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August 21, 2014 21 Aug'14
Server 2003 refresh set to drive x86 server renewal at HP

HP posted $27.6bn revenue in Q3 2014, driven by growth in commercial PCs and the company’s x86 industry standard service business
August 21, 2014 21 Aug'14
Load balancing supports Kent County Council's VDI project

Kent County Council picks Kemp Technologies load balancers to support a deployment of VMware Horizon View and Workspace across its estate
August 20, 2014 20 Aug'14
Steve Ballmer quits Microsoft board

Steve Ballmer has quit his post on the Microsoft board just six months after leaving the role of CEO
August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14
Microsoft withdraws problematic Windows update

Microsoft has withdrawn one of its August security updates after reported problems, pending investigation

August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14
Gartner: Start Windows 7 migration now

CIOs must start preparing for the end of Windows 7 support now, to avoid the issue many faced when XP support ended earlier this year
August 13, 2014 13 Aug'14
M&S deploys Microsoft Azure cloud to run festive ad campaigns

Azure powered M&S's multi-million pound Christmas campaign Magic & Sparkle starring Helena Bonham-Carter and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14
Migration pains cause businesses to buy custom support for Windows XP OS

Although Windows XP support ended on 8 April 2014, some large businesses are still running the Microsoft operating system (OS)
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Interview: Working with software providers to improve licensing Ts&Cs

Managing director Mark Flynn aims to turn Campaign for Clear Licensing into a membership and lobby group for IT users
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Microsoft attacks UK government decision to adopt ODF for document formats

Microsoft has questioned the merits of the UK government’s decision to adopt ODF - but meeting minutes show OOXML was given due consideration
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Nokia drags Microsoft’s quarterly profit down 7%

Microsoft reported a 17.5% increase in revenues, but a fall in profits of 7% for the quarter ending 30 June

July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
UK government confirms ODF as standard document format, rejecting Microsoft proposals

The government has confirmed plans to standardise document formats and has resisted Microsoft lobbying by rejecting its preferred standard
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
How will Microsoft respond to Apple/IBM partnership?

IBM’s partnership with Apple changes the game for enterprise mobility. The proverbial elephant is back in the room and now Microsoft needs to react
July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14
Microsoft ditches Android after four-month fling

Microsoft pulls the plug on its short-lived Nokia X Android devices as it prepares to make 18,000 employees redundant
July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
Microsoft makes severe job cuts - 18,000 to go

Microsoft is cutting 18,000 jobs next year with Nokia bearing the brunt of the company’s strategy
July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14
Microsoft tells Labour not to mandate a single open standard for documents

Microsoft has told the Labour Party not to mandate a single standard for open documents
July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14
Developers call for Microsoft to bring back Visual Basic

As Microsoft forges ahead with mobile and cloud-first strategy, developers are venting their frustration over Visual Basic support
July 11, 2014 11 Jul'14
Satya Nadella to flatten Microsoft and reverse device strategy

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has sent out a memo to all 100,000 employees, in preparation for what is likely to be a major reorganisation
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
PC sales bounce back as XP drives hardware refresh

Desktop and laptop upgrades, driven by the migration away from Windows XP, has bolstered PC sales in Europe
July 09, 2014 09 Jul'14
Software asset management can drive down licensing costs

With suppliers pulling the audit card, IT needs to get licence key in order. But strong software asset management (SAM) offers more than just licence compliance
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Tablet sales to slow in 2014, says Gartner

Gartner findings show that sales of tablets are set to slow in 2014 as uptake moves into the late adopters phase in mature markets
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
NHS trusts in Microsoft’s sights for licence shortfall

Microsoft auditors are expected to target NHS trusts for using unlicensed software
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
Microsoft, where do you want to take Windows next?

