Cisco rolled out switches and a virtual firewall appliance to expand its ASA data centre range
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Paypal, Mobile Drive 32 Percent eBay Growth
Online merchant eBay showed fast growth and puts it down to the growth in mobile commerce
Real-Time Collaboration Added To Google Docs
Google Docs has been given real-time collaboration capabilities, not unlike those seen in Google Wave
VMware And Telefónica Build Schizo Smartphones
VMware has announced partnerships with Telefónica in Europe and Verizon in the US for mobile virtualisation
Microsoft Could Make New Bid For Yahoo
Despite a lucky escape in 2008, Microsoft is reportedly leading a bid to buy its partner Yahoo
IBM Adds Analytics, Cloud And Virtualisation Products
IBM’s rollout of 55 new and enhanced server and storage products target massive data handling
Sophos Spots Siri Security Loophole In iPhone 4S
Siri, the iPhone 4S digital assistant, needs to be locked down to stop other people sending emails and texts
ARM Unveils Big.Little, Low-Power Cortex-A7 Plan
ARM’s new Cortex-A7 is a key part of the company’s new Big.Little load-sharing mobile architecture
BlackBerry Business Users To Switch, Survey Says
A significant number of business users intend to switch from BlackBerry, a survey has revealed
Ballmer Opens Up About Bing And Windows Phone
Steve Ballmer opens up about two of Microsoft's major challenges, namely Windows Phone and Bing
Intel Reaps PC Reward But Atom Sales Struggle
Intel has posted record financial results for the sixth consecutive quarter, but Atom sales were slow
EA To Extinguish Bright Light
Electronic Arts says it will try to keep staff on, as its Bright Light studio closes down
Brits Fret Over Potential ‘Mobile Wallet’ Hacks
Brits remain uneasy at the potential security risks posed by paying for goods with their mobile phones
Microsoft Denies Humidity Changed Its Data Centre
Microsoft has gone modular in an Iowa centre, and denies reports that humidity caused the change
McAfee Announces Chip Level Security Products
McAfee reveals chip-based antivirus Deep Defender and ePolicy Orchestrator extension Deep Command
Boffins Create Algorithm To Run Data Centres
New formula shows how to keep users happy and keep the energy bills low by increasing server utilisation
Microsoft And VMware Tussle Over Private Clouds
Microsoft says its private cloud is better-priced, VMware says it's all about quality
Researchers Say ‘Duqu’ Worm Is Stuxnet 2.0
A new virus targeting industrial controls is believed to have come from the same authors as Stuxnet
Why IT All Comes Down To Four Titans
Over the next ten years, the fate of IT will be decided by the struggle between Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, says Clint Boulton
The Next Sustainable Power Source: Your Body?
Fuel cells are being built that are small enough to be implanted in the body, says Eric Doyle. Could they replace mobile phone chargers?
Rising Energy Costs Boost Power Management
Savings made by businesses could increase five-fold by 2015
West Yorkshire Police Accused Of Copyright Theft
Forensic telecoms expert claims West Yorkshire Police stole its software and sold copyright data on
ATM Association Stands Up To Cyber-Crime
ATM Industry Association highlights reverse-engineering and targeting of ATM software as the new fraud frontier
Droid And Razr Marriage Best Of Both For Motorola
Motorola Mobility's Droid Razr will make the case for a high-end Android smartphone over the new iPhone 4S.
Samsung Says ChatON Launched Globally, Almost
Samsung announced the global availability of its free-to-download mobile communication service, ChatON
VMware Launches Cloud Management Portfolio
VMware's new management tools give organisations greater insight into the workings of their virtual environments
RIM Reveals BBX Operating System For BlackBerry
RIM discussed the upcoming BBX OS at its DevCon event but gave few details of the Google and Apple basher
HTTPS Encryption Default For Google Searchers
Google is making HTTPS SSL encryption the default option to protect signed-in searchers from snoopers
Endeca Buy Boosts Oracle’s Big Data Management
Oracle plans to acquire Endeca Technologies to improve its access to unstructured and Big Data
DHS Dismisses Anonymous SCADA Threat
US authorities dismissed Anonymous collective's industrial systems attack threat - for the time being