Google's largest investment in clean energy is £103 million in a desert solar energy plant
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
WordPress Admits Hackers Stole Source Code
Hackers have stolen “sensitive bits” of source code after accessing several WordPress.com servers
Microsoft Demos Next Version Of Windows Phone
Microsoft has demonstrated the next version of its Windows Phone operating system to developers
Amazon Touts Low Cost Kindle, But With Adverts
Amazon aims to broaden the e-reader market with a cheaper Kindle, but it will come with adverts
Kroll Ontrack Updates Recovery For Oracle Databases
Kroll Ontrack has upgraded its 'do-it-yourself' service recovery package for Oracle databases
Apple Unlikely To Launch iPad 3 In The Autumn
Apple's new iPad 3 tablet is likely to made an appearance in the Autumn, despite earlier rumours
Regular Patching Beats Cyber Threats, Says Expert
A security expert has highlighted the importance of patches to keep systems safe from cyber-attacks
Nimbula Officially Launches Its Cloud OS
Nimbula has officially released Nimbula Director, its enterprise cloud operating system
Leaked Emails Heat Up Facebook Lawsuit
Developer Paul Ceglia says emails prove 50 percent of Facebook is his
Fourteen Face Court For Flouting WEEE Rules
Fourteen defendants will face court accused of breaking WEEE rules over the export of electrical waste
EvoSwitch Unveils Adiabatic Data Hall
EvoSwitch's Amsterdam data centre has a new modular, carbon neutral data hall
Facebook’s Open Compute Gets Discussion Going
When Facebook opened up its green data centre ideas, it also opened up a big discussion which could provide more benefits, says Peter Judge
IBM Customers Analyse Performance At Impact 2011
IBM's slew of product releases at Impact 2011 has already helped some companies improve their services
Cisco Flips Out Of Consumer Market
Cisco's jaunt into consumer gadgets was a waste of time, and distracted it from the fight of its life against HP, says Wayne Rash
SOA Is The Way Of The Future, Says IBM
IBM concentrated on SOA at its Impact 2011 conference in Las Vegas
UK Superfast Broadband To Pass 250,000 Mark In April
Superfast broadband will reach over 250,000 homes in Britain this month but rural areas must wait
Fujitsu To Build 1Gbps Rural Broadband Network
Virgin Media and TalkTalk back Fujitsu's bid to take rural broadband away from BT Openreach
Our Readers Use Social Media For Tech Buying
Facebook and Twitter are heavily used in IT decisions. Next: will your firm give you a tablet?
McAfee Intrusion Prevention System Goes Virtual
Virtual and physical internal network traffic can now be inspected in McAfee's Network Security Platform
HTC Sensation Hits the UK – Vodafone Is First
An Android phone for movie buffs, the HTC Sensation has showed up on Vodafone's site
Red Hat Preparing Makara Cloud Application Platform
Linux provider will launch cloud application-building platform during Red Hat Summit next month in Boston
Lenovo’s Cloud Ready Client For Secure Cloud Access
Lenovo and Intel offer mobile client software, called Cloud Ready Client, for Lenovo’s Secure Cloud Access
Barracuda Networks Embarrassed By Database Hack
Hacked security company Barracuda lost email addresses of employees, channel partners and sales leads
VMware Cloud Foundry Opens Up For PaaS Developers
VMware's Cloud Foundry offers open platform-as-a-service spanning popular development environments
Microsoft Streetside Takes On Google In UK
Microsoft has revealed that its answer to Google's controversial StreetView is soon to arrive in the UK
RIM Playbook Predicted To Lose Tablet Race
Gartner has predicted that Research in Motion will miss out on the tablet frenzy in the next five years
Google Search Upgrade Launched For Global Audience
Google is improving its search capabilities with the global launch of its Panda search algorithm upgrade
Cisco Closes Flip Division Amid Consumer Changes
Cisco is revamping its consumer business and announced that it will close its Flip video camera business
Adobe Warns Of Critical Flash Bug
Adobe is warning users about a critical Flash vulnerability after issuing its second bulletin in four weeks
Samsung Galaxy S II To Hit UK Next Month
Brits will get to enjoy Samsung's Galaxy S II in less than a month, after the March rollout was postponed