What is the cost to Google of offering Android free to 100 million-plus users? Oracle reckons billions of dollars, says Clint Boulton
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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
IBM Brings Supercomputing Into The Cloud Age
IBM has built the tools and resources required to pull together silos of HPC into a single, allocatable entity
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
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
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
Elop Denies Samsung Bid For Nokia
Nokia is not for sale says Stephen Elop, as rumours suggest bids by Samsung or Microsoft
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
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
HP And Dell Quick To Benefit From Storage Acquisitions
It is noteworthy that both Hewlett-Packard and Dell, which each bought young, progressive storage companies last year, have taken their prized new IP and made it the centrepiece of their storage strategies only months after closing the ...
Android Legal Spat As Oracle Eyes Mobile Ad Money
Oracle is asking Google to pay 50 percent of royalties, including mobile ad dollars, in the Java patent lawsuit
Wanted – Women To Work In IT
The IT industry will have a limited talent pool to draw from, until it moves beyond stereotypes, says Rebecca Holbrough
IPv6 Day Shows Why The World Needs A New Internet
The IT industry is backing World IPv6 Day because Internet addresses are running out - as cloud demand hits
IBM: 100 Years of Innovation
From mainframes to PCs, from software to operating systems, from open source to services - IBM has done it all
HP Workers Consider Strike Over Offshoring Plans
HP workers at a number of UK sites are considering strike action over plans to offshore their jobs
SugarCRM Offers Alternative To Saleforce: Review
CRM software isn’t child’s play, but SugarCRM proves oddly comforting, and is cheaper than Salesforce
Most Websites Leak Sensitive Data, Survey Finds
Most websites are guilty of leaking sensitive user information, according to an academic survey
EMC Data Domain Analytics Engine From Index Engines
An appliance that indexes EMC Data Domain backup-image content to be extracted for business purposes
Cyber-Attacks Show Need For Strong Data Security
Protecting the data where it lives is better than relying on perimeter defences alone
Cyber Security Challenge Open For Registrations
The 2012 Cyber Security Challenge UK competition is ready to welcome this year's cyber-gladiators
Macca’s Cloud Archive Is ‘All Together Now’
Sir Paul McCartney's ambitious cloud archive is open for business with a little help from Hewlett-Packard
Is It Time Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Stepped Down?
After some well-publicised missteps, maybe it's time Steve Ballmer gave someone else a chance as CEO, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Socitm’s Call To Arms For Improving Local ICT
Socitm's Planting the Flag report lays the foundations for necessary and radical local government ICT reforms