software license
IT Pro Panel: The road to Windows 11
IT Pro Panel: The road to Windows 11
As the new OS gears up for rollout, we talk to our panellists about their upgrade plans
29 Nov 2021
Microsoft and Oracle slammed over 'anti-competitive' software practices
Microsoft and Oracle slammed over 'anti-competitive' software practices
Research takes aim at the industry, and the two tech giants in particular, for long-running anti-competitive practices
26 Oct 2021
Getting to grips with licence management
Getting to grips with licence management
Can you be certain that everything on your network is properly licensed and paid for?
11 Jan 2021
Microsoft hints at standalone successor to Office 2019 suite
Microsoft hints at standalone successor to Office 2019 suite
The firm appears to U-turn on plans to scrap 'perpetual licence' editions of Microsoft Office
24 Sep 2020
This exploit could give users free Windows 7 updates beyond 2020
This exploit could give users free Windows 7 updates beyond 2020
The tool, built to bypass extended support eligibility checks, was successfully tested on a dummy Windows 7 update
9 Dec 2019
Microsoft U-turns on ‘completely insane’ self-service scheme
Microsoft U-turns on ‘completely insane’ self-service scheme
Policy to bypass IT admins has been tweaked and delayed to 2020 following customer backlash
1 Nov 2019
Microsoft gives SMBs reprieve on Windows 7 support
Microsoft gives SMBs reprieve on Windows 7 support
Now all businesses can pay to receive Windows 7 updates through to 2023
2 Oct 2019
Microsoft plots major Windows 10 UI refresh for 2-in-1s
Microsoft plots major Windows 10 UI refresh for 2-in-1s
The Spring 2020 update features a more desktop-like experience for convertibles in 'tablet mode'
30 Aug 2019
Microsoft offers select Windows 7 users extended support
Microsoft offers select Windows 7 users extended support
Lifeline gives sluggish enterprise customers an additional 12 months of free security updates
27 Aug 2019
Microsoft overhauls Windows 10 to avoid broken updates
Microsoft overhauls Windows 10 to avoid broken updates
Microsoft hopes a new mechanism, longer preview stage and machine learning tools will consign update catastrophes to the past
5 Apr 2019
Windows 10 October 2018 update deemed safe for deployment
Windows 10 October 2018 update deemed safe for deployment
Six-month saga at an end as the major update is finally being pushed to businesses
29 Mar 2019
Apple strips Facebook of enterprise certificates
Apple strips Facebook of enterprise certificates
Tech giants war over violation of internal enterprise programme as Google also admits to breaching rules
31 Jan 2019
Questions you still need to ask SAP about indirect access
Questions you still need to ask SAP about indirect access
SAP believes it has solved customers' concerns around indirect access, but some unanswered questions remain
15 Jun 2018
Big IT firms ‘gouge council clients for extra cash’
Big IT firms ‘gouge council clients for extra cash’
Microsoft and Oracle accused of raising software licenses to make up for flagging revenue
27 Mar 2015