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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Open Source Data Tool For Analysing “Big Data”
Facebook scraper Pete Warden unveiled his answer to allow anyone to analyse Big Data on the cheap
Mac OS Chief Serlet Is Quitting Apple
Bertrand Serlet exits Apple's Mac OS X Lion's lair leaving Craig Federighi to lead the run up to launch
Google Brought To Book On Mega Digital Library Plans
Google's dream of scanning every book in the world suffered a setback in the US courts
Comodo Web Certificates Heist Linked To Iranian ISP
A Comodo Security partner was compromised and attackers issue ...
LinkedIn Does The Business For 100M Users
Eight years on, business social network LinkedIn reaches 100 million users as it prepares to go public
Oracle Angers Intel And HP By Ending Itanium Support
Oracle abandons Itanium, claiming Intel is losing interest in the high-end chip, a claim Intel strongly denies
Nokia Could Make A Cuckold Of Microsoft
Nokia and Microsoft are still in the honeymoon period of their smartphone union, but Nokia is already looking out for a tablet mistress, says Sophie Curtis
Firefox 4 Downloads Exceed 6m In First Day
Mozilla's Firefox 4 has attracted millions of downloads within a day of becoming available, doubling IE9's tally
Firefox 4 Is Speedy, Modern And Cross-Platform: Review
Firefox's latest version matches Google's Chrome on many fronts but lacks Group Policy-based management support
Government Cloud And Procurement Under Fire At PASC
The G-Cloud strategy was dismissed as unnecessary and government IT procurement slated at the PASC inquiry
Computacenter Adopts NetApp For Virtual Data Centres
Flexible architecture can save money and energy, according to infrastructure provider Computacenter
Why Does Your Data Centre Depend On Diesel?
Data centres could benefit in many ways from renewable power, but governments could kill that off, warns Peter Judge
Samsung, LG, Motorola Set iPad Screen Size Challenge
Samsung, LG Electronics, Motorola and other companies at CTIA appear to embrace larger tablet screens
Quad-Core Itaniums Double HP NonStop Performance
HP's Integrity NonStop BladeSystem will offer twice the performance of the current dual-core system
Budget: Science And Tech Key To Growth
New funding, taxation and incentives announced today are designed to help the UK play economic catch-up
Half Of Used Phones Still Contain Personal Info
Personal details left on used mobile phones make it easier for ID thieves to access sensitive data
Nokia Tablet Strategy Could Exclude Microsoft
Nokia may opt for MeeGo or Android rather than Windows or Windows Phone for its first tablet
Google Must Prepare For Bigger Fines Over WiSpy
France has set a precedent. How long before other countries and states begin holding their hands out to Google, asks Clint Boulton
Amazon Appstore Challenges Google Android Market
Amazon opened its Appstore for Android, allowing users to test drive apps before they pay and download
Facebook Questions EU ‘Right To Be Forgotten’
The EU's right to be forgotten is not what users actually want from a social network, says Facebook
Intel And AMD Chips Power Dell Next-Gen Micro Servers
Dell's shows non-partisan approach to third-generation, greener PowerEdge C5000 micro servers
Samsung Puts Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 Slates On Show
Samsung has introduced two Galaxy Tab enterprise-grade tablets that seriously challenge the iPad 2
Industrial Zero-Day Exploits Dumped Into The Wild
Dozens of serious vulnerability exploits targeting industrial systems have been released by a Russian security firm
Mozilla’s Anti-XSS Tool for Firefox 4 Secures Twitter
Twitter implements its Content Security Policy for Firefox 4 to block cross-site scripting attacks
BAA Outsources Airports’ IT Overhaul
£100m deal to share real-time information and improve crisis response and service levels
Microsoft To Put System Centre 2012 Into Private Cloud
Microsoft announces System Center 2012, targeting the private cloud and limiting VM sprawl
Apple Fixes Pwn2Own Bug in Mac OS X
Latest Mac OS X 10.6.7 flaws get patched, with iOS 4.3.1 fix rumoured to be coming soon
IBM Acquisition Boosts Smart Buildings Strategy
Tririga buy targets sustainable initiatives and capital project management capabilities
Fujitsu Wins Major HPC Wales Project
Fujitsu will re-enter the European market with a £15m lighthouse supercomputing partner project