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Windows 8 update: all the latest rumours, opinions and possibilities

While it lacks the mobility usually associated with this class of device, there's an 80-inch tablet serving the head of Microsoft as a wallboard and as a substitute for other work-related gear.

By Tim Greene | 25 May, 2012 14:35

Tags: Windows 8, Windows, steve ballmer, software, sharp, operating systems, Microsoft, MIchael Dell

Microsoft clarifies Ballmer's claims of massive Windows 8 adoption

Reports earlier this week that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer predicted unprecedented sales of Windows 8 were wrong on multiple counts, Microsoft and independent analysts have agreed.

By Gregg Keizer | 24 May, 2012 18:46

Tags: Windows, software, operating systems, Microsoft, App Development

Revisiting RDP, discovering ReactOS, and finding Mindjet

A second look at Microsoft's RDP client, considers a replacement for Windows XP, and delves into "Mind Mapping"

By Mark Gibbs | 23 May, 2012 20:25

Tags: windows xp, software, pc, mind mapping, Microsoft's RDP client, Microsoft, hardware systems, Data Center

Windows 8 puts end to endless reboots

Microsoft yesterday promised that a feature it's added to Windows 8 will put a stop to endless reboots.

By Gregg Keizer | 23 May, 2012 18:48

Tags: Windows, software, PCs, operating systems, Microsoft, hardware systems, desktop pcs

Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

An Ohio startup company has raised US$200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.

By Grant Gross | 23 May, 2012 15:48

Tags: Blair Levin, Mark Ansboury, education, industry verticals, broadband, Telecommunication, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, University Community Next Generation Innovation Project, Gigabit Squared

Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs

German security firm Avira yesterday issued a service pack for its antivirus software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company.

By Gregg Keizer | 16 May, 2012 06:07

Tags: Windows, software, Security Hardware and Software, operating systems, Avira

EU-Microsoft browser deal requires ballot screen in Windows 8

Microsoft today declined to comment when asked whether it believed it's required to offer a ballot screen in Windows 8 to European users for selecting rival browsers in the new operating system's desktop mode.

By Gregg Keizer | 15 May, 2012 06:41

Tags: Windows, software, operating systems, opera software, mozilla, Microsoft, Google, european union, DRM and Legal Issues, browsers, applications

Skepticism mounts over Windows RT's enterprise role

Omissions from the feature set of Windows RT are making analysts increasingly skeptical that enterprises will gravitate toward tablets running the new forked version of Windows.

By Gregg Keizer | 20 April, 2012 03:27

Tags: IDC, Intel, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile and Wireless, Mobile OSes, operating systems, software, Windows

EMC unveils preconfigured private cloud tools for partners

EMC today announced a pre-configured private cloud platform created through an alliance with six hardware and software vendors.

By Lucas Mearian | 12 April, 2012 23:18

Tags: Arrow Electronics, cloud computing, data domain, EMC, Ingram Micro, Intel, internet, Microsoft, storage, Storage Hardware, VMware

Microsoft starts XP retirement countdown

Microsoft yesterday kicked off what it called a "two-year countdown" to the death of Windows XP, its longest-lived operating system.

By Gregg Keizer | 10 April, 2012 21:07

Tags: Microsoft, operating systems, security, software, Windows

Hands-on: Nokia Lumia 900 puts Windows Phone back in the race

If you've been sitting on the fence about making the switch to Windows Phone 7, the just-released Lumia 900 could prod you to make the leap over. This stylish, well-engineered phone shows off the strengths of the Windows Phone platform on a bright, crisp 4.3-in. AMOLED screen with a high-bandwidth LTE connection.

By Preston Gralla | 06 April, 2012 20:09

Tags: at&t, consumer electronics, mobile, Mobile and Wireless, Mobile OSes, Nokia, operating systems, smartphones, software, Windows

Windows 8 update: Dell thinks it can sell Windows 8 tablets and much more

Dell thinks it can make a buck off Windows 8 tablets, despite the fact that it pretty much abandoned its Android tablets last year.

By Tim Greene | 23 March, 2012 21:28

Tags: 3C, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, dell, hardware systems, iPad, Microsoft, networking, operating systems, pc, Reuters, software, tablets, Windows, Windows 8, wireless

Analysis: What the Cloud really means for your IT job

Depending on which survey or story you read, the Cloud can be either a good thing for IT workers and their job security, or it can be terrifying.

By Brandon Butler | 14 March, 2012 05:43

Tags: cloud computing, cloud services, csc, IDC, infrastructure management, internet, management, managing cloud sevices, Microsoft, networking, technology jobs

Study: Cloud will create 14 million jobs by 2014

Implementation of Cloud services will create 14 million jobs internationally by 2014, with the greatest increases occurring in emerging markets, which are not constrained in deploying cloud systems by legacy infrastructure, according to a new study from Microsoft and IDC.

By Brandon Butler | 06 March, 2012 06:29

Tags: cloud computing, cloud jobs, IDC, infrastructure management, internet, IT jobs cloud, management, Microsoft, networking

Hands on with Windows Server 8 beta

Leap Day brought with it the chance to download the beta release of the next version of Microsoft's server platform, along with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and first looks at the next versions of the company's developer software. Then, this morning, Microsoft announced the new features and enhancements that have made it into the server beta, which you can download here .

By Computerworld Staff | 02 March, 2012 06:02

Tags: dell, hardware systems, Intel, Microsoft, operating systems, servers, software, Windows

Windows 8 reviews: 'Mission accomplished', 'transcendent', 'unintuitive'

Early reviews of Windows 8 range from describing it as speedy and elegant to unintuitive, but those who have given the operating system a test drive seem to enjoy the experience.

By Tim Greene | 02 March, 2012 04:49

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, Microsoft, operating systems, server, software, Windows, Windows 8, Windows 8 Consumer Preview

OnLive Desktop brings you one step closer to ditching your notebook for the iPad

The scoop: OnLive Desktop Plus (iPad app, plus service), by OnLive, Inc., about $5/month.

By Keith Shaw | 01 March, 2012 04:42

Tags: Apple, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, iPad, networking, OnLive, operating systems, pc, software, tablets, Windows, Windows 7, wireless

Get ready for Windows 8 support headaches

For all the hype surrounding Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, significant adoption isn't expected to come from anyone but consumers.

By Colin Neagle | 28 February, 2012 02:35

Tags: Gartner, IDC, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows 8, operating systems, software, Window 8 tablet, Windows, windows8, Windows 8

HP's new Mini netbook sports Intel's latest Atom chip

Hewlett-Packard has announced its latest netbook, which offers significant application and graphics performance improvements with Intel's newest Atom processor.

By Agam Shah | 24 January, 2012 05:42

Tags: hardware systems, hewlett-packard, laptops, netbooks

NetApp's Tom Georgens: How we got big, stayed nimble, and view storage today

Those of us with a bit of institutional memory recall a brash upstart named Network Appliance that burst onto the storage scene to challenge EMC -- itself once a brash newcomer -- and other storage royalty like IBM. But that was 20 years ago, as difficult as that seems to believe, and the company, now named NetApp, is $5 billion-plus storage leader in its own right.

By John Gallant | 20 January, 2012 09:33

Tags: applications, Big Data, business intelligence, cloud computing, cloud storage, dell, EMC, freemium, IBM, IDGE CEO Interview Series, internet, Microsoft, netapp, private cloud, software, storage, Storage virtualization, The Industry Standard, Virtualization

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