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Windows Blue: What We Know
Will Windows Blue, Windows 8's successor, be a nail in the coffin of traditional PCs? Here are 5 key facts that have emerged.
Gmail's New Compose: 5 Pros and Cons
Introduced as an option, Gmail's new compose will become the default over the next few days. Here's what I like and dislike.
Windows Blue Rumors: RT's Demise, 'Risky Apps'
Microsoft Windows Blue rumor mill refuses to die down. New developments include a secret Redmond app development team and the alleged retirement of Windows RT.
5 Social Strategies For Job Hunters
If you are looking for your next job opportunity, you can't ignore social.
Federal CIO Announces PortfolioStat 2.0
PortfolioStat program outlines best practices for agencies to reduce IT spending.
Office 365 Gets Thumbs Up In Kansas City
Microsoft is talking up new fans in local government, such as Kansas City, Mo., which expects to save $600,000 annually with Office 365 suite.
Digital Government May Exclude 4 Million U.K. Citizens
National Audit Office study finds 17% of citizens don't use the Internet and may be unable to access services under "Digital by Default" plan.
British Video Game Sector Reboots
After four years of low scores, the games creation business is regaining strength thanks in part to lure of possible tax relief.
City IT Can Sidestep Colocation Danger
Colocation services, like cloud services, offer big benefits for cities, as long as performance levels and security are nailed in place.
Cloud-Based LMS Wins Over Abilene Christian University
Pearson's cloud-based OpenClass learning management system impressed Abilene Christian University as social, modern, flexible -- and free.
MS Touts Education Wins For Windows 8, Office 365
Microsoft brags about 10 school and university adopting Windows 8, plus three new university customers for Office 365 Education.
U.S. Agencies Told To Share Financial Systems
Obama administration hopes to save money and development time by pushing agencies toward shared services for all future financial systems.
Tell Me Again: Why Rush Into Windows 8?
Windows Blue might signal a bold new future for touch computing, but it doesn't exactly inspire a quick upgrade to Windows 8 for traditional users like me.
Windows Blue Confirmed But Microsoft Mum On Details
Microsoft finally acknowledges Windows Blue, the rumored update to Windows 8, is on the way.
MobilEcho Secures Corporate Docs For iOS Users
Acronis file management tool now works with MobileIron AppConnect to lock down and improve access to corporate files for remote workers.
HHS Seeds Employee-Driven Pilot Projects
Department of Health and Human Services staff can get up to $10,000 to implement innovations that will improve agency operations.
Platfora Brings Business Intelligence To Big Data
Startup releases platform for slice-and-dice analysis and exploration of data in Hadoop clusters.
Yahoo Acquires Summly From U.K. Teen
In deal reported to be worth $30 million, 17-year-old mobile app developer Nick D'Aloisio will join Yahoo's London staff while he continues his secondary education.
Windows 8 Updates Core Apps To Improve Usability
Microsoft upgrades Mail, Calendar and People apps. But will it appease customers who say these features should have been included at launch?
BlackBerry Z10: My First Week
I love the keyboard and UI. But the BlackBerry Z10 is missing too many key apps -- and betting big on enterprise IT's approval.
Windows Blue: Demise Of The Desktop?
A recent Windows Blue build is in the wild, sporting a more polished tablet experience. Does this also foretell retirement for traditional desktop computing?
FDA To Track Illicit Product Trade Online
FDA will monitor 10,000 sites a year to uncover illegal marketing and selling of FDA-regulated products from drugs to tobacco.
Memphis DPW To Track Worker Locations Better
City will equip code enforcement officers, contractors with Samsung tablets running Xora software to keep them safer, more efficient on the job.
British Government's 'Digital By Default' Plans Challenged
Drive to offer all government services via the Internet sparks
Parliamentary fear that millions of non-Internet users will be left
behind.
Turing's 'Universal Machine' Voted Top British Innovation
Early sketch for a programmable computing device beats out DNA, the Mini motorcar and 97 other innovations of the past century.