A new Microsoft operating systems is in the pipeline, but will the new Microsoft remain committed to heterogeneous computing?
June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14
CIOs unaware of application usage

CIOs grossly underestimate the proportion of installed applications that are not being used in their organisations
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
Interview: John Swainson, president of Dell Software

Dell Software president John Swainson's aims to make Dell Software a $5bn business
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Microsoft retaliates to China’s Windows 8 spying claims

Microsoft has launched a social media campaign against China’s claims that Windows 8 is being used for US spying
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
Microsoft calls for US to respect privacy

Microsoft has taken its strongest stance to date against the US government’s far reaching snooping laws
June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14
Unsupported Windows XP still widely used

Two months since Windows XP support officially ended 25% of web users are still on the unsupported Microsoft operating system
June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14
Busy Bees nursery virtualises desktops and servers to improve users' IT experience

UK nursery chain Busy Bees has made its IT scalable, mobile-friendly and easy to use by deploying Citrix products
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Computer Weekly European User Awards for Enterprise Software: Shortlist 2014

See who made the shortlist for the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Enterprise Software 2014
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
Microsoft and Salesforce bind SQL deal and Office 365 integration

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella demonstrated the company’s new found openness with a strategic alliance with Salesforce.com.
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Microsoft warns against hack that allows Windows XP updates

Microsoft has warned against using a hack that enables Windows XP to continue to receive security updates
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Unite deploys Windows 7 and tracks Microsoft licensing with Snow Software

Trade union Unite has migrated from XP to Windows 7 and Office 2010, using Snow Software’s asset management platform
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Microsoft targets MacBook Air audience with Surface Pro 3

Microsoft has unveiled its latest Surface Pro, targeting MacBook Air users and people who want a full-function tablet
May 13, 2014 13 May'14
Glyndebourne opera house migrates to Google Apps

Glyndebourne opera house recently migrated more than 200 employees to Google Apps for applications such as mail, business workflow and storage
May 13, 2014 13 May'14
Windows Vista trumps XP in fourth quarter malware infections, report reveals

The last quarter of 2013 saw a dramatic rise in malware infections of computers running Microsoft Windows, a report shows
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
Microsoft fleshes out cross-platform mobile strategy

Microsoft users should be productive on all operating systems, including iOS, Android and Windows, according to vice-president Brad Anderson
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
Microsoft updates Azure cloud strategy

Microsoft has unveiled a major update to Azure in a bid to make it the platform of choice for cloud development
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Windows kernel exploits can kill all security, says Bromium

Windows kernel exploits can disable just about every security software product, claims Bromium Labs
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Microsoft issues fix for IE zero-day flaw amid fresh attacks

Microsoft has issued an emergency security update for all versions of its Internet Explorer browser for a zero-day flaw that is being exploited in live attacks
May 01, 2014 01 May'14
Case study: Balfour Beatty extends Fujitsu contract to support messaging

Balfour Beatty has signed a new contract with Fujitsu to provide email, extending an IT transformation deal the companies agreed in July 2013
April 30, 2014 30 Apr'14
Oracle updates Solaris, but is its server strategy sound?

Oracle has released a beta versdion of Solaris 11.2. But does Solaris and the Sparc server platform have a future?
April 28, 2014 28 Apr'14
Microsoft warns of new zero-day Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft has issued a security warning about a zero-day vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer browser
April 25, 2014 25 Apr'14
Microsoft completes Nokia acquisition

Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services business. The deal will boost the company's Windows Phone business.
April 25, 2014 25 Apr'14
Cloud service boost powers Microsoft third-quarter earnings

Microsoft has posted net earnings of $5.66bn, down $500m on the same period last year.
April 23, 2014 23 Apr'14
US Bank migrates all ATMs to Windows 7

US Bank has moved all of its ATMs on to Windows 7 after deciding to complete the project before Microsoft stopped support for XP.
April 16, 2014 16 Apr'14
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has his Trustworthy Computing moment

In 2002, Microsoft chief Bill Gates sent out the Trustworthy Computing memo to staff. Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, had his Trustworthy Computing moment this week.
April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14
Microsoft halts Windows 8.1 update for businesses due to bug

Microsoft has suspended the Windows 8.1 update for business users because of a bug.
April 10, 2014 10 Apr'14
XP end of life levels PC shipment decline, says Gartner

PC shipments are still in decline, but the fall in PC sales in the first quarter of 2014 is not as steep as those seen in the last seven quarters, says research firm Gartner
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
Banks content to keep ATMs on XP despite support ending

Research has revealed that 89% of European banks still run ATMs on XP despite Microsoft removing support for the software today
April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14
Microsoft ends XP support – what should users do next?

