Rare step for tech industry sees workers at Google form their own bespoke trade union, after years of employee unrest and complaints
News Collaboration Suites
Messaging & Collaboration IT news |Messaging & Collaboration IT news |Messaging & Collaboration IT news |Messaging & Collaboration IT news
News IT
Oracle Joins California Leavers, Relocates To Texas
California exodus? Software giant Oracle becomes latest Silicon Valley firm to move its HQ from California and relocate it to Texas
Salesforce Acquires Slack For $28 Billion For Workforce Collaboration
As the enterprise world adjusts to remote working, Salesforce pay $27.7 billion to acquire Slack for enhanced workplace collaboration
The Age of the Paperless Office
We know that Coronavirus can live on surfaces for up to 72 hours. Ideally, we would have a totally electronic document office by now – banishing paper to history. Of course, the paperless office has failed to become a reality. Silicon UK considers how businesses could adopt more electronic document management techniques to reduce the risk of COVID infection.
Google Tightens Security For Meet Video Conferencing Tool
Securing video chats. New security features for Meet videoconferencing platform aims to halt uninvited users gate crashing meetings
The Shape Of IT In A Post COVID-19 World
Global IT spend is projected to contract 8% in 2020, according to Gartner. Gartner expects IT priorities to move away from projects aimed at growth or transformation, in favour of mission-critical technology that supports operations. While companies may pause large-scale cloud projects, public cloud services are expected to grow 19% this year, according to the forecast. What’s your business’s strategy?
Google Challenges Zoom With Meet Video Conferencing App
Google makes its business-oriented video conferencing app Meet free to all consumers, in a direct challenge to Zoom and Microsoft Teams
COVID-19 And Your Quarantined Workforce
Remote working has now become a fact of life for many enterprises as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Is it possible to operate profitably with a remote workforce? What systems need to be in place? And how to ensure security when remote workers are accessing sensitive information.
Command and control – Google on its vision of the cloud, privacy, data and security
We spoke to Google’s Joe Valente about the tech giant’s vision of the cloud, privacy, data and security and its plan to put users in control
What is low code?
We speak to low code firm Outsystems about the growing sector, which many predict is going to revolutionise how businesses operate
Google Raises Price For G Suite
Monthly prices for competitor to Office 365 to be raised for first time ever
HP Wins Case Against Former Autonomy CFO
First blood to tech giant HP, in what will likely be a lengthy legal battle in courtrooms on both sides of Atlantic
Global IT Spending To Rise 6.2 Percent, Gartner Predicts
Good news for tech industry with prediction of significant rise in IT spending thanks to weak US dollar
Microsoft Touts Progress Of Teams Chat App
Slack now has some competition, Microsoft claims, as usage of its enterprise comms app Teams nearly doubles
LogMeIn To Acquire Jive Communications For £247m
Consolidation in enterprise unified communications space as LogMeIn opens cheque book for Jive Communications
IT LIFE: Dan Martland, Edge Testing Solutions
Dan Martland from Edge Testing Solutions talks about how his hobby became a career and the importance of software testing
CA Technologies CTO: We’ve Had To Adapt To Stay Relevant
CA WORLD 2017: CA Technologies UK CTO Rob Coleman explains the shift at the company and why its accelerator programme epitomises the changes
Facebook’s Workplace Chat Comes To Windows And Mac Desktops
Facebook boasts 30,000 organisations worldwide use its business chat service
IT LIFE: Jon Wrennall, Advanced CTO
Jon Wrennall was HMRC’s first CTO, a position he now holds for Advanced. Here is is his career in IT
Why New CEO Will Keep COBOL A Key Focus of Micro Focus
INTERVIEW: As HPE merger takes effect, MicroFocus remains ground zero for COBOL, which still runs most major at-scale transaction systems
Tales In Tech History: Lotus Software
Lotus Software had the opportunity to dominate the Office sector for the emerging PC market. What happened?
Microsoft Bundles Windows 10 And Office 365 Together In Microsoft 365 Service
Microsoft 365 will come in Enterprise and Business flavours
Microsoft Warns Support For Older Versions Of Skype Will Soon Be Chopped
Keen Skype users will need to be using Redmond’s latest Windows platforms to get the most out of the service
Microsoft Has Found Its Innovation Streak With Satya Nadella At The Helm
OPINION: Microsoft is demonstrating it is back with innovation after being mired in stagnant products for some time
Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 S For Education And To Take On Chrome OS
Redmond wants to tackle Google’s Chromebooks in schools with Windows 10 S
Windows 10 Creators Update Is Out Now: Here’s What To Expect
UPDATED: Windows 10 Creators Update is now out for everyone to download but what does it bring? Silicon checks out
Google Splits Hangouts, Boosts Drive, And Will Open Gmail Up To Third-Party Add-Ons
Google’s raft of updates revealed at GCP Next shows the search giant is chasing enterprise customers
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Now Available For Download
New edition of the developer tool promises easier building of apps, quicker bug fixes, and more collaboration
Another Windows 10 Major Update Slated For Late 2017
Windows 10 will get a second major update in 2017 as Microsoft also launches Skype Lite in India
BlackBerry Enters Cloud Communications Market With Secure Messaging SDK
BlackBerry’s BBM Enterprise SDK introduces secure file sharing and communication capabilities