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO of Microsoft, the company has become steadily more open and cross-platform
November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14
Administrators are too reactive to security threats, says Barracuda

Network administrators should take a more proactive approach to security threats, says security firm Barracuda Networks
November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14
Microsoft moves .Net to open source framework

Microsoft has announced that its .Net Core framework will be open source to develop cross platform capabilities
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Microsoft SSL bug could be worse than Heartbleed, say researchers

Reseachers say the SSL flaw in Microsoft Windows could be worse than Heartbleed and Shellshock
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Microsoft holds back two security bulletins

Microsoft has published a large number of security bulletins in its November 2014 software update, but two less than expected
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
Government CTO Liam Maxwell says Microsoft “conversation has changed”

CTO Liam Maxwell says the government's relationship with Microsoft has changed after meeting CEO Satya Nadella
November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14
How to deal with the next software renewal call from the big four suppliers

IT departments are being subjected to ruthless tactics by software sales teams when they renegotiate contracts with the big four suppliers
November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14
Qantas puts Oracle ERP in the cloud with Tata Consultancy Services

Airline Qantas signs IT outsourcing services firm TCS to upgrade its Oracle ERP platform and move it into the cloud
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Are IT professionals ready for Microsoft in the cloud?

Mobility and cloud computing disrupted Microsoft's model, but it has responded by integrating Office with Android and Dropbox
November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14
Business braces for heavy Patch Tuesday

IT administrators face a busy month as Microsoft plans to release a bumper security update on 11 November 2014
November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14
Government open standards - the curious case of Microsoft and the minister

What role, if any, did science minister David Willetts take in helping Microsoft try to overturn government IT policy?
November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14
Departments lack common targets for implementing open-document standards

Whitehall departments have begun publishing plans on implementing the government’s open-document standards policy
October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14
Microsoft threatened MPs over open-standards policy, claims advisor

Microsoft told MPs it would cut investment if they supported plans for open standards, says former Cameron advisor
October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14
TechEd Europe 2014: Windows 10 OS will simplify PC deployments

Microsoft aims to simplify how the IT department deploys corporate desktops with the release of Windows 10 operating system (OS)
October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14
TechEd Europe 2014: Microsoft strengthens Azure hybrid cloud

Microsoft will offer private cloud users access to Azure functionality in their own datacentres
October 28, 2014 28 Oct'14
Government replaces Becta education IT procurement framework

Government seeks up to 20 suppliers to form a £300m procurement framework for ICT services to public-sector education organisations
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
Tablets now workplace standard, says Dell

At least 90% of IT decision makers in most countries claim tablets are a standard part of their company’s IT strategy
October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14
Microsoft reports solid quarter driven by cloud and devices

Microsoft has reported revenues of $23.2bn for the quarter ended 30 September, up by 25% from the same period in 2013
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Industrial control systems: What are the security challenges?

Targeted attacks on industrial control systems are the biggest threat to critical national infrastructure, says Kaspersky Lab
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Russian cyber criminals exploit Microsoft bug

Russian hackers have used a vulnerability in Microsoft software to spy on targets including NATO and Western European governments
October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14
Microsoft readies Windows 10 Technical Preview

Microsoft is today releasing a preview of Windows 10, the next version of the Windows desktop operating system
September 22, 2014 22 Sep'14
Conficker infections an indictment of IT security, says CWG

Conficker worm infections reflect the “sad state of affairs of IT security”, says the Conficker Working Group
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Guy's and St Thomas' licensing centre aims to standardise NHS software asset management

A licensing framework set up by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust is attempting to establish a SAM centre of excellence for working with suppliers like Microsoft and Adobe
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Microsoft pitches new Dynamics CRM 2015 as ‘one cloud for all’

Microsoft is making its Dynamics CRM 2015 available next quarter along with updates to its Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online services
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
Why AWS is being held back in the public sector

Public sector is a fast growing area of the Amazon Web Services cloud business. Yet it is often not seen as a first choice in government
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Locala community health partnership moves to mobile working

Locala Community Partnerships has introduced a mobile working strategy to transform the way it operates
September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14
HSCIC and MOJ first to procure on government managed email framework

The Health & Social Care Information Commission and the Ministry of Justice to procure managed email using a new government framework
September 02, 2014 02 Sep'14
Natural Resources Wales takes to the cloud with Microsoft

The Welsh envoronmental public body adopts Microsoft cloud functionalities including Office 365 and Azure
September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14
Chinese MSN Messenger service ends in October 2014

Microsoft will switch off Windows Live Messenger (WLM) for its last users in China at the end of October 2014
August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14
Microsoft cuts 1,500 fake apps in Windows Store cleanup

Microsoft has removed 1,500 fake, fraudulent and misleading apps from its Windows and Windows Phone store
August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14
Surface Pro 3: An enterprise IT review

The latest version of Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is the company's most compelling alternative to Apple. But how does it fit into corporate IT?
August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14
Microsoft re-releases security bulletin MS14-045

Microsoft has re-released a software security update that was withdrawn because it put some computers in endless reboot loops
August 26, 2014 26 Aug'14
How to evolve desktop IT beyond Windows 7

CIOs need to evolve their desktop strategy after Windows 7, but migrating totally to the next Windows version may not be the best option
August 22, 2014 22 Aug'14
London private equity firm shifts IT to the cloud to cut office move downtime

London-based private equity fund manager SOF Investments overcame the IT nightmares of an office move by migrating IT to the cloud