For organisations that still have a significant Windows XP user base, it's no surprise there is rising concern over what to do next
April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14
Microsoft chief sets sights on multi-platform future

At the end of March, day 52 of his tenure as Microsoft's third CEO, Satya Nadella unveiled the start of a new era for the software giant
April 07, 2014 07 Apr'14
IET calls on government to set example over Windows XP

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) calls on the UK government to replace all copies of the obsolete Windows XP OS
April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14
ICO issues data protection warning to users of Windows XP

The ICO has issued a warning about the potential data protection risks due to the end of support for Windows XP
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
Microsoft Build 2014: Start menu returns as Phone users get new runtime

Microsoft unveiled moves to bring its Windows operating system (OS) into the tablet era during its Build developer conference in San Francisco
April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14
Get rid of Windows XP quick, says Gartner

Gartner is advising businesses to ditch Windows XP as soon as possible because of the security risks
April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14
Government signs £5.5m Microsoft deal to extend Windows XP support

The government has signed a deal with Microsoft to support Windows XP across the UK public sector for 12 months after 8 April deadline
April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14
Barking and Dagenham Council swaps XP desktops for Chromebooks

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council migrates from Windows XP to Google Chromebooks
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
Arup uses Snow to recoup Microsoft and Adobe licences

Arup has used Snow Licence Manager to make significant savings on its enterprise agreements with Microsoft and Adobe
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
CIO interview: Smoothing the transition from decentralised to global IT

Richard Harris, CIO of thread producer Coats, talks about how he balances global scale with local flexibility
March 27, 2014 27 Mar'14
Microsoft releases Office for iPad

In his first press conference, new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces the long-awaited version of Office for the iPad
March 24, 2014 24 Mar'14
Microsoft set to roll out anti-cybercrime strategy in Europe

Microsoft plans to expand its botnet disruption strategy beyond the US to Europe and other regions
March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14
Application support and maintenance costs increase 29%

The cost of supporting and maintaining applications is increasing every year for Global 2000 companies in the US and UK, according to a study of 300 CIOs
March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14
Cumberland Building Society moves ATMs from ageing Windows XP

Cumberland Building Society has moved its ATMs to Microsoft Windows 7 operating system as support for the existing XP system ends next month
March 13, 2014 13 Mar'14
Royal Bank of Scotland maps transaction supply chain

RBS has built an analytics neural network, capable of assessing risk across its business customers' supply chain.
March 10, 2014 10 Mar'14
Parliament suffers IT outages

The Houses of Parliament have suffered from a number of IT failures and computer crashes after a supplier error
March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14
Microsoft releases Android SDK for Office 365

Microsoft has released an open source software development kit for Android
February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14
NHS to procure NHSMail2 on new managed email framework

The NHS is to buy its new NHSMail2 email service through a framework which has been tendered by the Government Procurement Service
February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14
Microsoft urges businesses on Windows XP to migrate

Organisations running Windows XP should migrate to a more recent version of the operating system for security reasons, says Microsoft
February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14
Microsoft takes aim at passwords

Microsoft says it is determined to solve the problem of ineffective authentication that relies on usernames and passwords
February 21, 2014 21 Feb'14
Executive interview: Microsoft targets the non-professional developers

The developer community is changing. There are far more people programming now, says Microsoft's Tim O'Brien
February 20, 2014 20 Feb'14
Microsoft rallies partners in government open standards debate

Microsoft’s UK chief has written to partners encouraging them to support its stance against government proposals for open document standards
February 18, 2014 18 Feb'14
Cut Microsoft admin rights to mitigate 92% of threats, study shows

Removing Microsoft admin rights from employees mitigates 92% of critical vulnerabilities reported in 2013
February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14
Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisation
February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella states commitment to software

Microsoft's recently appointed CEO Satya Nadella will focus on software engineering, which he sees as key to the cloud and mobile markets
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Microsoft Windows 8.1 update to offer native desktop boot

Screenshots of a beta of the next update to Windows 8.1, have been leaked, which suggest Microsoft will allow users to boot directly into desktop mode.
January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14
Dell delivers cloud streaming via plug-in HDMI gadget

