Report: Hiring hard-to-find open source talent a recruitment priority

As interest in open source technology grows in the enterprise, 65% of HR managers surveyed said hiring for open source roles will increase more than any other area in the next six months.

By Justine Brown • May 5, 2016

Apple, SAP partner to create native iOS business apps

As the consumer market becomes increasingly saturated, Apple is looking to increase its enterprise appeal. 

By Justine Brown • May 5, 2016

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Digital transformation

Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

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Windows 10 hits 300M users, free upgrade coming to an end

The rate of adoption for the new operating system is likely to slow once Microsoft starts charging for the software after July 29.

By Justine Brown • May 5, 2016

Windows 7 losing ground, but remains by far most used operating system

The OS dipped below 50% worldwide operating system market share in April, nine months after the release of Windows 10.

By Justine Brown • May 3, 2016

Chrome dethrones Internet Explorer, becomes most used desktop browser

Analytics firm Net Applications found that Microsoft's browser market share—which includes both Internet Explorer and Edge—fell for the fifth straight month, losing its top spot.

By Justine Brown • May 3, 2016

Industry group says Pentagon CIO's Windows 10 praise constitutes 'unethical endorsement'

The Software and Information Industry Association says CIO Terry Halvorsen’s comments are a commercial endorsement for the operating system.

By Justine Brown • May 1, 2016

The Future of Work: How new tools created the virtual workplace

Offices may not be disappearing, exactly, but new technology could mean the end of the office as we know it today.

By Kathryn Moody , Naomi Eide • April 28, 2016

OpenText buys bundle of HP content management products for $170M

The company expects to generate between $85 million and $95 million in revenue from the products in the first year. 

By Justine Brown • April 19, 2016

Remember the guy who deleted his company? That was a hoax

But the hoaxster claims he knew someone who once did that.

By Randy Lilleston • April 18, 2016

Facebook at Work behind schedule, expected sometime this year

The enterprise version of the social network was originally set to premier by the end of 2015, but now the company says it will launch sometime in 2016, though no date is set. 

By Naomi Eide • April 17, 2016

(Corrected/hoax) Meet the man who deleted his entire company

A web hosting provider reportedly ran a "rm -rf /" command and essentially instructed a computer to ignore standard warnings and delete everything it was commanded to. 

By Naomi Eide • April 14, 2016

Gartner: Windows revenue to drop in 2016

Despite rising Windows 10 adoption, the analyst firm says Windows revenue will drop to $13.5 billion this year.

By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016

Microsoft's browsers losing their edge as users move to adopt Chrome

For the fourth consecutive month, Microsoft's browsers—Internet Explorer and Edge—saw a decline in user share.

By Justine Brown • April 5, 2016

Slack raises $200M in funding on $3.8B valuation

As of April 1, the workplace collaboration platform has 2.7 million daily active users and 800,000 paid seats. 

By Justine Brown • April 4, 2016

5 announcements Microsoft made at Build 2016

From Ubuntu to an advanced stylus to bots, Microsoft showed off its new tricks at its developer conference. 

By Naomi Eide • March 31, 2016

Oracle seeks $9.3B from Google in long-running lawsuit over Java use

The amount Oracle is seeking is about 10 times more than what the company asked for the last time the case went to trial. 

By Justine Brown • March 30, 2016

Google shopping for 'middle market' businesses to boost enterprise offerings

The company is looking at a number of possible acquisitions, including startups, to help grow its cloud computing and workplace applications.

By Justine Brown • March 21, 2016

IBM buys Optevia in continued effort to offset legacy business declines

Optevia specializes in customer relationship management solutions, particularly around implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the public sector. 

By Justine Brown • March 20, 2016

Financial messaging app Symphony expects 150,000 users by end of 2016

The app works to streamline communication between financial institutions while reducing IT and compliance costs. 

By Justine Brown • March 20, 2016

FTC warns app makers over smartphone audio monitoring

The agency maintains that companies should tell people what information is collected, how it is collected, and with whom it's shared.

By Justine Brown • March 18, 2016

Salesforce integrates machine learning app with Microsoft Outlook

The new application is designed to help salespeople better manage large amounts of data.  

By Justine Brown • March 11, 2016

Microsoft to make SQL Server for Linux. Yes, Linux

The company's former CEO once compared Linux to "communism" and a "cancer."

By Justine Brown • March 8, 2016

Gartner: In enterprise cloud email, Microsoft is more popular than Google

The two companies have been battling to attract business customers to their cloud-based productivity tools.

By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016

Apple's new iOS allows more control over company issued devices

With the new operating system, companies will be able to dictate homescreen layouts and the use of applications. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016

Slack brings voice calls to its messaging platform

Paying users can start voice chats with up to 15 people. 

By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016