Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched the much-awaited Office 365 on Tuesday, after a beta program of about nine months, as the company responds -- some critics say belatedly -- to the rising popularity of cloud-based applications for collaboration and communication.
LAS VEGAS -- As it opens its big annual user conference Monday, Hewlett-Packard is changing the way it sells its products.
Microsoft has presented the Windows 8 user interface and displayed various devices on which the next version of Windows will run.
Johan Vendrig, general manager, information services for healthAlliance, demonstrated at the MIS100event in Auckland this morning why the company topped this year’s ranking of New Zealand IT user organisations.
The organisation, formed in March this year (and therefore not listed in the 2010 report), is a shared service formed from the merger of the non-clinical services of the Northern Region District Health Boards – Northland, Waitemata, Auckland and Counties Manukau. Prior to this, the healthAlliance brand was used only for the shared service that has supported Waitemata and Counties Manukau DHBs since 2001.
After Microsoft acquired Skype earlier this month for $8.5 billion, most of the questions revolved around how Skype's IM, voice and video calling features will fit into Microsoft enterprise products such as Outlook and Lync.
After 14 years working for Microsoft, Kevin Ackhurst has taken up the role of vice president of partners, APAC, at Juniper Networks.
Cloud computing will once again be a major theme for this year's Microsoft Tech Ed conference, according to the company. And attendees seem to be interested in finding out how the cloud can be used in conjunction with their own operations.
When it comes to deploying Microsoft Office alternatives such as Google Apps, Zoho or Lotus Symphony, enterprise IT managers are in a state of intense curiosity but are still not ready for widespread adoption, according to a new Forrester research report entitled "Market Update: Office Productivity Alternatives."
As organizations move more of their applications to the cloud, they might find themselves needing skills different from what their system administrators now possess, according to IT executive panel discussions on cloud computing on Wednesday.
Jade Software’s Joob Mobile has been announced as one of three finalists in the mobile/wireless category of the Best of Microsoft Tech Ed North America awards.
“This is a tremendous accolade for Joob Mobile, which is on the leading edge of mobile innovation in one of the world’s fastest growing markets. With smart mobile devices expected to surpass one billion by 2013, JOOB combines and connects any business system to any mobile device, enabling staff and consumers to be more productive,” says Craig Richardson, managing director of Jade Software.
“Microsoft New Zealand is excited JOOB Mobile is receiving the worldwide recognition it deserves as a Best of Tech Ed North America finalist – against some pretty stiff international competition,” comments Microsoft New Zealand’s managing director Paul Muckleston. “It’s great to see a seasoned New Zealand technology company continuing a long history of innovation and taking the lead in the increasingly pivotal mobile space,” he adds.
Joob Mobile’s beta released happened a mere two weeks before the announcement from Tech Ed North America. “The chance to showcase at Microsoft Tech-Ed North America where the best of the world’s ICT companies and major users are congregating will assist with JOOB Mobile’s push into the US market. We couldn’t have wished for a better start for JOOB Mobile,” says Richardson.
Oracle has introduced support for Apple's iPad and iPhone as part of a slew of enhancements to its BI (business intelligence) software, the company announced Tuesday.
It seems nearly every technology vendor is selling some sort of service "in the cloud"-the ubiquitous suffix has been attached to everything from critical systems like <a href="http://www.cio.com/article/679429/Microsoft_s_Cloud_ERP_Plans_Get_Mixed_Reactions">ERP</a> to mundane processes like printing. The latest pitch is for the cloud-based call center.
Microsoft will provide $2 million in software and technology as an official sponsor of the Rugby World Cup, it was announced at Eden Park this morning.
If IT shops want to prevent users from going to the Cloud, they have to bring the Cloud to the users.
Internet Explorer 9, which becomes generally available tonight at an event at the South by Southwest show in Austin, Texas, has come to the end of the browser's most elaborate release process.