Dell is now shipping its plug-in cloud computing device, which is built on a gadget no larger than a USB memory stick
January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14
Government announces preferred open standards for documents

The government has announced a set of open standards which it hopes will be used for documents across government
January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14
BBC failed to get "sufficient grip” over failed DMI project, says NAO

The National Audit Office has slammed the BBC over its failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI), project saying the broadcaster was “too optimistic” and the BBC executive “did not have sufficient grip of the programme"
January 28, 2014 28 Jan'14
Privacy considered a shared responsibility, survey shows

Users of online services believe responsibility for privacy is shared by governments, technology suppliers and individuals, a survey has revealed
January 24, 2014 24 Jan'14
Microsoft shares up on better than expected results

Microsoft's shares rose nearly 4% on news of better than expected financial results for the quarter ending 31 December 2013
January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14
Allianz deploys Rumba to provide secure mainframe administration

Insurer Allianz UK has deployed Rumba terminal emulator software from MicroFocus to provide a mainframe-based policy admin system
January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14
HP offers Windows 7 PCs with discount

HP is offering a $150 saving on new PCs running Windows 7 in the US, although there is no indication yet whether this offer will be available in the UK and the rest of Europe
January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14
Microsoft extends XP security updates by 15 months

Microsoft has caved in to user concerns over XP end of support and will now extend security updates by another 15 months
January 13, 2014 13 Jan'14
Desktop strategy in 2014 to focus on mobile business

A shift in IT strategy in 2014 is expected to lead to a move away from the desktop to supporting mobile technologies in European enterprises
January 10, 2014 10 Jan'14
First steps on the Cabinet Office technology transformation journey

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has led the drive to change how technology is used across government, yet within his department IT is poor
December 30, 2013 30 Dec'13
Top 10 supplier profiles 2013

Are you thinking of doing business with an IT technology supplier? Check out our independent profiles of the leading technology companies.
December 18, 2013 18 Dec'13
Three approaches to slash virtualisation costs

The beauty of virtualisation is that it increases server utilisation. But, the fact is, there is still far too much under-utilised CPU capacity
December 16, 2013 16 Dec'13
Nvidia delivers GPU grid to power Citrix virtual workstations

Nvidia has released vGPU grid technology for Citrix XenDeskop and Xenserver to support remote, hardware accelerated graphics processing.
December 13, 2013 13 Dec'13
CIO interview: Joan Miller director of Parliamentary ICT

Parliamentary ICT director Joan Miller talks about how Parliament should use technology and the challenges of the digital world
December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13
CIO Interview, David Southern, CIO WWF UK

UK CIO of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), David Southern, describes a technology refresh at its Woking HQ
December 05, 2013 05 Dec'13
700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline

The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline
December 04, 2013 04 Dec'13
Microsoft changes its licensing terms

Microsoft is offering a single Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) to simplify its volume licensing agreements. But what does it mean to SAM?
November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13
Microsoft admits RT mistake

Microsoft has admitted that its RT operating system may have confused people, who expected full blown Windows.
November 18, 2013 18 Nov'13
Scottish environment agency cuts carbon through desktop virtualisation

A quarter of staff at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) are accessing applications via Citrix
November 14, 2013 14 Nov'13
MoD appoints new CIO and releases ICT strategy

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has appointed Yvonne Ferguson as CIO and released its latest Defence ICT Strategy document
November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13
Poundland chooses Microsoft Office 365 as it overhauls IT infrastructure

Poundland is implementing Microsoft Office 365 to enable staff to collaborate and communicate more efficiently.
November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13
Microsoft IE zero-days top November’s security priorities

Microsoft has published eight security bulletins for the November 2013 Patch Tuesday monthly security update, addressing 19 vulnerabilities
November 11, 2013 11 Nov'13
FireEye security researchers unearth two IE zero-days

Researchers at security firm FireEye have identified two new Microsoft Internet Explorer zero-day exploits
November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13
Microsoft warns of security flaw in key software products

Microsoft has warned that hackers could exploit a zero-day vulnerability in the graphics component of key products to gain control of computers
October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13
Software licensing: SAP terms and conditions are not above European law

The district court of Hamburg has ruled against SAP over its case against a German second-user software reseller