Unisys is unveiling a managed cloud computing initiative, ClearPath Cloud Solutions, which will give businesses access to its ClearPath mainframes
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
SAP Keeps Schtum About Sybase Mobile Strategy
SAP’s mobile strategy involves developing business apps for specific platforms such as Google Android and Apple iPhone
Droid 2 Set To Arrive With Android 2.2, Froyo
The next generation of the well-received Motorola Droid handset, is set to arrive running Android 2.2., codenamed Froyo
Twitter Builds Data Centre To Combat Outages
Twitter claims it is building a data centre in Salt Lake City to load up on servers that will pare the web service's downtime
Microsoft’s Q4 Revenues Exceed Expectations
Microsoft posted revenues of £10.42 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, and reported some 175 million Windows 7 licenses sold so far
Nimbus Crams 10TB Of Flash Into New System
The startup announced a new enterprise flash system, the S1000, that is loaded with a whopping 10 TB of solid state capacity per shelf
Dell Pays £65Million To Settle Intel Bribe Probe
Dell will pay $100 million to settle a probe into claims it took bribes from Intel not to use AMD chips
Farm Payment Body Slammed In IT Review
Claims handled by the Rural Payments Agency cost more than £1,000 each to process, a Defra report has revealed
Dell Warns Of Spyware On PowerEdge Motherboards
Dell has admitted that it has dispatched replacement server motherboards to customers that were infected with malware
Symantec Warns Of Spam Campaign Using Shortened URLs
Symantec MessageLabs has warned that the proportion of spam containing shortened hyperlinks has increased significantly over the last year
Small Businesses Plan Hiring Spree
A new survey has found that nearly one-third of small businesses in the US are planning to hire staff in the second half of 2010
FTC Extends Intel Antitrust Deadline
FTC regulators needed another couple of weeks to consider a proposed settlement of antitrust accusations against chip giant Intel
Dell’s CIO: Virtualisation Saved Us £100 Million
The computer maker practices what it preaches with virtualisation cutting its power usage for the same computer power, says Dell CIO Robin Johnson
ORG: Ofcom’s Digital Act Code Is Unlawful
The Open Rights Group claims Ofcom's draft code for the Digital Economy Act is unlawful, and calls for a new consultation on the code
Facebook Reaches Half A Billion Users
One in twelve people on the planet is now a member of social network giant Facebook, according to Mark Zuckerberg
IBM zEnterprise Mainframe Swallows Blades
IBM says its zEnterprise is the fastest mainframe ever - and wants it to manage all the other servers in a data centre
UK Docks With US And Russia On Green Space Tech
The agreement will help projects including the analysis of climate change data from earth observation satellites
LaCie 500GB Portable Hard Drive: Review
LaCie's shockproof Rugged Safe data storage drive with built-in 128-bit AES encryption and easy-to-use fingerprint reader connects to your PC via USB 2.0 or FireWire
2016 Smart Meter Target May Benefit BT Group
Moving the UK’s target ahead to 2016 could benefit a group of companies, including BT, bidding for the project
Zen And The Green Art Of PC Maintenance
It’s time to pimp your PC and save the planet says Andrew Donoghue. Repairing is the new upgrading
US Hospital Loses 800,000 Patient Records
South Shore Hospital in Massachusetts reveals that backup files containing patient and employee information have disappeared
Multi-tasking Skype For iPhone 4 Launched
Skype has released an update of its VOIP app for Apple iPhone 4
US Senators Quiz Google On WiSpy Incident
Thirty-eight US states are investigating Google's WiFi data collection which was done with Street View cars
Pictures Spied Of HP Windows 7 Tablet
Hewlett-Packard may have a Windows 7-powered tablet PC in its production pipeline
Asus Opts For Android Over Windows For New Tablet
Asus says it will use Google's Android platform rather than Windows for its EP101TC tablet computer
IBM Launches 5000 MIPS Hybrid Mainframe
IBM's zEnterprise server pushes mainframe performance on, and converges mainframe technology with blade servers
Motorola Admits Flickering Droid X Displays
Motorola has admitted there is a problem affecting small numbers of its highly rated handset, the Droid X, and has posted a fix
Nokia Seeks New Boss To Stem Smartphone Losses
Nokia is reportedly looking for a new boss as it fights to halt its market share decline in the smartphone sector
Amazon Now Sells More e-Books Than Hardcover Books
Amazon is claiming that its Kindle e-books are outselling hardcover books, despite the fact that it is fighting a number of electronic competitors including the Apple iPad
Toshiba Tablet Revealed Down Under
Toshiba looks set to join the tablet party, after an Australian company executive publicly showed off a tablet prototype, dubbed the SmartPad