Microsoft has announced that Windows 8.1 is now globally available, and is downloadable as a free update from the Windows Store. Microsoft cites a number of "key attributes" in the release, including "an improved and hughly customised ...
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Today marks internet video calling tool Skype's 10th year since its launch in 2003. Using the anniversary as a launch-pad, Skype has also announced that 3D video calls are under development. Further reading Cisco goes to court to annul ...
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An increasingly mobile workforce has led to 90 per cent of IT departments worrying about compliance associated with regulatory demands. That's according to a report by collaboration software solutions provider Intralinks, which surveyed ...
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It’s an art to begin a presentation with a bang – and Thorsten Heins, CEO, BlackBerry seemed to have mastered that. The Blackberry Live 2013 started this morning in sunny Orlando with the opening speech by Heins announcing the ...
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Telefonica Digital is investing in a cloud-based HR system to manage its 6,500 worldwide workforce in a project that is expected to pay for itself in under two years. Telefonica Digital is to spend several million on Workday's cloud-based ...
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Undoubtedly 2012 has been another big year for mobile. From high-profile launches to security scares, from hot tablets entering the enterprise to huge players trailing with their tails between their legs, mobile is certainly the direction ...
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Innovation through 4G LTE 4G LTE increases mobile productivity Cutting costs with 4G LTE network communications Other findings from EE's 4G LTE survey A global survey of the business benefits of 4G LTE has revealed improvements to ...
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Windows users can expect a 15% increase in the cost of licensing key Microsoft products as the software giant raises its prices. From December 1 2012, Microsoft will increase the price of per-user licensing of several products including ...
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European businesses will only need three quarters of a desk per employee by 2020 due to the impact of remote working. According to a survey of almost 2,000 senior IT decision makers commissioned by Citrix, large organisations are already ...
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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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As staff bring their own devices to work, IT will need to rethink its printing and scanning policies, a study commissioned by Canon has reported. The pan-European survey of 729 users and decision-makers across Europe found that employers ...
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Fife Council will slash £2.4m from its network infrastructure costs over the next four years by moving to a public services network (PSN). The council signed the deal with Updata for a managed network services and expects to see a ...
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It has been a long and somewhat slow journey to get here, but this week the UK finally saw the launch of a 4G network by mobile operator EE. Formed from the merger of T-Mobile and Orange, EE has rolled out the faster broadband ...
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Security is still the primary barrier to adopting mobile business applications, a study has found. More than three-quarters of the 300 UK firms polled said they planned to adopt mobile business applications in the next 12 months. But ...
Tags: Security, potential loss of data, risk, personal information
Healthcare organisations are embracing mobile working like never before,but the issue around network coverage is causing concern. A new study from software company NDL showed projects to test out the validity of mobile working were moving ...
Tags: Network health, Healthcare organisations, network coverage