online microsoft services in comment and analysis
Minority Report: The 3G iPhone has landed
Comment The other big announcement was the upgrade of the Mac.com suite on online services that has remained largely unchanged for a number of years and of questionable value for money. But then again there's no pleasing some - especially if you believe... [13 Jun 2008]
Richard Steel
CIO Profile Steel isn't afraid of making tough decisions after ditching Linux trials at Newham to sign a new licensing agreement with Microsoft a few years ago, and under Steel's leadership Newham achieved the government's electronic service delivery targets... [11 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: What's the score for the music biz?
Comment The Arctic Monkeys rose to fame through digital word of mouth and online marketing. High-street retailers and their physical sales structures are being replaced by online music stores. Bragg, and others, were in turn quoted by Thomas Rubin, chief... [22 May 2008]
The truth about software as a service
Comment Microsoft itself is both an antivirus vendor and online conferencing vendor and is doing all this too. Furthermore, if online updates count, then through its Windows update service Microsoft must surely count among the largest providers of software... [23 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.10.07
Round-Up The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines a fad as "a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal". Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer defines a fad as a $240m investment opportunity. [26 Oct 2007]
Leader: Time for a ceasefire in iPlayer row
Leader The Beeb's attempt at an on-demand, online TV service has been slammed for its lack of compatibility with non-Windows technology and for the varying performance of the beta version currently available for public testing.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [31 Jul 2007]
Richard Steel
CIO Profile Under Steel's leadership Newham achieved the government's electronic service delivery targets of putting services online almost two years ahead of the 2005 deadline. Richard Steel is not afraid of courting controversy and famously hit the headlines... [06 Jun 2007]
Editor's Blog: Media merger mania
Comment possibly tying the knot against the backdrop of a Google-dominated online world and Thomson Corp's bid for Reuters, albeit more about financial information. Murdoch's News Corp bidding for the venerable company that brings us The Wall Street... [15 May 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Why I'm not in captcha rapture
Comment I shop, I bank, I shop some more online. However, there is one thing online that consistently bugs me. Come on, is Microsoft really telling me that isn't a capital T between the N and the H? Seriously, Microsoft would have me believe that first... [10 Apr 2007]
Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Comment After all, there are 17 million internet bank accounts in the UK and more than £20bn was spent online last year by UK customers. The goal of the event is to search for new ideas, partnerships and solutions in the fight against the international... [07 Mar 2007]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: The web at work
Comment Quocirca's Bob Tarzey says you now have more options than ever for controlling workers' online behaviour. The online world does not look like it will be getting any safer in 2007. Microsoft made a couple of acquisitions recently - FrontBridge for... [18 Dec 2006]
Leader: 'Changing of the guard' for the 2006 Agenda Setters
Leader But the honour goes to a slightly less familiar name: Ray Ozzie, the man who will lead Microsoft into the post-Gates era, a time when the company's dominance will be challenged by the new wave of online software services. [25 Sep 2006]
Leader: 'Changing of the guard' for the 2006 Agenda Setters
AS Analysis But the honour goes to a slightly less familiar name: Ray Ozzie, the man who will lead Microsoft into the post-Gates era, a time when the company's dominance will be challenged by the new wave of online software services. [25 Sep 2006]
Eric Schmidt
AS Profile The launch of a web-based spreadsheet - in addition to an online calendar and email - prove Google means business in its move toward software services. Schmidt got the nod for Google's ability to keep producing fresh ideas such as Google Earth mash... [25 Sep 2006]
Ray Ozzie
AS Profile Ozzie's challenge will be to lead Microsoft in the brave new world of online software services where Redmond's dominance of the desktop can no longer be taken for granted thanks to the gauntlet thrown down by Google et al. [25 Sep 2006]
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