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The company reported higher-than-expected revenue and a return to growth in its enterprise business Hewlett-Packard reported results for the last quarter of its fiscal year on Tuesday, and although sales were down from a year earlier there were some much-needed signs of improvement. HP’s enterprise division, which sells servers, storage […]
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PayPal’s contest challenged teams from around the world to create best app to help community A group of Russian software developers dubbed “Team Moscow” has won PayPal’s $100,000 Battle Hack 2013 awarded for the best socially worthy use of PayPal’s API. A team of Israel finished second and one from […]
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Windows 1.0 came out 28 years ago this week laying the groundwork for Microsoft’s signature operating system Many say Windows turned 30 this year, but it was actually 28 years ago this week that the first commercial version of Microsoft’s signature operating system shipped. The justification for calling it the […]
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Quells concerns fueled by cloud emphasis as the company pivots to services from packaged software Microsoft today shut down talk that it would soon stop shipping new versions of its Exchange Server, promising customers that it would continue to develop and release the popular email software for on-premise use. In […]
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Google is going to stop allowing non-sanctioned extensions to work on its Chrome for Windows browser. It’s for your safety, you understand. The sad march towards tribal fiefdoms continued Thursday, as Google announced that it will only allow Chrome for Windows users to download extensions hosted by Google’s own Chrome […]
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Microsoft Windows Server R2 capbilities to be aware of and consider as part of an IT stratgey. With any server operating system upgrade, IT is always looking for the hooks that help motivate the upgrade process and deliver additional value. Sometimes it is as simple as better performance, a single […]
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The 20 greatest milestones of Android’s first five years Android, this is your life. Happy birthday, Android! Although you were technically announced six years ago, it wasn’t until October 22, 2008 that you made your debut. Apple tried stealing your thunder this year by hosting an event or something on […]
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Microsoft’s productivity apps are $22 billion cash cows As Microsoft Word turns 30 on Oct. 25 it is not only the world’s most pervasive word-processing applications, it is a cash cow for the company. Word is an original application in Microsoft Office, the productivity suite that customers must buy to […]
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Many IT leaders admit their spending is too heavily weighted toward keep-the-lights-on projects. Here’s how to tip the balance. Social! Mobile! Big data! BYOD! You probably already know what your company’s executives most want to see from your IT organization. But unless your company is very new, or you’re unusually […]