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Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista

January 17, 2008 Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows. TAGS: CDW Corp., adoption, migration, survey, information technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Intel, Dell hold off on internal rollout of Vista

May 4, 2007 The two companies plan to wait to deploy the OS on employees' computers after the first service pack is released. TAGS: rollout, Intel Centrino, service pack, Intel, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, Paris, Dell, platform, information technology, Microsoft Office, operating system

Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security

May 21, 2007 Software shipped with the major operating systems runs unencumbered on most machines--and not all of that software should be trusted, he says. TAGS: premise, security, information technology, conference, Linux, operating system, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green

March 5, 2008 At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption. TAGS: Hannover, Steve Ballmer, CeBit, Microsoft Windows Vista, survey, information technology, requirement, CEO, U.K., U.S., Microsoft Corp., CPU, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Sun shifts focus to greater profitability

February 6, 2007 Storage and software company declares turnaround and sets new goals after years of financial troubles. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., financial result, profitability, margin, Sun Solaris, information technology, software company, server, operating system

Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO

July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. TAGS: U.K. company, CIO, Linux desktop, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, Firefox, Linux, Apple Macintosh, security, Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe

September 14, 2006 Next version of Windows will create a cascade of benefits for local European economies, says Microsoft-sponsored study. TAGS: ecosystem, employment, study, Microsoft Windows Vista, European Union, economy, Europe, information technology, open source, Microsoft Corp., U.K., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Study: No Vista for majority of European businesses

November 14, 2006 More than half the European organizations surveyed say they have no plans to upgrade to the new Windows. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., organization, survey, server, information technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

July 17, 2008 Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a bunch of "monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety. TAGS: OpenBSD, Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel, bug, security flaw, mailing list, monkey, security, developer, creator, Linux, approach, information technology, e-mail, operating system

Gartner: Businesses should be wary of iPhone

June 28, 2007 Handset could breach corporate security if adopted before it's put to the test in the consumer market, analyst group says. TAGS: corporate security, Gartner Inc., enterprise security, Apple iPhone, AJAX, mobile device, handset, Apple Computer, information technology, handheld, security, U.S., operating system

Wake up to the 'daylight saving' bug

February 16, 2007 Y2K flashback? Turning the clock forward early is causing headaches for IT pros, and consumers should pay attention, too. TAGS: Y2K, Forrester Research Inc., Gartner Inc., SuSE, information technology, bug, patch management, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft vows to play fair

July 19, 2006 Self-regulation for Vista and all future Windows versions will bolster competition and customer choice, it says. TAGS: Brad Smith, antitrust, principle, API, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Corp., information technology, U.S., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, operating system

India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress. TAGS: open-source software, SuSE Linux, SuSE, India, Linux, open source, school, Red Hat Inc., leader, training, information technology, desktop computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

SOA, the peacemaker

October 23, 2006 perspective BEA's Marge Breya says the software industry can't afford to keep dividing into contending camps. TAGS: SOA, silo, BEA Systems Inc., enterprise software, API, platform, information technology, solution, operating system
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