Dell’s latest plug-in lets IT admins manage PowerEdge servers directly with VMware’s vCenter console
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
GoGrid Private Cloud Annexes Public Cloud Resources
GoGrid expands services to allow customers to run applications in a public cloud using dedicated hardware
Social Network Scams: Biggest Security Threat For 2011
Facebook may not be up to the job of securing its service, or may not care, warns Graham Cluley of Sophos
Computacenter Targets Email With Cloud Service
Computacenter has kicked off its launch of a corporate cloud service with a cloud-based email offering
Apple COO Cook Dismisses Tablet Rivals
Apple COO Tim Cook has dismissed the company's tablet rivals and laid into Windows and Android
Samsung Denies Charge Claims For Android 2.2 Update
Samsung has denied rumours that it is charging carriers for the Android 2.2 update
IBM Profits From Huge Mainframe Sales Rise
IBM continues to see strong demand for big iron, after sales of System z mainframes rose nearly 70 percent
Apple Breaks Record With iPad, iPhone Sales
Apple has predictably sold record numbers of its iPad, iPhone and Macs during its first quarter
Rackspace Provides Clouds That Comply With EC Laws
Rackspace Hosting has extended its European base in the UK with new cloud services
EMC’s Tape Ball: A New Storage Segment?
While EMC's US audience saw a motorbike leap, the UK got the world's biggest tape ball
CloudApps Warns Of Ignorance Over Sustainability Savings
CloudApps believes that managers are ignoring staff concerns over possible sustainability savings
Cloud Expo Europe 2011
Evaporative Cooling Helps Data Centre Lower Its PUE
A data centre in Manchester has managed to push its PUE below 1.2 with EcoCooling evaporative coolers
Microsoft Offers Free Office OneNote For iPhones
Microsoft's note-taking application is a free download for US iPhones but it will also reach the UK soon
Amazon Web Services Jacks Up Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon Web Services has added the Elastic Beanstalk to help Java developers scale up into the AWS cloud
ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge
Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle
Toolkits Add Impact To The Cyber-Underground
Exploit kits form a vital part of the black cyber-economy and make malware campaigns easier for attackers
Cisco, Samsung & VCs Invest $45 Million In Multicores
Tilera, which is developing chips with 100 to 200 cores, raises $45 million in its fourth round of funding
EMC Revs Up Its Software And Adds 41 Products
EMC took its cue from Oracle and staged one of the most extensive product launches in its 32-year history
With Fuel Rationing On The Way, Can IT Help?
Personal energy quotas could be a wake-up call... and an opportunity for IT companies to help with a global challenge, says Peter Judge
Android To Dominate Mobile Markets In 2011
Smartphones will take off in 2011, with Android predicted to overtake Apple's iOS by the end of the year
Is The EC’s Google Antitrust Investigation Biased?
The European Commission's questions to Google advertisers and search rivals about how it promotes its own web services are leading, says Clint Boulton
Appliances Can Bring BI To The Masses
Enterprise software could take off in the SMB sector if it's packaged up in easy-to-use form, say Microsoft's Doug Leland and HP's Doug Small
Apple Set To Enjoy Bumper Q1 Despite Jobs Absence
The medical leave of absence by Steve Jobs is not predicted to have much of an impact on Apple's first quarter
IBM And ARM Team Up For Speedy Mobile Processors
IBM and ARM are extending their chip collaboration to develop the next generation of chips for mobile devices
Acer Android Tablets To Replace Netbooks
Acer's sales manager claims that a new range of tablets is aimed at phasing out netbooks
Apple Suffers From Jobs’ Illness
Despite stellar performance by Apple, Steve Jobs' sick leave is enough to cause some to wonder about Apple's future, says Peter Judge
Researcher Hacks Smartphone Radio Chips
At Black Hat a researcher is to demonstrate a technique for hacking into the baseband processors that power smartphone radios
LG May Offer Non-4G Model Of G-Slate In UK
Multiple versions of LG’s Android-based G-Slate could soon be available outside the US
Facebook Disables Phone Number Sharing
Facebook has 'temporarily' disabled a feature that allows phone number and address sharing, following criticism