Desktop management saves power, but it won't be universal until we see cloud-based services bundled with new PCs, says Peter Judge
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Spam Returns With a Vengence After Christmas Lull
The number of spam messages is now back to its normal painful levels after the Christmas break
IT Spending To Rise But Tablets Impact PC Sales
Forrester and Gartner have forecast higher IT spending in 2011, but tablets will steal PC sales
Storage Admins To Increase Data Protection Budget
Storage administrators are set to allocate an increasing amount of their budget for data protection
Muglia Resignation Could Harm Microsoft Morale
The resignation of Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, signals ongoing executive shakeups, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Judge Sets Assange Extradition Hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face an extradition hearing on 7 and 8 February, a judge has pronounced
Muglia Quits Microsoft As Brain Drain Continues
Microsoft Server and Tools Business President Bob Muglia will leave the company in the summer, in the wake of other executive departures
Google Wins Round In Fight Over Government Contracts
A US federal court has handed Google a victory in its battle against Microsoft over government contracts
Government Launches UK Tech Centre Initiative
The government is seeking to develop the UK's high tech skills with plans for a £200 million tech centre network
Intel Tries To Appease EU Fears Over McAfee Deal
Intel is offering promises to EU regulators to alleviate antitrust fears over the McAfee acquisition
Facebook May Have To State Financials – Or Go Public
Facebook is near the SEC's 500-private shareholder threshold and may have to publicly state financials by 2012
Data Breach Disclosure Law Urged For US
A report has identified over 600 major data breaches in 2010 but there are fears many more went unreported
Novell Touts Power Management With ZENworks 11
Novell has announced the general availability of ZENworks 11 in a move that will ease concerns about its future
RIPE NCC Secures Internet Routing With Certification Service
Internet traffic hijacking will be less likely when the Internet is secured with an encrypted routing registry
PC Power Controls Will Move To The Cloud
Managing desktops cuts energy use, but vendors will have to offer it online, according to a report
Paul Allen Re-Starts Lawsuit Against Google, Apple
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has re-launched his patent lawsuit against Apple, Google and other IT companies
Stuxnet Variants Will Wreak Havoc In 2011
Stuxnet may have damaged over 1,000 centrifuges and variants will target other non-PC devices
Cloud Marketer Aprimo Acquired By Teradata
Aprimo provides workflows to integrate data silos, controls budgeting, and deploys multichannel campaigns
Rising Costs In India Fail To Dim Offshore Attraction
Gartner says India remains the top outsourcing zone in Asia but other countries, like Vietnam, are catching on
US Regulator Investigates Former HP Boss Hurd
The US Security and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating former HP CEO, Mark Hurd
Patent Monopolies Threaten Open Source Innovation
If patent holders start picking on members of the open source community, innovation will suffer, warns Eric Doyle
Report: Intel McAfee Deal May Face EC Probe
The European Commission has expressed concerns over Intel's $7.68bn deal to acquire McAfee
Government IT Cuts Achieve Major Savings
Cuts in ICT and other sectors have helped the government achieve efficiency savings of £1 billion
Rackspace Buys Cloudkick For Cloud Management
Rackspace will use Cloudkick's dashboard to manage multivendor clouds
Redundancy Axes Fall At Nokia And Yahoo
Nokia cuts staff in Finland and a leaked memo from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirms layoffs began this week
Can PC Power Management Really Go To The Cloud?
Desktop management can cut energy waste, but it's tricky for smaller businesses, unless a cloud solution can be made to work, says Mark McGinn
Critical Support For Virtualised HP ProLiant Servers
HP's Critical Advantage service offers business-critical application support for virtualised x86 environments
Paul Allen Sees Lawsuit Setback
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's lawsuit against 11 companies, including Apple, Google and Yahoo, has been dismissed due to lack of clarity
Amazon Blames Crash On Hardware, Not Hackers
Amazon says its sites in Europe suffered hardware problems, not a WikiLeaks cyber-war attack
US Government Changes Security Following WikiLeaks Debacle
As WikiLeaks supporters fight back, the US federal government has ordered new rules to prevent future breaches