Despite the threat of Google Chrome OS as another competitive front versus Apple, Google CEO Eric Schmidt refuses to step down from Apple's board of directors.
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The barbarians at your door. How to identify and defeat the cyberthreats facing your business today
Many of the cyberthreats your business faces are invisible. Learn how to shine a light on these threats and discover how to take action to protect your business
Bing Edges Up Search Ranking But Still Lagging
Microsoft Bing increased its U.S. search engine market share by 0.4 percent during its first month of release
UK Councils Use Content Management To Boost Efficiency
Two major councils in England are using content and document management technology to play a central transformational role in process efficiency
Google: Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less
When Twitter lost data from Google Docs, the idea of cloud apps took a knock. Google's Eran Feigenbaum says we're missing the point - the cloud is more secure than the data centre
Can Schmidt Make Money from Google Chrome OS?
It doesn't exist yet, but already analysts are pressing Google's CEO Eric Schmidt to tell us how Google will make money from the Chrome OS
Apple Is Throwing Away The Netbook Opportunity, Say Analysts
While netbooks are booming, Apple is losing share because it refuses to make a cheap notebook, analysts say
Office 2010 Tech Preview – All Round Improvements
Microsoft's Office 2010 shows plenty of updates to core Office abilities - but also takes Office out to the web, where it performs within Explorer Firefox and Safari browsers
Struggling BT Gets A Lift From Cash-Strapped MOD
A £99m, five year contract could help off-set BT's poor performance over the 12 months
UK Uses Web To Gather Nanotech Intelligence
The benefits as well as the risks will be assessed says science minister
UK Sustainability Priorities Dominated By ‘Quick Wins’ Mindset
Companies are grasping easy options for greening up, because of poor quality data, according to an Oracle performance management study
Reports: Amazon Plans Kindle In UK
Amazon's popular electronic book reader will need a make-over to run on British mobile networks
Research Finds SaaS The Greenest Option
NetSuite drives another nail into the coffin of the traditional cost of ownership of on-premise business software
Google Sees 19 Percent Growth Despite Downturn
Google enjoys a small rebound in the second quarter, posting a profit of $1.48 billion (£907m) on $4.66 per share, a 19 percent growth over the second quarter of 2008
Bill Gates’ Latest Act Of Good: Stopping Acts Of God
Bill Gates and a team of co-inventors have proposed an idea for killing hurricanes before they can potentially make devastating landfall
Microsoft Escalates Competition With Apple
Microsoft COO Kevin Turner claims during the Worldwide Partner Conference that Apple asked him to pull Microsoft's ads emphasising the inexpensiveness of PCs over Macintoshes
US Blade Pioneer Chris Hipp Dies Age 49
Chris Hipp, “the father of blade technology” and a founder of RLX Technologies, apparently died of a heart attack on 14 July
Apple Updates iTunes To Shut Out Palm Pre
Apple has updated iTunes and the newest version prevents the Palm Pre from syncing with its proprietary music app
ICANN’s New Internet Domains Hit Trademark Issues
Trademark-owners and Internet users are scared, but ICANN wants to press ahead with a move to allow an unlimited number of Internet domains
Could Carbon Rules Endanger The UK ‘s Green Plan?
The UK Government announced a Low Carbon Transition Plan to cut greenhouse emissions, but businesses say the carbon accounting rules behind the plan will hinder it
Government Continues Online Public Services Drive
The UK can learn from innovative online services from around the world says government
Rogue Trader Talks Financial Crisis at IT Security Event
Who better to speak on the importance of data management and security than Nick Leeson say organisers of RSA Conference Europe
How Secure Is VMware’s Virtualisation Lead?
There's plenty of competition for VMware in making virtualised data centres, despite its strong lead. Is now the time to switch to Hyper-V or XenServer, asks Cameron Sturdevant?
Free Storage ROI Calculator Released By Acronis
The calculator asks users for three pieces of information: the number of servers and workstations being backed up, the data change rate, and the overall cost of storage hardware and software
Microsoft Will Open Stores “Next To” Apple Shops
Turning up the heat on its competition with rival Apple, Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin Turner says the software giant will open Microsoft retail stores “next to” Apple stores this year
Encourage Responsibility, Don’t Ban iPhones
Instead of keeping BlackBerrys, iPhones and other personal mobile devices out of the enterprise, a new report from Forrester suggests creating a personal responsibility policy
New Service Offers Tweet Back-up For Free
Newcomer BackupMy.net, a year-old Austin-based startup, began offering free backup of Twitter messages on its affiliate, BackupMyTweets.com back in February 2009
PC Shipments Drop For First Time Since Dot Com Crash
Reduced interest in desktops is partly to blame, with netbook and notebook numbers continuing to rise
Supercomputers More Power Hungry But More Efficient
Machines are using more energy but using it more efficiently claim computer researchers and makers including IBM
IBM And Cisco Go Dutch With Smart Grid Project
Amsterdam to test smart grid technology similar to systems which could be rollled out in the UK by 2020
Ballmer Says Tech Refresh Makes Sense Despite Downturn
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggested that even the worst economy in decades wouldn't prevent IT administrators and the enterprise from executing a tech refresh