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• Microsoft releases new perpetual Office for enterprise

  20-09-2021 23:20
  
  Microsoft last week announced the availability of the next edition of perpetual-license Office for commercial and government customers.Dubbed "Office LTSC 2021," as in "Long-term Support Channel," the new Office suite was built as a subset of the feature catalog of Office 365 (and its more expensive, expansive sibling, Microsoft 365) that, once released, will live unchanged until it exhausts support."Keep in mind that Office LTSC 2021 includes only some, but not all, features that are available
  
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• The Federal Executive Forum's Healthcare IT in Government 2021 - Federal News Network

  20-09-2021 22:34
  
  The Federal Executive Forum's Healthcare IT in Government 2021  Federal News Network
  
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• Pass It Along announces departure of executive director - The Advertiser News South

  20-09-2021 18:30
  
  Pass It Along announces departure of executive director  The Advertiser News South
  
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• A penchant for patching: After 20 years, the system’s still a mess

  20-09-2021 17:22
  
  As a Microsoft Patch Lady, I’ve been patching computers and servers for more than 20 years. We started with a process that wasn’t well planned. We had no set day or time for when patches were released, and no way to centrally manage and deploy updates. Over the years Microsoft has moved to a more dependable deployment plan and the ability to manage updates through platforms ranging from Windows Update to Windows Software Update Services to Cloud services.So things should be better n
  
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• What’s not coming (yet) in iOS 15/iPadOS 15

  20-09-2021 15:21
  
  Apple ships the latest iteration of its operating systems for iPads and iPhones today, but some (though not all) of the most enterprise-friendly features won’t be ready on day one.What you get with iOS 15/iPadOS 15
  Despite the extent of this list, you will still be gaining a slew of new features when you do upgrade your operating system(s). Focus, for example, will help you keep your head down to get things done, while the new design of Safari at present seems like great news to anyone el
  
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• How Apple is changing MDM in iOS 15

  20-09-2021 12:00
  
  One of the biggest enterprise additions to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 is a significant change to Apple’s MDM (mobile device management) protocol. Earlier MDM changes primarily focused on adding new management, security, or deployment features, extending what MDM could enforce. Declarative management, introduced at the company’s developer conference in June, is the first change that modifies the protocol itself.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• UK gov't: Future Fund scheme has helped 158 firms

  20-09-2021 07:05
  
  The UK Government last week published the names of the 158 companies that have converted loans under the £1.1bn state-backed Future Fund scheme into equity. The program, launched in April 2020 by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, was designed to support startups and innovative companies struggling to secure money during the Covid-19 pandemic.This is the first time the British Business Bank, a government-owned business development bank, has listed the firms that received special tax
  
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• UK government: Future Fund scheme has helped 158 firms

  20-09-2021 07:05
  
  The UK Government last week published the names of the 158 companies that have converted loans under the £1.1bn state-backed Future Fund scheme into equity. The program, launched in April 2020 by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, was designed to support startups and innovative companies struggling to secure money during the Covid-19 pandemic.This is the first time the British Business Bank, a government-owned business development bank, has listed the firms that received special tax
  
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