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Companies lagging behind employee’s cloudy expectations
Claims Microsoft backed study
A study based on 5,000 respondents from small and medium enterprises found that “enterprises are lagging behind their employees’ expectations to be more productive, collaborative and innovative in a mobile-first, cloud-first world.”
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Microsoft will block SHA-1
Shutting out the spooks and other criminals
Software Giant Microsoft has joined Mozilla and will consider blocking the SHA-1 hashing algorithm on Windows to keep the US spooks from using it to spy on users computers.
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Microsoft shakes off the curse of Steve Ballmer
First growth in 15 years
For ages Microsoft has suffered from static growth and a share-price which was more consistent than the speed of light.
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Intel has strong earnings result
Even if data centre business slumping
Intel beat Wall Street's revenue and earnings targets but is predicting trouble ahead.
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US not allowed to take EU data
Legal ruling puts US tech in a spin
The US technology industry is paying the price for the obsession that its government has on stealing data.
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Microsoft rolls out Office 2016
Cloudy office
Microsoft has begun rolling-out of Office 2016, the latest addition to its cloud-based subscription service Office 365.
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Dell creates new hyperscale unit
Cloudbusting plans
Tinbox shifter Dell has created a new business unit to chase after the "second tier" of hyperscale customers.
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MediaTek labs' autonomous robots track objects
Inexpensive solution for Makers robots
Everything is about Robots these days and Intel, MediaTek and many platform manufacturers are trying to find a way into the market.
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China presses ahead with glorious five year tech plan
US tech companies nervy
The Chinese government is set to hack off the US government by working on a set of banking cyber security regulations.
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EU working out data deal with US
Promise not to spy on us
The European Commission is working out a deal with the US, that will allow EU data to end up in the US if its government agrees not to steal it.