Software: Page 59
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Rumors abound as Google quietly works on new OS
An operating system that can work for IoT devices as well as tablets and PCs could open up new possibilities.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 16, 2016 -
Microsoft wants resellers to spur enterprise Windows 10 adoption
It is encouraging partners to join its push to make the new OS ubiquitous.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 15, 2016 -
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Shifts in compute infrastructure, ongoing AI adoption plans and talent challenges ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.
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Cloud-based software to continue down road to dominance
The market will grow three times faster than traditional products over the next five years, IDC predicts.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 12, 2016 -
Microsoft extends Windows 7, 8.1 Skylake support following customer pushback
The company had previously announced it would cease support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 in July 2018 if used on machines equipped with Intel's Skylake processor.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 12, 2016 -
Box extends data storage 'Zones' to Australia, Canada
In May, the company began offering Box Zones in Germany, Ireland, Japan and Singapore.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 11, 2016 -
White House embraces code sharing with new federal policy
The new policy encourages code sharing across federal agencies in an effort to cut costs, promote collaboration and encourage private sector talent to participate in code-building.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 10, 2016 -
Survey: Majority of businesses planning Windows 10 upgrade over next 12 months
Though some organizations are concerned about the compatibility of legacy apps and time constraints, most companies plan to upgrade in the next year.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 5, 2016 -
Private equity firms reportedly mulling purchase of some HPE software assets
Reports surfaced last week that Hewlett Packard Enterprise was considering a buyout from private equity, but decided to instead focus solely on divesting some software assets.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 2, 2016 -
Microsoft wants to move SMBs to its new Windows 10 subscription models
Windows Enterprise could be easier to procure and support with Microsoft’s new approach.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 2, 2016 -
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If you're reading this, it's too late: Clock runs out on Windows 10 free upgrade
July 30 at 5:59 a.m. EST, or 2:59 a.m. PST, was the last chance for users to upgrade to Microsoft's new operating system for free.
By Naomi Eide • July 29, 2016 -
Oracle purchases NetSuite for $9.3B
The deal between the two software giants is expected to close in 2016, following regulatory and NetSuite shareholder approval.
By Naomi Eide • July 28, 2016 -
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Microsoft's lasting appeal
The company has evolved its Office suite from a traditional software to a cloud-based solution, which has worked to draw in new customers.
By Justine Brown • July 26, 2016 -
Firefox latest browser moving to scrap support for Adobe Flash
Plagued with security problems, Firefox will phase out the multimedia player starting in August.
By Justine Brown • July 21, 2016 -
SAP revenue up with help from HANA growth
SAP says its new HANA suite of financial and operational planning software now has more than 3,700 customers.
By Justine Brown • July 21, 2016 -
Slack invests in chatbot startup
Slack's fourth venture capital investment to date, Automat's communication technology mixes messaging, artificial intelligence and chatbots.
By Naomi Eide • July 19, 2016 -
Microsoft won't reach goal of 1 billion devices on Windows 10 by 2018
The company said it would miss its initial target in part because of the drop in its mobile phone business.
By Justine Brown • July 17, 2016 -
Report: VC investments in tech startups up in Q2
Uber and Snapchat led the way, raising nearly $5 billion between them.
By Justine Brown • July 15, 2016 -
Microsoft to charge enterprises for Windows 10 subscription
Windows 10 has officially joined Office 365 and Azure as a Microsoft subscription service.
By Justine Brown • July 15, 2016 -
Microsoft wins email data search appeals case
An appeals court ruled that the Stored Communications Act does not apply outside the U.S. and can only be used domestically to mandate organizations turn data over to the government.
By Naomi Eide • July 14, 2016 -
Bringing its devices into the enterprise, Microsoft offers 'Surface as a Service'
The company is rolling out subscription service offerings for both Windows 10 and Surface.
By Justine Brown • July 13, 2016 -
HPE contemplating sale of certain software assets, report says
Low-performing software assets appear next in line as HPE continues streamlining its efforts.
By Justine Brown • July 12, 2016 -
Report: Enterprises more reliant on open source and third-party software components
Sonatype’s 2016 State of the Software Supply Chain found developers had 31 billion download requests of open source and third party software components in 2015.
By Naomi Eide • July 11, 2016 -
Researchers add synthetic bugs to software to analyze vulnerability-testing tools
The tools researchers tested thus far have effectively detected software bugs only 2% of the time.
By Justine Brown • July 11, 2016 -
Beta testers get hands on iOS 10
The revamped Apple OS includes several significant changes.
By Justine Brown • July 7, 2016 -
Merging CRM, ERP cloud solutions, Microsoft to roll out Dynamics 365
Available this fall, the platform allows businesses to pay for the solutions they need in a single platform, including financials, sales, operations, marketing and customer service.
By Naomi Eide • July 7, 2016
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