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• October 29, 2013 29 Oct'13

  Unsupported software risky, says Microsoft TwC

  Running unsupported software is risky, warns Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing (TwC) group

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  CIO Interview: Ann-Marie Rafferty, head of IT, Access, on partnership models

  Ann-Marie Rafferty, who heads up IT for the partnership between Serco and Glasgow council, discusses strategic frameworks

• October 25, 2013 25 Oct'13

  Microsoft shares up on strong Q3 results

  Microsoft shares rose 6% on third quarter earnings of $5.2bn, a 17% increase compared with the same period the year before

• October 22, 2013 22 Oct'13

  Browsium throws lifeline to XP users

  Browsium Ion, which provides legacy Internet Explorer emulation, now supports multiple Java releases and IE8

• October 21, 2013 21 Oct'13

  Microsoft withdraws faulty Windows RT 8.1 update for Surface tablets

  Microsoft has widthdrawn its Windows 8.1 update for Surface RT tablets after some users reported system crashes

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  Is Microsoft's hybrid cloud a better choice compared to VMware?

  Windows Server 2012 R2, the next iteration of Microsoft's server operating system offers a hybrid cloud. Should organisations upgrade?

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  Windows 8.1: Microsoft targets the enterprise with new Start button

  Microsoft has brought back the Start button with the general availability of Windows 8.1

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  VMworld 2013: VMware acquires Desktone to for cloud computing

  VMware has acquired desktop as a service provider Dsktone in a bid to deliver a cloud-based PC for about the cost of a laptop

• October 14, 2013 14 Oct'13

  VMworld 2013: Hertz deploys thin clients using VMware across Europe

  Car rental firm Hertz is using VMware to virtualise 4,000 PCs across its European operations

• October 14, 2013 14 Oct'13

  Scottish Government pilots Windows 8 tablets to improve services

  The Scottish government is piloting how Windows 8 could be used to improve citizen relationship

• October 02, 2013 02 Oct'13

  Belfast Health Trust virtualises its way to the cloud

  The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is implementing virtualisation technology across the trust, with hopes to become a cloud provider in the near future

• October 02, 2013 02 Oct'13

  Case Study: Why Coventry University has deployed HP ElitePad Windows 8 tablets

  Coventry University is deploying Windows 8 tablets to academic staff for location-independent working and simplified desktop IT

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Gmail outage: CIOs must be prepared for the unexpected

  Even class-leading cloud services can and will fail. How can IT departments build in resilience to cloud computing outages?

• September 24, 2013 24 Sep'13

  Microsoft refreshes Surface tablet with free storage and Skype

  Microsoft is aiming to win over tablet users with an update to its Surface tablet, which now boasts 200GB of free online storage

• September 20, 2013 20 Sep'13

  Steve Ballmer uses final investor call to target Google

  In his last investor call as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer took the opportunity to attack Google’s business practices

• September 19, 2013 19 Sep'13

  Microsoft releases emergency fix for IE zero day

  Microsoft has released a fix for the latest zero-day flaw in IE, but IT administrators must still be vigilant after patch is released, say experts

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Can Dell boost its enterprise credibility?

  Michael Dell remains committed to the PC business.But where will the company go next now that it is private?

• September 10, 2013 10 Sep'13

  Windows Server 2012 R2 available to MSDN subscribers

  Microsoft has made the release code for Windows 2012 R2 available to developers and users through its MSDN and TechNet subscription

• September 03, 2013 03 Sep'13

  How the sale of Nokia’s mobile phone business will affect Microsoft

  Microsoft forges ahead with Steve Ballmer's vision to focus on hardware, software and services, with the $7.2bn acquisition of Nokia

• August 23, 2013 23 Aug'13

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire

  Microsoft announces CEO Steve Ballmer is to retire within 12 months and that its board has begun looking for a successor

• August 16, 2013 16 Aug'13

  UCAS adopts public cloud to process university admissions

  Ten days before the A-level results, UCAS adopted a public cloud infrastructure to scale up its IT and to make admission process efficient

• August 14, 2013 14 Aug'13

  Windows 8.1 to arrive on October 18, minus Start button

  Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 on October 18, almost a year since the company introduced Windows 8, its first tablet-optimised OS

• August 14, 2013 14 Aug'13

  Microsoft delivers early warning with latest Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft is updating Patch Tuesday to give customers and security software firms advanced notice of holes in Windows code

• August 12, 2013 12 Aug'13

  BlackBerry looks for a buyer to focus on BES and BB10

  The board of directors at BlackBerry are considering the sale of the troubled smartphone company, in a bid to focus on BlackBerry 10

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  Microsoft concedes to BSkyB over SkyDrive trademark

