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Google targets business with Postini-based security app
News But the software giant doesn't have a pure, software-as-a-service-based messaging security platform like Google or MessageLabs, says Paul Roberts, senior analyst for enterprise security at The 451 Group. [12 May 2008]
BT adds smart phone to home broadband package
News But he said the Windows Mobile platform of the BT ToGo devices means a user could - at least in theory - get their work email on the device as well. Warren Buckley, director of portfolio convergence BT, said the move extends what the telco has been... [08 May 2008]
Marks & Spencer hands £19m IT deal to Computacenter
News The revamp will include an integrated stock and sales application and will focus around the implementation of an IBM Epos platform running retail software company PCMS's Beanstore point of sale application. [12 Dec 2007]
LME barred from trading hours extension
News The temporary bar follows a complaint from competitor Spectron, which argues that if the London Metal Exchange (LME) extends operating hours it would force Spectron's eMetal electronic trading platform to exit the market. [01 Mar 2006]
Microsoft strengthens Indian ties
News Commenting on the announcement, Ballmer said: “Wipro offers deep industry expertise and a rich portfolio of solutions that build on the Microsoft platform to help customers reduce costs and grow their top line. [19 Nov 2004]
Linux services and apps are now mainstream, say analysts
News Linux's momentum has been helped by a number of high-profile customer wins, such as the city of Munich, which last month confirmed that it would be switching 14,000 computers from Microsoft's Windows to the rival open-source platform. [12 Jul 2004]
Microsoft and SAP entered merger talks
News The resulting ripple effect would have had a dramatic impact on IT vendors up and down the platform-to-application continuum, and likely would have been of significant interest to governments on two continents," O'Grady said. [07 Jun 2004]
Microsoft and SAP integrate over web services
News SAP and Microsoft will continue to compete in the market for business applications, at least on a minor level, said Charles Fitzgerald, general manager of platform strategies at Microsoft. This is really a platform deal. [12 May 2004]
Sun signs new Linux partnership
News It is very key to us to have a Java platform that we can adopt for our hardware architectures and the flexibility to optimise it for our needs," said Juergen Geck, SuSE's chief technology officer. Asked if the SuSE deal announced Thursday extends... [01 Aug 2003]
Microsoft's Office upgrade 'overly complex'
News In fact, Microsoft is in the process of repositioning Office as a "platform," like Windows, for which developers can create applications, he added. But, analysts say, this redefinition of Office as a platform with new capabilities is a stretch... [06 Mar 2003]
Veritas extends Linux storage range
News Veritas has also had its software certified to run on Dell PowerEdge servers and IBM's eServer xSeries Linux platform. Storage management company Veritas has revealed details of its Linux strategy and products. [30 Jul 2002]
Top 10 deals of the month - February
News Technology: IP based messaging platform http://www.silicon.com/a51169 Synstar extends ITNet contract That'll do nicely: IBM seals $4bn Amex deal Customer: American Express Supplier: IBM Value: $4bn Technology: Outsourcing (web hosting, data... [01 Mar 2002]
Compaq extends pay-as-you-go features
News The access on demand feature offers a standardised thin client platform, while capacity on demand for ProLiant servers will allow users to reassess their server capacity by measuring server usage over a period of time. [21 Jan 2002]
Siemens extends CRM offering
News The Siemens ResumeRouting CRM platform now combines the Siemens Xpressions 470 unified-messaging system, Microsoft NetMeeting software and Siemens ProCenter MX Email application. Siemens has added a range of electronic services to its CRM products. [27 Jan 2000]
Microsoft extends relationship with ActiveState Tool
News While ActiveState Tool insists it will not create a custom version of Perl for Microsoft, a spokesman admitted: "Microsoft wants Perl to.take advantage of platform features on Windows. Microsoft has hired ActiveState Tool to develop Perl scripts... [04 Jun 1999]
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