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Redmond giant pulls update after discovery of bug making it unsuitable for enterprises Microsoft has stopped business users from downloading its Windows 8.1 update because of a bug. The software giant confirmed the move on its Windows Server Update Services blog, and said it was because the update caused some PCs to stop scanning against Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 Service Pack 2. Although Microsoft hasn’t revealed how many companies were affected by the glitch, it said only PCs running WSUS 3.2 on Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and R2 SP2) and Windows Server…

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Virtualisation giant claims moves to cut cost of virtual desktops are starting to pay off VMware claims the user experience problems and cost barriers that previously put business users off adopting virtual desktops have now been overcome. The virtualisation giant made the declaration during a press briefing to discuss the imminent launch of its Horizon 6 desktop virtualisation offering. The product’s aim is to provide IT departments with a means of delivering and managing desktops and applications across a wide range of devices in the workplace with ease. Horizon 6…

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Dell has announced new networking solutions to help customers deliver faster results, maximize efficiency and modernize and transform operations in scale-out and cloud-based environments. New products introduced include the Dell Networking Z9500, an energy-efficient, highest density per rack unit, and only pay-as-you-grow 10/40 GbE data center core switch available today. The new Active Fabric Controller and efforts to accelerate Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) solutions into the sector through industry consortiums and collaboration with industry partners such as Red Hat also can help customers transform and modernize data center infrastructures. Dell is helping customers upgrade…

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Security experts claim internet users must sit tight and wait for web service providers to fix bug Security experts warn there is little web users can do to protect themselves from the recently uncovered “Heartbleed” bug that exposes data to hackers. Researchers have observed sophisticated hacking groups conducting automated scans of the internet in search of web servers running a widely used web encryption program known as OpenSSL that makes them vulnerable to the theft of data, including passwords, confidential communications and credit card numbers. OpenSSL is used on about…

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New look to be phased in over the next few weeks Twitter unveiled a redesign of its user profile pages on Tuesday, the latest in a series of steps promised by the company to bring new users to the seven-year-old service. In response to an all-time low in user growth figures during the recent quarter, Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo told worried Wall Street analysts that the company would make a number of changes to freshen up the service. Tuesday’s redesign, while mostly cosmetic, hinted at what Costolo described in…

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Enterprise Resource Planning Goes to School The global enterprise resource planning(ERP) software market is predicted to hit almost $70 billion by 2017. More and more enterprises are depending on ERP solutions and systems, and tomorrow’s business finance and account executives have to know how the software works, if they are going to succeed. UCLA is working to make sure its students will have the hands-on knowledge they need to work with the software solutions that will run tomorrow’s businesses. Epicor Software Corporation, a world leader in business software solutions, will be collaborating with UCLA…

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As the hours tick away Microsoft has been encouraging people to ditch Windows XP. Support for the venerable Windows XP operating system ends this Tuesday. It means that there will be no more official security updates and bug fixes for the operating system from Microsoft. Some governments have negotiated extended support contracts for the OS in a bid to keep users protected. Security firms said anyone else using the 13-year-old software would be at increased risk of infection and compromise by cyber-thieves. Old code Statistics suggest 20-25% of all users have stuck with…

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In nearly every country, the percentage of people over 60 is growing faster than any other age group. An interesting experiment by Intel-QE Care Innovations, a joint venture between two of the world’s largest corporations, focuses on “aging in place” devices and technologies designed to enable seniors to live at home as long as possible. The company has prototyped a technology called the Magic Carpet. It’s a literal carpet, outfitted with sensors and accelerometers, that can be installed in the home of an elderly person. For the first week, the…

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MasterCard® and Maestro® contactless transactions have more than tripled from 2012 to 2013 MasterCard (NYSE: MA) announced today that, over a one year period ending December 2013, it has grown its contactless footprint in Europe by expanding the number of countries where contactless cards are accepted.  Contactless is now available in 63 countries worldwide, and in 34 countries in Europe including 7 new countries in 2013: Azerbaijan, Finland, Ireland, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and the Netherlands. MasterCard and Maestro contactless cards or devices have been issued by more than 220 financial…

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You will frequently hear web professionals use the phrase “Content is King”; can a whole website be based on the single parameter of content? The saga of which is more important, content or design, has been an on-going debate since the conception of the Internet. The simple fact is that for a website to be truly successful, both must play their part. The question is, “what is their part and how do you ensure it is being played?To be able to answer this question, it is important to first understand the…

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