IBM has built the tools and resources required to pull together silos of HPC into a single, allocatable entity
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Former Ofcom IT Chief Jailed For Fraud
Ofcom's ex-IT services chief has been jailed for defrauding the organisation out of more than £500,000
Google Adds App Compatibility Check To Webstore
Android Market Webstore users can now check to see if an app will run on their particular smartphone
Adobe Readies Reader, Acrobat Fixes
Adobe's quarterly update will see fixes for security flaws in all versions of Reader and Acrobat
SMB Confidence Holds Steady, Survey Finds
Business optimism is holding steady, especially within the small business segment a survey has found
Microsoft Office Still Rules With Readers
Despite the rise of the cloud, readers still want Microsoft Office. Next, tell us about your storage needs
O2 Admits East London Network Outage
O2 customers are once again experiencing network difficulties, this time in East London and Essex
Open University Looks To Close IT Skills Gap In UK
The Open University has launched new undergraduate degrees to help with the IT skills shortage in the UK
O2 Says Ofcom’s 4G Auction Plans Are Illegal
O2 has joined other UK mobile operators in criticising Ofcom's plans for the auction of 4G spectrum
London 999 Computer System Hit By Outage
London Ambulance Service staff were forced to revert to pen and paper, following the failure of a 999 system
IPv6: Pathetic Tools And Poor Hardware Support
World IPv6 Day proved there is a lot of IPv6 out there, but adoption is still disappointing. The industry needs to get up to speed, says Wayne Rash
Microsoft Open To $300m Claim As Court Appeal Fails
US court rejects Microsoft's appeal in an IP suit with i4i, makes it vulnerable to a $300 million judgement
Lulzsec Hackers Warn NHS Over Security
The hacker group Lulzsec has fired a warning shot across the bows of the NHS over its network security
Cisco, Polycom Challenge From VidyoPanorama
Vidyo claims it can offer ubiquitous, high-quality telepresence at a tenth of the price of Cisco and Polycom
Surrey Council Hit By Biggest ICO Fine To Date
Surrey County Council has been fined £120,000 for sending sensitive data to taxi firms, among other breaches
Microsoft Preps 16 Security Fixes For Patch Tuesday
Microsoft will release 16 bulletins next week for 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Excel, IE and SQL Server
Apple Created Android, Says Nokia’s Elop
Android was created as an answer to the iPhone, says the Nokia boss. Clint Boulton thinks he needs to come up with more than that
Elop Denies Samsung Bid For Nokia
Nokia is not for sale says Stephen Elop, as rumours suggest bids by Samsung or Microsoft
IDC Warns Disk-Makers As 1TB Notebook HDD Debuts
IDC Tells HDD makers to change track to flourish as Samsung launches the first terabyte laptop hard disk
Cisco Predicts A Zettabyte Internet In 2015
By 2015, there will be 15 billion devices on the Internet generating 966 exabytes of traffic, Cisco predicts
HP Warns Oracle It May Sue Over Itanium Decision
HP has threatened Oracle with legal action over its decision to end support for Intel's Itanium platform
HP TouchPad Set For July Arrival In US Shops
American consumers will be able to purchase Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad tablet from the start of July
Avaya Readies £600m Public Listing
Avaya is preparing for a £610m public listing, following the recent successful outing of LinkedIn
Citigroup Breach Exposes 210,000 Customer Details
Citigroup has confirmed it has been hit by hackers who have exposed the details of thousands of customers
Microsoft Promises Not To Open Skype To Russian Spooks
Microsoft denies careless talk that suggested the Russian secret service might get access to Skype encryption
Government Blocked 1,000 Serious Attacks Last Year
Defence secretary reveals that serious cyber-attacks against government systems are increasing rapidly
Nokia CTO Takes Leave Of Absence After MeeGo Clash
In a clear sign of the upheaval currently racking Nokia, it emerged that its CTO has taken a leave of absence
HP Cloud Strategy Expands With Added Incentives
At its Discover 2011 event, HP outlined new cloud products, features, services and financing programmes
Gartner Claims 2011 Will See Slow PC Unit Growth
PC growth will be supported by healthy professional replacements over the next 18 months, the report says
Why Microsoft Won’t Make A Branded Tablet
Microsoft is rumoured to be building a branded 'Windows 8' tablet, but there are a few reasons why that is unlikely, says Nicholas Kolakowski