Applications

Cloud computing bringing IT industry to 'disruptive' inflection point, says HP’s Meg Whitman

HP's Meg Whitman
The systems and software ‘elite’ are being challenged by Amazon, Google and Salesforce.com, warns Whitman
09 May 2012

Oracle loses its biggest Siebel implementation to SugarCRM

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison
IBM dumps Siebel for open source alternative with cloud pedigree
02 May 2012

O2 to rival Google and PayPal with new mobile payments service

mobilepayment
O2 Wallet may mean trouble for joint venture with rival operators, says analyst
27 Apr 2012

Gartner: Customer ‘experience’ now a top-10 CIO priority

Gartner advises organisations to revisit their CRM strategies
25 Apr 2012

IP war: Facebook grabs Microsoft patents as profits slip

Deal buys Zuckerberg a bulk of the $1bn AOL portfolio Microsoft bought a fortnight ago. But away from the grandstanding, Facebook's Q1 profits have fallen
24 Apr 2012

Oracle barred from lucrative US Federal Government contracts

Computer giant thrown off federal government software and services procurement programme following over-charging dispute
23 Apr 2012

Oracle vs Google: Judge to rule on API copyright, not jury

Battle lines drawn in $1bn copyright suggest Oracle has a case, but it is not watertight
23 Apr 2012

Gain better control of your data with enterprise database consolidation

Join us for this Computing web seminar, in which the Head of BI at the Co-operative Group Nick Colebourn will be explaining just how he reigned in the Group’s sprawling database estate and how significant savings were realised and data quality improved as a result.
19 Apr 2012

Microsoft roadmap revealed by Dutch developer

Microsoft release plans posted on Flickr
13 Apr 2012

Speed, decentralisation key to Yahoo's recovery, says CEO

Ailing internet giant follows the Google model to renewed growth. But it may be missing a trick
11 Apr 2012

Facebook's billion-dollar Instagram deal: evidence of an X-Factor investment culture (UPDATED)

Purchase of popular photo-sharing app values nimble startup as highly as 800 AOL patents
10 Apr 2012

CSC to explain failure to reach NHS agreement

Lorenzo programme still on hold while company hosts teleconference to explain lack of progress
04 Apr 2012

Cabinet Office hails Oracle deal as start of new era in Whitehall procurement

'The days of the government paying different prices for the same goods or services are over,' says Francis Maude
28 Mar 2012

National Air Traffic Services moves to virtualised desktop environment

The move will facilitate bring-your-own-device scheme and boost productivity
26 Mar 2012

The generation Y revolution: new attitudes, new expectations

Organisations must adapt their working practices to a new generation of workers
19 Mar 2012

Microsoft tracks greenhouse gases in the cloud

Software giant deploys application to tot up its energy use across the globe
12 Mar 2012

Migrating to Exchange 2010 – this time its technical

On Demand: During this Computing web seminar, our expert panel covered the entire migration process to Exchange 2010, from creating a migration roadmap and calculating requirements for new hardware all the way through to migrating user mailboxes and setting up OWA.
06 Mar 2012

Hermes migrates from mainframe to open systems environment

The home delivery company selected Clerity for the migration
28 Feb 2012

On-demand - Overcoming complexity and creating more effective data management strategies

In this web seminar, we share Computing's research showing what applications are running on what hardware in UK datacentres
23 Feb 2012

Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, HMRC

HMRC’s CIO plans to consolidate the department’s vast and disparate IT arsenal on to a mere 13 machines over the next five years
22 Feb 2012

Aylesbury Council plans £1.5m ERP cloud deal

The council may extend the service to other councils in the area
17 Feb 2012

London NHS trusts plan £400m patient administration system

The solution will cover a wide range of clinical modules
16 Feb 2012

National Grid Metering seeks new ERP system

The new system will support its Industrial and Commercial business
14 Feb 2012

Oracle to acquire SaaS vendor Taleo for £1.2bn

Deal mirrors recent acquisitions in the cloud space by rivals SAP and Salesforce
10 Feb 2012