At the end of this year, John Suffolk, the government’s CIO will step down before major projects are launched
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Report: Sustainability Software Set For Sharp Rise
A study from Verdantix has found that the demand for carbon- and energy-management software is about to pick up steam
Applications Open For Green Enterprise IT Awards
Data centre managers will have a chance to show off their green IT projects at the Uptime Institute's GEIT Awards
John’s Phone Launched for Technophobes
A Dutch company has launched what it calls "the world's simplest phone", targeting users who are sick of new-generation models
Apple’s iPad Faces Growing Competition
Consumers can now choose from a range of tablets, many of which cost less and can do at least as much as the Apple iPad, says Wayne Rash
Google Voice For iPhone Accepted For App Store
Google's Voice app for iPhone has arrived - 16 months after Apple first rejected it and made Google jump through hoops
Rogue Email Costs Swiss Bank Millions
A banker has accidentally leaked the details of an upcoming flotation in an email, osting the Swiss bank an estimated £6.2 million in fees
Adobe Issues Security Update for Reader And Acrobat
Adobe patches a pair of security vulnerabilities, including one in the Acrobat Flash-rendering DLL targeted by attackers
Concern Over Internet Redirection Through Chinese Servers
A US government report notes a massive redirection of military and commercial Website traffic through China in April
Juniper Swings Trapeze Deal For Wireless Networking
Juniper Networks has grown its enterprise WLAN capabilities with the acquisition of Trapeze Networks for $152 million
Oracle Asks Apache To Continue With JCP And Java 7
Oracle is asking the Apache Software Foundation to reconsider its threat to leave the Java Community Process and abandon Java 7
Google’s Schmidt Welcomes Competition From Facebook Messages
Google boss Eric Schmidt has said that Facebook Messages is good for competition, despite the threat it poses to Gmail
Half of SMBs Ban Facebook At Work
Fifty percent of SMBs in the UK and US ban their staff from accessing social networking websites, a Webroot survey has revealed
Microsoft Admits To Windows Phone 7 MicroSD Issue
Microsoft has admitted that Windows Phone 7 rewrites microSD cards to make it unreadable by other devices
Ten Reasons Google Should Fear Facebook
Facebook is offering a new messaging platform designed to rival Gmail. Is it possible that Facebook could best Google in the email space?
BT Announces ‘Race To Infinity’ Results
Caxton and Malvern are the first towns to reach 1,000 votes in BT's Race to Infinity, but they won't get their super-fast broadband until 2012
LTE Rollout Not Economically Viable Until 2015
Mobile broadband connections in the UK are set to continue in the slow lane for at least another six years, Informa has warned
Is BlackBerry’s Business Reign Over?
As consumer devices merge with business, BlackBerry ought to come out on top - but something's awry, says Peter Judge
Dixons Retail Pulls Toshiba Folio Tablet
Dixons Retail has stopped selling Toshiba's Folio 100 tablet, after a large number of the devices were returned
Disabled Call On Website Owners To ‘Fix The Web’
Citizens Online's 'Fix the Web' campaign aims to solve online inaccessibility problems encountered by millions of disabled Brits
Final Text Of ACTA Released
Negotiators have published a finished text of the controversial treaty, after ironing out final details
Lenovo Aims IdeaPad U260 At Design-Conscious Consumers
The stylish U260 from Lenovo is the first 12.5-inch ultraportable to use Intel's Core i7 processor
Oracle Delivers Express Version Of Solaris 11
Oracle has released the first Solaris update since its acquisition of Sun
SAP Officially Apologises To Oracle
Following its official admission of copyright infringement, SAP's co-chief executive has apologised to Oracle in court
Google’s Schmidt Shows NFC On Android Device
Google's chief executive has demonstrated the use of near-field communications in an Android device for mobile payments
Apple Hints At Mystery iTunes Announcement
A Tuesday announcement around Apple's iTunes has set off speculation of a new streaming service or the acquisition of the Beatles' catalogue
Quiet Cabinets Save Energy, Says Kell
Instead of keeping noisy machines in a server room, why not make them quiet enough to share the office air-con?
Stuxnet Targeted Iranian Uranium Enrichment, Symantec Believes
Symantec has revealed that the infamous Stuxnet worm was actually targeting the motors at nuclear power stations
Early Apple Computer Expected To Fetch £150,000
People will be able to bid for their own piece of Apple history, after its first computer (the Apple-1) goes on auction later this month
EMC Acquires Storage Specialist Isilon for £1.4 Billion
EMC is reaching for its cheque book again with the long expected news that that it will acquire storage specialist Isilon