Desktop-as-a-Service is an interesting way for IT execs to provide cloud-based Windows desktop sessions, as well as shared resources such as storage.
Renewable sources will power Apple's data centre by 2013
Apple has announced that its North Carolina data centre will be powered entirely by renewable energy sources by the end …
Microsoft battles PC bloat with new Signature tune-up
Microsoft has had the bloatware accusation thrown at it countless times but now the company reportedly wants to make money …
Gartner names Actifio a ‘Cool Vendor’ in storage technology
Actifio, the Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) platform company, has announced it was chosen as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors …
VMware to offer enterprise application portal
VMware will offer enterprise software that allows employees to access all their desktop Windows applications and online services from a …
Facebook teams up with security vendors, offers free antivirus software
Facebook has teamed up with five security vendors to offer a range of free and subscription-based antivirus packages. Microsoft, McAfee, …
Infor develops natural language processing engine to integrate with Siri
Infor, a provider of industry specific enterprise applications, has developed a prototype app for mobile devices that allows users to …
Microsoft SkyDrive upgrade takes aim at Dropbox
Microsoft has set its sights on Dropbox with a new set of features for its cloud storage service SkyDrive that syncs …
What to consider before signing up for Google Drive
Just as with an Apple product launch, Google has had to do next to nothing to create buzz around its long-awaited Google …
Openwave, Synchronica sell out mobile messaging businesses
Two mobile messaging software businesses – Openwave’s Mediation and Messaging units and Synchronica – were sold yesterday in a sign …
Dell says AppAssure now its premier backup product
Despite its longstanding partnership with Symantec and CommVault, Dell says that products from recently acquired AppAssure will become the company’s primary backup …
Microsoft boosts virtualisation capabilities in desktop management suite
Microsoft is boosting the virtualisation components of its Desktop Optimization Pack suite of IT management tools. The suite, known as MDOP, is …
Dell expands virtual desktops into the cloud
Dell said this week it is expanding its virtual desktop offerings into the cloud through a partnership with another company. …
Microsoft, Nokia to spend $24m on university program, boost app development
Microsoft and Nokia will invest up to $24 million in a new mobile application development program at Finland’s Aalto University …
GroupLogic aims at Dropbox with enterprise file-sharing app
GroupLogic has released a file syncing and sharing application that offers the same convenience as Dropbox but with enterprise-level management …
Microsoft courts big data market with SQL Server update
Microsoft has released to manufacturing the newest version of its relational database, SQL Server 2012, the company announced yesterday. The …
Price versus brand takes focus in the battle for smartphone supremacy
Established vendors such as HTC, Sony and LG Electronics want to set their smartphones apart from less expensive devices from …
Microsoft’s Azure cloud suffers serious outage
Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure and development service experienced a serious outage yesterday, with the system’s service management component going down …
Intel starts distributing open source LibreOffice
Intel has begun distributing the open source LibreOffice suite for Windows from SUSE via its AppUp Store – an online …
Adobe reveals more on Creative Cloud launch plans
Adobe has revealed that it will launch its Creative Cloud software-and-services bundle alongside Creative Suite 6 (CS6) in the first half of …