Rentokil's adoption of cloud-based email is significant, because it shows that organisations have to treat their members like consumers, says Peter Judge.
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Rentokil Becomes Google’s Biggest Cloud Customer
Rentokil to put 35,000 users on Google Apps cloud email in offices and washrooms, by the end of 2010
Ad-Supported Office 2010 Bundled In New PCs
Users will have access to a free, stripped down version of the productivity suite, Office Starter 2010, with the option to upgrade to the full version of Office 2010 with the purchase of a single-license card
Stallman slams Microsoft’s Codeplex Foundation
It may come as no surprise to some that GNU founder Richard Stallman has launched a stinging attack on Microsoft's open source motives with its Codeplex Foundation
Microsoft’s Ozzie Launches Social Networking Lab
Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie has decided that "social" is the way of Microsoft's software future, announcing the creation of Future Social Experiences (FUSE) Labs, which will focus on the creation of social applications ...
Lord Carter: 2Mbps Broadband Is Like The Minimum Wage
The government's universal broadband provision may be slower than we'd like, but it's an essential part of social inclusion, said the former Minister behind Digital Britain
CIOs Frown on Social Networking At Work
A new report shows CIOs think you should be working on company time and not goofing off on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network, microblogging or other non-work Website
What if Microsoft’s Codeplex Foundation Is On The Level?
After a bruising summer of fighting between Microsoft and open source activists, not many people took Microsoft's open source body - Codeplex - seriously. Jason Brooks asks, what if it's serious?
Phones4U Gets Windows Mobile – But With Only 60 Apps
Phones4U will be selling phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 - but UK users can only download 60 apps
Open Source Enthusiast To Advise Conservatives
Tom Steinberg, co-founder of mySociety, the site behind online tools such as TheyWorkForYou.com has agreed to help the Conservative party
Windows Mobile 6.5: Microsoft’s Cunning Plan?
So far, Microsoft has screwed up on mobile. Will a hyped interim release, and a small, expensive appstore help against the iPhone?
Microsoft Links Hotmail Leak To Phishing Attack
Microsoft confirmed thousands of Hotmail customers had their usernames and passwords posted recently on a third-party site as a result of a likely phishing attack
US Bloggers Must Declare Paid Endorsements
The Federal Trade Commission revises rules for advertisers on how to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads in line with the FTC Act and for the first time requires bloggers to disclose any material connections they share with the ...
Ballmer: Windows 7 Will Save £100 A Year
The cloud is here - within limits - said CEO Steve Ballmer, in a London visit to promote Windows 7 and the rest of Microsoft's current catalaogue
Ballmer Admits Windows Licensing “Gotchas”
Some of the Windows licence fine print includes deliberate "gotchas", Microsoft CEO Ballmer admitted - and he has no plans to make things simpler
“Minority Reports” Of Apple Tablet Persist
Latest reports say device has more in common with the gee-whiz touch-screens used by Tom Cruise in the 2002 film "Minority Report," and less with the iPhone
Compliance May Hinder Cloud Early Adopters, Warns Provider
Users may have to choose which apps to put in the cloud, and some should wait till their industry accepts it, warns cloud provider Savvis
Savvis Says Spirit Will Convince Cloud Skeptics
With the Spirit cloud infrastructure project on the launchpad, Savvis' CTO Bryan Doerr has plenty to say when we ask him whether users are ready to trust the cloud
EC Wants e-Commerce To Flow Like “Oil In Broadband Pipelines”
Digital services must be Europe-wide says commissioner Vivian Reding
Microsoft Launches Online Health Data Tools
The My Health Info beta service offers tools and widgets with which to organise and monitor health information stored in personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts
Google Beefs Up Search In Response To Bing
Google boosts its Search Options to let users search results by past hour, specific date range, more shopping sites, fewer shopping sites, visited pages, not yet visited, books, blogs and news
Gartner: Cloud Computing Will Replace IT Departments
But internal tech staff will be kept busy on the roll-out of internal IT private cloud technology for the near future
Google Wave Store Could Host SAP, Salesforce Apps
Salesforce.com, SAP and several other companies have lined up to show off applications they created using the APIs from the open-source Google Wave platform.
Oracle Fined for Ad Claims
Database giant Oracle is fined $10,000 and directed to take corrective action after running an ad in The Wall Street Journal and The Economist
Banking Trojan Exposed By Researchers
Security researchers at Finjan track a cyber-gang that pilfered German bank accounts in summer 2009.
Cloud Scare: Bank Closes “Innocent” Gmail User Down
A US bank has had a Gmail user's account closed down, simply because the bank accidentally sent private data to it. Cloud services expose us to the consequences of others' stupidity, says Jim Rapoza
Review: Parallels Desktop 4.0 “Switch To Mac” Edition
Not only does it virtualise Windows, and move all your software and files with the bundled cable and migration tools included, it teaches you Mac too
CNN Charges For iPhone App
Can news organisations which have traditionally provided their mobile news for free make a viable business out of charging for applications
Enron Broadband Boss Jailed For Wire Fraud
Joseph Hirko, former co-CEO of Enron Broadband Services, gets 16 months in prison and is ordered to pay $7 million in restitution after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
Ballmer Admits Mistakes Over Windows Mobile
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested during the company's Venture Capital Summit that it had made mistakes in the execution of its Windows Mobile operating system, according to attendees at the closed-door meeting