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Public Sector Data Protection Constraints Are 'Artificial and Kneejerk'
Oct 31, 2013Public sector data protection constraints are "artificial and kneejerk", and are holding the sector back from "effective customer service", Eastbourne Borough Council's deputy CEO, Justin Osgathorpe, has told Computing. While discussing ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Microsoft Let Slip Its Plans for The Future Life of Its ARM-powered Surface RT Device
Jun 18, 2013Microsoft let slip its plans for the future life of its ARM-powered Surface RT device recently, during a keynote speech at TechEd Europe 2013 e-learning and and education technology summit. When Computing asked Microsoft strategic ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, software
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Microsoft's Surface Will Finally Be Available in The UK Next Month
Apr 25, 2013Microsoft's Surface Pro will finally be available in the UK next month, with the announcement that the tablet will be shipped to 19 countries, mostly across Europe and Oceania before the end of May. It will also launch in Korea, Malaysia, ...
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Fewer Than 10 Per Cent of UK Enterprise Users Are Basing Decisions
Mar 19, 2013Fewer than 10 per cent of UK enterprise users are basing decisions to refresh their technology estates on a Windows 8 migration, a Computing survey has revealed. Respondents were asked for the main drivers behind their decisions to ...
Tags: Windows 8, Windows, software, Computer Products
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Surface RT Finding a Place in The Tablet Market "Is Not Going to Happen"
Feb 17, 2013Surface RT finding a place in the tablet market "is not going to happen" while Surface Pro isn't "going to make a dent either". So said ex-Microsoft senior vice president Joachim Kempin when asked to assess the company's chances of ...
Tags: Surface RT, Surface Pro, tablet market
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Samsung Was The Key Beneficiary of a Strong Q4 for Tablet Sales
Feb 4, 2013Samsung was the key beneficiary of a strong Q4 for tablet sales, which saw the Korean electronics manufacturer double its market share while Apple's lead in the sector slipped once again, according to research by IDC. Worldwide tablet ...
Tags: Samsung, tablet sales, electronics
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BYOD Is an Interesting One Because It's a Bit of a Misnomer
Jan 28, 2013BYOD is a misnomer, while current MDM solutions are "stop-gap technologies" preceding full understanding of mobile data management. This is according to Joe Baguley, chief technologist for EMEA at virtualisation firm VMware, speaking to ...
Tags: BYOD, MDM solutions, mobile data management
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Workers Won't Get a Penny Extra for Joining The Council's New BYOD Scheme
Jan 28, 2013Cambridgeshire County Council workers won't get a penny extra for joining the council's new BYOD scheme because the authority is worried about being "pilloried in the local press" if they did. Staff signing up to the scheme, which began ...
Tags: Cambridgeshire County Council, BYOD scheme, financial reward
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Civica CTO John Hood Has Branded Microsoft's Surface RT Tablet
Jan 28, 2013Civica CTO John Hood has branded Microsoft's Surface RT tablet "a bit of a lemon", telling Computing that the machine lacks the established ecosystem and standout features to separate it from existing products. Speaking to Computing at ...
Tags: Microsoft, Surface RT tablet, computing
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Surface RT Has Sold 60 Million Licences for Windows 8
Jan 28, 2013Microsoft's quarterly figures came in today pretty much as analysts had expected, with earnings of $6.4bn (£4bn), down from $6.4bn in the previous year, and revenues of $21.46bn (£13.6bn), a three per cent increase year on year, ...
Tags: Microsoft, earnings, revenue, Windows Division
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O2 Trys Its Hand as Systems Integrator with Partner 2e2 to Become a One-Stop Shop
Dec 24, 2012O2 is synonymous with mobile, be it as the lucky operator who secured the iPhone exclusive when Apple's handset came to our shores or as the quiet network which was not angry but 'disappointed' with Ofcom's recent 4G rulings. However, the ...
Tags: O2, mobile, iPhone, systems integrator, enterprise telecoms
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Marks & Spencer Continues Its Hunt for It Graduates for 2013
Dec 20, 2012Marks & Spencer is continuing its hunt for IT graduates as it plans to recruit a new software engineering team in London throughout 2013. As part of its existing Graduate Scheme and Business Placement Programme, half of the 50 strong team ...
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IT Services Provider Civica Has Secured Multiple Contracts with 22 UK Schools
Dec 7, 2012IT services provider Civica has secured multiple contracts with 22 UK schools to provide digital learning services. Implemented by Civica's education division, the learning environments use Civica's CloudBase learning platform and Virtual ...
Tags: IT, Civica, digital learning services, learning platform