Google Invites U.K. Nonprofits To Make 'Global Impact'
Google invites British charities to compete for £2 million pot in its latest Global Impact Awards, the search giant's way of rewarding innovative technology that will "change the world."
Big Data Debate: Will Hadoop Become Dominant Platform?
Will Hadoop become the hub from which most data management activities will either integrate or originate? Two big data experts square off.
Federal Reserve To Hire Chief Data Officer
Appointment would make the Fed another in a growing number of governments and government agencies with chief data officers.
U.K. Smart Meter Plan For 2014 In Disarray?
U.K.'s upcoming $17 billion project to re-wire British homes with smart meters will fail if regulated too much, say conservatives.
ARM CEO Retirement Raises Fears
Microchip maker's CEO, Warren East, attempts to allay concerns about the company's long-term viability without him at the helm.
Anti-Amazon E-Petition Gains Momentum
British grassroots campaign aims to force Amazon to stop "unfair practices" and pay more local tax.
New York's 32-Story Data Fortress: Inside Tour
Sabey's 1-million-square-foot facility in lower Manhattan is billed as the world's tallest and largest high-rise data center.
Oracle's Bad Quarter Is Self-Inflicted
Big egos and poor execution are behind Oracle's uneven financial performance.
Amazon-CIA Deal Would Fit Intel Community Strategy
Reported deal for Amazon to help develop CIA's private cloud infrastructure squares with intelligence community strategy to work with public cloud vendors.
Apple, Dropbox Lead Cloud Storage Market
Music and video are pushing cloud storage into the mainstream, Strategy Analytics study finds. But where's Microsoft?
Tableau Data Visualization Tool Gets Major Revamp
Tableau updates data visualization tool to add support for mobile editing and APIs for a variety of cloud-based data services.
NYC BigApps Developer Contest Allows Government Data Sets
Developers compete to create mobile apps that solve specific challenges around jobs, health, education and other topics.
Crowdfunding Pulls U.K. Government Projects Off Scrap Heap
Concerned citizens contribute £1 million to reinstate projects cash-strapped local councils can't afford.
4 Signs That Microsoft Finally Gets It
After making moves last year right out of a Greek tragedy, Microsoft is finally taking steps to fix its mobile mess and other blunders.
How To Market Collaboration To Employees
Creating a collaborative organization requires leadership, training and a little creative marketing.
Microsoft Gains Enterprise Clout With ERP, CRM
Spotlighting high-profile customers like Revlon and Dell, Microsoft talks up its prowess with ERP consolidation, CRM-integrated marketing.
HP Shareholders Meeting Marked By Dissent
Shareholders raise heated questions about HP board's Autonomy investigating committee; narrowly fail to oust controversial board members.
Microsoft Seeks Windows 8 App Wave
As Microsoft works to attract developers to Windows 8
and Windows Phone 8, does $100 app bonus encourage quantity over quality?
Accenture's 7 Tech Trends Driving Digital Business
From customer relationships to cloud, and why mobile isn't one of them.
Office 365: Why A Law Firm Switched
A lawyer-slash-IT chief explains how his 14-person law firm is realizing good ROI after its move to Microsoft Office 365.
Speech Recognition Stumbles At Leeds Hospitals
Dictation system intended to cut administration costs has some patients waiting up to 60 days for important letters.
Microsoft Bolsters Ties Between Yammer, Office 365
Three-stage process weaves Yammer's enterprise social network capabilities into Office 365, with additional bridges to SharePoint.
Windows Phone 8 Support To End In 2014
Microsoft is making the right move by offering OS updates more frequently. But that may not be enough in the competitive smartphone race.
When Big Data Meets Legal Discovery
E-discovery software helps organizations manage the digital stockpiles of unstructured data they warehouse in case of litigation.
Raspberry Pi Production Returns To U.K. From China
Main production of the inexpensive build-it-yourself Raspberry Pi computer has been switched back to the U.K. to meet rising demand.
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The State of Cloud Computing - Fall 2020
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