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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.
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Slack brings voice calls to its messaging platform
Paying users can start voice chats with up to 15 people.
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Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.
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Reuters: EU to grant 'unconditional' approval for Dell-EMC deal
Though Dell has recently hit a financing snag, the European Union is set to approve its $67 billion bid to purchase EMC Corp.
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UPDATE: Lawmaker's proposed legislation for tech companies refusing court orders will not include criminal penalties
The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is working on legislation to punish companies that won't help authorities decipher encrypted messages.
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Defense Department "rapidly" transitioning to Windows 10
The agency is looking to transition its 4 million devices by Jan. 2017.
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If their gender is unknown, a woman's code is accepted more often than a man's
Researchers found that on GitHub, a female user's code acceptance rate declines if their gender is identifiable.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 16, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Dell's plan to acquire EMC hits financing snag
Demand isn't as strong for an initial $10 billion multi-tiered debt offering as Dell had hoped, and it's been given a short extension.
By Randy Lilleston • Feb. 15, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Microsoft reports a "critical" vulnerability in every supported version of Windows
The company said the vulnerability could allow "an attacker to run arbitrary code on the user’s system."
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Microsoft previews enterprise synchronization offering
Enterprise State Roaming gives administrators choice over what is synced, for whom and to what devices.
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Google sunsetting its Search Appliance
The company is retiring one of its original enterprise offerings to make way for a cloud-based solution.
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Microsoft brings Yammer to Office 365
Yammer will help businesses enable new user experiences among productivity applications, the company said.
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Salesforce announces new CRM, increases one executive's duties
The cloud-based CRM company has continued to make strategic moves to further grow its market share.
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Microsoft works to attract SMBs to Office 365
As the marketplace battle over cloud-based workplace collaboration rages, Microsoft is extending its offerings to smaller businesses.
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Intel saves time and money in new approach to meetings
The company plans to have 2,300 "wireless" meeting rooms worldwide in 2016.
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IBM scoops up digital marketing agency Resource/Ammirati
IBM’s most recent acquisition is its first foray into digital marketing and is expected to boost its design team and digital experience capabilities.
By David Kirkpatrick , Naomi Eide • Jan. 29, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Google and Microsoft roll out document collaboration tools
Both companies are working to improve the enterprise collaboration experience.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 27, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
VMware to cut 800 jobs as top executive leaves
The company is caught in the middle of Dell's $67 billion acquisition of EMC, which owns 80% of VMware stock.
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Microsoft releases open-source artificial intelligence toolkit
The technology helps power its Cortana digital assistant and Skype Translate applications.
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Oracle releases record 248 patches
The company’s largest release of patches at one time were primarily for Java SE.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 21, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Companies migrate to Google for Work faster than Office 365
The BetterCloud study also found increasing interest from companies in productivity suites.
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            HP adds new Sprout capabilities aimed at enterprise users
The new version of the company’s immersive computing system targets creative professionals, with technology to combine the physical and virtual worlds.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 20, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Gartner: Global IT spending saw dramatic drop in 2015
The strong U.S. dollar is partially to blame, according to Gartner.
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Progress Software latest business software company to explore sale
The enterprise software market has attracted significant interest and investment over the past six months.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 15, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Microsoft ending support for older versions of Internet Explorer
On January 12, Microsoft will no longer support IE 8, 9, and 10.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 7, 2016 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
China wants Microsoft to explain 'major problems' in data related to antitrust probe
The data was requested as part of a probe into the company’s sales and marketing tactics in China.
By Justine Brown • Jan. 6, 2016