  The tech giant admits defeat and will be forced to rename its cloud storage service after losing a court battle in the UK

• July 31, 2013 31 Jul'13

  Surface blasts $900m hole in Microsoft empire

  Microsoft’s latest 10Q filing with the SEC, has shown it took a $900m hit associated with the Surface tablet and paid an EU fine of $733m

• July 31, 2013 31 Jul'13

  Office 365 now available on Android

  Following the release of Office Mobile for iPhone, Microsoft has launched Office Mobile for Android

• July 30, 2013 30 Jul'13

  Windows XP migration: Reassess your desktop IT strategy

  The cost of PCs has remained pretty stable over the past year, but people are expected to pay a big premium for hybrid devices. Is it time to rethink desktop IT?

• July 25, 2013 25 Jul'13

  Microsoft makes Java server available on Azure

  Microsoft has partnered with Azul Systems to deliver the Java server environment on the Azure cloud.

• July 25, 2013 25 Jul'13

  Balfour Beatty tackles IT simplification through Fujitsu contract

  Balfour Beatty signed an agreement with Fujitsu to transform its IT infrastructure and outsource second line support

• July 24, 2013 24 Jul'13

  UK CIOs admit they cannot support software

  CIOs admit their IT teams cannot support large parts of their application estates and operating systems, according to research

• July 24, 2013 24 Jul'13

  Mimecast enables 2GB Outlook attachments

  Mimecast has introduced Large File Send for Outlook, a service to enable users to send large attachments

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  Ubuntu crowd sources funding for PC smartphone hybrid

  Ubuntu has invited early adopters to join crowd-funding ventures to launch Ubuntu Edge, a hybrid PC and mobile phone platform

• July 19, 2013 19 Jul'13

  Microsoft takes $900m hit on Surface RT

  Microsoft has reported net income of $4.97bn on revenues of $19.9bn for the quarter ending 30 June 2013

• July 18, 2013 18 Jul'13

  Case Study: Johnson Matthey consolidates Active Directory with Dell

  Chemicals manufacturer Johnson Matthey uses tools from Dell to simplify a complex, multinational Active Directory infrastructure

• July 16, 2013 16 Jul'13

  Microsoft slashes the price of its Surface tablet

  Microsoft has cut the price of its flagship Surface tablet

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Steve Ballmer launches Microsoft 2.0

  Steve Ballmer plans to reinvent Microsoft with a big push to develop hardware from phones to set top boxes, as it attempts to remain relevant

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  HP offers to help Microsoft users migrate from expiring Windows XP OS

  HP has teamed up with Microsoft to provide hardware and software tools to simplify users’ transition from Windows XP which loses support from April 2014

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Manchester opens up transport data with Microsoft CityNext

  Manchester is one of the first cities on Microsoft’s CityNext initiative to digitise public services using the cloud

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  IT directors attack dire software licensing schemes

  Software companies are making it difficult for IT departments to buy legitimate software

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  Patched IE8 flaw used for targeted attacks, says Microsoft

  Microsoft says hackers have attacked computers by exploiting a flaw in Internet Explorer 8 disclosed in May 2013 by a Google researcher

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Microsoft rallies partners to build hybrid Azure

  Microsoft is set to make a major push to attract businesses to use Azure through a “cloud first” strategy.

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Azure powers Eurozone network to combat counterfeit drugs

  Microsoft Azure will be used to power a cloud platform designment to combat counterfeit pharmaceutical product in the EU

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  East Surrey College refreshes ageing XP desktop estate with VDI

  East Surrey College has refreshed its ageing desktop estate with a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Microsoft hopes Windows 8.1 OS will drive more apps to Windows Store

  Microsoft has released a preview of Windows 8.1 which it hopes will encourage developers to build more apps for the operating system (OS)

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Oracle offers enterprise software on Azure and Hyper-V

  Microsoft and Oracle form an alliance to enable Oracle software to run on Hyper-V and Windows Azure infrastructure

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  TechEd Europe 2013: Microsoft releases preview version of Windows Server 2012 R2

  Microsoft has released the preview software for Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014 at TechEd Europe 2013

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Windows 8.1 plus new processors improve PC market

  The introduction of new Intel processors running the Windows 8.1 update will slow the decline of PC sales according to Gartner

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  Moving business apps to the cloud can yield power savings, shows study

  Moving business apps, including email and CRM, from local IT systems to the cloud could cut energy consumption by up to 87%

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  Microsoft offers cash rewards for security bug hunters

  Microsoft unveils security bounty programmes to improve its products through responsible disclosure of flaws that could be exploited by hackers

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Grass Roots Group extends Google roll-out with Play apps

