Windows 8 popular as laptops under pressure

Although laptops sales have come under pressure, up to 70% of them are still going out with Windows 8 Professional. Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, says laptop sales could have been even more dented due to the weak rand, but they “seemed to hold their...

Sophos mobile security has Windows 8 support

Sophos has announced Sophos Mobile Control 3.5, the latest version of its mobile device management (MDM) solution. Available both on-premise and as-a-service, Sophos Mobile Control 3.5 makes it simple for small and mid-market organisations to secure, monitor and...

Tarsus upbeat on Windows 8 adoption

Resellers looking to assist clients with an upgrade programme to Windows 8 can be assured that the volume of devices now in the channel is in line with vendor supply, according to Tarsus Technologies. Tarsus’ Microsoft product manager, Andrew Firman, says that Windows...

Unpacking Windows 8

With the clamour surrounding the Windows 8 launch settled down, the question on many business decision-makers’ lips is how this innovative new operating system can be harnessed for their organisation, says Rudi Greyling, chief technology officer and innovation...

Windows 8 may not be enterprise standard

With Windows XP’s end-of-life date of 8 April 2014 rapidly approaching, most IT shops are still too focussed on migrating to Windows 7 to bother with Windows 8 anytime soon, if at all.  To be reasonably considered an enterprise standard, approximately half of...