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Operating systems software

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Commercial software more secure than open source, finds report

  A study has found that commercial code is more compliant than open source code with security compliance standards, such as the Owasp top 10 and the CWE top 25

• 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

• May 29, 2015 29 May'15

  Google announces security features for Android

  Google announces better app permission controls and other Android security changes at its Google I/O developer conference

• 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

• March 18, 2015 18 Mar'15

  Ford drives connected car journey with Microsoft Azure

  The Microsoft Azure cloud will be used to power Ford's new software delivery and vehicle monitoring service

• 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

• 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 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 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Airbus interview: research, innovation and the future of aviation

  IT plays a substantial role in creating the aircraft of the future, with research and innovation at the core of the Airbus business strategy

• 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 25, 2014 25 Sep'14

  Bash bug could be bigger threat than Heartbleed

  A bug in the Bash command prompt software used by many Unix computers could be a greater threat than Heartbleed.

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  Tesco to reduce IT spend in a bid to cut costs

  Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it will be cutting costs from its IT budget to save money

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  Ocado’s technology under fire, causing share price to fall

  Ocado’s IT has come under fire in a financial analyst's report that claims the market has over-valued the retailer's automation technology

• 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

• 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

• June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14

  Queen Mary University to offer networking crash course for ICT students

  Queen Mary University of London to pilot a four-day network training and certification course

• 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.

• March 31, 2014 31 Mar'14

  Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform

  The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UK

• 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

• 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"

• 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

• 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

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Software acquisition is risk acquisition, says industry panel

  New software often means new security vulnerabilities, panel tells the (ISC)2 Security Congress 2013

• August 23, 2013 23 Aug'13

  The end of the Ballmer era for Microsoft

  Microsoft’s eccentric CEO will step down from his role with12 months, so what does that mean for the future of the firm?

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 07, 2013 07 Jan'13

  Barclays' Linux programme not a snub to suppliers

  Barclays says it is not snubbing any supplier by developing a private cloud infrastructure and using Linux to cut software development costs by 90%.

• January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13

  Ubuntu Linux adapted for Android smartphones

  The open source Ubuntu operating system, a distribution of Linux, has been adapted to run on smartphones

• 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.

• August 29, 2012 29 Aug'12

  VMware demos Horizon for workspace aggregation

  VMware has fleshed out its desktop virtualisation strategy with products designed to make desktop computing more manageable

• July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12

  Microsoft faces substantial EC fine over browser rules breach

  Microsoft faces a large fine for failing to offer Windows users a choice of web browser despite apologising to the European Commission (EC)

• July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12

  Microsoft confirms Windows 8 OS release in October

  Microsoft's latest operating system (OS), Windows 8, will be released to manufacturing in August, with full release due three months later

• June 28, 2012 28 Jun'12

  Microsoft ramps up Windows 8 security for IT consumerisation

  Microsoft is building antivirus and secure, role-based authentication into Windows 8 to make the OS enterprise-ready

• June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12

  Asian scientists call for government action on supercomputers

  Scientists in India, China, Japan, Korea and India have called on their governments to collaborate on supercomputer technology

• June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12

  Microsoft softens July licence blow

  Microsoft has lowered the price hike planned for July, but businesses still face paying up to 25% more for their software.

• May 04, 2012 04 May'12

  London to test urban operating system

  London is to test an operating system developed to support the smart cities of the future to keep buildings, traffic and services running smoothly.

• April 25, 2012 25 Apr'12

  Infosec 2012: Patching alone can deliver 80% protection

  Keeping software up to date with security patches can deliver 80% protection from cyber threats, says security firm Secunia.

• December 21, 2011 21 Dec'11

  RIM rebuffs Amazon and Microsoft approaches

  Amazon considered buying troubled smartphone maker, Research in Motion, according to a report on Reuters.

• October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11

  Technology industry figures pay tribute to Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs

  Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died, aged 56. Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer, and had liver transplant surgery in 2009. He stepped down as Apple CEO in August 2011 after his second bout of medical leave since the start of the ...

• September 28, 2011 28 Sep'11

  Microsoft starts roll-out of Mango update for Windows Phone 7

  Microsoft has started rolling out the next major version of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, codenamed Mango.

• September 27, 2011 27 Sep'11

  Bristol Council's open source plan thwarted by security clearance problems

  Bristol City Council's open source push has suffered another series of set-backs that point a finger of blame at CESG, the cyber security arm of GCHQ.

• September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11

  Government pulls plug on ailing £11bn NHS IT programme

  The troubled £11bn NHS National Programme for IT is to be axed, the government is expected to announce later today.

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  HP webOS lay-offs could affect European employees

  Hewlett-Packard could lay off European employees as part of the company's decision to discontinue its webOS hardware division, including the Touchpad tablet range.

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  RightMove renders property maps with Google

  RightMove is the UK's biggest user of Google Maps and one of the largest users of the mapping software in the world.

• September 12, 2011 12 Sep'11

  Windows 8: Microsoft hibernates the operating system for faster boot-up

  This week developers get a chance to try out Windows 8, the latest version of Microsoft's desktop operating system. Windows 8 offers a new graphical user interface using tiles rather than the start menu, which is optimised for touch.

• September 07, 2011 07 Sep'11

  DigiNotar certificate authority breach: Why it matters

  There has been much speculation around the identity and motive of the hacker who was able to breach DigiNotar and issue fraudulent digital certificates for hundreds of websites, but putting such speculation aside, what is the broader significance of...

• August 16, 2011 16 Aug'11

  Microsoft to discontinue support for its e-book reader application

  Microsoft is to halt support for its e-book reader application in a year's time, with no new content to be released after November this year.

• August 11, 2011 11 Aug'11

  US woman sues Google over Gmail scanning

  A woman has filed a class action suit against Google for scanning all e-mail sent to Gmail account holders to use for targeted advertising campaigns.