Businesses and public bodies now have the option to rent on-demand supercomputing power from OCF
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Mark Zuckerberg Named As Time’s Person of the Year 2010
Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been named Time’s Person of the Year for 2010
Microsoft Readies Tablets And Windows 8 For CES
Microsoft is reportedly readying Windows 7 tablets from Samsung and Dell, and maybe a preview of Windows 8 for January's CES show
Toshiba Looks To Enterprise Storage With 2.5-Inch SSD
Toshiba has beefed up its enterprise storage portfolio with a 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD) designed to safeguard critical business applications
Government Willing To Bend Security In Cloud Adoption
UK government and IT security experts are willing to relax governance in order to gain cloud benefits
Facebook Crimes Soar Over 100,000 In Five Years
Facebook is a hotbed of crime, linked to 100,000 calls to police in the UK, according to a report
Advisor Warns Of WikiLeak Attacks On Government Websites
National security advisor Sir Peter Ricketts says WikiLeaks supporters may attack government sites
WikiLeaks Judge Allows Tweeting In Court
The judge who granted bail to Julian Assange yesterday allowed reporters to tweet from the courtroom
What Can We Learn From Gawker’s Stupidity?
Gawker was stupid to run with poor security and antagonise hackers, says P. J. Connolly. Now he is picking up the pieces
Can PC Power Management Really Go To The Cloud?
Desktop management can cut energy waste, but it's tricky for smaller businesses, unless a cloud solution can be made to work, says Mark McGinn
Cyber Security Challenge Won By Actor
A jobbing actor with 'intellectual curiosity' about computer security has won the first competition in the 2010 UK Cyber Security Challenge
Seagate Launches Green Range Of Hard Drives
Seagate launches a eco-friendly, high-performance desktop internal drive for green computers and storage
‘Self-Service’ Cloud Storage Package From EMC
EMC's Atmos Cloud offers metering controls, standard cloud admin and multi-tenancy, chargeback and billing
NSS Says IExplorer Malware Protection Leads Rivals
A test claims Microsoft IE8 and IE9 have boosted malware protection beyond Google, Apple and others
Critical Support For Virtualised HP ProLiant Servers
HP's Critical Advantage service offers business-critical application support for virtualised x86 environments
Symantec’s Machine Learning Prevents Data Loss
Symantec Data Loss Prevention 11 will feature "vector machine learning" to help define sensitive data policies
FBI Begins Official Probe Into Gawker Hack
The FBI has reportedly opened an investigation into the hack that compromised Gawker Media's websites
ARM To Challenge Intel Domination Of Server Market
The boss of ARM Holdings has revealed the intention of taking on Intel with its own server chips in the next five years
Google Confirms Zetawire Purchase For NFC Software
Google has confirmed the acquisition of NFC specialist Zetawire, as the search engine giant takes the fight to Apple and RIM
Assange Granted Bail And Vows To Continue Fight
Visa, Mastercard and Paypal labelled American stooges as Wikileaks founder Assange is granted bail in London
Nokia E7 Delayed Until Early 2011
Nokia has postponed shipping the E7 model until early next year, despite the peak end of shopping season
Hydropower Makes Data Centre Carbon Neutral
UKFast has achieved carbon neutral status through carbon offsetting and hydroelectric power generation
3UK Signs Up Opera Mini, Prepares E7 Launch
3 will offer Nokia's E7 corporate smartphone in the spring, and has also introduced the Opera Mini browser
Apple Disables Jailbreak Detection API In iOS 4.2
Jailbreak Detection API disappears from Apple’s iOS 4.2 less than six months after it appeared
IBM Xeon-Based Supercomputer To Hit Three Petaflops
SuperMUC, to be built for German researchers, will use hot-water cooling to cut power use by 40 percent
HP Offers Real People To Support Virtual Servers
In HPs support package, customers get dedicated staff to help with their virtual servers
US Investigation Of WikiLeaks’ Assange Is Misguided
The US government has no business investigating Julian Assange for publishing secret diplomatic messages, says Wayne Rash
Virtualisation Leads Mobile Trends For 2011
The most significant enabler of mobile innovation in 2011 will be virtualisation, according to OK Labs' Steve Subar
Apple Accepts Native Google Latitude For iPhone
Google has released a native, multitasking version of Latitude for iOS 4 amidst ongoing brinksmanship between Apple and Google
Dell Clinches Compellent Deal For £605m
Dell has finalised a deal with Compellent to add virtualised data storage and thin provisioning to its line of SAN products