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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 […]
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Public donates $76,000 to take on patent troll Having amassed a war chest of $76,000 in public donations and identified crucial “prior art,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation yesterday filed a formal challenge aimed at killing a patent being wielded by Personal Audio LLC against podcasters such as “The Adam Carolla […]
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At the same time, though, permanent IT hiring may be rising as well, researcher says The percentage of contract workers on IT staffs reach 17% last year and 15% this year in large organizations — the highest level of contractors to staff since the late 1990s, according to Computer Economics. […]
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Ballmer hammers home Microsoft’s ‘high-value’ strategy in final letter to shareholders Unlike last year, no surprises in CEO’s last letter to investors In his last letter to shareholders before retiring, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hammered on the same themes he and other executives struck three weeks ago in front of […]
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The U.S. still cracks the top five in global Internet freedom, as surveillance appears to be a common trend. Internet freedom has declined in the United States over the past year as a result of its surveillance policies, reflecting a trend that appears to have caught on worldwide, according to […]