os migration

117 Results

Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts & Resources

  • A laptop to change the world

    Even if it fails, 'One Laptop per Child' will have an enormous impact on the computing landscape. Key ingredient: free/open source software.

    News items | March 7, 2007 6:38pm PST

  • Local software for local people

    A EU-commissioned report delivers a potent reminder that most software development is a local activity, done directly for the benefit of the people writing it.

    News items | February 7, 2007 7:53pm PST

  • Gates: With Vista, seeing is believing

    Q&A On the eve of Vista's consumer launch, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says that a short demo is all that's needed to convince doubters.

    News items | January 30, 2007 1:11pm PST

  • Vista at the tipping point

    Commentary--Microsoft's mighty marketing machine calls Vista the "most important product launch ever." Yet the silence from businesses and customers is deafening, says Jeremy Allison.

    News items | January 18, 2007 2:02pm PST

  • FAQ: Getting a handle on Windows Vista

    The new version of Windows is about to make its debut for businesses. Here's what you can expect.

    News items | November 29, 2006 4:08pm PST

  • CIO Jury: Vista now? Or later?

    Silicon.com asked a panel of CIOs about their current plans to adopt Windows Vista. Are they ready to jump on Microsoft's bandwagon?

    News items | November 28, 2006 5:18pm PST

  • CIO jury: Is the Linux desktop dead?

    Linux is unlikely ever to be a viable alternative to Microsoft's Windows on the desktop for corporate IT departments, according to leading CIOs.

    News items | November 13, 2006 8:19pm PST

  • Microsoft: Vista is ready to roll

    The company says that it has finished Vista development, paving the way for the operating system's debut. Video: Windows Vista RTM CNET editors' take

    News items | November 8, 2006 6:24pm PST

  • Vista: Behind the scenes

    The intense "end game" is on as Microsoft gets ready to declare the code for the Windows update finished.

    News items | November 8, 2006 12:57pm PST

  • Microsoft limits Vista transfers

    Retail buyers of the OS will only be able to legally transfer the software once. After that, it's back to the store to buy a new copy.

    News items | October 16, 2006 10:19pm PDT

  • Microsoft: Fast start for Vista in businesses

    When it arrives, the much-delayed Windows update will have double XP's rate of adoption, Redmond says. Not everyone's so sure.

    News items | September 29, 2006 10:21pm PDT

  • All Vista versions to ship on single disc

    Users will be able to upgrade between versions just by purchasing a new product key.

    News items | September 22, 2006 2:45pm PDT

  • Gates: 80 percent chance for Vista in January

    Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told software partners there was an "80 percent chance" Vista would be ready as scheduled for broad release in January.

    News items | July 11, 2006 3:59pm PDT

  • Vista's PC-rating tool gets a revamp

    Microsoft responds to complaints that the tool could do better at rating how well a PC harnesses the Windows update's new features.

    News items | July 7, 2006 11:00am PDT

  • Windows-friendly desktop Linux launches

    Update to Xandros, dismissed by some in Linux community, includes features to read, write Windows-formatted drives.

    News items | June 23, 2006 7:27pm PDT

  • German tax office moves to Linux

    Tax authority in Lower Saxony is jumping from Solaris to Suse Linux and the KDE desktop.

    News items | June 9, 2006 6:12pm PDT

  • Vista revs up peer-to-peer engine

    Windows update will let laptops share information with nearby machines without a Net connection.

    News items | May 30, 2006 7:45pm PDT

  • Sun to make Java more Linux-friendly

    As JavaOne approaches, plans are afoot to make Java licensing terms more favorable to open-source OSes.

    News items | May 4, 2006 11:40pm PDT

  • Ushering in a new era of angst at Microsoft

    Commentary--Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik.

    News items | April 11, 2006 7:21pm PDT

  • Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress

    Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work.

    News items | April 11, 2006 6:53pm PDT

ie8 fix

The best of ZDNet, delivered

ZDNet Newsletters

Get the best of ZDNet delivered straight to your inbox

Facebook Activity

ie8 fix