  Grass Roots Group (GRG) is among a number of organisations expanding its Google deployment with apps from the Play marketplace

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  HP gets serious about Google Apps

  HP has taken a step to boost the credibility of Google Enterprise in business by offering a package for SMEs

• June 07, 2013 07 Jun'13

  Ceva Logistics builds solid relationship offshore

  Ceva Logistics made a quick decision to outsource IT to India in 2008 and had its first offshore IT staff up and running in weeks

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Centrica migrates desktops from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7

  Utilities giant Centrica migrates 26,500 staff from Microsoft Windows XP to Windows 7, completing the desktop transformation by the end of 2013

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Microsoft updates its hybrid cloud with Windows Server 2012 R2

  To encourage developers to build hybrid cloud applications, Microsoft is offering up to $150 per month of Azure services to people running Visual Studio

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Microsoft evolves disruption anti-cyber crime tactic

  Microsoft, like other major software suppliers, is increasingly using disruption as a key tactic to fight cyber crime

• May 31, 2013 31 May'13

  Microsoft's Windows 8.1 update fails to deliver

  Microsoft’s stab at pacifying users has back-fired, as it readies Windows 8.1, which will be available at its Build developer conference next month

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Microsoft and trustworthy computing – not a paradox

  Behind the scenes, Microsoft’s TwC group does a lot of work across security, cyber crime, threat intelligence and malware protection

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Is Google mature enough for the enterprise?

  The enterprise business is core to Google’s future. Its approach to collaboration has potential benefits. But are IT directors ready to give it a go?

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Where does Microsoft fit in the future of VDI and remote applications?

  Users say they prefer Citrix over Microsoft for desktop virtualisation, but will Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 change that?

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  Firms not ready for Windows XP end-of-life could face compliance risks

  In less than a year, Microsoft ends support on Windows XP. Companies must have a migration plan or face compliance issues

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Rivals Microsoft and AWS engage in joint development project for cloud computing

  Public cloud rivals Microsoft and AWS have collaborated to help users manage Windows workloads on AWS cloud easily

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  CIO Interview: Graeme Hackland, CIO, Lotus F1 Team

  Graeme Hackland, CIO of Lotus F1, has worked for the race car team for 16 years. He has seen major changes in IT both on and off the track

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  Microsoft to bring back the Start button in Windows 8?

  Amid lacklustre take-up of Windows 8 and a declining PC industry, Microsoft may be set to reintroduce the much-loved Start button in Windows 8

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  CIO interview: Paul Freemantle, IT director, Arqiva

  As the delivery of internet content to televisions grows, Arqiva's IT strategy is focused on demands for models such as IPTV

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  Windows 8 passes 100 million in sales

  Microsoft says Windows 8 OS has sold more than 100 million copies, roughly matching Windows 7 in the six months after launch

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  Public cloud: Ready for business?

  Cloud computing is moving beyond small companies, start-ups and software development to the era of full-scale enterprise deployments.

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  US judge sets FRAND rates for Motorola patents in Microsoft case

  A US district judge has ruled that Google’s Motorola Mobility is entitled to $1.8m a year from Microsoft for its use of certain patents in its Xbox and Windows products

• April 19, 2013 19 Apr'13

  Microsoft reports strong quarterly results for all divisions

  Microsoft reported profit of $6bn for the past quarter, up 17% from a year ago, despite a mixed response to Windows 8 and a decline in PC sales

• April 17, 2013 17 Apr'13

  Case Study: Sutton & East Surrey Water plugs leaks with Google

  Sutton & East Surrey Water has implemented a job allocation system built on top of Google maps to manage its works maintenance crews

• April 12, 2013 12 Apr'13

  Interview: Brad Anderson, Microsoft corporate vice-president of Windows Server and System Center

  Brad Anderson, head of Windows Server and System Center at Microsoft, talks about the future of the server and management platform

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  Security updates likely to keep admins busy in April

  Security updates from Microsoft, Oracle and PostGreSQL are likely to keep security administrators busy this month

• April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13

  Windows XP will expose businesses to cyber risk from April 2014

  Businesses that fail to update their OS from Windows XP are putting themselves at increased risk of cyber attack

• March 22, 2013 22 Mar'13

  UK law enforcement requests most data from Skype

  Microsoft reveals UK law enforcement is one of the main requesters of data about citizens from services such as Hotmail, Outlook and Skype

• March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13

  EasyJet rolls out managed Windows 7 and Office 2010 desktops

  EasyJet has refreshed PCs and migrated to Windows 7 to improve efficiency and reduce staff dissatisfaction with IT

