A massive cloud computing facility under construction in West Des Moines, Iowa, has been revealed to be part of Microsoft's growing cloud services and applications portfolio
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Cisco Builds ONE Strategy With Catalyst Switches
The new switches and routers introduced at Cisco Live are part of the company's wide ONE strategy for introducing programming across the network
CrowdStrike Falcon Service Tracks Attacks Back To Source
CrowdStrike has launched a managed security service allowing companies to gather intelligence on the hackers attacking them
Glitches Are More Dangerous Than Cyber Attacks
Iain Chidgey has some ideas on how to avoid human error
Citrix Co-Founder Ed Iacobucci Dies At 59
Entrepreneur and computing hero to be remembered in Florida today
California Mistakes BitCoin Foundation For A Currency Exchange
Financial regulators in California send a “Cease and Desist” letter to a non-profit organisation
Vodafone Uses Open Femto to Fill Shetland 3G Not-Spot
Shared femtos fill in 3G coverage at Walls in Shetland
Microsoft Expected To Offer Oracle 12c On Azure Cloud
Steve Ballmer has an announcement with Oracle today: will Oracle 12c go on Microsoft's Azure?
Fusion-io Boosts Virtual Machine Performance With Updated ioTurbine
New version of ioTurbine brings benefits of flash memory to virtualised datacentre
BT Agrees £18.6m Buckinghamshire And Hertfordshire BDUK Deal
BT wins more BDUK funding in latest rural broadband deal
Troublesome Fake Anti-Virus Hits Android
Security community fret over the increasing quality of Android malware
PRISM Whistleblower Snowden Flees To Russia, Seeks Asylum In Ecuador
Ecuador has confirmed that it is 'analysing' a request for political asylum from PRISM whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport
Double Speed EE 4G To Drive Investment In Tech City
Tech City and EE 4G partnership to improve connectivity and conditions for startups
FTC To Review Google’s Acquisition Of Waze
US competition watchdog takes a closer look at the navigation market
Facebook Flaw Leaks 6m Users’ Data
Social network says flaw is not much to worry about, but others think it highlights another inherent flaw in Facebook privacy
Bad Windows 8 Marketing Stunted PC Sales – Report
PC sales have crumbled, and it's all because Microsoft fumbled Windows 8, says a Context report
Google Gets French Deadline Over Privacy Issues
Google and five other European countries are threatening Google with sizeable fines over its failure to amend its policies on handling user data
Cisco: ‘Internet of Everything’ Worth Billions Today
Businesses worldwide will see $613 billion in profits this year from the 'Internet of Everything', according to Cisco
Black Hat 2013 To Focus On Mobile Security, Cryptography
The upcoming Black Hat conference will include the disclosure of 35 zero-day flaws across a number of sectors and the release of 98 security tools
Stratasys Buys 3D Printer Company Makerbot
The merger between Stratasys and Makerbot could mean faster adoption of 3D printing technology
IT Life: Providing Payments On Point
Jon Marchant, CIO of PayPoint, tells TechWeekEurope even financial institutions are no longer afraid of the cloud
Mt. Gox Suspends Withdrawals In US Dollars
The virtual currency exchange assures users that taking a time-out will let it process transactions faster in the future
Samsung ATIV Q Tablet Hosts Both Android And Windows
Fancy using Android and Windows on a single device? No neither did we, but now you can thanks to Samsung
ICO Says No Fine For Google Street View Data Slurping
Despite saying it was likely people were caused distress by Google's actions, the ICO chooses not to fine
Aaron’s Law To Fix US Computer Hacking Rules Introduced
Tragic death of Aaron Swartz could bring about positive change
Facebook Adds 15-Second Video Sharing To Instagram
Instagram versus Vine, let the battle commence
Skype ‘Explored Making Government Snooping Easier’
Project Chess looked at technical and legal challenges of allowing easy access to snoops, according to a report
Wi-Fi Alliance Begins 802.11ac Certification
The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying wireless equipment with the forthcoming 802.11ac standard
Microsoft Removes Million PCs From Citadel Botnet Clutches
Microsoft has freed more than 1.2 million PCs from the control of the Citadel botnet and its criminal masters
Oracle Sees Flat Sales As Software Disappoints
Oracle posts a profit, but the markets remain concerned at the flat-lining revenues at the software giant