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Government Prodded Over Personal Data Protection
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says government needs to overhaul its data protection regime
Google Misdirection In Patent Spat Is Gamesmanship
Microsoft and Apple are using patents suits to bash Google. Google is hitting back in this colossal waste of time, argues Clint Boulton
A Hundred Years Of Achievement At IBM
During a rare public appearance in Silicon Valley, IBM's chief executive Sam Palmisano reflects on IBM's first century and what the future holds
Attacks Usually Detected By ‘Gut Feel’, Expert Warns
The usual anti-virus, firewalls and IDS tools are being increasingly bypassed, a security expert warns
Lightning Takes Down Amazon And Microsoft Clouds
Lightning strikes in Dublin disabled two major data centres and knocked back-up power supplies offline
Rackspace Adds Critical Sites Support For Enterprises
Mission critical Web applications can be supported and monitored 24x7 under Rackspace's latest service
Mayor Boris To Address Digital London Event
Boris Johnson will use a March event to push London's Tech City as the digital capital of Europe
Don’t Just Whine, Google: Oppose Software Patents!
Google has complained about "bogus" patents used against it. It should join the campaign against software patents, says Clint Boulton
Enterprise Plus For Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
Amazon Web Services launches VPC globally and announces Direct Connect and identity management
Intel’s $30m Cloud And Embedded Research Centres
Intel is opening two new university research centres that will focus on cloud and embedded computing
IBM Complaints Dropped By Neon, TurboHercules, T3
Three companies drop EU accusations of anti-competitive practices but European regulators could go ahead
Foxconn To Replace Workers With Robots
The iPhone maker Foxconn is replacing a significant portion of its workforce with robots
IBM’s Watson Could Shake Up The Enterprise
Commercialising Watson has clear and exciting implications for the enterprise, says IBM's Craig Rhinehart
Cloud Infrastructure Catalogue Refresh For CA
CA revamps product range and adds new software to plan, design, deliver and secure cloud lifecycle
HP’s Problems Down To Hurd And Fiorina, Lane Says
Chairman Ray Lane said HP is reversing the damage done by former CEOs Mark Hurd and Carly Fiorina
Police DNA Database Will Retain ‘Innocent’ Profiles
Home Office minister James Brokenshire has admitted to broken promises of police DNA data erasure
Microsoft Proposes Servers As ‘Data Furnace’ Heaters
Small micro-data centres could help to heat homes and run cloud services, says Microsoft
RIM Job Cuts Won’t Save Its Corporate Strategy
RIM hopes that trimming the fat will boost its enterprise strategy. Sophie Curtis says the changes must go to the top of the company
Windows Declines But Microsoft Has Solid Quarter
Microsoft enjoyed solid revenue during the last quarter but its Windows franchise experienced a slight decline
Cloud Storage Uptime Guarantee Of 100% From Nasuni
There are not many 100% guarantees, especially in the world of IT, but this is apparently one of them
Sustainability Has Become A Corporate Financial Issue
Gartner predicts the position of sustainability will rapidly move up the company priority list by 2015
AVG Promotes MultiMi As Digital Lifecoach
AVG is securing MultiMi's future by adding its market reach to help those who need to juggle their digital lives
Polycom Releases SMB Video Collaboration Platform
The system includes two room and one monitor video conferencing systems and five software licences
Users Take the Lead On Power Management
Users want to save power by turning their PCs off - it's their companies that are holding them back, says research
Mozilla Calms Enterprise Fears With Working Group
Mozilla is re-establishing an Enterprise User Working Group to spike worries about enterprise deployments
Spiceworks Plans Cloud Social App To Buy Ink
Social network for IT pros now lets members issue RFQs and buy ink cartridges online
SMBs Benefit From Staff Using Their Own Mobiles
A survey for Citrix Online claims productivity improves as staff bring their own devices into the workplace
Disaster Preparation Must Be Based On When, Not If
Disaster recovery is not an option but a necessity and it is time to wake up, says Chris Preimesberger
Government Announces Consultation On Open Data
Further consultations will be held on expanding the government's open data scheme within weeks