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Foodtubes Proposes Underground ‘Physical Internet’
Automatically routed canisters could replace lorries with an Internet of things, says Foodtubes
Skills Minister Launches IBM Apprentice Scheme
With students protesting over the rising costs of tuition fees, IBM has launched an apprenticeship scheme
EC Launches Formal Google Competition Probe
The EC will investigate whether Google used its dominant search position to lock out rivals
UK Firms Maintain R&D Spend In Economic Downturn
The UK has cut research, but far less than other countries, says a government report
Samsung, HTC Move To Reduce Smartphone Lawsuit Risk
Samsung and HTC have entered into a long-term alliance with Intellectual Ventures to license the company's intellectual property
CIOs Ignore Application Cost Savings, Warns Fujitsu
IT managers and CIOs are struggling to manage their increasingly complex applications portfolio, according to Fujitsu
European Parliament Adopts Pro-ACTA Resolution
MEPs have voted in favour of the controversial ACTA agreement, paving the way to its final adoption
LANDesk Targets Automation And Mobile Device Security
Acquisition by Thoma Bravo has focused LANDesk on its expansion into providing mobile device management services
Dell Joins Modular Data Centre Movement
Dell is shipping modular data centres, apparently preferring them to container-based products
Most Employees Would Pilfer Company Secrets
Seventy percent of employees plan to steal secret information when leaving their job, according to security firm Imperva
SAP To Pay Oracle $1.3bn For Copyright Infringement
Oracle wins the highest sum awarded in a US court for copyright infringement. SAP is now considering its next move
Microsoft Gets Novell IP In $2.2 Billion Carve-Up
Open source vendor, Novell will become part of Attachmate - but just what intellectual property will Microsoft get?
Cloud Industry Forum Launches Code Of Practice
The Cloud Industry Forum has today officially launched a Code of Practice of the provision of cloud services
Vaizey Spells Out His Views On Net Neutrality
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has clarified his stance on net neutrality, the unbiased running of Internet service access
IT Departments Struggle With Downtime And Security
Network downtime concerns most IT, security and operations professionals but only two-thirds have a planned response
Oracle Support ‘Too Costly’, Say Customers
The majority of customers believe that Oracle's support charges are too costly, and many think it is only to get more expensive
IT Managers Struggle To Tackle Emerging Threats
IT security is a high priority but staff struggle with emerging threats from social networking, mobiles and the cloud
New Data Centres Deliver Triple-Capacity Upgrades
Today's data centres are more efficient due to better software, virtualisation, storage, servers and cooling
German Rhine Dubbed Europe’s Silicon Valley
The Rhine-Main-Neckar region in Germany is the most lucrative software cluster in Europe, thanks to revenues from SAP and Software AG
Tackling The Threat Of Negligent Insiders
Failure to adopt a “continuous auditing” approach to security opens organisations to risk of negligent insider threat, warns Philip Lieberman
British Government’s IT Chief To Quit
At the end of this year, John Suffolk, the government’s CIO will step down before major projects are launched
Rogue Email Costs Swiss Bank Millions
A banker has accidentally leaked the details of an upcoming flotation in an email, osting the Swiss bank an estimated £6.2 million in fees
Final Text Of ACTA Released
Negotiators have published a finished text of the controversial treaty, after ironing out final details
SAP Officially Apologises To Oracle
Following its official admission of copyright infringement, SAP's co-chief executive has apologised to Oracle in court
Saudi Arabia ‘Accidentally’ Blocks Facebook
Saudi Arabia has reportedly blocked access to Facebook, but officials called the incident an 'accidental error'
Top Google Execs Get Fat Pay Hikes
Four Google senior managers will see their base pay rise 30 percent, as the company seeks to keep staff from fleeing to Facebook
Amazon Consulting Buys Into Channel Alliances
Amazon Consulting will now help clients cash in on alliances by expanding its focus to services and strategy
CA And Siemens Bond Over Sustainability
A partnership to help executives plan and justify their green policies has been formed at the Green IT Expo
Office 365: Cloud Migration Needs Training
The cloud will change IT provision, It will fail unless IT training is also changed, says Martin Hill of Dell Education Services