• March 06, 2013 06 Mar'13

  EC fines Microsoft £485m for breaching browser choice ruling

  The European Commission (EC) has fined Microsoft £485m for breaching a competition ruling to give Windows users a choice of browser

• February 27, 2013 27 Feb'13

  Microsoft releases Office 365 updates

  Microsoft has released an update for its cloud-based Office 365 packages aimed at businesses

• February 26, 2013 26 Feb'13

  Red Cross chooses Microsoft Office 365 for cloud-based communication

  The Red Cross is using Microsoft Office 365 to support over one million staff and volunteers at its operations worldwide

• February 11, 2013 11 Feb'13

  Haymarket dumps Exchange 2003 for Google

  Publisher Haymarket, is deploying Google Apps for Business and Google Apps Vault in the UK and US.

• February 11, 2013 11 Feb'13

  IT expert in Microsoft monopoly case faces £2.5m legal fight

  A computer expert who advised the European Commission in its investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft faces £2.5bn legal battle

• February 05, 2013 05 Feb'13

  Dell goes private helped by $2bn loan from Microsoft

  Michael Dell has succeeded in raising $24bn to buy back the company he founded in 1984, thanks in part to a $2bn loan from Microsoft

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  EasyJet lifts off with Azure seat bookings

  The Azure cloud has allowed Easyjet to enable web site and mobile users to check seat availability

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  Office 365 marks the demise of Office package

  Microsoft updates Office 365 and Office 2013, as it continues its transition from a software provider to a services and hardware company

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Microsoft profits and shares dip despite record revenues from Windows 8

  Microsoft’s share price slips after it reports a drop in profits, despite record revenues boosted by Windows 8 operating system (OS) sales

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  Global HR firm Randstad standardises on Google

  Randstad, is standardising on Google’s platform as a replacement for Lotus Notes and Exchange Server

• January 16, 2013 16 Jan'13

  Gartner predicts the demise of the desktop PC refresh cycle

  Data from market analyst Gartner paints a bleak picture of the PC industry, suggesting the era of desktop replacement cycles has ended.

• January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13

  Google's role in the enterprise: Interview with Thomas Davies

  As Google prepares its Q4 2012 results, UK head of enterprise Thomas Davies talks about the merger of cloud, social, mobile and big data

• January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13

  Microsoft opens Azure cloud to Linux apps and VMs

  Microsoft Open Technologies has released VM Depot to allow users to deploy and share Linux apps and virtual machines on the Azure cloud

• January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13

  Windows 8 fails to stem PC decline

  Worldwide PC spending dropped 6.4% with Windows 8 adding confusion rather than driving adoption according to analyst IDC

• January 10, 2013 10 Jan'13

  Drive-by and XXS attacks will increase in 2013 – but why?

  Drive-by download and cross-site scripting attacks (XSS) will remain top hacking methods in 2013. But what is their enduring appeal for hackers?

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  Are software audits good for your health?

  The Business Software Alliance's claim that 90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 were the result of tips from whistle-blowers is a wake-up call to CIOs

• January 04, 2013 04 Jan'13

  Microsoft Patch Tuesday offers no easy start to 2013

  The first Microsoft monthly security update for 2013 contains seven bulletins covering a wide variety of software

• January 02, 2013 02 Jan'13

  Microsoft issues quick fix for IE zero-day vulnerability

  Microsoft has released a workaround for a zero-day vulnerability in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser that is being exploited by attackers.

• December 28, 2012 28 Dec'12

  Top 10 business software articles of 2012

  The main thrust in enterprise software this year has been the introduction of a new Windows OS, programming model and user interface.

• December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12

  Top 10 personal computing articles of 2012

  The year 2012 will go down in history as the year when people voted with their wallets and decided that tablets are good enough for work.

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  Mott MacDonald rolls out Microsoft software globally

  Engineering firm Mott MacDonald is rolling out Microsoft products globally over the next year as it moves towards a Microsoft-centric business strategy

• December 18, 2012 18 Dec'12

  Amazon takes clear lead in cloud-based software development

  Most established IT suppliers are struggling to gain support from software developers looking to use cloud environments as Amazon leads the field

• November 30, 2012 30 Nov'12

  G-Cloud success depends on champions and a change in attitude

  G-Cloud director Denise McDonagh has called for public sector champions to push forward adoption of the service.

• November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12

  Forrester: Microsoft licence hike makes no sense

  Windows users can expect a 15% increase in the cost of licensing key Microsoft products from December, as the software giant raises its prices

• November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12

  Hyper-V boost pushes Microsoft virtualisation closer to VMware

  Microsoft has done a lot to boost its Hyper-V virtualisation software but the improvements do not justify switching from VMware, says Gartner