office 2010
Office 2010: Beta launched
News Office 2010 beta is now publicly available for download, Microsoft announced yesterday. The beta allows businesses to start using the browser-based Office Web Apps.... [19 Nov 2009]
Office 2010 beta released to the public
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that the beta of Office 2010 is now publicly available from the company's website. For the full story, see Office 2010 beta goes public... [19 Nov 2009]
No more tax breaks for offshoring?
Comment However the basic place of supply rule applies to certain cases of outsourcing back-office administrative services such as call centre operations. Soon offshoring will no longer offer the considerable tax incentive it... [11 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment I start each day by working from home for a couple of hours before making my way into the office. As a sub editor for silicon.com, my working day is broken down by a mixture of home and office working. [02 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Companies often renew their office hardware every three years without necessarily questioning the business case of upgrades, staff retraining and other overheads involved. It's no surprise that for some companies green... [29 Oct 2009]
It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News The government has committed £80m to ramp up police smartphone use by funding the deployment of 30,000 mobile data devices by 2010 - with the Home Office's plan being to increase police visibility in... [20 Oct 2009]
Google unleashes biggest ever Apps rollout for 35,000 users
News Around 20,000 of these will be regular PC users while the other 15,000 will be staff who work away from the office and currently do without a company email address. Business support services company Rentokil Initial has... [12 Oct 2009]
Microsoft: Starter edition coming with Office 2010
News Microsoft has announced an ad-supported 'Starter' edition of Office to replace the Microsoft Works suite currently offered. It's part of the Office 2010 family, due next year.... [09 Oct 2009]
Kraft to Save $2.2 Million Over Two Years With New Web Content Management Solution
White Paper The company chose Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as a new global standard for Web content management and is now running its three largest Web sites on its new solution, with plans to migrate all consumer-facing... [02 Oct 2009]
Xerox snaps up ACS in $6.4bn deal
News The savings are related to back office, procurement and the costs related to running a public company. Xerox said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) in a cash and stock deal valued at $6.4bn. [28 Sep 2009]
Intel: How chip maker is tackling the changing datacentre
News Some datacentres are designed to power a small or medium-sized business or remote office, while others might be powering a communications centre, or a cloud, or a full infrastructure. At the Intel Developer Forum in San... [23 Sep 2009]
Former eBay CEO vies to become Arnold Schwarzenegger's successor
News Whitman, who has never served an elected public office, will announce her bid for the Republican nomination in 2010 during a speech in Fullerton, California. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is expected to... [22 Sep 2009]
Microsoft's web-based Office: First taster goes live
News Microsoft started public testing for the first browser-based version of Office on Thursday, although the technology preview is perhaps more notable for what it doesn't include than what it does offer. [18 Sep 2009]
Nokia's new mobiles take aim at Facebooking music lovers
News The phone maker announced last month a relationship with Microsoft to develop a version of Microsoft's Office software for Nokia handsets. Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, on Wednesday announced new... [03 Sep 2009]
UAE Performance Management Solution Drives Transformation in Public Services
White Paper The key to delivery of the transformation strategy is an automated performance management system, called ADAA (performance in Arabic), and based on Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 business intelligence... [01 Sep 2009]