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• December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19

  China Says No Mo Windows or PCs Starting 2022

  China Says No Mo Windows or PCs Starting 2022, meaning that it won't use non-Chinese software or OSes after that date. Can the Communist Party order up a new OS that fast? We'll see.

• December 06, 2019 06 Dec'19

  Microsoft extends Office 365 benefit to nonprofit volunteers

  Thursday's announcement extends the company's September offering of 10 free Microsoft 365 Business licenses for nonprofits' employees to their volunteers.

• December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19

  Windows 10 issues top list of most read stories for IT pros

  IT pros seemed focused on the latest Microsoft OS, based on our most read stories for 2019. That may not come as a surprise, given next month's end-of-life deadline for Windows 7.

• November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19

  Thanksgiving Break 2019

  I'll be taking this week off from blogging, so I'll wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous long holiday weekend instead. Cheers!

• November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19

  HP rolls out new remote workstation product ZCentral

  Key components of ZCentral include Z by HP rack-mounted workstations, ZCentral Remote Boost software and proprietary ZCentral Connect software to speed up high-compute workflows.

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• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Jamf Protect offers visibility, protection for macOS admins

  Jamf Protect, the new endpoint security software announced at JNUC 2019, provides organizations with a native macOS tool that takes a kernel-less approach to macOS security.

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  New Microsoft Edge browser gets competitive with Chrome

  The new version of Microsoft's Edge browser promises new enterprise features and simplified management for Windows admins. Experts say Edge is now competitive with Google Chrome.

• November 05, 2019 05 Nov'19

  Microsoft Endpoint Manager marries SCCM and Intune device management

  Organizations will be able to use one console to view and manage devices from SCCM and Intune. Other new Microsoft 365 dashboards could help IT teams better communicate.

• November 01, 2019 01 Nov'19

  Microsoft self-service policy for Office 365 raises concerns

  Microsoft will allow end users to make certain purchases in Power Platform. Office 365 admins should know what this entails and how it will affect them.

• October 04, 2019 04 Oct'19

  HP Inc. laying off up to 9,000 workers in latest reorg plan

  With its printer and printing supplies business fortunes continuing to slide, HP Inc. is undergoing a major reorganization that includes up to 9,000 layoffs.

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  OneLogin releases Chrome extension combating password reuse

  OneLogin said its new tool is capable of discovering phishing websites and does not store users' passwords. Instead, it uses hash analysis to identify reused and weak passwords.

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  Zoho adds new Zoho One features, management application

  Zoho One customers can now make phone calls using Zoho's telephony platform, extend provisioning through custom apps and use the new application Orchestly to manage workflows.

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  New Workspace One features focus on intelligence, security

  In this Q&A, VMware's SVP of EUC, Shankar Iyer, discusses how new Workspace One features are driving toward a better employee experience and how they will help IT admins better manage it.

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  New, updated Lenovo laptops for business coming this fall

  The X1 Carbon, ThinkPad X1 Yoga, ThinkPad X390 and ThinkPad T490 have all been updated, and Lenovo has added ThinkPad L13 and L13 Yoga to its offerings.

• August 30, 2019 30 Aug'19

  VMUG president: Carbon Black acquisition is 'compelling'

  In this podcast from VMworld, VMUG President Steve Athanas discusses Workspace One upgrades and the security potential that the Carbon Black acquisition brings to VMware.