Microsoft’s new boss moves beyond Windows with Office for iPad March 28, 2014 MICROSOFT’S new chief executive Satya Nadella revealed his first big strategic play for the software giant yesterday by releasing its Office suite of apps on Apple’s rival iPad mobile platform. “A billion people rely on Office every day, and we’ve worked diligently to create a version of Word, Excel and PowerPoint that delivers the best [...]
Microsoft’s new CEO has revealed his first big strategic play: Office for mobile March 27, 2014 Microsoft is finally bringing its Office suite to Apple's App Store, with support for devices including the iPad and iPhone. It's a same day launch, and you can already find the Excel, Word, and PowerPoint apps online. The reveal from the tech giant's new CEO, Satya Nadella, is his first since he took the company's [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 27 March 2014 March 26, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Tories eye migration sleight of hand Theresa May is proposing to cut net migration by more than 19,000 ahead of the next general election in a statistical sleight of hand that would shorten visas for foreign employees by as little as one day in a bid to avoid designating them as migrants. The [...]
Women now make up one fifth of top UK boardrooms March 25, 2014 THE NUMBER of women in Britain’s biggest company boardrooms now stands at more than 20 per cent, with just 48 more women needed on FTSE 100 boards before the government’s 25 per cent target is met. Women now make up 20.7 per cent of all FTSE 100 boards, according to the latest Cranfield Female FTSE board report, leaving [...]
Alfresco v Aldesco March 25, 2014 With the sun out, it’s time to eat alfresco, says Alex Dymoke – but for those poor souls stuck to your desks, we have some special take away options as well… THE CITY (NORTH)The Water Poet9-11 Folgate Street, E1 6BX The Water Poet pub is located at the very northern tip of the Square Mile. [...]
Melissa York on London’s top ten set menu lunches March 25, 2014 Aqua Shard, SouthwarkTwo courses for £24 or three for £28 A trip up London’s highest landmark doesn’t come cheap but this set menu at lunch time keeps the cost neatly under £30 with three or four options per course. And, of course, you get the added bonus of a spectacular aerial view over London. Not [...]
Four habits of the highly successful March 25, 2014 Waking up early, sticking to routines, and knowing the business case for family time can all help WHAT sets out the Warren Buffetts of this world from the myriad failed investors, the corporate empire builders from the miserable bankrupts? In 1989, Stephen R Covey published one of the most influential management books ever, The Seven [...]
Laird hires Numis as joint broker March 24, 2014 Electronic parts maker Laird yesterday said it has appointed Numis Securities, with immediate effect, as joint corporate broker alongside JP Morgan Cazenove. The FTSE 250-quoted company, which makes components for Apple and Samsung, said in January that it was trading in line with expectations. The company also said that it is building a new manufacturing [...]
What you need to know before the US open March 24, 2014 US stock futures have crept higher today, on speculation that the continuing weak Chinese data – this time in the form of manufacturing numbers – will prompt the government to introduce further stimulus to help deal with the slowdown. Friday saw the S&P 500 hit an intraday record, though it closed lower. European markets are [...]
Price of digital music and apps set to skyrocket March 24, 2014 THE PRICE of digital goods – such as music, ebooks and mobile apps – sold by some of the largest technology companies could jump after a tax loophole that allowed firms to avoid paying VAT on their sale is closed next year. The change, if passed on to customers by a price increase, could see [...]