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Microsoft places its bet on lucky seven

Computing — 2008-11-06T06:45:00.000Z

Computing, Computing, Thursday 6 November 2008 at 06:45:00

Will Windows 7 be good enough to redeem Microsoft after the disappointment of Vista?

Microsoft simply has to get things right this time. The early buzz around Windows 7, the next version of the software giant’s most important product, seems to have been positive....

Windows 7 means business

Daniel Robinson in Los Angeles — 2008-11-06T06:45:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson in Los Angeles, Computing, Thursday 6 November 2008 at 06:45:00

Expectations for the new Windows operating system are high

Windows 7, the next version of Microsoft’s flagship product, is still at least a year away from final delivery, but the operating system already appears to be shaping up as the...

Pizza chain delivers improved communications

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-11-03T10:36:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, Computing, Monday 3 November 2008 at 10:36:00

New email system allows Papa Johns' Pizza to keep in better contact with local branches

Papa Johns’ Pizza has implemented a new email communication system between its branches and company headquarters. Using Microsoft’s Hosted Exchange Services, Cobweb Solutions will run the new system to allow...

Small businesses in the dark over managed services

Ian Williams — 2008-11-03T06:15:00.000Z

Ian Williams, Computing, Monday 3 November 2008 at 06:15:00

Lack of awareness and fear of change is holding companies back

Small businesses are missing out on affordable access to enterprise applications available to them through managed and hosted services. This was the conclusion of roundtable hosted by Microsoft, following research...

Brighton Council moves to Microsoft

Tom Young — 2008-10-30T18:05:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Thursday 30 October 2008 at 18:05:00

Disparate servers moved onto one single network

Brighton & Hove City Council is moving its IT infrastructure onto a single network that will provide Microsoft software for all its 4,500 staff....

Firms prefer integrated BI

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-10-27T15:54:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, Computing, Monday 27 October 2008 at 15:54:00

Survey suggests companies do not want to buy business intelligence and database tools separately

Four out of five UK businesses would prefer to buy business intelligence (BI) tools integrated with database software, according to a survey by Redshift Research, commissioned by Microsoft....

Microsoft stays on track as revenue and profit rise

Tom Young — 2008-10-24T11:54:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 24 October 2008 at 11:54:00

Technology bellwether shows strong growth and predicts steady next quarter

Microsoft reassured investors today after posting a two per cent rise in first-quarter profits to $4.37bn (£2.81bn), up from $4.29bn (£2.75bn) in the same period last year....

Ferrari is forced to throttle back on technology costs

Angelica Mari in Modena — 2008-10-23T06:45:00.000Z

Angelica Mari in Modena, Computing, Thursday 23 October 2008 at 06:45:00

The F1 team hopes an overhaul of its IT will help to maintain its competitive edge

Ferrari is introducing a series of measures to cut the cost of its IT systems as it faces mounting pressure from Formula One’s governing body to reduce spending....

Computing podcast: Ferrari cuts IT costs; and the latest touch-screen smartphones

2008-10-23T06:00:00.000Z

Computing, Thursday 23 October 2008 at 06:00:00

Even the world's richest F1 team is cutting IT costs - we examine the reasons why. And as HP launches a touch-screen iPaq, we ask if touch-based phones are good for business users

In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week. Ferrari is introducing a series of measures to cut the cost of its IT systems...

New dawn rising for Eastern IT

James Woudhuysen — 2008-10-23T05:30:00.000Z

James Woudhuysen, Computing, Thursday 23 October 2008 at 05:30:00

Successful Asian firms are primed and ready to cash in on the West’s financial crisis

More than four years ago, when Legend, a manufacturer of laptop PCs, had yet to become Lenovo, I wrote a piece for IT Week suggesting that the Chinese firm was...

Weigh up your virtual options

Daniel Robinson — 2008-10-16T06:00:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, Computing, Thursday 16 October 2008 at 06:00:00

Computing looks at what the big three players in the virtualisation market have to offer enterprise IT managers

Virtualisation is one of the hottest topics of the moment, but still represents a relatively immature sector of the IT industry, as most organisations have yet to invest heavily in...

Saatchi Gallery invests in virtualisation

Madeline Bennett — 2008-10-09T05:00:00.000Z

Madeline Bennett, Computing, Thursday 9 October 2008 at 05:00:00

High-availability virtualised IT system in place for new gallery opening today

The Saatchi Gallery reopens its doors today in a new Chelsea location, with a high-availability virtualised IT system in place from software development consultancy Octavia Information Systems....

Hot tips for virtualisation

Martin Courtney — 2008-10-08T14:09:00.000Z

Martin Courtney, Computing, Wednesday 8 October 2008 at 14:09:00

Migrating systems to a virtualised environment can deliver significant efficiency gains and cost savings, but it has to be planned carefully. Martin Courtney explains how IT leaders can improve the odds of success

Server virtualisation, which allows multiple virtual machines to run separately on a single physical computer system, has become a priority for many IT departments, thanks to the multitude of benefits...

Computing awards: Community project of the year shortlist

Janie Davies — 2008-10-01T14:41:00.000Z

Janie Davies, Computing, Wednesday 1 October 2008 at 14:41:00

As part of our build-up to the Computing Awards for Excellence, which take place at London’s Battersea Park events arena on 5 November, we turn the spotlight on the nominations for Community Project of the Year

Computing Awards Community Project of the Year shortlist St Barnabas Hospice Charity St Barnabas has rolled out SystmOne, an information sharing solution, to 70 users across eight sites, to help...

Microsoft announces new software licensing plan

Bryan Glick — 2008-07-01T17:23:00.000Z

Bryan Glick, Computing, Tuesday 1 July 2008 at 17:23:00

Supplier aims to make purchasing easier for customers with many different business units

Microsoft has announced a new software licensing arrangement targeted at larger firms that the supplier hopes will make purchasing its products easier and more flexible....