A series of initiatives are under way at SAP with the goal of bringing its business applications much closer to the ease of use and eye-catching visuals provided by consumer applications, particularly ones made amid the boom in mobile ...
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Microsoft will shine the spotlight this week on SharePoint's new 2013 version at a conference devoted to the popular collaboration server, but recently acquired Yammer may grab substantial attention. While Microsoft has detailed ...
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Simon Moorhead began his career as the Bank of England’s CIO with a baptism of fire, having started in November 2008 – just two months after Lehman Brothers collapsed and a year after Northern Rock was rescued by the government. ...
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Microsoft has launched a tablet computer - dubbed the Surface - running on its Windows 8 operating system (OS). Microsoft announced the Windows 8 tablet last night in a bid to take on rival tablet manufacturers Apple, Samsung and Google. ...
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Dell announced Monday that it is buying Quest Software for $2.4 billion, following weeks of speculation over its interest in the infrastructure software vendor. The deal is expected to close later this year. Quest's products include the ...
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Oracle said Monday it has inked a deal to buy software-defined networking vendor Xsigo Systems, in a move that will support Oracle's ongoing foray into cloud computing. Terms of the acquisition, which is expected to close within a few ...
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IDG News Service - On the heels of controversial changes to its developer platform, Twitter is debuting a certification program for third-party business applications that the company deems particularly useful. Through its new Certified ...
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IDG News Service - Microsoft revenue rose slightly but due to several one-time items, it posted a net loss during its fourth fiscal quarter, when the Windows division's sales fell 13%. Revenue in the quarter ended June 30 came in at ...
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The HP ElitePad 900 tablet, announced earlier Monday, comes with a screen resolution below what's required to run Snap, a unique feature that allows two apps to be viewed simultaneously. The tablet, intended for business users and due to ...
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Oracle on Monday gave attendees of the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco a deeper look at its new 12c database and Exadata X3 machine, which were initially announced Sunday by CEO Larry Ellison . The key feature of 12c, which is set ...
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Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a leading global provider of technology solutions, has announced they will showcase their industry-leading BlueCherry enterprise software and Leadtec shop floor control solutions at the upcoming ...
Today, Concurrency, Inc. announced it has been named to Microsoft's elite Azure Circle, a group of specialized Microsoft partner organizations that provide deployment planning services for organizations migrating to the public cloud. ...
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South Lanarkshire council has invested in an IBM XIV disk storage platform as part of its move to virtualisation. The IBM XIV environment supports email, file and print and virtualised line of business applications to minimise downtime. ...
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Citrix predicts that the rise of consumerisation and the Bring-Your-Own (BYO) phenomenon will force IT departments to focus on the challenge of apps and data governance. 2012 saw the proliferation of smart phone and tablet use, followed ...
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When it comes to things that keep CIOs up at night, mobility, particularly bring your own device (BYOD), is at the top of the list or near it. Mobile device management (MDM) products and services are often the reflexive response to the need ...
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