CASE STUDY: An argument for training
The latest in ICT systems can be of no use when your staff don’t know how to use them effectively. With the right investment in training staff, even the slightest bit, can result in surprising gains...
View ArticleWindows XP April 2014 deadline fast approaching
Organisations that haven’t migrated off the Windows XP operating system have until 8 April 2014 before support and patching ends.
View ArticleNearly 7% of ANZ PCs face XP-related security exposure: Trend Micro
Companies in Australia and New Zealand are well ahead of world pace in moving away from Windows XP – which is widely expected to become a security nightmare once Microsoft discontinues updates for the...
View ArticleMoving off XP is the responsibility of individual government agencies: DIA
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) expects that most government agencies will have moved off Microsoft XP by April 8 and says that of those which haven’t, most should have moved within three...
View ArticleQuarter of a million NZ PCs left vulnerable with XP's end of support
Microsoft stops its support of the Windows XP operating system today, leaving around 260,000 New Zealand PCs still running the 12-year old software vulnerable to complications.
View ArticleIn Pictures: 9 reasons users won’t ditch Windows XP
Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP on April 8: Meaning, no more software or security updates for the nearly 13-year-old OS, despite it still holding onto just under 30% of the desktop OS market...
View ArticleThe real security lesson Windows XP taught us is to challenge our assumptions
Launched in October 2001, today (really) marks the end of support for the Windows XP operating system. As the 12+ year run of Windows XP comes to an end, it holds some curious lessons.
View ArticleMinistry for Primary Industries completes Windows 8.1 upgrade
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has completed the upgrade of all of its 2740 PC and laptops to Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 8.1.
View ArticleLabour demands answers from Internal Affairs on XP migration
Labour has complained to the Ombudsman following what they claim to be a refusal by Internal Affairs minister Peter Dunne to respond to Official Information Act requests on the number of government...
View ArticleLenovo leads the way as APAC PC market contracts
“XP migration helped boost commercial PC spending earlier this year."
View ArticleMicrosoft comes alive in enterprise as Windows 10 rollouts become fastest yet
Half of enterprises will have started Windows 10 deployments by January 2017.
View ArticleWindows 10 usage overtakes Windows XP (by one count)
It took four months, but Windows 10 is now more widely-used than Windows XP by one metric.
View ArticleGmail will push users further away for XP and Vista
Google quietly announced Tuesday that Gmail will stop supporting older versions of its Chrome browser, in a move that will put another nail in the coffins of Windows XP and Windows Vista.
View ArticleKill it! Kill Windows XP now!
Or are you OK with leaving yourself open to something that can kill your business?
View ArticleMicrosoft sets post-retirement patching record with Windows XP fix, 5 years...
The update – aimed at stopping the spread of WannaCry-like malware – must be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
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