IBM has boasted that it has managed to displace more than 700 SAP deployments with its DB2 database
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2010
HP Slated By Union Over UK Layoffs
HP has been criticised by Unions over its decision to lay off UK workers despite the company continuing to grow sales and profits
Apple Removes Adobe Flash From New MacBook Air
Apple has escalated its continuing conflict with Adobe after shipping its new MacBook Air without Flash pre-installed
Iranian Cyber Army To Sell Botnets
The Iranian Cyber Army which attacked Twitter and others late last year, is to sell access to its botnets
Juniper Makes Mobile Security Pitch
Mobile devices are an increasing risk for companies and consumers, says Juniper
Dell’s Venue Pro Smartphone Appears Online In UK
Dell's first effort at a smartphone, the Venue Pro, is to be released SIM-free in November according to a UK retail website
Open Source: Pick Your Projects With Care
Open source really is taking over the enterprise, says Matthew Sarrel. But you still have to choose carefully which projects to do, and how to develop them
Report: Apple Clinches Enterprise Deal With Unisys
Unisys will help Apple sell products such as the iPad and iPhone to large government and enterprise customers
Virgin’s 100Mbps Broadband May Launch This Week
Prime Minister David Cameron has let slip a possible launch date for Virgin Media's superfast broadband
Access Adds Green XML For Financial Carbon Footprints
BASDA Green XML is being tested by Access in a sustainability module for its financial and reporting package
UK Takes The Lead In Use Of Business Video Chat
A Citrix study has found that UK workers have the highest proportion of workplace video chat usage, while Americans prefer in-person meetings
Will The ICO Make An Example Of Google?
The Information Commissioner has yet to impose a fine for a breach of privacy. Peter Judge thinks Google's revelations about its Wi-Fi snooping could make it a suitable target
Seagate, Mobile Armor Work Together On Self-Encrypting Drives
The Seagate Momentus drives deliver Mobile Armor government-grade encryption and pre-boot authentication without degrading performance
Teradata Launches Unified Computing Products
Teradata's new data warehousing products let companies manage data across the supply chain
Quantum Drive Draws On Sun-Oracle StorageTek Fears
The latest version of Quantum's StorNext is aimed at those who fear Sun StorageTek products face an uncertain future under Oracle
IBM Launches UK-Based Cloud Support Programme
The new programme, based at IBM's Innovation Centre in Hursley, will help partner products get into the cloud
Facebook And Twitter Accounts Exposed By Firefox Extension
A new Firefox tool can be used to take over the accounts of people using Facebook, Twitter and other Web 2.0 sites
Kindle Users Given E-Book Lending Option
Competition is heating up in the e-reader space after Amazon.com has enabled a 14-day lending option for Kindle e-books
BT Doubles Apprentice Jobs To Help With Fibre Rollout
BT is adding another 200 apprentice jobs to help the carrier with its rollout of fibre services in the UK
Workers Struggling With Information Overload
The sheer volume of information nowadays is making workers across the world stressed, warns a new study
Amazon Offers Free Access To EC2 Cloud
Amazon wants to tempt users into the cloud with a year's free access to the its EC2 service
UK Spam Flourishes Through Personal Details Market
A disregard for customer privacy is one reason why spam has doubled in the UK this year, claims a watchdog report
Scottish Hacker Faces Jail Following Malware Probe
An Aberdeenshire man has admitted to using spam messages to infect millions of PCs with malware
Vodafone Takes Orders For HTC Desire HD, Nokia N8
Vodafone has launched the Android-based HTC Desire HD and the N8, the first smartphone based on Symbian^3
HP Slate 500 Tablet: Review
HP's Slate 400 tablet won't touch the iPad in the consumer market, but it has a lot more features and flexibility for business
Forrester: Cloud Spurring Major Shift In Security Market
The cloud security market will grow to £1.5bn in the next five years, with the growth of identity and access management and cloud governance, Forrester has found
Adobe Warns Of Critical Shockwave Player Flaw
Adobe has warned of a serious security bug affecting Shockwave Player on Windows and Mac OS X
Hurd Hit By Yet Another Lawsuit
A new lawsuit by a major HP shareholder targets Hurd and HP in a case involving kickbacks to US government contractors
Adobe Updates LiveCycle Enterprise Suite
Adobe's new LiveCycle suite is aimed at helping deploy content and applications across different platforms, including mobile devices
Social Media Giants Pump $250m Into Startups
Amazon, Facebook and others invest in KPCB's sFund to encourage social applications startups