Windows 7 upgrade poses problem for students
News Some students have found they cannot install their downloadable copy of the operating system, offered to students at a significantly lower price [27 Oct 2009]
Microsoft forms Bing alliance with Facebook, Twitter
News The software giant's partnership with social networking sites will bring real-time results to its Bing search engine [22 Oct 2009]
Cisco, EMC to unveil cloud joint venture
News A new line of products called vBlock will combine storage, servers, networking and virtualisation for an integrated set of datacentre gear, according to reports [02 Nov 2009]
SAP: Days of the database are numbered
News The demand for cloud computing and faster access to data will lead to a future where companies don't need a database, says a top SAP executive [27 Oct 2009]
Offline SharePoint tool promised for Mac users
News While Microsoft is not planning to produce a version of Groove for the Mac, the new tool will make SharePoint access much easier for Mac users, company executives say [23 Oct 2009]
Chrome 4.0 gets beta release
News Google puts out a Windows test version of its next browser, with bookmark sync and other new features, and promises to make a Mac beta a priority [03 Nov 2009]
Microsoft smooths netbook jump to Windows 7
News The software maker is providing a tool that will let people who buy its new Windows 7 to use a USB to boot it on a netbook [23 Oct 2009]
Google PowerMeter hits the UK
News The smart-grid software that allows people to monitor their home-energy use via the internet has been launched in the UK [30 Oct 2009]
Ubuntu Karmic Koala gets release candidate
News Version 9.10 of the popular Linux distribution, which has cloud functionality built in for enterprises and consumers, is almost ready for its final release next Thursday [23 Oct 2009]
Oracle details fate of Sun software
News A recently published document has shed more light on Oracle's product plans for key products, including the GlassFish open-source application server and the NetBeans IDE [03 Nov 2009]
Parallels supports Windows 7, Snow Leopard
News Parallels Desktop Mac virtualisation software is faster than the previous version and gives users more customisation flexibility when working with Windows [05 Nov 2009]
End of the line for Microsoft Office Accounting
News The software maker has announced it is ending the latest in a series of efforts to rival Intuit in the business-accounting software [02 Nov 2009]
Microsoft releases Windows 7 worldwide
News As Microsoft launches its 'best operating system ever', analysts predict Windows 7 will see significant enterprise uptake and have a positive impact on the PC industry [22 Oct 2009]
Ubuntu 9.10: The Koala has landed
Roundup Canonical has released the 'Karmic Koala' update to its version of Linux, which takes the open-source operating system closer to the cloud [29 Oct 2009]
Microsoft halts Windows 7 tool after GPL code claims
News A tool aimed at making it easier to put Windows 7 on netbooks has been pulled after questions were raised about whether the software improperly uses open-source code [11 Nov 2009]
Microsoft releases free software testing tool
News Spec Explorer 2010, a model-based software testing tool that took 10 years of research and is designed to cut testing costs, gets a public release [29 Oct 2009]
VirtualBox update fixes Windows 7 bugs
News The update to Sun's virtualisation testing tool takes care of compatibility problems with the Microsoft and Apple OSes, among other performance improvements [02 Nov 2009]
Microsoft to let multiple pupils work from single PC
News The software maker is working on new option that will let will let several students work independently off a single PC, each with their own screen, mouse and keyboard [13 Nov 2009]
Microsoft Windows 7: ZDNet UK special report
Roundup Learn about Windows 7 highlights — and potential pitfalls — and find out what the new operating system could mean for your organisation [21 Oct 2009]
- Vista was Exactly what Microsoft Intended it to be - J.A. Watson
IBM launches systems management in a box
News The company has launched two Tivoli-branded, systems-management appliances aimed at smaller businesses and departments of larger enterprises [19 Oct 2009]
RIM pushes boat out for BlackBerry developers
News Saying BlackBerry software is 'no longer an island', the handset company at its developer conference unveiled new tools and APIs for building mobile apps [10 Nov 2009]
SharePoint and Office betas to arrive soon
News People will be able to test out the SharePoint 2010 document management platform and all the software in Office 2010 in November, Steve Ballmer has announced [20 Oct 2009]
Microsoft launches Exchange Server 2010
News The latest version of Microsoft's email server product, Exchange Server 2010, arrives alongside Forefront Protection 2010 [09 Nov 2009]
UK companies put ERP on hold
News ERP systems are difficult and time-consuming to implement, and more than 60 percent of UK companies are postponing them temporarily or indefinitely, according to a new study [09 Nov 2009]
Howard Schmidt sees SME appeal in Windows 7 
Video The Information Security Forum CEO talks to ZDNet UK at the RSA Conference in London about how businesses will greet Windows 7 [21 Oct 2009]
