The global database and systems management markets grew in 2011defspite a weak economy, according to IDC
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Twitter To Open Source Encrypted Text Software For Android
Twitter has made the source code of Whisper Systems'TextSecure software available on its GitHub.
Hasbro Sues Asus Over Transformer Prime Trademark
Hasbro says Transformer Prime tablet infringes its trademark for the popular toys and movie franchise
Employees’ Emails Stolen In US Chamber Of Commerce Breach
The Chinese government may have breached the US Chamber of Commerce and stolen Asian policy information
IBM Takes Its Big Data Analytics To Academia
IBM's programme to spread its business analytics products to universities embraces Scotland and Northern Ireland
Steve Jobs’ Likeness Immortalised In Bronze – In Hungary
Hungarian software firm and Steve Jobs evangelist Graphisoft commemorates the man and his legacy in bronze
Ireland Issues Facebook Privacy Recommendations
Irish data protection commissioner tells Facebook to give users greater control of data
Probation Officers Use Pen And Paper After IT Systems Failure
New £250 million IT project unable to cope with demand from 3,000-strong workforce
Iranians Claim Hack Brought Down US Drone Spy Plane
Iran claims a known GPS hack brought down a US Sentinel spy plane, but US military says it was just a malfunction
Facebook Plans To Include Adverts In Users’ Newsfeeds
Facebook is to ring in the new year by beginning to insert adverts into users newsfeeds and updates
Juniper Sues Palo Alto Networks For Patent Infringement
Juniper Networks has hit out at Palo Alto Networks, alleging it willfully infringed upon six Juniper firewall patents
Google Signs Mozilla Search Deal For Firefox
Google and Mozilla have reached agreement on a new three year search deal for the Firefox web browser
Nuance Buys Vlingo As Voice Recognition War Grows
As Apple and Google square up over voice recognition, Nuance is to acquire Vlingo despite being sued by the company
Nine Technology’s Deduplication IP Sold To Imation
Imation adds deduplication to its developing scalable storage strategy with the acquisition of Nine Technology's intellectual property
NAO Gives Cautious Approval To Government ICT Progress
National Audit Office delivers its six-monthly report to parliament
Oracle Shocks Investors After Missing Forecasts
Oracle has sent a tremor through Wall Street after it missed analyst forecasts, causing its shares to plunge
Chinese Plant Blast Could Affect iPad Supply
Explosion at Pegatron may cause minor delays to Apple iPad 2 production
Anonymous Beards The Banks To Play Twisted Santa Claus
Anonymous is playing Santa with a Robin Hood twist by hacking into banks to buy Christmas gifts for the "needy"
O2 Error Blocks Church Website Over Adult Content Claim
Users unable to access church Website for four months due to O2's 18-plus rating
IBM’s Curam Buy Will Enhance Its Smarter Cities Effort
IBM's Curam Software acquisition will add a social services element to its Smarter Cities strategy
Government Opens ‘Super-Connected Cities’ Competition
Ten cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, are eligible to compete for high-speed broadband funding, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
US’ LightSquared Pushes For Quick 4G Decision
LightSquared has asked regulators to give it the go-ahead for a 4G rollout in the US, despite GPS interference issues
ITC Rules Motorola Infringed Microsoft Patent
Microsoft manages to convince ITC that Motorola infringed just one patent out of seven
Army’s Lax Security Highlighted In US WikiLeaks Hearing
The theme of the pre-trial testimony of WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning is that US military security was lax
Oracle Seeks Early Trial Against Android To Stop Developer Drift
Oracle has asked for a trial as early as January in its case against Google, because Java is losing ground to Android
Amazon, Nokia and Microsoft All Considered RIM Takeover
Potential suitors for BlackBerry manufacturer increase as share price plummets.
Samsung Confirms Q1 Cream Sandwich Upgrade
Samsung confirms that Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will arrive in Q1 on the Galaxy S II smartphone and other Samsung devices
Adobe Updates PhoneGap With Windows Phone Support
Open source mobile development framework, PhoneGap, has been updated to support Windows Phone
Salesforce Buys Rypple To Counter SuccessFactors
Salesforce.com has responded to SAP's bid for SuccessFactors with the cheaper acquisition of Rypple
MPs Oppose Social Media Riot Shutdown
A committee of MPs have said social networks should not be closed or blocked during civil disorder