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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Google Chrome OS Will Feature Media Player
The lead engineer for Google's Chrome Operating System has said the emerging product and its Chrome Web browser sidekick will have a complete media player
China Slams Clinton’s Internet Freedom Speech
Beijing has reacted angrily to the speech of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, calling it an unjustified attack on China
AMD Benefits From Huge Intel Settlement
AMD has made its first profit in three years, thanks in no small measure to the whooping £772 million legal settlement with Intel
Google Beats Forecasts After Impressive Profit Hike
Google has beaten the street after recording fourth-quarter earnings and sales that trumped analyst expectations
HP And Fujitsu Staff Strike Over Job Cuts
Staff at computer companies HP and Fujitsu are striking over ongoing job cuts and pay freezes, but surveys show that things won't improve before the second quarter
SMBs Ditch Foreign Travel For Tech Alternatives
Bad news for airlines, as businesses cut back on expensive foreign travel and explore alternative communication technologies
Music Industry Threatens Civil Action Against Oink Founder
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is threatening civil proceedings against Alan Ellis, who raised £185,000 through BitTorrent tracker Oink
Review: VMware’s View 4 Improves VDI Performance
VMware View 4 uses a specialised transport protocol to squeeze out lag time and significantly increase the number of monitors supported by the virtual desktop.
Gartner Raises IT Spending Forecast For 2010
Analyst house Gartner has raised its IT spending projections in 2010, amid growing confidence in the economic recovery
Microsoft Patches IE Security Vulnerability
Microsoft has issued a patch to close a security hole in Internet Explorer linked to the recent attacks on Google and other companies
Virgin Dismisses BT Infinity Broadband Claims
BT claims its super-fast Infinity broadband is cheaper that Virgin Media, but Virgin points out you can't actually get the service yet
Polycom and Siemens Team Up Over Video Conferencing
Siemens Enterprise Communications is to integrate Polycom's telepresence technology into its unified communications (UC) offerings
Clinton Touts Cyber-Security Following Google Hack
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for cooperation in defending against cyber-attacks, but remains cautious in her comments about the recent Gmail hack
EC Gives Blessing To Oracle Takeover Of Sun
It was good news for Larry Ellison after Oracle finally gained approval from the European Commission over its acquisition of Sun Microsystems
Review: Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Is More Than Just An Add-On
Mozilla's Firefox 3.6 upgrade offers some welcome new capabilities, including a new Personas feature and enhanced support for plug-in handling and HTML5.
Nokia Launches Free Sat-Nav For Smartphones
Nokia has launched a free global navigation service for its smartphones, which it hopes will give it a competitive edge against competitors such as Apple and Google
on365 Issues CRC Advice Amid Awareness Concerns
A data centre specialist has warned that many organisations are still unaware of the pending legislation over their energy usage
Businesses Increasingly Go Green To Cut Costs
Companies are increasingly pushing the green agenda despite the economic downturn, providing it can demonstrate a positive return
Organisations Not Fully Exploiting Virtualisation Benefits
New research has found that many British firms are not fully realising the benefits of virtualisation, due to a lack of skills and management tools
$100 Laptop Project Recruiting Haiti Volunteers
The earthquake-hit country is just one of the destinations where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation wants to send interns and volunteers
Berners-Lee Data Site Struggles Under Traffic Pressure
A new site designed to make government data more available has struggled to stay live shortly after being launched
Microsoft Calls For Stronger Cloud Computing Laws
Concerns over privacy, security and transparency in the cloud prompt Microsoft to call for upgrades in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Clinton To Call For Internet Freedom Following Google China Hack
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will make a major policy speech that will make global Internet freedom an integral part of U.S. foreign policy
Oracle Announces Meeting On Sun Acquisition
Oracle is now confident enough that the European Commission will finally sanction its acquisition of Sun Microsystems that it has called a press conference
Cisco Tests Space-Based Internet Tech
Cisco announced that it had successfully tested the first step in creating IP networking technology that can run in space
Microsoft To Release IE Cyber-Attack Patch
Microsoft is releasing a patch to plug the Internet Explorer security hole exploited in a spate of cyber-attacks against Google and others
Acer Founder Predicts Extinction of US PC Makers
The founder of Acer has reportedly said that US PC vendors will be dead in 20 years, due to their alleged inability to produce inexpensive PCs.
IBM Emerges From Downturn As Profit And Sales Rise
IBM has delivered a solid set of financial results for the fourth quarter as Big Blue demonstrated its resilience to the downturn
Nexsan Upgrades Energy-Efficient Dedupe Storage System
Nexsan has upgraded its file storage system designed for data protection and disaster recovery applications that need high-performance deduplication