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CA To Support IBM’s ‘Entry-Level’ Mainframe
Management tools from CA Technologies will support IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe
Cisco Set To Axe 5,000 Jobs, Analyst Warns
Cisco could be about to cut as many as 5,000 jobs to save £626m as part of its global reorganisation
Facebook Needs ‘Major Rewrite’ Warns Database Guru
Facebook's reliance on MySQL is unsustainable and requires a total rewrite, warns Michael Stonebraker
RIM Gains One Million Customers In Three Week Period
RIM continues to attract more subscribers for its handsets despite the market gloom surrounding it
Poll: Performance Management Helps Cloud Planning
eWEEK readers use performance management to plan for the cloud. Next: what are your cloud issues?
Facebook-Skype Deal Deepens Microsoft Alliance
Facebook's new Skype integration is another marker in its long-deepening relationship with Microsoft, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Rustock Botnet Size Halved Since Server Takedown
Microsoft released the latest statistics for the crippled Rustock spam server it helped to take down in March
IT Architectures Still Controlled By Financial Officers
Gartner survey shows CFOs to be sceptical of IT's business value and do not see CIOs as strategic partners
Home Office To Create Police ICT Procurement Company
Home Secretary Theresa May is to create a company that specialises in IT procurement for the police
Gartner: Tsunami Failed To Dampen IT Sales
Despite the Japanese disasters, Gartner estimates global IT spending will jump to $3.7 trillion this year
IBM Blue Gene Supercomputer Grabs Green Title
IBM’s Blue Gene/Q has topped the Green500 list as the most energy-efficient supercomputer
News Corp Sells Ailing MySpace To Justin Timberlake
News Corp has confirmed the sale of struggling social network MySpace to Specific Media and Justin Timberlake
MySpace Sale Rumoured To Go Through This Week
The sale of MySpace by its owner News Corp could be imminent, according to reports in the US media
AMD Chips To Offer Power-Capping Technology
Opteron chips with the "Bulldozer" core will allow power reduction without impacting performance
Data Centres – Watch Japan’s Energy Crisis
Japan's energy crisis is bringing about changes to data centres. The same thing will have to happen here, says Peter Judge
IT Managers Must Embrace Their Consumer Shadow
Consumerisation has piled the pressure on IT departments to provide enterprise-level security for mobile devices, says Sophie Curtis
Unite Members Opt To Strike At Fujitsu Crewe Plant
Fujitsu staff have voted to walk out of strike because of the alleged unfair treatment of a trade unionist
HTC Opens UK Office, Launches Evo 3D Phone
HTC officially opened its European headquarters in Slough today, amid rumours of a new boss
Our Readers Weather The Storage Surge
Storage is growing, but it is under control, says our poll. Next: what are your performance management aims?
Wimbledon: Cool Servers Score With Tennis Viewers
This year, Wimbledon goes 3D and IBM's liquid-cooled systems serve deeper analysis to the audience
HP Boosts Its Big Data Analytics With Vertica 5.0
More than a petabyte of data can be analysed in real time with HP's release of Vertica Analytics Platform 5.0
Customers Increasingly Turn To Twitter To Vent Anger
Disgruntled customers are turning to Twitter to voice complaints that can damage brand reputations
Skype Culls Management Ahead Of Microsoft Deal
A number of top level executives have been handed their marching orders at popular VoIP provider Skype
Google Launches Online Identity Tracker Tool
Web users can now use an online tool to alert them to when they are mentioned on social networking sites
Oracle Won’t Give An Inch On Google Android
What is the cost to Google of offering Android free to 100 million-plus users? Oracle reckons billions of dollars, says Clint Boulton
Power Saving Promise Brings JouleX $17m Investment
Joulex has just received a $17 million injection to fund the promotion of data centre energy monitoring software
PCI SSC And Cisco Guides On Securing Virtual Systems
The PCI Council's latest guide explores virtual environment security while Cisco shows how to achieve compliance
HP Executives Herded Up And Headed Out
Current CEO Apotheker centralises his power as former HP boss Hurd's favourites are swept from the board
Vendors Converge On Packaged Clouds
HP and Oracle extend their converged infrastructure products but smaller packages are also appearing