The most recent Operating Systems articles from IT Week

Will XP's expiry breathe new life into Vista?

Daniel Robinson — 2008-07-11T15:33:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Friday 11 July 2008 at 15:33:00

Microsoft has cut off the supply of Windows XP, but enterprises are still unwilling to give it up

With the end of June came another ending; the cut-off date after which Microsoft will no longer supply Windows XP to retail outlets or to PC vendors....

Microsoft to attack VMware from below

Dave Bailey — 2008-07-04T17:20:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Friday 4 July 2008 at 17:20:00

Uptake of the software giant’s Hyper-V hypervisor is expected to be strongest among smaller companies, where its affordability is most likely to give it an edge over more sophisticated rivals

With the release of its Hyper-V hypervisor, Microsoft finally has a server virtualisation product with which to rival the likes of VMware....

Mobility options set to grow

Daniel Robinson — 2008-07-04T15:07:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Friday 4 July 2008 at 15:07:00

Moves to create a unified and royalty-free Symbian platform should result in a wider choice of handsets and applications

As Symbian celebrates its 10th anniversary, the company is set to be subsumed into handset giant Nokia. But the Symbian OS platform is to be given a new lease of...

XP: The end is nigh

David Neal — 2008-06-30T12:27:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Monday 30 June 2008 at 12:27:00

OEM sales of XP are due to end today

Microsoft is due to stop shipping its XP operating system to computer manufacturers later today in the face of a lot of opposition....

Microsoft to acquire mobile services developer

Daniel Robinson — 2008-06-27T11:33:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Friday 27 June 2008 at 11:33:00

Purchase of MobiComp will extend the capabilities of Windows Mobile and Windows Live

Microsoft has announced plans to acquire a firm specialising in mobile data, particularly in providing phone users with mobile access to content....

Updated – Unified Symbian platform to be open-source

Daniel Robinson — 2008-06-24T10:44:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Tuesday 24 June 2008 at 10:44:00

Newly formed body, the Symbian Foundation, will develop a common interface framework that handset makers can use royalty-free

Symbian's smartphone platform is to be unified and made available under an open-source licence via plans announced today by Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Japanese telco NTT Docomo....

Users aren't buying it

Guy Kewney — 2008-06-19T12:07:00.000Z

Guy Kewney, IT Week, Thursday 19 June 2008 at 12:07:00

Much to Microsoft’s annoyance, IT leaders are increasingly resistant to its powers of persuasion

“Don’t buy Vista,” says the Microsoft advert, “unless you’re really, really serious about security.” You won’t remember this advert, of course, because it never ran - not even five years...

Apple in rude health thanks to un-PC attitudes

Kelvyn Taylor — 2008-06-06T16:38:00.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor, IT Week, Friday 6 June 2008 at 16:38:00

Apple’s first quarter results suggest Windows users are increasingly willing to try on the Mac for size

It’s been almost three years since I wrote a column welcoming Apple to the Intel fold and so far it seems to have been an extraordinarily happy marriage....

Windows 7 to get touch interface

Daniel Robinson — 2008-05-28T16:09:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Wednesday 28 May 2008 at 16:09:00

Microsoft showcases next version of Windows

Microsoft has demonstrated a touch-based user interface that will debut as part of Windows 7, the next version of its desktop operating system....

VMware targets better virtualised application performance

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-28T15:21:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Wednesday 28 May 2008 at 15:21:00

B-hive acquisition to give VMware technology to better manage virtualised application problems

Virtualisation leader VMware looks set to target better application performance when software is running virtually, after it acquired privately held B-hive Networks for an undisclosed sum today....

OLPC partners with Microsoft

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-05-16T11:37:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Friday 16 May 2008 at 11:37:00

Microsoft Windows now available on the XO laptop

Microsoft Windows operating system will soon be available on One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO laptops. OLPC aims to distribute a laptop to provide every child in the world access...

Labs report: SP3 strengthens XP security

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-09T14:45:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Friday 9 May 2008 at 14:45:00

Service Pack 3 adds support for the Network Access Protection (NAP) mechanism in Windows Server 2008

Microsoft's SP3 update is likely to be the final service pack for Windows XP, and consists largely of previously released updates and hotfixes....

Microsoft management suite adds non-Windows support

Daniel Robinson — 2008-04-30T16:21:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Wednesday 30 April 2008 at 16:21:00

Move could benefit firms struggling with a diverse range of operating systems and software

Microsoft has detailed plans to provide greater cross-platform support in its datacentre management tools, a move that looks set to benefit enterprise firms struggling with a diverse environment of operating...

HP updates SOA management software

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-04-30T14:42:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Wednesday 30 April 2008 at 14:42:00

Hewlett Packhard has upated its service orientated architecture management kit

Hewlett Packard has updated its service orientated architecture (SOA) management software in order to help organisations deploy the technology across the enterprise....

Windows XP update may hit Vista sales

Daniel Robinson — 2008-04-28T00:15:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Monday 28 April 2008 at 00:15:00

Some users may see XP SP3 as the perfect stop-gap until Windows 7

Microsoft will make its Service Pack 3 (SP3) update for Windows XP available for download today. The move may convince some firms that XP is still viable enough to let...